Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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J A nm :J it ' f 'Writ -fy, ,,f-' M6 ,..J- fef fjt6flm pxgldtfl ,Hip of 3 with 'fied' ff A, ,U .A tile Y .fgtze V1 ,iw Then. too. you remember the resignation of the original Chairman. Ira Greifer, and the election of Iames A. Rogers to the seat. A new group of officials have just been elected to office and starting next semester they will allocate funds and have a great deal to say on the over-all activities of the students. lt is unfortunate that you will not be in the University to appreciate this new innovation but the old bromide about time and tide tand Graduation, you hopeb has found its mark, The other new innovation, or lack of one, was the Metropolitan basketball scene sans LlU repre- sentation. lt seemed odd when you read the papers or attended the Garden games that LIU was not branded across the chests of some of the players. You remember how, in the past, you went to the games and cheered your head off every time an- other point was added to the University score. You looked forward to the bull-sessions concerning the best players and teams in the city and, no matter who was designated to the top slot, LIU always ranked 'way up there. However, last year's l'fix took care of all of that. This semester there was no yelling and write- ups. The LIU banner no longer hung from the rafters in Madison Square Garden and the old section was occupied with fans from other schools. instead of a powerful Varsity squad the University depended on a Iayvee team instead. ltwas made up of players who were either freshmen or sophomores and, al- though you realized that it was not good school spirit, you never attended any of the games. Where, in past years the corridor in front of the Bursar's office was filled with students hoping to purchase tickets, this year it was conspicuously empty. There was no such a thing as a discount book and there was no reason to have National lnvitation Tourna- ment hopes. You believed, however, that the Ad- ministration did the right thing in banning the sport. lt would remove the illusion from outsiders that LlU was a basketball factory after-all and no matter what happened the court game must go on. You would not hear the slurs that so often filled you: ears in the past and all the critics would be forced to admit their rnisinterpretations, Such words would fall upon you with the greatest delight. For next season the Administration announced that, once again, there would be no Varsity basket- ball game. This will include the banning of the layvee squad as well. There was some adverse criticism to this but most of the undergraduates took it in stride without balking. This attitude was very gratifying to you. Other events pass through your memory very quickly and you do not ponder on them for any length of time. You remember the time you went to a frat dance fthe name escapes youi and the great time that you had. lt was a lot of fun being some- where with your fellow students besides school and you planned on attending similar events in the future. Although the Workshop Theater presented only one play, they performed in their usual fine manner and it was disappointing that you could not see more of their work. The Readers' Club likewise put on some very pleasing performances and you real- ized that the acting groups in the University are quite talented. lf and when the University purchases a theater to house future performances you wonder how these groups can help but build a reputation well known throughout the city, if not the nation. You hang the calendar back upon the wall. You start to walk away slowly and firmly decide that all in all it was a good year. There were moments when you felt like pulling your hair out or thought that an injustice was being done, but these were only petty incidents amongst the great strides for- ward. l952 will always be remembered for the official opening of the Paramount building, the starting of classes on the Davies Estate at Oyster Bay. the passing away of Dr. Metcalfe and the ratification of a Student Constitution. But most of all it will always be remembered as your senior year. -if-

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V who had mistak- he powder room? zridezction with cnreiy locked to 1: he pure H25 :rsummcte 0019 is lab kept our mm namel IU mg q state of id have even stud UP and anY otha' 'le' dissecting llltif but g llllmlm ham we were zor Prof- SGT' that dlchkinl as U HY rs cvftmmg mars at Lollg ,jgllYll5hl ra auf wwf tobablY hes e sienl We V e F 9 som tsl ointed to - No thoughts ot by-gone days would be complete Without some word ot our tribulations in the Physics lab. Who can forget the pleasant hours spent shoot- ing darts into swinging blocks ot Wood. The Walls of the lab in the Brooklyn Law building plus the tact that none ot our boys made the majors, bears grim testimony to our poor aim. The purpose of this ex- periment at the time was unknown, but it has since come to light that Dr. Murray is an avid dart en- thusiast. We the graduating are the last ot the hardy souls who had to commute, through the grace of God, Con Edison and George the Elevator man, from room llO6 Cin no way to be confused with the 86 street Armoryl to the dark, malodorous caverns which were the labs ot that Black Hole ot Pearl street, the Brooklyn Law building. To give lie to those who say that a scientific education has no practical value we again point to George Gallagher, who has given us the benefit of his vast knowledge -the comforting assurance that we can always make our way as elevator operators. -Nl-