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

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NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL

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PRINCIPAL WILLIAM SMITH THE MONTH OF MAY, 1930, WILL MARK A MEMORABLE MILESTONE IN THE CAREER OF THE HEAD OF THE NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL. IT WILL MARK A PERIOD OF ASSO- CIATION WITH TEXTILES FOR FIFTY YEARS. THE -FABRICATOR EXPRESSES ITS ACKNOW- LEDGMENT OF THIS HALF CENTURY OF WORK AND SERVICE, AND WISHES MR. SMITH MANY MORE YEARS OF GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPI- NESS.

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HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL THE New Bedford Textile School was established by the Trustees of The New Bedford Textile School, and incorporated in accordance with Chapter 475.. Acts of 1895. The school opened for day students October 16th, 1899 and for evening- students October 23rd, 1899. The number of students attending the first year 1899-1900 were 11 day students and 183 evening students. The first building consisted of three stories with a small basement. The main building was 64 x 100 ft., with an annex of 12 x 67 ft., on the ground floor for engine and boiler room. The power was a small 40 HP. with rope and belt transmissions. In 1902 the Knitting and Chemistry departments were added. The second addition was made in 1905, built on the south side, carrying the building to the Maxfield Street line. This addition was necessary due to the rapidly increasing number of day and evening students, and called for a rearrangement of the de- partments and equipment. A third addition was finished in 1911, joined to the original building by a bridge and a tunnel. This addition was properly equipped for theoretical and practical training in the Mechanical course, also containing class rooms for lecture work. The fourth addition came in 1922. The Maxfield Street building being carried West to the line of the original building. This building was three stories high, the first floor giving the C. Y. P. department an ample addition where spinning frames and twisters were located. The second floor was added to the Weave room, and finally the third floor included a complete Gymnasium. The school at the present time is one of the most sanitary, ample and effi- cient textile schools in the Country. The present building contains 50 rooms with over 100,000 square feet of floor space. The School now has more than $275,000 worth of equipment, about one half of which has been either donated or loaned. The New Bedford Textile School in the year 1929-1930 had 101 day students and 1230 evening students.