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

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1929 THE FABRICATOR MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT ALTHOUGH the primary function of this department is to acquaint the student with those things purely mechanical, it plays the role of Little Miss Fixit to no small degree. It is the private opinion of some few that the Weaving and C. Y. P. departments would have considerable difficulty in functioning properly were it not for the fact that the machine shop has that peculiar yet fascinating power of rejuvenating worn out and broken parts of looms, pickers, cards, etc. This department has two excellent drafting rooms, a splendidly equipped machine shop, an electrical laboratory, and a steam laboratory. The head of the department, Mr. Crompton. and his assistants, Mr. Walton and Mr. Bayreuther, have shown that they are only too capable at guiding the students in that phase of the work they teach. (17)

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 9 (16)

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 9 KNITTING DEPARTMENT THE knitting department is the one place in the school that one never finds exactly the same as he saw it a week previously. This little conjuring act is due to Mr. Manning ' s continual demand for a change of scenery. Mr. Manning ' s amazing persuasive powers have also enabled this department to get the newest and most up to date machinery. Whenever a new knitting machine is introduced into the industry, Mr. Manning ' s nimble brain has already formulated plans for acquiring it gratis free for nothing. But that is not an end to Mr. Manning ' s versatility. He teaches textile testing and has developed that course to a marked degree. We might also add that he coached one of our most successful basketball teams. (18)