By Compiled by E.W. Blankenbaker
The following stories first appeared on Monday, September 15, 1952. Most Chronicle stories did not have bylines at the time:
President Adams Will Greet Frosh
President John Cranford Adams will address approximately 600 freshmen next Friday, September 19, in Calkins Gymnasium, welcoming them to Hofstra College on Orientation Day.
The Gold Key sponsored event is designed to acquaint the freshmen with college facilities and campus personalities. The day’s events include lunch at the college cafeteria, a mass meeting of all freshmen in the gym, and a tea dance in the Main Lounge of Memorial Hall.
The Freshmen are asked to assemble in Calkins Gym at 9:45 A.M. on Orientation Day. They will be divided up into groups of 15 and conducted to class rooms for informal sessions with student counselors, and then to leisurely tours of the campus. Fraternities and sororities are planning displays on the Quad, as are some of the major student activities.
The program is supervised by Lois Liden, chairman of the Gold Key Orientation Committee. The other members of the committee are Bob Dixon, Milt Berman, Margie May and Dick Goodwin.
Ginny Ruby, president of the Student Council; Jim Scott, president of last year’s freshman class, and his treasurer, Stan Sharlat, as well as Jack Graham, president of the Varsity Club and former Chronicle sports editor, will address the freshmen who will assemble in Calkins Gym that afternoon. These and other campus personalities will bid them welcome.
I Smell Smoke
In an effort to remedy an unfortunate lag in the spirit of Hofstra Cheering Sections at football games, the Chronicle has set out on a crusade to bring back the Bon Fires! After meeting with the Council, Key and the Spirit Committee and gettin gh “go ahead, no stops pulled” sign, Chairman Walt Corwin in merrily planning the big blaze.
Bon fires are not new at Hofstra. A few bearded aborigines recall little smoldering blazes in the dim, dim past. Safety first always, fermented a hurried visit to the Hempstead Fire Department, who sent Corwin hustling to Uniondale. After a quick call to the UFD, an eager promise came from the fire and water boys to guard some of the naural structures from the destruction of a few million misplaced calories of heat. (In fact it seems that the Uniondale fire chief was a little too anxious. Makes one wonder if there is a fire drought in Uniondale, doesn’t it?)
The general plan is to ignite a friendly little blaze on September 26, in Parking Field II about an hour before the game with Cortland. The cheerleaders and the band will bring the spirit of the spectators frothing to the top. In addition it is hoped that at later rallies there will be monster weiner roasts and marchmellow toasts.
Seats will probably be saved so that everyone has his own splinter to sit on. Of course, the freshmen will be put to extraordinary use, putting out the fire, saving burning buildings, and cleaning up afterwards, while the game is going on.
Loans Made Available To Hofstra
The Scholarship and Loans Committee of Hofstra College has brought into action a plan whereby students can obtain long term loans.
In order to be eligible a student must hbe fully matriculated, carrying at least 12 semester hours per term. He must have completed 24 consecutive hours in residence here and be within two years (72 sememster hours) of graduation. Also essential in obtaining a loan are a cumulative average of 75 per cent, evidence of good campus citizenship, and the ability and moral obligation to repay the loan by self help.
A student must show need, supported by credit checks and must pay the credit check charges of five dollars.
The loan is to be repaid within an acceptable limit, approved by the Scholarship Committee. Under normal circumstances this will be two years from the date of graducation from Hofstra or a professional or graduate school.
Loans will not accrue interest until this time provided the professional or graduate school is entered upon a full time basis within the first regular semester after graduation. If study is interrupted or reduced to a part time status, interest at the rate of 4 per cent will accrue from the date of interruption.
Application for the fall semester must be on file by the preceding April first, and for the spring term, by the preceding November first. The formal application form must be complete and signed by a parent or guardian, and a responsibile co-signer. (Not a parent or guardian).
At graduation a schedule of proposed payments must be filed with the Bursar’s office. Cost of the credit check must be paid. There will be no loans for the summer sessions.
An advertisement for Camel cigarettes that appear in the September 15, 1952 edition of The Chronicle. (The Chronicle Archives)
Construction on new bookstore in 1952. Original caption (The Chronicle Archives)