May 4, 1963
Saturday, mostly fair and warmer, 73, windy. Clifton and Wayne finished fixing fence. Gerald went to Cobleskill at noon to alumni doings. Earl and Lillian here in afternoon. They rode horses over. Girls and I went to rally at church. There were three young men from bible learning school with special music and message. Roger Wagner, Ed Begly and Rev. Benson.
Comment: I went to Cobleskill Agricultural and Technical Institute starting in January 1961, a year after I was discharged from the Army. The only cost was books and about $100 in fees. The next year they instituted a $400 per semester tuition charge and that forced me to borrow money from the Middleburg bank. I was getting along driving semi on weekends and vacations and had saved some money from working the previous year on various construction jobs...not sure what the alumni stuff was because I usually was not involved in those types of activities......this is how it looked when I went there. It is now a vast complex of modern buildings. Here is some history about the school......"SUNY Cobleskill was chartered by an act of the state legislature in 1911 and opened its doors as the Schoharie State School of Agriculture in 1916. It is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in New York State.
In 1917, a home economics division was added to the existing agriculture program. Programs developed in food service and hospitality administration, and in early childhood, to fulfill the rising need for specialized preparation in these fields.
From 1920 to 1931, SUNY Cobleskill offered a rural teacher training program, which was later transferred to the state's teachers colleges. In the early 1950's, the Business division evolved from the Agriculture division. Courses in Liberal Arts and Sciences have been offered since the college's founding in 1916."
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