Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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1 1899 — Construction begun for the . . . new campus — 1902 19

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extili u e men Have +iauK Jit ta fy e CL i reached today. It began as a very small idea in 1895 when a corporation, known as The Trustees of the Lowell Textile School, was formed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a textile school for in- struction in the theory and practical art of textile and kindred branches of industry. . . ' The original plant where classes commenced in 1897 was in rented quarters in the downtown area of Lowell. In 1899, with the aid of both public and private donations, construction was begun on the present site of the Institute and the cam- pus was occupied in 1903. Shortly thereafter, the late President Emeritus Charles H. Eames was appointed as the first president of Lowell Textile Institute. In 1910, the Colonial Avenue Building was built. Athletic fields were laid out around the school, gym- nasium facilities were added, and boating facilities were improved. In 1918, the custody of the Institute was transferred to the State. In the ensuing years, the plant remained much the same; but many changes were made in the standards and in the curriculum of the Institute. Louis Pasteur Hall was added in 1937. The intervening war years brought activity at the Institute to a virtual standstill. With the end of the war, however, new life came to the Institute. Many veterans returned to their studies and new students flooded the halls. President Eames retired and was suc- ceeded by Kenneth R. Fox, B.T.E., S.M., F.T.I., a 18

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Alma Matek tf.on ue k theJArmy was never like this Unveiling Portrait of President Emeritus Eames — 1947 The Locomotive 20