Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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LIVESTOCK CLUB Allan Sobelman, President 1st row: Bernstein, Leber, Dr. Massinger, Mr. Ingham, Sobelman, Mr. Ell- man, Mr. Cook, Groff (Secy.), Ershler 2nd roiv: Loser, Charlesworth, Eder, Evans, Kincaid, Thomas, Malinsky, Handler, Parb, Nickel, Riess, Wolfson, DeLeon, Lowenstein, Gourley, Seligman, Adler LIVESTOCK CLUB Ti L ' RING the past year, the Livestock Club has had many interesting speakers - and events. The spirit of the club was maintained by its able officers: Allan Sobelman, President; Charles Bernstein, Vice-President; and Jerry Groff, Secre- tary-Treasurer. Throughout the season many interesting topics were discussed by authorities on various subjects of widespread interest to livestock m en. One of the first men to speak at our meetings this year was the Assistant County Agent, Mr. William Wilson, who brought with him a very interesting gentleman who spoke on horse-pulling contests and the spirit shown at all county and state fairs where these contests were held. Dr. Wesley Massinger, one of our advisors, spoke on injections, serums and vaccinations for livestock. He demonstrated his talk with instruments of all kinds, showing how curatives and preventives were administered. He also spoke on the control of various contagious diseases. Mr. Evans, the father of one of the boys here at school, who represented the Larrow Feed Company, gave an interesting talk on feeds and feeding of cattle; he showed us slides and pamphlets dealing with the manufacture of feeds, and proper use of feeding charts. He also demonstrated a tape whereby cattle can be measured around the heart-girth, whereby the weight of cattle may be determined. At the end of this lecture, an informal discussion took place which lasted until late in the evening.

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THE JUNIOR CLASS C IXTY-TWO high spirited boys (the Class of ' 42) have always shown great interest in the activities around the campus. The gap left by the departing seniors will be filled by us and we shall assume the responsibilities that come naturally. In the spring we found ourselves Juniors. We were proud and determined. The defeat of our noble boxers by the Freshmen brutes temporarily threw us off our feet. Then, the Junior Prom, The Garden In The Pines, displayed our ability and originality by reproducing a nature scene as a background for the dancers. Leavi ng the past behind, we released a well-coached baseball team which defeated the Mutts by the borderline score of 6-5. The curtain went down on our Class feud after a 0-0 stalemate on a muddy gridiron. Throughout the year our Class was active and showed a co-operative spirit in our struggle for better things. To our friends, the departing Seniors, we wish a full life splashed with success and happiness. THE WEIGHT-LIFTING CLUB A MONG the quiet (:) and smooth-sailing organizations in Farm School is our - -recently rejuvenated Weight-Lifting Club. It was reorganized one and a half years ago by Dan Neubaucr, who has since left Farm School. However, the pro- found interest in body-building created such an impetus that the Club suffered very little by Dan ' s absence. The officers and members for the past year were as follows: President, C. Bernstein; Vice-President, B. Bershtein; Secretary, W. Weisberg; and R. Wein- traub, L. Domskv. L. Kleinman, I. Flaum, I. Cohen, I. Kauffman. L. Danskv. W. Kizncr and T. Schwartzberg. FRESHMAN CLASS r 1 1 HE Class of ' 43 entered The National Farm School in a quiet and serene - - manner, but quickly snatched the limelight by pounding the haughty Junior boxing team to a humiliating defeat — 3 wins, 3 ties, and 1 loss. This was beyond doubt, the most decisive beating a Junior team has ever taken. The class was not so athletically alert in soccer or baseball, losing both inter-class sports by one point. However, it successfully upheld its fighting spirit, and on a sloppy, soggy gridiron managed to check the heavier and more experienced opponent. The encounter ended in a scoreless tie. yet the Freshmen skidded around for twelve first downs to their opponent ' s two. Socially, this class is just becoming calloused to the liner techniques of society. A never-to-be-forgotten Scarlet Fever quarantine cheated them out of the Freshman Welcome Dance. Nevertheless, the Freshman Class is slowly becoming a pan | Farm School ' s extra-curricular whirl. Godspeed, and the best of luck to the members I the Cla oi ' 41.

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The following week. Mr. Charles Young, of the Louden Machinery Company, spoke on dairy-barn construction and equipment. Many new ideas were brought forth in this interesting discussion of modern construction and equipment of barns. The last speaker of the year was Mr. Kenned) ' , of the Cherry Burrell Com- pany, who showed talking motion pictures of butter churns and ice cream freezers. These films showed the inside operations of each individual machine, how butter is churned, and how ice cream is manufactured. Earlier in the season, the Livestock Club took charge of fitting and show- ing cattle in competitive contests within the Club. Under the supervision of Mr. Cook and Mr. Ingham, these cattle were handsomely groomed and an excellent exhibition was put on for the Harvest Day Festival held at the School. POULTRY CLUB rpHF. Poultry Club was oiganized this year through the assistance and guidance • ■ of Messrs. Meisler and Rothman. Student officers were elected. They were: Vincent Hendrich, President; Irwin Cohen. Vice-President; and Seth Lowenthal, Secretary-Treasurer. Among the events that took place this past year were two good movies concerning poultry which met well with the students ' approval. Novel displays of poultry and its products were carefully prepared and exhibited by Club members for both Founder ' s and Harvest Day. Judging of the different breeds of fowls that were carefully chosen and prepared for exhibition, and the showing of eggs were among the most interesting of the undertakings. Arrangements for the coming year are already underway and the Poultry Club is looking forward to a banner year for 1941-42. SYMPHONY CLUB rp O extend our extra-curricular activities at school to the field of art that so far - - had been left out, a new club was founded. The main purpose of the Symphony Club is to acquaint its members with the best that has ever been produced in the field of classical and modern symphonic music. This goal is accomplished by the purchase of records which are played at the weekly meetings. One of the members finds out facts about the composer and his music and presents an analysis in a short speech. Since the start in September, our club has been an exclusive group ol students who are interested in serious music, and under the able leadership of Bernard Zipper, and with the splendid support of Mr. Samuel Golden, the Club has been able to get a good start and to secure a fine collection of records, including Tschaikowsky ' s Nut Cracker Suite. Grieg ' s Peer Gynt Suite. The Fledermaus Overture, and others. With the many new activit ies planned, the Club hopes to increase its library of records and to gain more popular support from the student body.