SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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The Class Prophecy Kay Donohue - Elizabeth Jensen - Eileen Williams The GREAT WAR is over at last -— the civil-ian leaders of the German Third Reich overthrew the militarists and formed a representative form of government which was recognised by the Four Great Powers. Tojo t x k his own life as bombs began to fall on Tokyo, and the combined onslaughts of the Allied armies, strengthened by the revived Chinese forces, quickly brought the haughty Japs to their knees. Graduates of NYSM have fought on every battle front and served in auxiliary forces throughout the world and as a consummation of our prophecy of the Class ol 1944 we turn your attention to the following let' ter, written on shipboard, as the writer, returning from service overseas during and following the war, cables her friend here in the States. U. S. S. Victory Homeward Bound May 13, 1950 Miss Catherine Donohue, Kindergarten Department, Christopher Robins School, Albany, New York. Dear Kay: Your last letter was so full of news. It was grand to hear of so many of our classmates of N. Y. S. I. A. There certainly has been many changes in the past six years. Well, at last the home front battle concerning the adoption of the Nurseries into the public school system has been won. I know that Carol Baxter, Barbara Halse, Frances Newkerk, and Glenda Wickham have done a remarkable job in promoting this advancement in their field. I have changed some while in the Marine Corps but the thoughts of my stomach haven't. Just knowing that Helen Goodrich, Monnic Lcscovich and Jean Loomis are dietitians of good standing will lead me right to their dtxns. And leave it to Peg Kays, “The Little Devil,” to be head of the Waldorf Astoria dining room. Is she still quoting her poetry? Marriages haven't taken place as rapidly from our ‘ Match Factory” as they did in previous years, but I had a sneaking suspicion that Lucy Mead and Jack would “Dood-it”. Franny Kratky hasn't let us down either. She and Lt. Marx arc living close to his home port. Speaking of marriages, Marine Sgt. Raymond Hilgas whom I met recently, showed me the picture of his bride, Margaret Reddy. I heard from Jane Misura, who is demonstrating for Pillsbury Flour Company, that Irene Row-icki had been promoted to Department Head in Calisthenics, Women's Marine Corps at, Camp La

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Home Economics Students Seated, first row, left lo right: Baxter, Lesrovich. Hull, Oransky, Wirkham, Misura, Stontcnburgh, Hurl, Grant, Marshak, Furman, Poller, Second row: Kratky, Isaacson, Goodrich, Itowicki, Mead. (Hover, Elizabeth Jensen. Kinne, Bellen, Jones, Homan, Smith, Proctor. Third row: Williman, Merrill, Matthews, Brown, Kdith Jensen, Hill Kilzpatriek, Kennedy, Mum-ford, Cray, Kays, Huttino. Absent: Northrup. liaise, Keddy, Kddy, Kaplan, Washhurn, Kvcringham, Donohue, Loomis, New-kerk, Vickery, Williams. The courses in Home Economics, ever popular at this Institute, attract a large number of new students each year. Competent, energetic, resourceful, scholarly, the graduates in Home Economics are in strong demand by employers of skilled artisans in this field. 21

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The Class Prophecy, concluded Jucne, before her discharge at the close of the war. Also that through her experience in the Spars, Jo Buttino is holding the position as head of the Dietetics Department at the Albany Hospital. While I was overseas 1 met Marine CpI. James Plog, who was able to tell me something ot the activities of the boys of our class. Van Simons is now teaching ag. at our Alma Mater; Nor man Craft is editor of the Columbia County “Faim Journal”; Melvin Shoemaker is following his father's footsteps as a missionary in Alaska; Erskme Truesdale in his love-lorn column ol the Watertown Herald was the first to announce the marriage of Thcron MacFee and Patricia Proctor. Henry Slcasman, landscaper, is still looking for the “right situation”, and Harold “Trigger” Rost is making a success of his music shop by playing”Elmcr's Tune” daily over the loudspeaker of his establishment. The State Grange Association has brought together William Bullock, William Cary, Lamont Duncan, Dan Ferronc, Calvin Jones, Donald Legg, Emerson Morrow, Francis Vagnarclli and Harry Worthington, all of whom are making a success of the farming and dairy industries. You’d never guess whom I ran into on deck this afternoon 1st Lt. Elizabeth Jensen, Navy Nurse. She also stayed over for the rehabilitation of the western European countries. We had one of our long talks. Bettic mentioned having seen Doris Vickery and Betty Matthews, who were in the Medical Corps, Dietetics Division. Muriel Brown has gone on with her dietetics work and is now head of the department at Nathan Littauer Hospital. William Sliva is still with the army reconstruction in the South Pacific. Doris Isaacson is doing a notable job managing the Schralft s Restaurant in New York City. Mrs. Charles Emcrick, formerly Hilda Smith, Ensign Navy Nurse, is now living in her dream home, while S Sgt. and Mrs. Herbert R. Weaver (Bobbie Cray) are now waiting for the arrival of their own nursery school. Well Kay, it won’t be long now before Bettic and I will be seeing the good old U. S. A. and we hope it won't be too long before the Class of 44 will be able to get together again on the campus of N. Y. S. I. A. Love, Willie (Lt. E. Williams, U.S M.C.W.R.)