SUNY College Cortland Digital Commons @ Cortland Alumni Magazine Alumni Publications 1950 Cortland Alumni, Volume 7, Number 3, December 1950 State University of New York at Cortland Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/alumnimagazine THE COVER The young lady extending the season's greetings is Miss Mary Moss, your home­ Executive Committee of the Alumni Association coming queen. Mary, a Senior majoring in Elementary Education, comes from Honorary President, Miss PAULINE DENNIS, '27, 58 Conklin Avenue, Endicott, N.Y. She is co-editor of this Binghamton. year's "Did", vice-president of Sigma President, HAZEL STILWKLL LATIMER Mrs. George A.) '28, 134 North Sigma Sigma sorority, a member of the Main Street, Cortland. Student Union committee, the Newman First Vice-President, EDNA OAKS MYNARD (Mrs. Lawience W) -I • Club and the Dance Club. She was re­ cording secretary of Tri Sig and secretary 27 Cedar Street, Cortland. of the Junior Class last year. You can Second Vice-President, DORIS BRADLEY '33, 94 Pt. Watson St., Cortland. see that our queen is a very versatile, as Third Vice-President, DR. FRANCIS J. MOENCH, '16, 15 Pleasant well as a very lovely lady. Street. Cortland. Secretary, Miss NORMA TURNBULL, '48, 16 W. Court Street, Cortland. Treasurer, GERALD I. DEXTER, 10 Cedar Street, Cortland. FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE Until 1953; To the Alumni: DOROTHY BOLSTER CHRISTOPHER (Mrs. Allen J. ) '23, Marathon. Your editor has a few requests to make EILEEN MAHER WINCHELL (Mrs. Carl A.) '12, 38 Greenbush Street. at this time. They are:— Cortland. 1. Send us news of yourself or of your fellow alumni. ANDREW TEI, '34, Truxton. 2. If you have an article or picture story Until 1952; that you wished to have published, OLIVE EDGCOMB DUNN (Mrs. Arthur T.) '03, 8 Hill Street, Cortland. send it to the editor. Send any pic­ ELIZABETH BUTLER FOLMER (Mrs. Louis) '25, 86 South Main Street. tures or charts that may make the article more appealing. Homer. 3. Try to interest some of your former ANTHONY TESORI. '39, 6 Woodruff Street, Cortland classmates in subscribing to our Until 1951; magazine. ROBERT W. BERRY, '40, 57 Groton Avenue, Cortland. 4. Send a gift of a subscription to a friend JUDITH PRATT MORENUS (Mrs. George), '35, 7 Elm Street, Homer. for a Christmas present. I want to thank the class secretaries who BESSIE L. PARK, '01, 79 Prospect Terrace, Cortland. contribute to magazine regularly They PAUL WEYAND, '29, West Junior High School, Binghamton. are responsible for the most of the : iumni Editor, C. ROBERT CLARK, '38. Alumni Office, C.S.T.C. Cortland. news included in the magazine and, to a large extent, for the increase in the number of subscribers. Membership in the Alumni Association On behalf of the Alumni Association I would like to extend to all Alumni a sin­ Annual Membership, $1.00 a year. cere wish for a Merry Christmas and a Life Membership, $10.00. Happy New Year. Sustaining Membership, 10 annual installments of $10.00, or one C. ROBERT CLARK, Editor. payment of $80.00. Make checks payable to The C.S.T.C., Alumni Association, Cort­ land. New York. Add $2.00 for subscription to The Cortland Alumni. A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR WISH BY W. W. RAYPIELD '02 Presidents of Cortland Alumni Clubs In the twilight of the year There comes floating soft and clear, Bujjalo Area, JOSEPH ADESSA '35. Buffalo State Teachers College. Greetings from true friends both near Cortland. MARGARET HARTER SANDERS (Mrs. Richard B.) '43. 57 and far; Church Street, Cortland. And the anthem of the ages Elmira, SUSAN VAN DUZER '13, Horseheads, N. Y. In clear accent sounds the praises, Long Island, STANLEY J. BABCOCK '35, 69 Grant Avenue, lslip. Of a new born babe—Immanuel, ! ince of Peace. Onondaga County, JOSEPH GUERRERA, '35, 23 West Genesee Street, Hail! Oh hail the Christmas story Baldwinsville. Of His Majesty and Glory, Triple Cities (Binghamton, Endicoit, Johnson City), ANN CONNERTON, Peace on Earth and all Good-will to 34 West Street, Johnson City, N. Y. men; May the wide world's turmoil cease And Man's true dignity increase, To build anew the Brotherhood of Man. Let us approach this holiday season THE CORTLAND ALUMNI is published at the Cayuga Press, 113 E. Green Strong in faith and bold to reason, St., Ithaca, X. Y. in October, December, February and May by the Alumni That a brighter, better day is near at Association of the New York State College for Teachers at Cortland N. Y. hand; That man in every land and Station Subscription, $2.00 a year. Single copy 50c. Entered as second-class matter Will build anew One United Nation, May 11. 1044, at the Post Office in Cortland, X. Y., under the act of March That peace may come again to all man­ 3. 1870. <0. • kind. THE CORTLAND ALUMNI VOLUMi VII DECEMBER. 1950 Tn ^ OUR CONCERT AND MARCHING BAND BY CARL EVANS, DIRECTOR THE C.S.T.C. BAND, MR. EVANS ON THE LEFT. The Cor. d State Teachers Col­ possible while it is growing. Another basketball games and coordinate lege concer.: d marching band now important factor is the band library. with the cheer leaders in providing is in its 5th ear, having been or­ To have music to meet all the pep and color at the games. They ganized in 946. During these five occasions for which the band plays play an annual concert in the years the b. d has had a continual and music to keep the interest of the spring and some years take part growth un it now numbers 55 players and challenge them to an in the annual Christmas program. members. n addition to these, always, good, musical experience Always an assembly or two and a there are 4 majorettes and a drum is important. This music has to be radio concert or two are included. major wrho ork with the band dur­ carefully selected, purchased, cata­ Then there are always special oc­ ing the entir - marching and football loged, and kept in repair. The re­ casions, such as the laying of the season. hearsal is one of the most vital cornerstone for one of the new The continuous development of a aspects in the life of the band and. buildings or for a meeting such as band is the result of much coop­ at present, the band holds rehearsal this year when Governor Dewey erative planning. First, encourage­ once a week, regularly. So much has was at the college, requiring the ment and satisfaction must be given to be accomplished during this band to perform. Sometimes, the to band members to assure at­ one rehearsal period that the time band has small ensembles, which tendance at rehearsals and functions has to be efficiently planned and play for special or smaller occasions. on a practically voluntary basis. yet stay within the capacity of the May it be emphasized here that Because the instruments used by a players. The last, but not least, with all the above in mind, the full sized marching and concert important phase concerns the func­ band serves two major purposes; band represent a considerable in­ tions for which the band plays. It is one, to serve the school for any vestment, care must be exercised customary for the band to play for occasion at which the presence of the from year to year in acquiring all home football games and for at band will make that occasion a those instruments which are going least one game away. 1 his year better one; and secondly, to give 10 make for the best balanced band they hope to play for all home (Continued on P. 45) THE CORTLAND ALUMNI, DECEMBER, 1950 34 COLLEGE NEWS Debate and Discussion THE PRESIDENT WRITES YOU Council Is Active A CHRISTMAS LETTER The year old Debate and Discussion Dear Alumni, Council has been developing a very active Just about this time of year we begin thinking about what we would like program this year. Working with a nucleus to have Santa Claus bring for Christmas. I know tor most school teachers, of about twenty students, the Council has this is a game of wishful thinking, generally that Santa seems to be a pretty been trying to provide opportunities for all tough guy to buy off, but as I look out of my study window, at the snow interested to participate in discussion and coming down just like Christmas, even though it is only mid-November, my debate on questions of vital interest. thoughts turn to Christmas time with the idea ol a present for the college. A review of the fall program will give That is an interesting subject for speculation and it does not make me feel some idea of the activity sponsored by the selfish at all. for it is-something that certainly would be of great benefit to Council. There have been exchange de­ many, many people. bates with Oswego, Syracuse, and Lc- Not many Alumni know about our Raquette Lake camp know what a Moyne. In addition the Council has tken wonderful place it is. We are building it up every year, making changes three weekend trips, two of which w e to here and there that are reflected in the quality of work that we can do in tournaments at Hamilton College a; the camp over and over again. There is one really big job that has yet to be done. University of Vermont. During tb fall We need a new dining hall and kitchen. The one we have is wholly inadequate season Cortland has debated with \ mil- for the big groups of people that we have.