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

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r - . -OcjJ eSs©? ) - T THE COTTON YARN PREPARATION DEPARTMENT HE C. Y. P. Department of our school is perhaps the most important department of all in the eyes of the student. It is in this department that the foundation of the entire business rests : namely, the making ' of cotton yarn for weaving ' and knitting purposes. The recent additions to the department include a Roller and Clearer card, especially adapted for waste cotton, also a new fancy roll attachment which can be applied to any card and which is also especially adapted to waste and short cottons. A new steam oven has been installed in the testing room which allows for testing , for moisture tests. A new air svstem is also being tried on the pickers which gives access to both hot and cold air. In addition to this, a new oiling system, made by Borne-Scripiner Co. is to be tested out on the pickers. The department is headed by Daniel Taft. who is assisted by Frank Holden and Joseph Woolam. who are at all times willing to give the student help, which their experience qualifies them for. [19]

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KNITTING DEPARTMENT One of the most important, and progressive in the school is the knitting depart- ment. During the last year this branch of the Textile industry has made great strides in the winding and knitting of Rayon. All the latest information on this new prod- uct can always be found in the knitting department. Work here has been done according to season, wool, silk and wool mixtures and heavy cotton have been knit during the late fall and winter. Silk and Rayon coming into prominence as the Spring season nears. The work has been greatly advanced by donations of machinery from The Hemphill Co., Fidelity Mch. Co., H. Brinton Co.. Wilcox Gibbs Co.. Merrow Mch. Co., American Moistening Co.. Dupont Rayon Co., and The Crawford Mfg. Co. The department is indeed fortunate in having at its head Mr. Manning, whose knowledge of knitting is unlimited. Mr. Manning has done wonders with the knitting department in the past three years. In 1923 the department was rather out of date as compared to the modern knitting mill in regards to layout, machinery, etc., today the department is up to the second in its layout and has had added to it many new machines. There are now several regular knitting students in addition to the part time students ( whose main question is Got any Socks ). By cooperating with the Chemistry and Dyeing department some very new shades have been obtained in hosiery. Plain colors as well as contrasting and harmonizing ones have all been done by the students in the knitting department. [20]