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

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cation. The knowledge gained in the first year was well put to use during the said vacation in the art of sweeping and oiling at SI 5 per. Fall brought the buys back to school and work started with vim and vigor. Double cloths and lenos presented their difficulties to us. It is said even unto this day their mysteries are still unsolved. At this time Mr. Crompton tried to convince us that steam boilers were essential to the running of any plant. Of course most oi us knew that they were found in all mills hut the impression that they are needed, to give the engineer a pay each week and a place must be provided for null operators to sneak in a smoke now and then on company time, still prevails. Monday and Friday afternoons were pleasantly spent sitting on the radiators in the chem lab watching the contents of the dye pots merrily boil. If time hung heavy on our hands the chemistry representatives of the class entertained with their novel pranks and idiocisms. Father Time then called in the second year and vacation once more loomed into sight. Before bringing to a close this history of the class of 1925 it is absolutely necessary to make a brief mention of our more or less famed members. Noisey Novick of the Chem. Lai ). Hitch Papkin. the hoy who ' ll fix it for you. The three musketeers, namely Beaumont. Clancy and Dupont. Ping and Paul between whom honors are even. Charlie Young, purveyor of Textiles and Chop Suey. Farmer Howard of Acushnet. Blake and Sun, competitors in art. Tsao — China ' s Prince of Wales. Paradis — Mark Antony ' s only rival. The third year came round much too soon and found us grinding the axe preparatory to the finishing f our conquest. The ever loyal instructors smoothed down the rough edges of our learnings and put us in a position where we hope we shall be able to conquer the textile world and reach the top. STAN. ARM IT AGE. [Twenty-three]

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