Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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TEXTILES ' T ' HE seeds of what is now one of the largest Textile schools in the country were planted away back in 1895, when the Board of Trustees authorized the building of a plant to house the School of Textiles. Although its growth at times has been slow and difficult, like the oak, it has grown into an enviable place among the nation ' s colleges. That first building was small and inadequate, cost- ing but $15,000 and being but a part of Through the Left Arch Walters ' Is it worth a sixty? ' 24-

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Pop Eaton Asbill Gathering more dope on roving frames the recently abandoned Textile Building — that part extending from the tower southward. Its equipment was also limited. At first it had not even machines for spinning yarn. There were only a few student hand looms, and even these had their short- comings. Soon afterwards, however, pickers and cards were added, increasing somewhat the scope of the school ' s work. Gradually, more and more equipment was obtained, and as the number of students taking Textiles rapidly increased, it was soon evident that some- thing would have to be done. So much so that in 1900 it became necessary to add to the original building a wing extending from the tower northward. The first men to teach in the Textile School were Professors Beatty and Frizzell. Later they were assisted by J. W. Smilie, an expert on loomfixing. As the years passed, new courses were offered by the department. In the late twenties the course in Textile Chemistry and Dyeing was expanded from a two-year course to a full four-year course. In 1933 there were available Textile Engineering, Yarn Manufacturing, Weaving and Designing, Textile Industrial Education, and Textile Chemistry and Dyeing. Soon a Textile Extension Department became a fact. In 1937 it again was found necessary to expand, and the wing in rear of the old building was added. But this relieved only to a small extent the extremely crowded conditions, and as a solution, the present building was constructed in 1938. A beautiful, com- pletely modern building, it offers the best textile education to be found in the south, and among the best in the entire nation. Bud Cartee Fabric analysis Floopy Dunlap Ready for another spinning class ' ' Crowfoot Tarrant changes his method for Dobby design Shug Gage How firm a foundation! Bo Newson Almost our contemporary Hally-Mac McKenna Mainstay for weavers ami designers 25