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Cotton spinning . . . old method E ducation, as we have had it since the war years, is changing again. After the barren and nearly studentless ages of the recent unlamented conflict, old L.T.I., as well as all the other schools of the country, surrendered bravely to the assaulting waves of “Uncle Sam’s Bovs” who inundated this country’s educational system. Backed by the well-lined pockets of Uncle Sugar, an entirely new type of student was unleashed upon the ivied walls of traditional education. These men were considerably older, harder, and more foresighted than the average student of the pre-war years. Pedagogues found that these men could think, and that it would be well to review the latest innovations of their particular field. Despite the predictions of many that these returning men would be the best students that ever clamored for entrance to the Institute of their choice, the veterans succeeded in making plenty of fun for themselves. Social fra- ternities flourished, various organizations prospered, and the local purveyors of entertainment found that these boys knew how to relax and have a good time. This, then, was the veteran. We say again, was the veteran, because, like the Dodo bird and the bison, he is a member of a disappearing race. He is rapidly leaving the hallowed halls of learning and making his way into the bottomless abyss called the world. He has left behind his mark, however. Academically he has distinguished himself in the eyes of the world as the typical American boy, who, given opportunity, puts it to the best possible use for himself and his country. During the “Era of the Veteran,’’ Lowell Textile Institute prospered greatlv. There are manv of us here who have memories of the davs when Textile was one building; of “Ma” Swanson’s Ptomaine Gulch; of bridge [ 15 ]
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