SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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History of the Class of 1944 Barbara Gray — Frances Kratky In order that future classes entering the portals of the New York State Institute of Agriculture and Home Economics may read of the beginnings and achievements of the Class of 1944, we have compiled the following records and reverently place them in the archives of the Institute. On a pleasant mid'September day in 1942 a group of scared and trembling little Junior girls assembled from both rural and urban scenes throughout the Empire State, found themselves watching the Senior girls of N. Y. S. I. A. greet each other with open arms of welcome. We Juiv iors wondered if we would ever be as happy to re-turn. Two weeks later, upon the arrival of the Junior boys, the campus was buzzing with Junior girls who were participating in the usual initiating activities. The boys enjoyed the laughing, but the girls had the last laugh when the boys shortly thereafter found themselves being initiated. We had hardly begun to recognize each other by name when a meeting was called and our officers were elected as follows: President, Earl Hathficld; Secretary, Muriel Brown; Treasurer, Kay Donohue. Mr. Howes was chosen as faculty advisor. Early in the school year several of the Junior and Senior boys organized themselves into a military reserve class, in which for a time they were given some military drill. This probably stood them in well as early in the New Year they were called into the Armed Service. Bill Cary, Don Legg and Bill Sliva were the remaining boys in our class who carried on here at the school (under the girls’ reign). Then came the Farm Cadets. They were a variety of the male species from all places, mostly greater New York. Their nationalities varied from Italian to Chinese, but their company was greatly welcomed by some of the lonesome females whose newly found heart-throb had recently been inducted into the Service. April 2«Sth was graduation day when the Seniors left us, as also did the few remaining boys of our class, with the exception of Bill Sliva (we wonder why he wanted to stay). The girls of our class carried on during the month of May for at last they had become Seniors, but on May 28th suit eases and other baggage again came out of hiding and the campus was deserted of students until the following fall of 1943. September ol 1943 found that first group of timid, trembling Juniors returning as confident and loyal Seniors, greeting each other and welcoming a new class of Junior girls. Now we gloried in the fact that the Juniors had to walk the plank as we did the year before and after initiation both Seniors and Juniors settled down to the months of conscientious work ahead. Four girls of our class failed to return, but two new faces, transferred from the Delhi Institute, joined our midst, and the already familiar faces of Bill Cary, Bill Sliva and Don Legg (whom the draft board hadn't caught up with yet) wore still with us, as also was Harold Rost, better known as “Trigger” in them there days. The Junior boys who entered in the fall of 1943 were much younger than usual. Some or them had come from farms to take advantage : the one year accelerated course in agriculture -others were from the cities to get specialized train' ing. All soon found themselves being initiated by those three Senior boys as well as the girls, who held an upper hand in the situation. What fun! The two-year course in agriculture having been shortened for the duration, the new Junior boys became Seniors at the middle of the year. The officers for the second half of our Senior year were: President, Jane Misura; Secretary, Muriel Brown; and Treasurer, Don Legg. One of the events of the year was a hay ride and party which was a great success. Alumni week-end was particularly well attended by old familiar faces and we were proud of the successful dance held at that time. The success of both years has been mainly due to Mr. Hewcs, who has given us much of his time as our class advisor, and to Dr. Wright, our new Director, we extend our thanks for the co-operation he has shown us. As we leave our school we entrust it to the able hands of the Junior class, who we know will carry on the time-honored traditions in an able and conscientious manner.

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. . I'tlitli Jensen, Lescovich. Standing, left to right: Oransky, Grant, Bcllcn, Oovcr,Mr. Vaufrfm, Faculty Advisor. Seated: Smith, Homan, Baxter, Kowicki, Isaacson, Bur, Absent: Williams, Matthews, Misuro. The Voice Staff Officers for 1943-44 Doris Isaacson ................. EditoHn'Chief Carol Baxter................. Assistant Editor Eileen Williams ................ Social Editor Irene Rowicki ..................... Art Editor Helen Bud ............... Assistant Art Editor Helen Goodrich ........ Advertising Manager REPORTERS Edith Jensen, Georgiana Northrup, Marie Kinne, Hilda Smith, Betty Matthews, Helen Good' rich, Jane Misura, Monnie Leseovich, Hannah Oransky. TYPISTS Jenny Grant, Beulah Bcllcn, Betty Matthews, Catherine Roman, Doris Isaacson, Carol Baxter. Without strong support from several members of the Junior Class the VOICE staff would indeed have been handicapped this year. To them we now hand over the reins and wish them success next year. 17