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

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1936 THE FABRICATOR Smith. The duties of principal were now to be handled by Mr. Handford and we soon got acquainted and liked him very much. In this second year, there was less fooling and horsing around. The class seemed to realize that they had come for the education and not to waste their time. The class held another election and those who placed in the money were : President, Dave Aulisio ; vice president, Bill Leahy ; secretary, Carl Hardy; treasurer, Charlie Sherman. In mid-winter the class promoted another dance. Due to the spirits of the committee and most of the boys, this dance was a success and netted some welcome cash. Mid-year exams came and passed. They did not create the furror as in the first year because by this time everyone was more or less used to exams and more exams. Came spring and the young men ' s minds (with Mr. Gourley ' s help) lightly turned to thoughts of baseball. We had a whale of a team as usual. At this time a few trips to various textile manufacturing concerns were arranged. They proved to be very interesting and we picked up much valuable information. Time was beginning to slip by rapidly now and before we knew it June was upon us again and we once more broke up for the Summer recess. In the Fall we returned to school and started on the last lap. This was an extremely busy year with our thesis to do and finishing up odds and ends and concentrating on that branch we would like to make our life work in the field of Textiles. Our class officers for this important year were : president, Dave Aulisio; vice president, Laurence Durfee; secretary, Bill Leahy; treasur- er, Francis McMullen. There were many committees chosen to handle such matters as The Fabricator , class rings, and the social events of the class. The Senior Dance Committee was composed of: Adams, Krumbholz, Begin, Szulik, Soucy, and Ruff ley. Those serving on the Prom Committee were : Barry, Krumbholz, Hardy, Flynn, Turner, and Kestenbaum. Everybody worked hard and did their job well and everything the class undertook turned out well. With Commencement came the end of our stay at Textile. We will always be able to look back on these years with pleasant thoughts. To the School and to the instructors we wish to express our hearty and sin- cere appreciation for all they have done for us. Each member of the class, I am sure, wishes his fellow classmates a highly successful career. Sobrius Esto NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL Page twenty-three

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THE FAB R IC ATOR 193 6 CtASS HISTOJRT T: IME marches on. The last three years have passed quickly indeed. Now the parting of the ways has been reached. It will be hard to break up the old gang but it must be done because the boys have finished their studies and must be off on the quest for fame and fortune — mostly the latter ! It was in September 1933 that we first got together determined to learn something of the Textile game. The first thing that we learned was to leave a deposit at the office, and then each instructor nonchalantly pro- ceeded to give instructions on how to leave some more. We soon settled down to our studies (except when there was a crap game going on in the lab) and our vocabularies improved tremendously. We learned of such phrases as according-ly and long irun ook . Fraternity bids and initiations held the spotlight for the next few weeks. The pledged members were put through their paces daily and at the final initiation there was a hot time in the old town that night. Strange to say, there were no fatalities. Election time came around and a very capable slate of officers was chosen as follows: President, Andrew Adams; vice president, David Aulisio; secretary, Ruth Dutton ; treasurer, Charles Sherman. Our class was well represented in sports that year. The soccer pitch found D. Aulisio, Szulik, Leahy and Pelczarski kicking the ball around for dear old Textile. On the basketball court we saw Szulik, D. Aulisio, Flynn, Durfee and Greenough dropping the ball in regularly. Our representatives on the diamond were Flynn, Barry, Leahy, D. Aulisio, Greenough and Pelczarski. There being many good dancers in our class and the desire to have a treasury, elaborate preparations were made for the Freshman dance. It was pronounced a staggering success by everybody due to hearty co-opera- tion from the fellows. The class was learning rapidly and towards spring we knew how to make the weave room look like a junk yard and how to shoot very accur- ately with a rubber tube. In the lab there were many budding Dilling- ers . Final exam time rolled around with its many headaches but most everyone managed to get by thus ending the first year at Textile. It sure made one feel good to know that you had ten weeks ' vacation in front of you. The following September most of the boys returned to go on with their studies. Old acquaintances were renewed and soon everyone was back in the old routine. But there was one person we missed — Mr. NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL Page twenty-two

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THE FABRICATOR 1936 PROPHECT T was cold that night in New York, and there I was alone and with- out a friend in the Big City . I spied a neon sign that flashed the mes- sage Hardy ' s Bar . My heart quickened. Could it be possible. I rushed through the door and sure enough there ' was Carl dishing it out. Hello, you old son of a gun , I yelled. Well if it isn ' t Beck , said Carl. Stick around awhile . He called for his partners, Barry and Soucy, who were out back, making pretzels. We got together and proceeded to talk over old times — in between beers. Seen any of the gang? I inquired. Flynn and McMullen stopped in last week on their way back up north. They made a fortune selling clip spot overcoats to the Eskimos . Don ' t tell me those two know how to make lenos . No , said Carl, the stuff is designed by Begin Deptula Inc. which makes it bad enough but when Durfee gets through bleaching it the goods are not much good for anything else but sale to the Eskimoes. Well , I said, I ' ve got to be moving. I am going to Russia to in- vestigate a crop of harness reeds which my company grows over there. Szulik is in charge but is having trouble keeping up production. They grow in swampy places but the Soviets are draining all the marshes so we think we will turn to doup twine which does well in filled in swamps. My boat was leaving in ten minutes so I left the bar and started for the docks. As I was walking down the street a voice piped up and said, Want to buy some candy, mister? I turned and there was Parkins with his ever present box of candy. When he saw me he said, Oh it ' s you. Wait a minute. Then he pulled out a little green book and said, You owe me twenty cents from fifteen years ago. I paid him and asked him what he knew. All I know is that Kestenbaum and I are having a tough time try- ing to collect from you birds. I hired Kesty to help and give him 2% commission. If he collects all the debts he ' ll be in the dough for the rest of his life and I won ' t have to work either. I just gave him a queer look and hurried aboard my boat. The first person 1 ran into was Pilkington. What are you doing here? I asked. I ' m head lunchman and chief dish washer , he replied. It ' s a darn good job. Brindley, the mess boy, does most of the work. There ' s plenty of women on the boat and I ' ve got a girl in every port . He told me that Parkinson was the Pilot and Colwell the engineer and between NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL Page twenty-four