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

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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, , ,

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And to The Victors go the spoils. But we have felt in our senior year the greatest pressures of our four years. Where do we go from here? The army or Canada? Post is acquir- ing a liberal attitude iT had not known before. Controversy exists especially with such Topics as The Viet Nam War, upcoming National Elections and The Brooklyn Centre situation. The SGA Lecture Series brought F. Lee Bailey who lectured on The atrocities of our court system, and Amanda Ambrose who lamented Civil Rights and other issues. We are becoming more aware and looking The part. Micro miniskirts and beards are fashionable, girls run- ning around on Hondas, and The com- muter's cafe looks like something out of a Magical Mystery Tour. We have changed and no longer have The unity we once had, but loy- alty to Post is still uppermost in our thoughts. A feeling we are sure that will always be with us. We are ma- ture, and our ideals have broadened, we no longer care about our image, but are real and without pretenses. We aren'T quite ready for The rocking chair but we feel it's on its way. We've learned to distinguish between friends and acquaintances. We're in- dividuals with obiective outlooks. These four years we could never re- 246 . I - ' peat, but will never forget. The first part of the year for the senior girls was spent in various motels, and facing that 7:00 bus iust made the day. Syosset had its advantages, but studying was unheard of and robber- ies a nightly occurrence. We suffered, but it was worth it for no curfews! After two months of explaining to strangers why we lived in a motel, the Lodges were completed. ALMOST -except for a few details like elec- tricity way. right ings, hom Sc man War the had by We