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

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 7 During the second year the evils of double cloths and steam engineering presented themselves and we had to study harder than we had ever had to before to overcome them. The rest of the subjects were passed without any extra exertion so on the whole, we had a very pleasant term. We felt so much at home in the school that we started to call the instructors by their first names. Our class was well represented in athletics, Casey Searls being the hero on the diamond while the honors on the basketball floor were divided between Bruce and Levovsky. Nearly all of us belonged to either one or the other of the two large fraternities by this time and there was much good natured rivalry carried on. Interfraternity bowling matches, bridge games and pool games were held, with honors about even. In October, 1925 we lost our classmate Wilfred Touchette who was fatally injured in an automobile accident. Then came our third year and we began to realize that soon we would leave school and face the world so we studied harder and more faithfully. It took us two years to appreciate what a wonderful course the school was offering to us. In electricity we learned that ohms are much more to be feared than volts and we doubtlessly ' shocked ' Mr. Walton more than once with some of our brilliant answers. In the last half of our third year we were staunch followers of that great indoor sport, Wet Wash. This was our only relaxation from the weare and teare on the brain induced by C. Y. P., Weaving, Design- ing, Mill Engineering, etc. Soon each of us will take our separate path to success and, believe me, some of the class of ' 27 will eventually become leaders in the textile industry. THOMAS M. BOOMER, Jr. J. Gallagher, Treas. E. Snell, Sec. C. Fead, Vice-Pres. T. J. McDonald, Pres. °4{ 20 fr

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 7 THOMAS BOOMER New Bedford High School Phi Psi Fraternity OOFT music, ending with a thud, enter Tommy with a plug of tobacco in one hand and a box of Tools in the other. The tools will aid him as Dan ' s playmate and understudy; the tobacco — the less said the better. Tom has endeavored for the past three years to revise the courses of in- struction at N. B. T. S. but so far has met with little success. As a mathematican we have in Tommy a marvel of the age. He is at present working on a new table of electrical areas, namely VOLTS PER SQUARE INCH. His ambition is to be agent of some New Bedford mill and turn out a superior grade of yarn. Although not an athlete, Tom has always been an ardent supporter of Athletics. His strong point in school activities is dancing and his delight is to serve on dancing committees. Tommy in his own inimitable way will undoubtedly achieve success in our world of Textiles and some day make a name for himself. -Hg( 22 fe