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The second half of the year went quickly and vacation came to our thoughts with its possibilities of wine, women, and song without thought of classes. To work or play seemed to be the uppermost thought in our minds, most of us played. In the fall of ' 24 we gathered again under the ivy clad walls (poison ivy) of Textile. We were no longer strangers tho ' shouts greeted each one of us as we returned, hand shaking was seen everywhere, fraternity brothers embraced each other and the term was on. As Juniors we again pursued our studies, we never got ahead of them. Even C. Y. P. got more inter- esting (to those that didn ' t drop it) and the students stayed awake most of the time. In Knitting and Dye- ing we learned a great deal. Designing brought new terrors in the form of lenos and double cloth, and nearly wrecked the student ' s mind and he never seemed to recover that mind in his remaining two years. Several of the class had bum fingers and grimy hands, proving that they had been initiated into the machine shop. Mr. Bayrooters class. Stained hands belonged to the proud dyers of Mr. Grimshaw ' s class. Steam engineering proved one of the best sleeping places we had found. It proved very interesting be- cause of the inseparable three, Burt, Murphy and Mr. Crompton. Burt and Murphy arriving always on time, proved that they are ready to instruct steam an} - time Mr. Crompton decides he has had enough. During the latter part of the year we learned to multiply, divide, substract and add. in a course of dooblin an ' draafthT. We learned how to add O pint O and get O for an answer, without loookin ' at the boook. We also learned how to get by a test. Cotton classing with its jokes proved very interesting and most of the boys were wonders at it. (They wondered what it was all about). So after studying intently for another year the class of ' 26 again planned its vacation. Most of them worked that summer, some worked their fathers, some w r orked their points, and others worked everyone they met. Some really did get a job in the various local mills and the work proved a valuable aid to them. Then as the last year came the class began to realize that there was much to be done, and. as mighty Seniors they came back, the lords of the school. They found the curse of the Senior Year wet wash waiting for them. Electrical Engineering proved another barnacle on the way of progress but the class went at every thing with a will this last year. The work of three years has brought us together in close comradeship and we hope that in our future years the members of the class will return to have reunions here in New Bedford, each to tell of the way he has made a success of life in the Textile World. Malcolm Richardson [24
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■« S f S tf: 9 m HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1926 OX the morning of Sept. 10, 1923 the gathering of the class of 1 ( 26 took place for the first time. Among this gathering, outside and inside the school, were man} ' who were total strangers to each other, while others had been thru high school together and were slapping each other on the back, and tell- ing ot wonderful summer experiences. All together the group represented the lowly freshman class of ' 23. After standing around for awhile and viewing the chapel campus and other views of legendary interest, such as the Bristol Arena, we were herded into the school library, where we found that a little slip of paper cost us exactly $8.50. Then was an explanation as to what the money was for, but the fresh- men couldn ' t read it. Such things as breakage , etc. meant nothing to the boys. (then). After this we were introduced to our profs, who at once told us how much it would cost for supplies, etc. It seemed the chief thing ' to do was spend our hard earned vacation money on a higher education. After the passing of the first hectic two weeks we began to get more familiar with the ways and means of Textile, we spent plenty. They came the great knowledge of Textile language. We learned such words as. accordin like etcetra think it over instanshoushly. COOoome cast Irun and several other Textile colloquialisms. On Monday mornings between naps we would catch an occasional word such as picker , breaker, bearers , openers and calender rolls, which gave us the idea that the cotton was going to be destroyed or at least take an awful beating. This did not worry the boys however, and they usually took another nap. In designing we learned to fill up squares with ink, and in analysis with the aid of pick glasses, picks, needles, design, and analysis paper we attempted to find the construction of a piece of cloth. In drawing ' where a steady hand was needed, we found Sarge Walne cussing continuously. In Mechanics we often had many debates and many jokes by Murphy and Burt, at, or with Mr. Crompton. In Chemistry our class devised many new ways to endanger their lives and the lives of the instructors. Carefree Youth at its best. Maxfield scored his first knockout at the expense of Deary Pollard, with the aid of a bobbin. We had just begun to enjoy ourselves when the Mid-years came then we studied for a day or so. [23]
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