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

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FOREWORD OF STAFF WE, THE STAFF OF THE YEAR BOOK OF 1927, HAVE ENDEAVORED TO DEPICT TO THE READERS, THE SOCIAL, SCHOLASTIC AND ATHLETIC LIFE OF THE SCHOOL. WE WISH TO THANK THOSE WHO SO KINDLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VOLUME AND THEY MAY FEEL SURE THAT THEIR EFFORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AN ANNUAL IS ESSENTIALLY A VOLUME OF WORK AND WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE ENSUING CLASSES WILL REALIZE THIS FACT AND BEGIN EARLY.

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HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL THE NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL was founded in 1895 under a special act of State Legislature and the first building was erected and equipped from appropriations made by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of New Bedford. Its object was to give instruction along lines that would be of material benefit to young men who wished to follow cotton manufacturing as a business. The school was incorporated by a group of interested men who later became the Board of Trustees, and Professor C. P. Brooks, the founder of the Lowell Textile School, was appointed director. In 1899, the building which now contains the office and picking rooms was constructed. The enrollment steadily increased until three years later an addition was made. Again, in 1905, the remainder of the building was in- creased to what at present stands south of the alleyway. In 1911, it was decided to erect a recitation and chemistry building on a lot of land north of the structure. At this time, the old building was turned over entirely to machinery. The school flourished until 1917 when so many left school to enlist. After the war, the government provided means so that the veterans could attend the school and enrollment gradually increased again. In 1922, the State Legis- lature made an appropriation so that an addition could be made to the weaving and spinning departments and a gymnasium could be built in the upper floor.

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William Smith Headmaster