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

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 7 KNITTING DEPARTMENT ONE of the most important and progressive departments in the school is the Knitting Department. During the past two years this branch of the textile industry has made great strides in the winding and knitting of Rayon. All such information can be found in the Knitting Department. The work has been greatly advanced by donations of machinery from the Hemphill Co., Fidelity Machine Co., American Moistening Co., Dupont Rayon Co. and the Crawford Mfg. Co. This department is indeed fortunate in having at its head, Mr. Manning, whose knowledge of knitting and textiles in general is unlimited. Mr. Manning has worked wonders with this department in the last four years and it was through him that much of the new machinery was obtained. During the past year a large testing room has been fully equipped and the running conditions of all the different textile fabrics have been carefully studied bv Mr. Smith and Mr. Manning. -4 1 8 )e»

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1927 - - THE FABRICATOR £ THE COTTON YARN PREPARATION DEPT. ' T- ' HE Cotton Yarn Preparation Department of the school is considered the ■ ■ most important department of all in the eyes of the students. In this department the foundation of the entire business rests: namely, the making of cotton yarn for weaving and knitting purposes. During the past two years there have been several additions to the machin- ery list. Among these are a Roller and Clearer Card especially adapted for waste cotton and a new air system for the pickers. A new steam oven has also been installed in the testing laboratory for determining moisture contents of yarns. This department is headed by Mr. Taft who is assisted by Mr. Holden and Mr. Woolam. These three instructors have always been willing to give the student help which their experience qualifies them for. - 4{ 1 7 }

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19 2 7 THE FABRICATOR HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1927 IN early September, 1924, the members of the class of ' 27 met, for the first time, outside the portals of that world known institution, the New Bedford Textile School. We had no idea of the cares, the joys and the friendships which were to come during the next three years. We freshmen gathered in groups outside the school and admired the very collegiate upper classmen as they greeted their fraternity brothers and friends after the summer vacation. When the bell rang we went inside and were herded into the library where one of the office girls quickly straightened us out as to where we should go and what we should do. Then we were turned over to the instructors, each of whom insisted that we spend more money in his depart- ment than in any other. We had to get instruction sheets from every instructor besides pick glasses, drawing sets, analysis books etc. Later, when we compared notes with our chemistry comrades, we found that they had also suffered financial reverses. The first few weeks were spent in getting acquainted with our school- mates, instructors and with our school work. As few of us in the general class had ever been inside of a cotton mill, this time was well spent in teaching us the fundamental principles involved in the manufacture of cotton cloth. In the fall of ' 25, we came back from the fields, forests, mountains and mills for another attack on education. Our class was very unfortunate for some reason or other for only half the members of the original class returned to school. Bill Plunkett, Bob Desmond, Rollin McHugh and Red Mercer had had enough theory and were climbing the ladder of success in the textile world. Hj( 1 9 )§►—