The gold leaf., 1910-09-01
PRACTICAL TRAINING
The Textile Department of the A.
& M. College.

The Textile Department of the A.
& M. College.
What 1t Offers Young Man
Opportunities of Far Reach
ing Effect to the Individual
and the Community Train
ing Life Works snd How
1t is Accomplished-Increased
Efficiency and Earning Ca
pacity of the Man Who
Knows.
Recently the GOLD LEAF had pleas
ure in publishing an article written
hv Prof. Thomas Nelson, Director or
the Textile Department of the Nortn
Carolina College OF Agriculture ana
Mechanic Arts. explaining the work
Ofthat department and what it Is ac-
cOmplishinp in the waV of training
young men of North Carolina for re-
| spOnsibln positions in the textile in
dustry. We have before us another ar
| ticle from the same source for which
publicity is asked bv way of assist
ing the College i'm this very impOr-
portant work The questions in the
item were submitted to former stu
dents Of the Textile Department, and
from the replies received the figures
given were obtained
l. Years you attended Textile De-
partment?
2. Positions held since leaving Tex
tile Department?
3. Present position?
| 4. Present salary?
For aalarv let A represent $500 to
$3.50; B. $3.50 to $1,000; c. 1000
to $1,000; D, 81, 800 to $4,000.
RESULT.
/ /. First students left Textile De-
partment in 1902 Average time for
students heard from, just under five
years.
2 and 3. Various positions are held
by students, such as Mill Superintend-
ents, Overseers, Second Hands. Ma
chinery Statesmen. Craftsmen, Chem
lists, Overseers Of Dyeing, etc.
f. Average salary earned by stu
dents heard from, $,1293 per annum.
800 0 are earning d, $50 o c, 100 o
B, 30 10 A. 500 arejust getting their
start.
Many of the students started work
for a dollar per day, Others from
$50 to $50 per month. This shows
the value of the training received.
Needless to say that Prof. Nelson's s
request is readily compiled with, for
the GOLD LEAF regards the work
of the A. & M. College second to no
educational institution in North
Carolina, and the Textile Depart
ment as it's strongest feature. The
article in question follows:
TRAINING FOR LIFE WORK.
The Textile Department offers a
thorough practical training toyoung
men who wish to make the mill busl-
ness their profession.
IS THIS TRAINING PRACTICAL?
Such training is given is thoroughly
practical. Why? Because the Tex
tile Department is equipped with al
the different machines used in a cot
ton mill, and because of these facill
ties offers to a young man the very
best means Of studying the theory O
cotton manufacturing and at the
same time providing thorough prac
tical instruction.
HOW Is THIS TRAINING ACCOM-
PLISHED?
First. The young man is guided il
his studies systematically so as tc
get the best results from his work
He is also taught to observe results
so that the very smallest, minutes
, detail Is none too small for his atten
ton. In the mill business the very
small, minute things, which slnglN
2 appear to be nothing, collectively as
? sumo a different aspect and are th'
cause of profit or loss, as it is only
the trained and experienced maj
} who can detect these things.
Second. The processes through
which cotton passes IN its TRANSITION
from the raw material to the finished
, state are practically demonstrated
} The mechanism and manipulation o
the different parts OF the machine
used are thoroughly anaiyzed ant
explained, so the best results vii
be obtained from the cotton as !
passes through the various machines
Third. The student is instructe'
how to make the necessary calcula
J. tiOns that are in constant use IN tn
e mills, such as draft, twist IN yarns
q tension, lay, production, etc. Dl1
e ferent numbers of yarn are the
= made by each student, who work
is out his own calculations, makes a.
the necessary changes, and then pre-
= duces the different sizes OF yarns o.
the machines.
Fourth. Textile students are taugh
:. how to make all kinds and grades {
fabrics from the plain print cloth an
sheeting to the fanCiest cotton fat
rics from their own designs and co
orings and produce such fabrics a
stripe and check ginghams, madras
vestings, shirt waistings, white an
cOlored dress goods, table napkins
table cloths, etc.
Fifth. A careful training is ais
given in bleaching and dyeing yarn
and fabrics. The Textile Depar'
ment has a well-equipped laborator
and practical dye-house for both e.
perimental and practical dyeins
Each student keeps a record in h
:. pattern book of all the work dom
and this makes a reference book
- useful and reliable information, e
d pecially as the methods of bleachin
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