The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-05-15
II. E. G.. E., in Charlotte Ob.erver.

II. E. e.. E., in Charlotte Ob-eryer.
The "course in textile industry" at
the College of Agriculture and Me-
students from many States. 1t ought
to be the best school in the South, in
the course of few years, for boys
who would learn the fundamental
principles necessary to success in the
mill business. DR.. Winston will do
his very best to make it the leading
school of the kind in the whole cotton
region.
The Textile Building" is nearing
com pletion. 1t will soon be ready
for use. The building was designed
by the d. A. TomPkins Company, Of
Charlotte, and is a splendid model.
1t is intended that it shall look like
and have the appearance of an idea
mill. In size it is 125x75 feet, with
| two stories and basement. The
| basement will contain the dyeing
laboratory, tho dye rooms, watts and
the like. The hand and power looms
will be located on the first floor. and
the carding and spinning machinery
on the second. Electricity is to be
the motive power and each dcpart-'
ment will be driven by a separate
motor.
The machinery used in equipping
the plant is of the very latest type
and was donated by the builders.
Among those represented, the day l
was there, noted the following con-
Germs: Within, Saco & Pcttee, Woon-
socket, Mason, Draper, Foles & jerks
and the D. A. Tompkins Compuny.
All the pulleys, shaftings, hangers
and couplings were presented by Jones
Il Loyblin, of Pittsburg, Pa.
There boy may have an opportun-
ity 10 test machines and general sup
plies from the leading manufacturers
of the country, so that in the event
he would build plant for himself or
others, he could select his own ma
chinery.
The textile department will be man
aged by Mr.. Henry M. Wilson, origi-
nally of Baltimore, but recently of
Charlotte. Professor Thomas Nelson
teaches designing and fancy weaving.
His work has already begun. l saw
his class in designing doing some
color effects. Dr. G. S. Frapps is the
instructor in dyeing. He is now Civ
ing the boys in his room practical
and theoretical lessons in the use of
dyes AS soon as the new building is
finished Prof. Nelson and DR.. Frapps
will have more room and can do more
satisfactory work.
If Il young man would take the full
, course leading to the degree of bache-
lor of engineering, he must follow the
regular schedule of recitations, which
reads:
..First year: Free hand and me-
chancal drawing, wood and forge
l work, mechanical technology, alge
bra, geometry, elementary physics
English history, bookkeeping anc
military drill.
..Second year: Carding and spin
ming, mechanical drawing, elementary
machinist's work, electricity ane
magnetism, geometry. trigonometry
analytical geometry, inorganic chem
istry, English and military drill.
"Third year: Carding and spin
ming, weaving, textile designing, tex
tile chemistry and dyeing (both i,
the class room and laboratory
dynamo machinery, English, history
military tactics and dill.
Fourth and last year: Cardins
and spinning, weaving. textile de
signing, steam engineering. English
political economy and military drill.
The short course in the teXtil
school requires two years. This wa
- provided so that boys who are no
q able to take the regular course ma
u get the ground work of practices
r., education. Here the student
" taught carding and spinning, weaN
= ing, textile designing. free hand al
i. mechanical drawing, wood work, mt
J. chanical technology, English, til
military drill and the forge.
= The training in the textile cour:
will be thorough. In order that thos
who are interested in this one OF tn
States most useful colleges, may g
- an idea of the work planned for tn
particular department | shall give
r. few details. Take, for instance, II
"! instruction in carding and spinnin!
1t will consist of lectures, recitation
i and practice in operating machiner
- The cotton plant, it's classificatio
growth. varieties; the raw materia
how it is ginned, balsd and markete
selected and mixed at the mill, a
: studied. The use OF openers. la
I, pers, cards. railway-heads, drawn
: frames, slubbcrs. intermediate
7 speeders. jacks, ring spinning frame
( mules. spoilers and Wrappers, twistel
reels and cone winders are taugl
The students make the various calc
lations and construct each machir
They learn to put it up and then +
it. The drafts, speed and productl
: of the various parts must be asc'
tanned by actual experience. Var
OF different counts. single and p
: will be produced, and their resp'
- tive breaking strength and elastiei
tested.
bur The programme in weaving, desie
on ing and dyeing is elaborate and ca
ure fully arranged.
re- If had the time and space p
-ou mitted | would write several MT
Tsl- stories about the North Carolina {
)ur lege of Agriculture and Mecha
,m- Arts, for l feel that it is to pla,
est great and important part in
development of the natural resonr
res, of the State. The boys who gradua
Or even take special training the
oo must make better farmers, mechau1
=, machinists and textile business n
Tho, MO bovo baretofore had Til