SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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Senior Class LEFT TO RIGHT. FRONT ROW: Cary. Kenney. White. Dempsey, Emerick. Preston. Bralt. Mr. Curtis, Milcm. Tccplc, Murdock. SECOND ROW: Bradley, Robinson, Youmans, Lockwood, Story, Smith, Diefendorf, Reynolds, Volk THIRD ROW: Reed. Larrichiula, Bunzry, Raup, Dicckclman, Ruduk, Goodmen, Hislop, Levine. FOURTH ROW: Gregory, Carter. Snyder, Mohney, Kirkpatrick. Barton, Wood, Huson, Brown. FIFTH ROW: Cole, McGowan. Haughton, PflcRl, Rea, Kinne. Ac each year's ending we'll Like our place. . . . This year's members of the Class of ’4.' lake what is perhaps the most important place which they have yet attained — their place in a troubled world where they are most needed. They have looked forward to this event since 1942 when they entered the State Institute as sixty-live timid and bewildered Juniors. Then it was the peak high in the clouds toward which they aspired; now they reach the summit. This class has been an active one. They do not wish the activities or the friendships they made during under-graduate days to end upon graduation. The Senior Class of 194S is now looking forward to the Commencement activities as a significant conclusion to two happy eventful years. 8( 21 ])®fc=

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Class Prophecy By Peggy Kenney One night as I was coming to the close of my lesson preparation for the next day 1 felt myself falling into a deep sleep. I had been studying about the future of nursery school development before this drowsy feeling came over me and apparently my sub-conscious mind kept saying, “future,” “future,” “future,” for it was only a brief few minutes before 1 was in deep sleep with visions of the N. Y. S. I. A. 1943 graduating class dancing before my heavy closed eyes. Me, a soothsayer; me, a prophet! No, not tiny little me. And yet, here I was looking into the future and seeing my classmates ten and twenty years from Class Day 1943. I seemed to be on a tour of a section of the country which yet was called by the name “Empire State.” My tour seemed to begin at the Albany terminal of a gigantic world-covering airline system. Busy uniformed guards and attendants were hurrying about but my wait there was not at all boring for whom did 1 meet but Corporal Peggy Brown of the W.A.A.C. who, she tells me, entertains her barracks with original comic acts in her spare time. Then after getting on the plane I heard a very familiar giggle and guess who it was? That’s right it was Polly White. She was very happy for she and Private Stuart Bradley were on their honeymoon to New York On stopping at Hudson I found that Ellen Wood and Bill Barton were married and have a home in Hudson which Ellen has turned into a little nursery while Bill is working in the Hudson Creamery. (Ellen’s dream came true at last). While I was waiting in the Hudson airdrome Hertha Huson came wandering in and was on her way to spend the week-end with Lars Johnson. Same as usual. Back on the plane to New York, whom did I meet but Gloria Ruduk, just as short and chubby as ever and working as a dietitian in a hospital in New York. Believe it or not, she still is corresponding with that well known fortune teller. Peggy Kenney, still that little mite of activity, has her own day nursery in Poughkeepsie, where she is teaching her own Phil and Philcnnes as well as twenty other neighborhood children. She still is studying up on how to get babies to sleep. (Peggy's fortune was written by someone else). On stopping at Poughkeepsie over night, whom did I sec but Betty Goodmen, as big and jolly as ever. She is manager of the school cafeteria in Newburgh. Betty and I had a good old gossiping session by which I found out that Joan Raup is now the wife of Lieut. Stuart Preston and she is spending all her time guarding the little General-to-be. Lucille Murdock still has that bright smile, which while at N. Y. S. I. A. attracted that soldier, to whom she is now engaged. She is assistant manager of a cafeteria a lew miles from home. You know she is the homey type. Metta Bratt is working in a Rochester day nursery. She is married to a soldier (Bellies) and is thinking seriously about following him to his camp. That’s right, Metta, you'd better keep close watch of him for there are many pretty WAACS. Flossie Carter is now known as Mrs. William Gregory and is trying hard to feed her family balanced meals. Flossie still has to get food out of a can once in a while, but Bill looks healthy just the same. Ruth Hislop’s dream came true, for she is a Mrs., although Betty couldn't tell me his name and she also has that beautiful dream house. She do-ed it! Frank Pflegl and Rus Cole arc partners and owners of a super-duper garage, although they still run around with that Chevy jalloppy. Beulah Youmans, an active member of the State Sch x)l Grange while at N. Y. S. I. A., we understand is now lecturer of the Grange in her home county. She is nicely settled down with her returned soldier from the armed forces of the World War — you know, that former student at N. Y S. I. A. Well Betty got tired of telling all this news, so we turned on the radio and by surprise whom did we hear but Pete Emerick - that well known orator on psychology. Pete recently patented a new cigarette which measures twenty-four inches in length. “These prevent using so many blinkers,” says Pete. The next morning, on boarding the New York Central, who was on the train but Bea Story. She had much news to tell. The most important of all was that she has decided to get married. “Yep,” she says, “this is a sure thing this time.” Of course, it is Stuart McGowan and he is in the Army — a Sergeant. Bea had a lot of information as usual about the kids. She said that Bette Dempsey was in the (Continued on Page 34) 20 j)SK

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Home Economics Girls I KONT ROW Ruduk, Dempsey, Baxter, BuUino, Kenney, White, Kaacson, Murdock, Diefen-dorf, Bratt, Cary. ROW TWO: Page, Williams Misura, Scott. Kratky, Nubuck, Dickclman, Youmans, Lcscovich, Volk. McCue. ROW THREE: Ifislop, laxkwood, Wood, -Huson, Rowicki, Proctor, Kirkpatrick, Margaret Brown, Halsc. Donnahuc. ROW POUR: Levine, Carter, Vickory, Loomis, Meade, Reddy, Goodmen, Grey, Jensen, Ida Smith. ROW PIVE: Reynolds, Muriel Brown, Goodrich, Matthews, Kays, Hilda Smith, Story. Part of these students are majoring in InstitU' tional Management and part of them are studying Child Psychology. The Senior Institutional girls acquire their training by practical experience obtained in the cafeteria here at the Institute; where they learn quantity cookery, administration, and foods purchasing, to suy nothing about the long hours which are spent studying nutrition. The girls majoring in Child Psychology spend approximately eight hours a day in the nursery while they arc on participation. This enables them to get part of their practical expcrinece. Part of the year is devoted to class work which includes child guidance, psychology, and class discussions concerning general problems about child health and f(X)ds for children. 22 i)®v