C W Post College - Opticon Yearbook (Greenvale, NY)

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909. N. -0 . 54. '- s.. , 55... Nl, we 'fs f. PM y, i 4 i Pirelli - - Petit l K. 4 n Yihi lit. ii., , 'fa i. O lil llgi .l lj? i .gm rl' six., u I M A ll? ll iw M i. T 1 lltj: :,, 'I . ,Z i- lli t .. he Nflh . ,z i. N iflliilm., Un if llglvl eil 5 W- i.:-. i i i.,. Half in number, but twice in spirit, We embarked on our Sophomore Year . . Orientation began . . . and equipped with green arm bands and glasses in our hands, we greeted the new frosh-all l,000 of them. Our sermons were drowned in beer, and we proceeded to show them what college life was like, as we staggered back to campus to face the conse- quences. Yes, we were mature upper- classmen! Hofstra introduced them- selves by lighting, in the middle of the night, the bonfire that the frosh had worked so hard to build. We got back into the groove of exams, papers and those necessary all-night cramming sessions, and life went on. Sophomore girls were for- gotten as the frosh girls took over. The girls were left with vague memo- ries of a 4-T ratio-and Dates! Pledg- ing for us was big that semester- along with overnites. The favorite girls' sport was hitching. The Manhas- set Motor Lodge was High Society, and the Lamp Post, Teresa's, and Stango's were where we dined. That was the year of the blackout. Would you believe Midterm week? Remem- ber the panty raid that night-which, as usual, almost came off, but the Burns guard shot himself in the foot! Then there was Dean Linde CG.I. Joel at the hairdressers. We were involved once again with the class advisory board, and the Pep Club was initiated. We were in charge of decorating for the Anniversary Ball -The theme Grecian Mist. Michael was chairman, and because of a iob ..,,...-- --....- .... ......,..,.....,.,..,-.-.....,..1.............-..,a,J.-+--.-,. well done, another tradition was es- tablished. Homecoming was at the Statler Hilton-or was it the Manhat- tan?-And our class instituted the the Hoxies, along with the June Fail- ure Dancers. The Copa has never seen a show as Mickie put on. Pauline, where's your laundry?-and Where is love, Passion Flower? Peter was at the piano, and we heard Who can l Turn To, and we heard all about Money, Money, Money and how it helps in getting your kid into school. Success went to our heads . . . Along with the beer at the cast party. The cake looked good on the curtains- So well that the Manhasset Motor Lodge will never forget us. And holiday dinners. Then there were the Follies, or were they the Wiskits ? lt was off-off-off Broadway-But we were a success and it was all in iest, wasn't it, Dr. Ritt? We were sold out as the curtain went up on Food, Glorious Food, and I Want To be in Pictures. Ralph and Bill followed as ,-A Susan, Alita Flemings will never for- get you-while Mrs. Lynch took it all in stride-along with everything else! Our quiet dorm life was interrupted by such things as waking up to strange collies licking our faces in the middle of the night or iumping off the third floor balconies in the snow. 243 i ..-:-si..,...-...........-.......a.....,.....g.. - - - ........,.......--..,- .

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up s .1 4 it 'ag'-'fi , 'W' lit' Kifnilfi -.4:'e'--1 Q, this kmpfv 5 , ii ai M. X Cars were more abundant, but a few were lost when the lower parking lot sank. Remember when parking by the girls dorms was for faculty and not Corvettes? Winter Weekend paid tribute to the Kingsmen, and the Sigma Beta Cheerleaders competed with a duck at the student-faculty basketball game. That Spring the campus moved to Miami, and we lived it up at the Cornell Hilton, and held eviction parties at the Surfcomber. Spring Weekend featured the Temptations and Dick Gregory was memorable, as was the beach party-or was it The Great Garbage Caper? We estab- lished theatre parties to Broadway shows on campus, and Man of La Mancha was our first play, followed by visits to Fedora's and Aldo's. That semester the Mamas and Papas failed to show up. From disappointment to exams to summer . . . So ended another year, With Junior Year came the realiza- tion that we were upperclassmen with responsibilities. Many '68ers were ac- tive in important positions in student Qovernment, residence halls, and vari- OUS departmental offices. We were becoming serious . . . Dan Carter was 0Ur president, W. C. Fields was camp, and long hair was in. Then there was Dean Lynch, who made a lasting im- pression on campus and especially the freshman girls in the motel. With our new-found individuality came the hang-ups . . . and Dr. Albert became our friend. There were more problems. We were overcome with disillusionment as the Caroussel that we had worked so hard to build for the Anniversary Ball collapsed . . . but with determi- nation we rebuilt it, and it looked great. Our third annual Homecoming was planned, with Sam Agostino as chairman. The first Homecoming dinner-dance held at the Garden City Hotel was a success and our class candidate, Vicki Machulsky became Homecoming queen. Finals came, grades were posted in the archway and another semester was completed. How do you think you did? . As well as you did! With intersession and skiing came broken legs, and hobbling to class was the thing to do. The Clancy Brothers came, but no one else did, including Winter Weekend. Tears fell as the bookstore safe was robbed, and the Burns Guard helped carry it out for them-fPoor Barnes and Nobleb. That was the semester for trips. The choir will not soon for- get the Virgin Islands. And there were demonstrations that spring over the tuition rise. lt was once again time for Spring Weekend with the Happenings-they showed up! Roberta's Russian dance is also memorable, on the beach maybe, but the formal? Many of us had finally succumbed to the foreign language require- ments. But had decided to let Bio slide til next semester. After once more surviving finals, we were seniors. 245 n'. fl . .. . ., .-... ..,. -....-. M-.- ...-- ..-.....-..--.,....,...,., . --.,.-----.-..........,.......,.,,,.................--.......... ......,....-.,..... .,.. .,.-.-, W, , ,