SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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TWENTY VI AItS OF riMM UGSS Twenty years is a long time when a new institution is planning for (he future; hut when il pauses to reminisce, it is hut a moment in comparison. To record the former lakes hul one word, progress or failure ; lo record that progress or failure after a score or years would require volumes. Perhaps a happy medium can he reached hy noting a faculty, and several changes have resulted in (he past ten ycal's. Quoting from Volume I. Funds available July I of 1916 made possible the engaging of a corps of teachers and a little group was found who were willing to cast their lot with the new undertaking. The destiny of the School was largely in their hands and whatever of success or few of the high spots since any recording of school history hy the Voice in 1926. Volumes I and IV contain a record of important events before this time. One of the first executive units of any institution is its Board of Trustees or i si tors. 'The Board at State School has had few changes in the past ten years. In 1928, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr., replaced F. II. Byderand 1C. V. Vedder to till the vacancy left hy the death of (i. A. Parsons in 1926. I poll the death of President I). I). Frisbie, that position was tilled hy I). C. Dow, also P. (i. 'Pen ICyek became a member in 1931 with F. J. Neville, added in 1932. During this same year Commissioner of Agriculture, C. II. Baldwin and Dean Carl K. Ladd of Cornell became members due to their office. The latest appointment in 1936 to the. Board has been I). M. Frisbie, son of the former president of the Board. No school would be complete without a achievement has come to the School in later years has been largely due to their steadfast loyalty.” These men were from left to right in the picture: N. C. Bogers, botany, chemistry, and horticulture; F. W. Uilhrop, soils and crops, farm management and poultry; S. (I. Judd, animal husbandry, dairying and poultry: (I. P. Tingue, academic subjects; II. B. Knapp, Director. The year 1936 finds a 9

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CONTENTS T I T L E F O R K W () R I) I) E l I C A T I O N I N M E M () R I V IVI SC II OO L II I STO R Y T II E S C II O O I, F A C I L T Y S E N I () R S J I N I () R S F R E S II iVI E IN S C II O () L L I F E F R A T E R N IT I E S A T II L E TICS A I) V E R T I S E IVI E N T S A N I) J () K E S

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faculty uml staff of twenty-one with Il»o changes from 1926 as follows: In 1927 II. L. Smilh and Miss Paterson in lhe office replaced by Mrs. J. L. (Jordon and Miss Freidman. Herdsman F. Nan Schaick was replaced by Donald Robinson. Four new teachers came l the Teacher Training Department—I .aura K. MacDonald, 10. It. I lodgdon, 10. I. Wicks, and M. Toil Ison i Mrs. Schuyler). In 19211 Lee Huey t H k over Hie Poultry Department, L. V. Col Iyer became herdsman, and Miss 10. Seymour replaced Miss Wicks. In 1929, C. M. Deven-peck became herdsman, II. .1. Curtis look a leave of absence, Mr. Ilodder taking over his work in Farm Mechanics; Miss M. 10. Prentic e became Head of the Home lOconom-ics Department in place of Miss Miller. I |Min Ihcr resignation of Miss MacDonald, Miss I lodgdon Ijccame I brad of the Teacher Plaining Department and Miss 10. I). Hen-nett filled the vacancy left by Miss Toil Ison. Mrs. (’. S. Herron became House Director. Mrs. A. V. Horek replaced Miss Frcid-inan in the office. H. V. Van Scoick and 10. M. Moot were added to the Agricultural Staff. In 1930 Mr. ('urtis returned to his position and Nan Scoick, Hcnnetl, (Jordon and Devcn| eok left. These |»osilions were filled by 10. II. I lodder. N. H. Piles, P. S. James and M. Runklc, respectively. The only change during the year 1931 was the return of L. N . Col Iyer as Herdsman and Assistant Instructor. During 1932 Vida L. Frey was added to the Home lOconomics Stall and Miss I lodgdon left to take a position at the Oneonla State Normal inasmuch as the Training (’.lass Departments had been discontinued throughout the stale. In 1933 Mrs. N. 10. Kills became House Director. During 1931 Mr. L. I Irich was employed as part time coach in football. Miss McMenemy filled the vacancy left by Miss Frey and Miss 'Palter became the new teacher in charge of the Nursery School, Misses (Jriffin and Flansburg as Cafeteria Manager and House I)irector, res| cclivcly. I pon the resignation in 1935 of Misses Tatar, (Jriffin, and Flansburg, these vacancies were filled by Misses MacLeod (Mrs. Keister), llucstis, and Zwingelslein. In 1936 the position held by Miss McMenemy was discontinued but Miss Arlene Walter was employed as House Director at the Domicon Lodge and as Athletic Director for the girls. The death of Director Crittenden in February, 1936, left Vlr. Day as acting Director for the remainder of the year with (Jeorge Kastman taking Mr. Day’s work. 'Phe work of tin facult y has been most congenial and with the student body our personnel is complete. Of course we must have students for a school. Quoting again, “'Phe School o| encd its doors to students for the first lime, Monday, October 2, 1916. Conditions were not entirely auspicious It had not been possible to give as much pulicity to the matter as was desirable. 'Phe school had no barn, no livestock except a team, and the (Jrcal War was in its third year. 'Pen students reported for the two-year course as follows: Harold I trow n, Sloansville; Percy Davis, Richinondvillc; Dewey C. Driimin, Cobles-kill; Clifford llayner, Troy; Louis Hutton, Lawversville; llavlock barker, Cohleskill; Joseph Manchester, Richmondville; (Jordon Molynetix, Albany;(Jeorge MacIntyre, Hastings-on-Hudson; and Percy C. Vrooman, Sharon Springs.” 'Phe fall of 19.33 welcomed 118 students on the Hill—101 in Agriculture and 11 in Home Kconomics. During the first ten years, 278 students have lieen graduated and for the past ten years, 680 have graduated, making a total of 958, not counting others who attended but did not graduate. After graduation, students liecome iim.mii-l ers of the Alumni Association. 'Phis organization was thought of by John Clark and Dewey Drumm. They, with the help of 10