New Bedford Institute of Technology - Fabricator Yearbook (New Bedford, MA)

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ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS CARDING AND SPINNING Frank Holden Joseph Woollam WEAVING AND DESIGNING Stephen R. Moore Fred Garlington CHEMISTRY, DYEING AND FINISHING Abram Brooks Albert H. Grimshaw John Skinkle MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Adam Bayreuther William T. Walton [Twenty]

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1925 IMILAR to the gathering of a Scottish clan in the days gone by came the members of the class of 1925. From near and far came the happy throng, each with the wild desire to master the textile game. Mr. Holt was the first member of the faculty with whom an acquaintance was established. Our first favorable impression of him was of short duration as he informed us that our hard earned jack must now be exchanged for analysis books, pick glasses, etc. Those men taking the chemistry course fared little better as they were parted from ten bucks to cover destruction of laboratory materials. The ensuing weeks saw the boys gradually becoming accustomed to the various duties of a Super- intendent, Treasurer, or the like. In cloth analysis and designing we soon learned that a dent was something more than a mar on a polished surface, also a reed did not mean a blade of tall grass growing by a brook. The class tackled the weaving problem for a fall. The boys were given wrenches and immediately set upon the task of destroying the looms. We — losed — all the gears, and broke the cast — irun — levers and cams. We then assembled the loom with the remaining parts without having lost any of the proverbial ten golden minutes set with the sixty diamond seconds. ' ' It did not take us long to realize that a chance to catch up on slumber, lost over a week-end, was afforded on Monday mornings during carding and spinning lectures. As time went on Mr. Taft made clear to our sub-conscious minds the ill treatment to which cotton was subjected. During this period athletics took a great deal of our time. Football claimed the following, Ramos, Novick, Rigby, Novick, Hayden. I might say without a word of a boast the class did much to bring sports on a par with other schools of like standing. Later on the basketball team and the baseball team issued their call for players and our class contributed generously to the said sports. The teams were coached by Messrs. Grimshaw, Manning and Bayreuther and they did their work well. Praise may not go far but the results speak for themselves. With half the year gone the instructors tried to eke out their revenge for past indifferences by pre- senting us with our mid-year exams. Needless to say we still retained the upper hand by passing same with flying colors. The remainder of the year was spent in instilling in the mind of many a concrete head the basis of good textile manufacturing. The end of the term saw the granting of a well earned [Twcuty-two ]