SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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Director Knapp, sent lollcrs lo all former students, asking what they I hough t of such an organization. The replies to these letters were encouraging and a meeting was held graduation night of the year 1920. The following officers were, elected: President. lonzo Myers; Vice-President, Fannie I . Bulhhun; Secretary, Frederick I). Cordon; and Treasurer, Donald Myers. At the end of twenty years of school the Alumni Association has well over one thousand members with its banquet and dance hall crowded annually. Kaoh year's graduation adds lo this number. Including the graduates of 193ft the following list might be of interest: Nome Teacher Year Agriculture Keon. T raining Totals 1927 20 10 33 63 I92H 27 7 56 90 1929 29 13 79 121 1930 37 6 39 82 1931 21 6 31 61 1932 20 12 19 51 1933 38 17 23 78 1934 30 9 39 1935 32 13 13 19.36 33 II 47 290 107 283 680 Before 1927 121 53 101 278 'Totals II 1 160 381 958 'The courses of study hax e cluing ;cd con- siderably during this period. In 1926 the two-year training class com •so was started. but it rev cried to the one-year course in 1929 and finally was discontinued and transferred lo the N rmal Sol lools. 'The two-year course in Home Kconomics began in 1931 and in 1933 was lengthened lo tlire :e years. In this same year the Nursery School hecameu part NW EX STATE MSMUIE OF imw COBLESKILL. NEW VOrVK LIBRARY of the Nome Kconomics Department. 'There were not so many changes in tin Agricultural Division. Perhaps the most outstanding improvement was the division of courses in both Home Kconomics and Agriculture into those containing high school graduates and those of less than high school graduation. This was devised so that high school graduates would l»e allowed at some future time, advanced credit towards college. Also seminars in agriculture were offered for the first time to those who were graduates of the regular three-vear course. 'The first Farm and Home Week is deserving of mention. “We held our first Karin and Home Week, January 17, 1917. The total attendance was 695. It has increased year by year and has l een a source of great inspiration to tin faculty and students and we hope likewise U the folks who have come so freely.” 'Thisevent in 1935 saw an increasingly large attendance augmented by high school students of Home Kconomie and Agricult ural Departments of High Schools of Kastcrn New York, totaling a registration of 3,619. ✓ £ The buildings and equipment have kept apace with the personnel. 'The grounds as I hey appeared when Director Knapp lost his ruhl ers in the clay coming up the hill upon his arrixal, the rocks and boulders have been displaced by wide lawns, parking places for

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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

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cars, tennis courts, plantings of shrubs, and concrete walks and roads. In 1023 a small triangle of land between (lie main highway and I ho railroad was transferred to the Dept, of Public Works for I he erection of a County Highway OlTicc and Storage. In 1020 I lie horsebarn was completed. A 1000 bushel Fruit Storage Plant in the rear of I he Dairy Pudding was completed in 1031. The student organizations changed but little from year to year, but worthy of note is the founding of two new fraternities in 1031-32, the. Alpha Sigma Chi and Zola Alpha Phi. From the lime of the giving of the F. II. Ityder Senior prizes in 1023, the worth of the school has been recognized by philanthropic individuals and organizations until at present in I036awardsand prizes from eight dilTereiil sources amounting to -SI3. .00 are presented. Many other shingles and letters for extracurricular activities are as well awarded. Athletics, since 1026, have seen the rise and fall of football as a sport at Stale School from 1023 to 1033. Another sport which lias guined much headway and in which increasing interest is l eing shown is Cross Country, started in 1031. As in 1016 when the first basketball team was organized on the Hill, il has still retained its popularity and wilhoul a doubt will remain the major sport. Again the future is ahead what il may bring depends upon the | ersoniiel, llie student body, the Alumni and others who are interested in the School. 11 is ho| ed the next twenty years will he as progressive. 12