SUNY at Cobleskill - Voice Yearbook (Cobleskill, NY)

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DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS Head of the Home Economics Division KATHARINE I. SMITH R.S., Elmira College M.A., Ohio University Columbia University Cornell University “Here stands n lady of beauty and of high degree.” The Home Economics Division offers specialized training in the fields of Food Service Administration and Nursery Education. The field of Food Service Administration is designed to train both men and women to assume positions in situations where food is served in quantity. Students gain practical theory and technique and gain valuable practical experience through their operation of the Institute cafeteria. Students majoring in Nursery Education are prepared for positions in many types of child care centers. Practical experience is acquired in the full day nursery maintained on the “Hill.” Each of these courses is designed to keep the students abreast of current trends and requirements in their chosen fields. Summer experience of eight weeks, as well as a two-week cooperative “on the job” training program, is required. These practical contacts serve as a stimulus towards professional competency and are a substantial aid in obtaining permanent employment.

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DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Students have been attracted to the “Hill from various parts of the state to major in the fields of Business Administration, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Ornamental Horticulture, and Poultry Husbandry. The Agricultural Division under the direction of Mr. Charles M. Gaffney, trains students to become specialists in their chosen fields. Graduates of New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute are now employed as florists, soil conservationists, fruit equipment salesmen, poultry specialists, dealers in Agricultural Machinery, owners and operators of dairy farms, as well as serving in a wide variety of positions in the business World. Because of the excellent technical and general training, more students are choosing our Institute as a place to prepare for a career.

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AGRONOMY NORMAN J. CURTIS H.S.A., Kansas State College M.S., Pli.I)., Rutgers University “The great desideratum lor any science is its reduction to the smallest number of dominating principles.” ANIMAL HUSBANDRY HOWARD SIDNEY B.S., M.S., Cornell University “Virtue is like a rich stone . . . best plain set.” ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WALTER J. CLARK B.S., Cornell University “From great folks great favors arc always expected.”