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

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1930 THE FABRICATOR Bedford Textile School Chemical Society and The Society for Textile Research. Both have created considerate interest in and outside the school. We hope that the classes to follow will go on where we left off. Of the many notable events of our school career is our Sophomore Dance which netted us $1.98. However, we got our experience from this first dance and we were able to put over our next two Senior Class Dances successfully, both financially and otherwise. The foregoing brief and very epitomized social history of the class of ' 30 is concluded. And now we turn to the last and most noteworthy lap of our Textile School Course — the Senior year. The first event of the year was the election of our class officers. Those hon- ored were John T. Allen, president ; Gilbert Othote, vice-president ; Albert Scaccia, secretary ; and Emil C. LeBeau, treasurer. As seniors we inherited the school and its dominions, and ran off our first big success as a dance, closely followed by another. Then followed brilliant days, joyful days, the time that is the richest heritage of the Senior. Came our exclusive Prom, filled with the interest only a class dance can bring. This affair was held at the New Bedford Country Club where an elaborate and excellent program of novelties was presented to break the monotony of dancing. Pictures, year books and rings followed in succession and kept the officers busy. And then the last notch in our textile school career — Commencement. Im- pressed with the moment of the occasion, supremely dignified, we sat through the formalities of the graduating program. All too soon the proceedings were over. Mechanically, with hundreds of envious eyes upon us, we answered the roll call and received that invaluable parchment our diploma, certificate of the successful completion of a three year course in textile education. And so it ends. The Class of ' 30 has joined that body called Alumni. Now we have reached the cross-roads; we are forced to go the parting of ways. As a class we are now but temporarily dissolved ; we shall meet again and renew the experiences of old. To our successors we leave the school ' s traditions and reputation for them to uphold as we have tried to do. With heartfelt feeling and sincere appreciation of what the school has. done for us, we, the Class of 1930, say, Adieu! (22)

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THE FABRICATOR 19 3 CHARLES J. AGRELLA New Bedford, Mass. Designing Soccer (2), (3); Baseball (1), (2), (3) A. young boy entered New Bedford Textile School three and a half years ago and shyly stepping up to the desk to register, said, Charles Agrella. From then on the boyish feature receded and Charley is now a tower of strength. Ask Gilbert, he knows from experience. Charley and Mr. Broadfoot had many wonderful debates over the term Degrees twaddle in the Dyeing Class, and the mystery of Ohm ' s Law at last became a well-known fact to Charley. Charley distinguished himself in Soccer and Baseball. In Jacquard, Charley was the first to finish painting his weave and cutting his cards. His original Color Plate was on exhibition, as also was his Design book. The ice up at Buttonwood Park felt elated when Charley stepped upon it and began his fancy steps. Charley ' s one ambition is to be a skating instructor. Femininity regard him as a runner of strength, and well they might, for any- thing athletic sees this young man from the West End (where men are men and the ladies are glad of it). Best of luck Charley from the Senior Class ! (24)