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

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THEFABRICATOR 1928 Building, Finance, Machinery, Education and Executive Committees appointed. In April 1897, the City of New Bedford appropriated $25,000 for the use of the school. Annual meeting was held Feb. 1 898. The following officers were elected: George E. Briggs, President, Isaac B. Tompkins, Jr., Treasurer, George W. Hillman, Clerk. March 18, 1898 received $25,000 from the State of Massachusetts. July 12, 189 8, land bought and building committee authorized to prepare plans and procure bids for a building. January 30, 1899, C. P. Brooks was engaged as Managing Director. April 24, 1899, committee authorized to engage staff of instructors. July 24, 1899, first meeting of the Board held in the school building. School building dedicated Oct. 14, 1899. The officers of the Board of Trustees at the time of the dedication were as follows: George E. Briggs, President, Isaac B. Tompkins, Jr., Treasurer, Robert Burgess, Clerk. The school opened for day students Oct. 16, 1899, and for evening students Oct. 23, 1899. The first building was three stories, with small basement. The main building was 64 x 100 feet with an annex 12 x 67 feet on first floor for engine and boiler room. The power used was a small 40 h. p. engine with rope and belt transmission. Building, First Floor: General office, exhibition room or library and machine room for carding and spinning department. 2nd Floor; Two recitation rooms, Directors ' room and machine room for weaving and slashing. 3rd Floor; Two recitation rooms, the largest one used for design depart- ment, dark room for photographic work, machine room for spooling, winding and hand looms, and drawing. In 1902 it was decided to add two other departments, — chemistry and knitting. To do this it was necessary to add to the building. This addition was built onto the south side of the original building, three stories and basement. The first floor was used for two small class rooms, and a machine room for winding and warping; second floor for knitting; third floor for chemistry. Mr. Wm. E. Hatch was appointed President April 15, 1904. As the number of students in the evening classes was increasing very rapidly it was found necessary to add to the building again. This second addition was added in 1905. It was built on the south side, carrying the building out to the Maxfield Street line, three floors and basement. -■ { 20

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19 2 8 THE FABRICATOR First Building HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL The New Bedford Textile School was established by the Trustees of the New Bedford Textile School, incorporated in accordance with Chapter 475, Acts of 1895. The Board of Trustees was organized on Aug. 1st, 1895 with the fol- lowing members; Wm. L. Butler P. G. DeNormanville John Wilkinson George R. Stetson Robert Burgess Articles of corporation were adopted and George W. Hillman was elected clerk of the corporation. The first annual meeting was held Jan. 27, 1896, when the following officers were elected: William J. Kent, President, Isaac B. Tompkins, Jr., Treasurer, George W. Hillman, Clerk. David L. Parker Chas. O. Brightman George E. Briggs Rufus A. Soule Wm. J. Kent W. W. Crapo George W. Hillman Samuel Ross Oliver Prescott, Jr. Isaac B. Tompkins, Jr. 19 }

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19 2 8 THE FABRICATOR This addition called for rearranging the departments and equipment. The engine and boiler room was placed in the basement of addition No. 2 and the power changed to electricity. The weaving room was moved to the new addition 2nd floor and the space vacated was used for spooling, warping and slashing which was moved from the first and third floors. The picking machinery was moved to first floor, first addition, and the carding, drawing, combing roving and spinning to first floor new addition. Two class rooms and a room for a machine shop was made in the old card room. At this time a Mechanical Course was put in. The North part of the third floor original building was used as a drawing class room and the Northwest corner of the old card room for a machine shop. This arrangement was carried along until 1911 when the recitation building was erected to the north of the original building and joined to it by two bridges and a tunnel. This addition was built principally for class rooms as it had been found practically impossible to carry on lecture and recitation work in rooms adjacent to machine rooms. -«8f 21 } -