Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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cmmonive.a if i of MaMa,cnu4e 4, (bocecuieve yeAewtmenl, fJoifo?i February 11, 1909. Editor in Chief : PICK0UT : My Dear Sir: — Your note of the 9th instant is received and contents noted. The name of your year book is a very familiar one to me. ' ' Pickouts ' ' are the bane of a weaver ' s existence and they are very much to be avoided if possible. If, however, the blemish becomes established, it is the only remedy. This proves the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure . I am very much interested in the textile and other industrial schools of Massachusetts and be- lieve they can serve a most useful purpose in the general educational scheme of the State. The one idea that I should be glad to see impressed on all the students in our industrial work in the Common- wealth is THOROUGHNESS. It seems to me that at this time our students skip altogether too lightly over too many things rather than knowing thoroughly a few. My advice, therefore, is thoroughness in all you do . Very sincerely yours,

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JACOB ROGERS Vice-President of the Corporation Trustee on the Part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts