College at Brockport - Saga Yearbook (Brockport, NY)

Page 123 text:

117

Page 122 text:

The All College Picnic Relaxed from a long vacation, glad to be together again, and almost eager to be- gin the old grind, students and faculty gather in September for one of the most enjoyed functions of the year. Nobody can resist the call of the All College Picnic, sponsored each year by the S. F. A. Social- ites and bookworms alike, throng the roomy athletic field to share companion- ship, good times, and good food together. Peppy entertainment, group games and singing are provided, and incidentally, all the hots you can eat! Homecoming Weekend i'Cone, but not forgottenn. That's how Brockport State feels about its former students. To prove it, one weekend each year is set aside just for them. A football game and a dance help them revive the old collegiate spirit, and to renew the sights and friendships once so familiar to them. Everybody enjoys Homecoming Weekend. The Alma Mater opens her arms and her heart, and everywhere in the atmosphere is the spirit of welcome home. The Formal Reception A dignified congeniality prevails at the annual formal reception. Students and faculty, arrayed in their finest, and using the nicest of manners, gather together to enjoy an evening of comradship and re- finement. New students join the recep- tion line to be formally introduced to the faculty, those already acquainted are greeted again with sincere warmth and firm handshakes. Refreshments are served in the reception room, everybody is acquainted, and Brock- port's friendly spirit is never more ap- parent. Christmas Traditions lligh above us, the tower chimes ring out across the snows, the blessed songs of Christmas. B. S. T. C. carolers are every- where about the town, spreading good cheer by singing the beloved carols which never seem to age. Inside the college, signs of the sacred day are everywhere: the Christmas tree, trimmed by the Freshman class, and placed in the main foyer as the old and indispensable symbol of the season, Christmas teas, the impressive vesper ser- vice, students and faculty sporting colorful Christmas corsages. All these help to make a Christmas season at Brockport State, a genuine experience, and one long to be remembered.

Page 124 text:

Winter Carnival Zoom! A missile flies through the air. A delighted shout of glee: You missed mel This is not a police raid, but an innocent snowball fight - just one of the varied activities included in Brockportis fabulous Winter Carnival, a whole weekend of fun and healthy exercise. If it's snow sculptur- ing, skiing, sleighing, skating, dancing, a good snowball fight, or just food that you crave, youll find it at the Winter Carnival. So when February rolls around again, bundle up and Come to the fair! Class Day Class Day for the seniors, great day for all of us. Not long before the sober ceremony of graduation, comes a day of play, celebration, and remembrances. Pretty sophomore girls in long spring formals comprise the flower-bedecked Daisy Chain, which escorts the seniors, after a tempting luncheon at the Roxbury, up College Street and into the College Auditorium. Once inside, the fun begins in earnest. The class prophecy is expounded, songs are sung, and gifts that need no wraping are given out to good humored students and faculty members. Of greater value, however, is the gift which the grateful seniors will to the college, as a lasting tribute to their Alma Mater, its administration and its students. After this, the traditional planting of the ivy, and the reluctant goodbyes to a Wonderful day. Graduation Graduation: Culmination of four years of study, fulfillment of dreams, regretful ending of one phase of life, glorious beginning of another. Seniors, clothed in dignified caps and gowns, march up the center aisle of the auditorium for perhaps the last time, to take part in this impressive ceremony. Proud friends and relatives have come from all over the state to witness this important epoch in the life of their Uspecial student . But pride is not the only emotion the graduate feels. He recalls the past four years with nostalgic memories, sees visions of the shining and untouched future before him, and when Dr. Tower hands him his diploma, the graduate knows that B. S. T. C. and its wonderful people will live in his heart forever. 118