Departments of Industrial Arts And Home economics founded
The departments of industrial arts and home economics were officially opened in 1910, with instruction in industrial arts beginning in February of 1910. H.B. Smith was elected chair of the industrial arts department. The industrial arts department was discontinued in 1920 and the home economics department was discontinued in 1932. In June of 1910, 41 women had enrolled in home economics courses, while less than half that number of men had enrolled in industrial arts.
Source Details
French, College of the Empire State: A Centennial History of the New York State College for Teachers at Albany, N.Y., pp. 160-61