SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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Department I NURSERY SCHOOL These are the starry-eyed mcml.ers of the baby room who are very busily playing with the toys made by the Child Study Girls. All possible ehnneos for development arc given to these children and every possible precaution is taken to safeguard the health of the child. HOUSEHOLD MECHANICS Institute girls repair, clean, adjust, and gen-.. , —.... i,s uiany as twenty or thirty different kinds of sewing machines each year. Such specific knowledge is very helpful when these students return home and wish to overhaul the family sewing machine. It is often unwillingly misused and usually needs cleaning, oiling and adjustment. CAFETERIA In the school cafeteria the students majoring in Dietetics and Institutional Management gain practical experience in planning menus ordering food and preparing and serving meals to the entire student body. The: girls also receive valuable training in food cost control and accounting through keeping records of the cafeteria. LIBRARY During the school day, students come to the library in Frisbic Hall to prepare c lass work, read reference assignments or browse around the hook shelves selecting hooks and periodicals for recreational reading. The number of good books is steadily increasing and a more efficient system of cataloging is being introduced. Above all. the constant attendance of students in tin library lias been most gratifying. X r- 04268208

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Home Economics CHEMISTRY A basic knowledge of Chemistry will) special reference lo its relationship to foods is the foundation of the chemistry program given during the Junior year. The student is acquainted with the principles involved in chemical changes and their effect on everyday cooking practices. CLOTHING The Clothing Program is designed to further the educational knowledge and experience in family living as it is nITcetcd by home practices and procedures. Skills, techniques and principles of art which will give the girl ability to provide for family needs in clothing, personal hygiene and grooming arc emphasized. FOODS AND NUTRITION Food preservation canning, freezing and storage — introduce the Foods and Nutrition course in which all first year students participate. In addition, they learn to plan, prepare and serve meals attractively and to practice the proper forms of accepted table etiquette. HO.ML MANAGEMENT Practical experience in management of time, energy and money is offered in three weeks of family living in the home management rooms of the Home Economics building. - - 22 —

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Agricultural DAIRY TESTING LABORATORY Students taking Dairy Industry arc taught the common dairy tests for fat, sediment, solids, and acidity. Those who desire may lake the State Tester's license examination. POULTRY One oT tin? important jobs that the successful poultryman has to do each year is to replace all or part of his laying flock. He usually does this by rearing chicks each spring. A good brooder is a requisite to good rearing. Each year before the arrival of the baby chicks the brooders should be overhauled and cleaned so that they are in proper working order. The students in the accompanying picture arc overhauling the Institute’s brooders both coal and electric preparatory to rearing chicks. This is one phase in their training as poultrymen. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY I lie students receive instruc tion in the animal nutrition, selection, grooming and care of calves, principles of breeding, herd improvement, management of the dairy herd, also in tin care and management of sheep, swine, horses, and beef cattle and the marketing of milk and livestock. VEGETABLE GARDENING AND ELORICl LTURE Students in the classes of Vegetable Gardening and Floriculture have the opportunity in the greenhouse to produce plants from seeds and cuttings. Soil preparation, transplanting, and repotting is shown in this picture. Tomato, pepper and cabbage plants arc sold to the local trade. Flowers are grown to be used in the buildings on the campus for various school functions. — 21-