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STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION PROVINCIAL INSTITUTE OF TEXTILES HAMILTON, ONTARlO

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Page '54 TEXTUS Staff, Students' Association Officers ... .. .. ...... .. ..... ...

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Message £rom the Principal

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Message from the President of the Students' Association ........ . .... .10 M essage from the Editor ......... .. ......... ......... ....... ..... .. .............. ..................... 11 Graduates .. ........ ... ...

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Second Year Students

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First Year Students

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The Staff

Message from President of the Alumni ..... ........... ........ .............. .... ... ......... 22 '54-'55 Calendar

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Mill Visits

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'54 Thesis Titles

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The Thesis

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Notebook '53-'54 Socia l Activities

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Sports Activities

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Smokers

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Amendments to the Constitution

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Where a re the Grads?

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1953 -1954 in Pictures

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" Through the L ooking-Glass"

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Society of Dyers a nd Colourists Membership

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President

Fred Moore

Vice-President

Douglas Terrence

Treasurer

Bernard Crook

Secretary

Lindsey Liddle

3 rd Year R epresenta tive ..... .. ... .... .. ............ ............ .. ...... .. .

2nd Year R epresenta tive . . ........ ... .. ...... ... ....... . .

1st Year Representative

W. Roberts P . Landreville P. Grosbein

Editor of Textus ... ... ............ .............. .. .... ............... ......... ......... .... A. F ettes Athletic Chairman .

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Athletic Representatives Social Convenor S taff Advisors

N. Shorey, R. Dods

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... Alastair F ettes

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Sta5{ Roger R a tcliff

Don Wingfield, Norman Shorey, Arthur Buckla nd, J erry Travers, P a ul Grosb ein.

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C. C. ASHCROFT PRINCIPAL

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The editor has told me th at this issue of the TEXTUS takes full c ognizance of the near completion of our eagerly awai ted ?,ddition,. ?ut I cannot refrair: !r_om using some of this .space to reassure you tha t I, too, JOin m the general r eJO!cmg tha t our over -crowded conditions and lack of certain fa cilities are nearly o ver-for a rime. For future expansions that will come in due time the present addi tion has been planned a s a p a rt of the ultimate whole whi ch 01,1r ~?visory Committee ~as em·isioned . F lexibility for ease of ad aption to changmg cond1t10ns h as been a gUJdmg p ri nciple in the planning.

The class of 195+ may b e f eeling ;;lightly envious of the juniors who will enjoy the n ew fa ~:iliti es, but neither you nor they should overlook more important ele~ents in edu ::ation-the a ctivity of the student himself and the p ersonal and professwnal qualifications of the instructor. That certain aspects of your textile education could no t be explored more thoroughly in theory and practice both m ay have b een r estricting, but you have been favoured with thoroughly competent i nstructors who h ::\\·c not spared themselves on your behalf. You should b e r eady for the "finishing ed ucation" in the industry.

Graduation from a school is usually consider ed as a sign of completion, b ut it is more logical to consider it a sig n of fitn ess for a following stage, in your caselea rning on the job. Those r esponsible for our courses see the.m as providing basic tec hnical skills and knowledge and an opportunity for the student to g row, so tha t o n the job h e wi ll require a minimum of repetition of experiences to d evelop into an expert te xtile tcchnologiH. The young g raduates may chafe at " minimum of repetition of experien ces," but experts arc not born experts. They are a produc t of thei r experiences. One has to meet up with t>xper iences often enoug h ' to gain expertness- · · b e it basketba ll or textile technology .

Two years ago I m a de referen ce to certain diffic ulties that we re plaguing our industry. T h ey are still with us and present prospects of their early elimina tion are still obscure. How are these troubles dfecting P.I.T. and the gr a duates? The n: is n o eviden ce of a drop in inte rest or support of the Institute by the industry. Pla cem e nt of our gra dua tes r emains at a high level; at the time of writing a sma ll frac tion only of our student body is not p laced . Casual contacts with form er graduates indica te that their servi ces a re still in dem a nd. Ther e has been some shifting of jobs, but not abnorm a l for even normal times. P ay increases h ave not been universal and som e of the g ra duates arc for the moment uneasy a bout present conditions. The m ost disturbing effect is the drop in n ew enrolm ents during the p ast three years. So concern ed is our industry over this trend th at they ha.ve undertaken this year to m a ke .p ersonal visits to th e secondary schools in a concerted effort to a t tr act more techni ca l h elp to fi ll future n eeds. N ot only tha t, bu t schola rship support h a s been m a inta ined, and in fact sligh tly in creased.

To the gr adua tes of 1954, cong ra tula tions a nd b est wishes. Y o u a r e entering the industry when th e resources of our mills a re b eing severel y ta xed when su ch qua lities as courage, ingenuity, p atien ce ar e in full dem an d, w hen gen'uin e expertn ess in textile technology is a t a premium. You h ave given eviden ce of your f itness f o r p romo tion to the lea rn in g st age in industry, there to b e developed i nto exper ts in your respective fields. W e wish y ou w ell.

And fin all y, to the editor and his staff, congr a tulations. T EXTU S 1954 h as m et the ch a lle nge of earli er edi tion s. M av i t b e a svmbol of the success of th e class of ' 5+. · ·

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SteÂŤtent4' r/44Deiatian Another year a t P .I.T. has com e to a close and with it, gra dua tion time, so to the gra ds of '54, congratula tions a nd best wish es in you r cb..osen fi elds.

As well a s cong ratula tions, I would like to tha n k Mr. A sh croft a nd the S taff for their eve r ready co -opera tion a nd g uidance du ring ou r th ree years a t the school. .

Our cap a ble Edito r a nd Staff d eserve ou r whole-h earted a ppla use for this year's T EXTUS" No need fo r m e to elabor a t e, read this issu e a nd judge fo r yourself.

This pas t year h as been one of the most progressive so fa r ; you r willin gn ess to work together h as resulted in a bett er organized Associa tion. A basketba ll leagu e .has been formed a nd we a lso h ave ou r own basketball uniform s (take note Grad s '.52 a nd '53 ) . Amendments h ave been made to the Constitution which is h op ed w ill elim ina te certain difficu lties which faced th e cou ncil and various organizations in the Association. Socia l activities a r e n ot just wh at we h op ed to have this year, but we did h ave a fall dance and each department h a d its usual smoker. A d ance is p lanned to take p lace after t he gradua ting exercises. Our Associa tion is ra ther sm a li w.hich curta ils m a n y of the activities, bu t it is h op ed as the I nstitute expands, the studen ts will be a ble to carry on still fu r the r th a n wh ere we leave off. P ersona lly, I think they can and will.

Fina lly, on beh a lf of th e gr~d uating class a nd myself, I wish to say good -bye. Not fo r ever, but just ' till we m eet again. See you at g ra duation.

F RED M OORE.

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For five successive years the TEXTUS has brought to you an overall picture of life at P.I.T., a long with technical articles, and of course, some humour. We sincerely hope that this, t,be sixth edition, has succeeded in doing this equally as well.

Again ,as in the past, there are reports from the President of The Students' Association, from the President of the Alumni and from the Principa l. Also p~esent are the now familiar reports on the Smokers, Social and Sports Activities, Mill Visits, the Staff and, last but b y no m eans least, the Students themselves.

There are in t.bs issue those features judged to be the best from previous editions. These are supplemented by n ew articles dealing \¡\iith Amendments to the Constitution, the New Addition, the Graduation Exercises and others. Cartoons have been omitted this year in favour of jokes and a look at the Staff m embers "through the looking -glass."

The graduating class this year is, for the most part, composed of stud ents from the Dyeing and Finishing D ep a rtment. However, the TEXTUS has been balanced to give each d epartment an equal share. It is my belief that this is the fairest method , and I hope that it will be continued in futu re editions.

The preparation of any yearbook involves much work and thought.

This is especially true with regards to the TEXTUS because of the high standards set up and maintained by the previous editors. Therefore, I must express my most sincere thanks to Mr. Ashcroft and the staff, to the secretaries, to the members of the S tudents' Association, and to the members of the TEXTUS staff for their h elp and invaluable advice. I have indeed learned much by being editor.

To the undergraduates go m y best wishes for their success at school and my sincere hope that they will soon join us in the industry. }Cinally, to the graduates, the best of luck wherever you go and m whatever you do.

A. FETTES

It is only fitting that a specia l note of thanks should be forwarded to the secretaries, Miss G. Harvey, Mrs. J. Bramer and Mrs. S. Gordineer, for their greatly appreciated h elp in the TEXTUS b y typing le tters and copy. The appreciation comes not only from the TEXTUS staff but from the whole student body as everyone has been greatly h elped at one time or another by their willing assista nce.

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JOHN CHOWNYK- Bctter known as "Chow" aro und the school was born and educa ted in Preston, Onta rio. John is majoring in D yein g and Chemistry and is being fi;>anced b y a G.eo. Pattinson Co. scholarship. In the sportm g world John's favourites are Hockey and Baseball, and when not playing in the game, h e is officiating i t. J ohn has officia ted in minor hockey for the past two years a nd h as hopes ol becomin<Y a n O.H.A. official refe re e. His hobbies are collecting p~pular and jazz records and "top tuning" the green hornet ( his ' 50 Ford) . Apparently John h as a n interest in th e Bell T elephone Company as he supports it every weekend (almost) in long distance calls to a female sp ecies in Hartford, Conn. John's ambition in the sporting world is to referee the next Olympic hockey game b etween the T extile Terrors and the Moscow Dynamos. Aside from these slanderous attacks, John is very devoted to his work a t P.I.T. a nd will, without a doubt, contin ue his good work when h e ge ts into the industry.

ALASTAIR FETTES- -AI was born in P eterborough where he g rad u a ted from P.C.V.S. H e then won a scholarship from Dominion Woollens a nd Worsteds to fina n ce his ed ucation a t P.I.T. Like most fellows, h e too is fond of sports, his specia lties b eing swimming, waterskiing, Gert, and as well he likes dancing a nd collecting jazz records. Al's ambition is to own a Jagua r XK120. H e must b e working hi ~ way up as he recently purchased a '49 Plymouth. At a n y rate, AI has been successful at P.I.T. with his studies a nd his con genial personality will carry him well in the industry. This year, A I h as h a d the diffic ult task of editing this book, the TEXTUS, an d a great deal of credit a nd. congratula tions go to AI for his successful j ob. Only one who h as been affiliated with this type of work is aware of the problems involved, so congratulations A I, and best wishes upon your graduation.

JOHN GRENIER- "Big John" from the la nd of "Les Habitants" was born and educated in W a terloo, P. Q., and after working for Dominion Textiles in Magog, h e was sent to P .I.T. to complete his ed ucation in D yeing and Chem istry. J ohn is th e big hardy type and is very fond of any water sports and outdoor activities. His main hobby is boat building , but in the p ast few years, h e has devoted some of his time to "souping-up" his "red-hot, four barreled " Austin. J ohn is a fine quie t type and liked by a ll as w ell as being d evoted to his studi es, so ther e is no doub t about his f utur e success.

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HERB HABERMEHL- Born in H esp eler a nd educa ted at P resto n. H erb is specia lizing in D yeing a nd Chemistry a n d in 1st year w on two scholarships valued a t $250. 00 a nd in Yecond year won sch ola r ships valued a t $300.00. This year H ei路b , or be tter known as "Habby ," r eceived his P.A . ( " F a" to a b ab y girl" ). "Ha b" is co -pilo t, back seat driver and h ead snoozer in C h ownyks gr een h ornet. Hab h as a n obsession for sear ching out litre b eakers and his favouritl~ sa,路ing is " Good d ay fo r fa ding." His hobbies a r e music, an d playing the v ibra phone, violin, r a dio a nd pia no. H erb boasts of " being put through by the sweat o f h is " frow " (wife) . H e rb is more devoted to church work a nd f amily life rathe r than athletics, a nd his untiring p ersever an ce in h i work will prove t h a t h e w ill b e a grea t assistan ce fo r any firm .

WM. LANDRY- Bill was born a nd educated a t St. John, 1\. B., and worked for a few years with the D ep a r tm ent o f Transport ser ving a t various locations throughou t Can a d a .

Bill, t ired of isola ted Arctic weather station s, d ecided textiles offered ch ances for a more p ermanen t h ome life for his family. Bill is m a joring in C o tton Spinning a nd cr edits his wife for his successful completio n of the course. He seJTed as Treasurer of th e Students' A ssocia tio n d uring hi; second year. His m a in spo r ts inter es t is swimming, but h e a lso does some skating. His f avourite pastime is sh ooti ng th e starlings in Go r e P ark a nd his m ain ambitio n is to swim H amilton Bay ( when it's dry ) . Nevertheless, Bill h as sh own a great deal of d evotion to his sch ool work and w e a re ce rta in his en ergy ::md effic ien cy will b e well acclaime d by his fut.ure employer s.

FRED MOORE- vVas 路b orn and ed ucated in Hun tingd on, P. Q., w here h e worked in the industry lo n g enough to fin a nce h im for his three years h ere a t P. I.T ., in his sp ecia lizing of Woollen and vVorsted Sp inning . T his ye ar , Fred has h a d the r esponsible position of p resident of the S tuden ts' Association and a g rea t deal of credit goes t o Fred for a job "well done ." Fred's f avourite p a stime h er e a t P .I. T . is sp inning t h e world's fin est worsted yarns a n d ch asin g sh ee p for Mr. Hodgson. Fred is very fon d of h oc key and socia l activ ities, golf a nd tab le tennis. H e is famous for h is " m emorized" sp eeches in th e History of I ndustry class.

E \路ery day a t n oon, Fred can be seen t eari n g u p W entworth St. in pursuit of tha t ever-elusive f ellow, the milkman .

Seriously , Fred is w ell liked a n d diligent in h is work and canno t b e an y th ing but a b enefi t to h is futu re emplo yer.

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BILL ROBERTS-Was born and educa ted in the thrivinf! metropolis of Iroqu ois, Ontario (pop. 500 ) where h e sue: ccssfully el uded the haza rds of the street cars, subways a nd taxis long enough to enable- him to come to H amilton where he w ill, this year, be grad u ating in the field of Weaving and D esigning. Bill is fond of hoc key, baseball, tennis and music and especiall y . motorcycles. Bill's hobby is cartooning and w e feel that Walt .Disney is now in danger of losing his prestige.

Bill' s favou rite pastime is watching "Howdy Doody" on T.V. Bill h as spent much time at his ta ilor's r c:ccn:ly, being fitted wi th th e new '54 styles in diving suits in order tha t h e may visit his home town following its submersion by the St. L awren ce seaway. Actually, Bill is a very fine student a nd fri end. He is very efficient in anything he underta kes and for three consecutive yea rs has been the class representative in the Students' Council.

Bill h as not ye t d ecided on his n ew location, but we a ll feel certain that it wi ll be prosperous for both Bill and for his firm .

TAD SUZUKI- Tad was born in B. C., but moved with his famil y to Hami lton wh ere he gr aduated from Cen tral Collegia te. Tad, who is be tter known as " Suzi," is r eally well liked around the school, possibly because he 1s so " h elpfull" and never becomes an gr y. His hobbies are reading and music, and of course, sports. This year h e was one of the flashi er ball-handlers on the baske tball squad. Tad says,. "I am a confirmed bachelor, gentlemen, and I am, therefore, devoting my life to the successful progress of th e T extile Industry." Seriously though, Tad is a good worker and no matter what his position is upon graduation from P.I.T., h e will be successf ul.

DOUGLAS TE:r...RENCE-Doug was born and educa ted in Cornwall and for th e past few years has been employed

by Canadian Cottons. Here is another la d who is very sports-mind ed.

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is an ardent participant in lacrosse as

a net-minder a nd in basketba ll as one of the major scorers o n the school team. Doug's hobby comes to the surface in baseball season when he enjoys managing a Little L eague Baseball Team. His three years at P.I.T., during which time h e has majored in Dyeing and Chemistry, have been successful a nd when h e returns to work in the converting plant at Cornwall, he will contin u e to work hard and be a great asset to his firm.

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jACK VILLENEUVE-Was born at Valleyfield and ::.t the render years of six months moved to Cornwall where he grew up and graduated from ¡C.C .V.S. and began working in th e Research Department at Courtaulds. J ack is a sponsored .>tude nt from Courtaulds, and upon his successful completion of the Dyeing and Chemistry course he w ill r eturn to Courtaulds at Cornwall. In the sports departm ent, Jack likt>s swimming, hockey and baseball and is very fond of debating, dan ;:ing and popular music. J ack's dream is to own a ranch >tyle hom e on the banks of the St. Lawrence.

His probable destiny will be parachute tester of the hitenacity di v ision at Courtaulds. His favourite pastime at P.I.T. is inventing highly technical and frustrating appara tus for laboratory research. We are all certain that bec:1 use of his efficiency about the school, Jack will do very well a fter his graduation.

DO!'\ WINGFIELD- Don or '¡Wing" as h e is known to his m any fri e nds, was born and educated in Dunnville, Ontario. After g raduation from high school, Don won " sc holarship fmm the Monarc h Knitting Co., which e nabled him to att<:!nd P.I.T. H e will graduate from the Dyeing a nd Finishing course this year. Don specialized in h<:>ld ing importa nt positions in th<" Students' Associa tion, fir,;t il S St>cr eta ry, then a s Athletic Chairman a nd fin a lly as Social C on venor. Being a " Y-g uy," Don loves sports of a ll kinds, especiall y hoc key, football and cars. H e is captain of our basketball team. Dan's chief ambition in life is " to own a hot-rod Ford that will hit 140 in the shade." When question t>d as to his immedi a te pla ns, h e said, " I a m a firm belieYer ir. the old adag e, two h eads are be tter than one, a nd so I am gettin g married in june ." Wherever Don goes in th e industry, hi s wonderful p ersonality a nd willing ness to work will ensure him success.

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ARNOLD BOLLIGER-115 Sterling Avenue South, Kitchen er, Onta rio. Not sponsored.

PAU L BROOK-Norfolk Street South, Simcoe, Ontario. Not sponsored .

BERNARD CROOK- 256 Main Street West, Magog, P .Q .

Sponsored by Dominion T extile Company Limited.

ADOLF EDWARD KASPEREK-44 Rolls Avenue, St. Catha rines, Onta rio. Not sponsored. Awarded: Geigy General Pro ficiency Scholarship, Cana dian Aniline and E xtracts Co. Ltd. Scholar~,hip, C.A.T.C.C. (Ontario section ) Prize.

PIERRE PAUL LANDREVILLE- 146 Victoria Street, Magog, P.Q. Sponsored by Dominion Textile Company Limited.

ROGER RATCLIFF- 24 Runnym ed e Road, Swansea, O ntario. Not sponsored.

GORDON REID- Port Dover, Onta rio. Sponsored by Simcoe Wool Stock Company Limited.

JACQUES SAVOIE- 271 Fourth Avenue, St. Eustach e sur lc lac, P.Q. Sponsored by Montreal Cottons Limited.

NORMAN SHOREY--.533 Gloucester Street, Cornwall, Ontario. Not sponsored . . JOHN TSERGHANOS- 49, V ysantiou Avenue, Nea -Smyrna, Athens, Greece. Not sponsored.

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ARTHUR BUCKLAND -~·dille Roch es, Ontario. Sponsored

by Courta ulds (Canada ) Limited.

ROBERT DODS-30 l\1ill Street, Orangeville, Ontario. Not sponsored.

PAUL GROSBEIN- 158 R egina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

Not sponsored .

RONALD HANSON- 23 Elm Park, Milltown, N.B. Sponsored

by T extile Sales Limited.

LINDSEY LIDDLE-42 Gore Street, P ert,h, Ontario. Sponsored by Code F elt and Knitting Co. Ltd . .JEROME T R AVER S- 131 Charlton Ave. East, H amilton, Ontario. Sponsored by Eaton Knitting Company.

DONALD WALSH- 33 Federal Street, Kirkland Lake, Onta rio. Not sponsored.

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Mr. C . C. Ashcroft-After leaving the C a n a dian A rmy as Field Artillery Lie uten ant, Mr. Ashcroft a t tended the U niversity of Toronto a nd gradua ted wi ~h a B ..\ .Sc. in Civil Engineering, followed b y a B. P a ed. in postgra dua te work. H e 11rst ta ught a t one of the Toronto T echnical School; a nd then becam e the first shop di r ector at Dsha wa T echnical School. Mr. Ashcroft th en took a position on the staff o f the Ontario Trai ning College for T echnical T eachers, where h e later becam e principal. In Sep tember of 1946, Mr. Ashcroft assumed his duties as principa l of the Pro,·incial Institute of T ex tiles.

Mr. \-\1• Hodgson-Mr. Hodgson graduated from Bradford T echnical Co llege in woollen and worsteds. H e acqui red spinn ing a nd weaving experience a t H enry M ason Ltd., Shipley. After service with the R.A .F. in the r ank of F lig ht-Lieutenant, Mr. Hodgson r eturned to M ason 's. Mr. Hodg son is an Associa te of th e T extile I nsti t ute.

Mr. D. Cooper--- A g r a dua te of the U niversity of M anchester, in T extile C h em istry, Mr. Cooper was for som e years on the sta ff of I :C. I. L im ited. H e then becam e a lec turer in D yeing a nd T extile C hemistry at Huddersfield T ech n ical College, leaving that p ost to accep t an a ppointment as ch emist with V a ntona T extiles Li,rnited, Bolton, L an cas hir e.

Mr. S. Mitminger- M r . Mitm inger holds the d egree of B.Sc. (Tech. ) f r om the U ni,·ersity of M a n ch ester which h e attended af ter service with the P olish Arm y a n d Air F orce with the r ank of Lie u ten an t. The College Diploma in Textiles f r om the Bolton Munic ipal T echni ca l College and the City a nd Guilds of L o ndon F ull T ech n ical Certificate in Cotton Spinning a re also held b y Mr. Mitminger. H e did postg r ad ua te research work a t th e Shirley Institute. Before join in g the staff of P.I.T., M r. Mitminger was employed b y Can adian C elan ese Ltd. Mr. Mitminger is an Associa te of the T extile Institute.

M r. E . Greenhalgh-- A g r a dua te of the C ollege of T echnology where h e r ecei,·ed his M .Sc. a nd A .M. C .T., M r. G reenhalgh is a lso a n M .C .I. C ., the co rrespondi ng degree in Can a d a . H e wa s employed b y British D yes, b y I.C.I. m a king d yestuffs and interm edi a tes, a nd by British C elan ese as their dyeh ou se m a nager. Before com ing to P .I.T., he was h ea d of H amilton Cottons' dyeh ouse. Mr. Green h a lgh is a life m ember of th e British Associa tion of C h emists which g ives a degree of M .B.A.C. Mr. N. H . Pomfret- Mr. Pomfret is an Associa te of th e Tex tile Ins titute. H e h olds the Full T echnological C ertificate in Cotton Spinning from the City and G uilds of London Insti tute a nd the Full Cer tificate in Cotton Spinning a nd allied s ub jects of t he L a ncashire a nd Cheshire U nion. H e a ttended Bolton T extile Coflege a n d ser ved an apprenticeship in Spinning with L aburnum Spinning Compa n y i n A the rton, Eng la nd, wher e h e wa s employed for 21 years. H e se rved! with the British Colo ni a l D evelopment in the Bri t ish W est Indies, setting up a n expe rime n tal spin n ing plant. P rior to join in g the sta ff of t he Institute, h e was with T h e Mont rea l Co tto ns Limited, V alle yfield, P .Q. Mr. D. S. Leishman- Mr. L eishman, the most recent additio n to the P.I.T. s ta ff, holds a City a nd Guilds of London C ertificate in Knitting a nd H osier y M anufac ture. P r ior to the w ar, h e w as employed by Innes H enderson and Compa!ly, H a rwic k. H e served with the R .A.F ., a nd after th e wa r joined the lecturing sta ff of th e Ci ty of No t tingh am Education committee to lecture in knitti ng. Mr. L eishma n is an · Associate of the Tex tile Institute.

Mr. W . B. Neeb-F ollowing his g ra dua tion from commer ce a n d finan ce at th e U n i,·ersity of Toronto with the B. C om. degree, Mr. N eeb work ed five years in se, ·eral business com panies. Gradua tion from th e On ta rio College of E d ucation w as followed by se rvice overseas as a Lie uten ant in the R. C .A. When teach in g at C entral Secondar y School, h e obt a ined t he B.Paed. d egr ee with H on ours. M r. N eeb w as ap point ed Commer cial Dir ector o f D elta Secon dary Sch ool in 1952.

Mr. K. J. Cox- M r. C ox earned a B.Sc. a n d a n M .A. a t the U nive rsity o f Boston. Since then, h e a l;;o h a s done post-gr aduate work a t the U nive rsity of T oron to.

M r . Cox is a m em ber of the Ame r ican P sych ologica l Associa tion, th e C a nadia n P sych ological Associa tion, a n d th e Am erican P sych om etric A ssocia tion . A t p r esent h e . ' h as a private practice as consulta nt p sychologist in H amil ton.

M r. F. H. H~l et-:-Mr. H a lle t, on g ra dua ting from Toronto Seconda r y Schools, sen ·ed an a p prent1cesh1p as a toolmaker a n d la ter as a toolroom fore.m an w ith the U nited S ta tes Corpora tion. H e was a m achine tool sa les eng in eer wi th the J ackson M ach ine Tool Co., a n d la ter a ttend ed t he O n t ario Train ing College for T echnical T eache rs wh ere h e r eceived a cer tifi ca te as a V ocation al Specialist T ea ch er of M ach ine Shop Practice. M r. H allet t a ugh t shee t m et a l work and w eldin g a t the W eston Coll egiate a n d Vocationa l School un til moving to Cen tr al Seconda r y School H am ' ilton, as a machin e sh op teach e r . Mr. H a lle t is now shop director .

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7'~te4ide~et t~/ t~e r/tu~~tHt We welcome the 1954 graduates of the Provincial Institute of T extiles into the ranks of the industry. ¡w hether you step into manufacturing or sales, may we suggest two things- be diligent in everything you do, because you are not only ambassadors of P.I.T., but also because the people you will be working with are tried a nd true veterans.

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standing-try at all times to realize things as they really are.

I am grateful to the editors of this edition of the TEXTUS for allowm g m e the space for a few words. Congratulations to you for a very wonderful school yearbook.

Again, grads of '54, welcome, and join the ranks of '50, '5 1, '52 a nd '53.

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This year something new was tried in the way of mill v!Slts. In the w eek after New Year, an extended visit was conducted b y the second and thh¡d year students of the D yeing and Finishing D epartment, accompanied b y Mr. D . Cooper. Some of the students m et here in Hamilton at the home of Al Kasperek and from there proceeded to join the rest of the students at Gornwall and then at Magog.

The night of January 4th, 1954, was sp ent at Mr. J. Bonhomme's residence. On the 5th, the students toured the printing and dyeing works at Dominion T extiles. The students w er e the guests of tb:~ company for lunch. From Magog the students proceed ed to Montreal where the night of the 5th was spent a t the Y.M.C.A. In the morninp; Domil was visited and again the students were the guests of the company for lunch. The head office of Dominion Textiles was visitt>d in the afternoon. That night was free so that the students could enjoy themselves in Montreal. The next step in the visit was conducted in Cornwall where_ the morning of the 7th was u sed to tour Canadian Cottons. Lunch was provided for the students by Courtaulds and the afternoon used to tour their plant. Courtaulds treated the students to dinner and supplied accommodations at the Hotel Cornwallis. From Cornwall the students went to Kingston where they were the guests of C .I.L. for lunch and dinner while the plant was toured.

There is no doubt that much was learned from this tour and we a ll hope that more will be conducted in the future.

In keeping with other years, many of the mills around H¡amilton were visited. These visits are the most valuable contacts (that th.e students have ) w ith industry and so it is with gratitude tha t we offer our most sincere thanks to these many comp a nies.

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SCHOLLER BROS. LTD.

St. Catharines, Ontario

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St. Catharines, Ontario

GUARANTY SILK DYEING & FINISHING CO. LTD.

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Guelph, Ontario

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Guelph, Ontario

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Ajax, Ontario

Hespeler, Ontario Galt, Ontario

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Hamilton, Ontario

EMPIRE WOOL STOCK CO. LTD.

Hamilton, Ontario

RIVERSIDE SILK CO. LTD.

Galt, Ontario

_ EWLANDS & CO. LTD.

Galt, Ontario

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1954 John Chownyk-The effect of the more important shrink-proofing processes on the shade of certain dyes on vVorsted yarn.

Alastair Fettes-The production of fast, solid shades on Wool/Viscose yarn, by the one-bath mct,h od.

John Grenier- The influence of Iron on the textile processing of Cotton.

Herb Habermehl-The Influence on light fastness of vanous substituted groups in the dyestuff molecule.

Wm. Landry-The relationship between twists in single and ply yarns to the strength and elongation of coarse Cotton yarns.

Fred Moore - Inves tigation of the effect of conventional and new short Worsted processing systems on the regularity of coloured blends.

Wm. Roberts- - The relationship between fabric tear strengt,h. and density.

Tad Suzuki- The d egradation of dyed Nylon by light and chemicals.

Doug Terrence--The use of special sizes in the production of warp yarns for denims.

Jack Villeneuve---Investigation into the u se of swelling agents in the dyeing of high tenacity rayon by direct d yes.

Don Wingfield-A comprehensive study of fibre identification.

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The T,h"::sis-the ba ne and the pride of the senior underg ra duate- h ow can TEXTUS d eal a d equ a tely with it? TEXTUS 1953 listed the current titles, TEXTU S 1954 does the sam e. TEXTU S 1953 included a n interim repo rt on one. TEXTUS 1954 thought of reporting the findings of each of the 195 3 investigations; the 1954 jobs a re still in prog ress.

A prelimina ry study of thi s proposal was not encouraging. T o give individual r ep orts even with a minimum of d etails would require more sp ace than is available. T o leave out diagram s, charts a nd sta tistical treat m ents m igh t give the read er a com pletely incorrect impression of the qua lity of the student's vvork. But the thesis is su ch a n im porta nt a nd valu a ble p a rt of the senior student's education, T E X T lJS sh ould not overlook it. It has been d ecided, therefore, to a ttempt a broad su m m ary of the thesis work b y dep artments.

It might be well a t the outset to d escribe the thesis assignment. T ypical of the sp e<:ifications is tha t for the Textile Chemistry a nd D yeing student " exp erimenta l study in the field of dyestuffs a pplication or ch emist ry, pre pat:a tion of tech n ical rep ort including test d a ta ." T ,he student selects a topic, subj ect to approval by the sta ff. In the case of the sponsored studen t, the sp onsor m ay contribute in the cho ice of topic. A substantial p ercentage of the student's p rac tical time in the third year is d evoted to the thesis as signments.

In the cotton spinning d ep artm ent processing V iscose, Aceta t e, Cotton a nd D ynel sep a ra t ely, the students investigated the effects of twist. It was noted tha t the strength, elonga tion and genera l toughness of the yarns was d efinit ely rela ted to the same p roperties of the fib res. The a m ount of twist n ecessary to give the optim um va rn stren gth for each of the fibres m en tioned, was also investigat ed . E leven different blends of acet a t e and viscose yarns were processed and th e effect of v arying the prop ortions no ted .

T he in vestigation in the worsted d epar tmen t could not be carried to completion, bu t some interesting d a ta w as obtained . F u rther investigations have b een carried on this year a nd it is exp ected th at Mr. H o dgson will b e u sing some of the data when h e d elivers a paper a t th e T ex tile Sem inar in Septem b er.

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A compa rison was m a d e of the c.!:.::t racteristics of knitted fabrics comparing man-made fibres with those made of natural fibres . Anothe r in¡ vestigation showed that a ppearance, h a ndle and stability a r e su sceptible to changes in varn twist, but that courses a nd wa les per inch a re only slightly affected. A series of experiments knitting worsted yarns on tricot machinery was ca rried out. It is d oubtful if this procedure will be popular, though it can be done. Two other theses of study

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The weaving students investiga ted various factors entering into the streng th of a fabric. They have reported as follows: 1. When the parameters investigated were t.l:.e number of picks p er

inch and weave, the student found tha t the tensile strength of a .,,.o, ¡en fabric in the warp direction increases to a n optimum with the increase in the picks p e r inch and sharply declines close to the maximum filling cover factor. The curves are more gradual a s the weave becomes looser.

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In another study it was r eported that the maximum number of picks per inch possible did not d ep end upon the fibres used in the expe riment, viz: Dynel, Viscose, Cotton and A cetate providing the counts are the same.

Variations in fabric thickness, however, were observed and the student recommended further studies along similar lines.

In the chemistry and dyeing d epartment the influence of steaming, swelling agents and tannic acid in the application of certain vat dyes t o nylon with respect to the effect on lig;ht fastness was investigated. The observations were genera lly in line with those already r ep orted in the technical literature.

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On this page we will try to include all thDse h appenings around the which are not touched in the regular features of the book.

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In February, Miss G. M. Harvey left P.I.T. To show their sincere appreciation for h e r help and good advice over the years, the Students' As sociation presented her with a p en and pencil set.

For the first time in the history of the school, Christmas cards were obtained. The cards showed the crest and a star design in gold on the front with the verse on the inside being p rinted in blue. Our thanks to J erry Travers for the excellent d esign.

Five special l ectures were held this year by the D yeing and Finishing d epartment. Our thanks to: Mr. J. G. Kern of National Aniline and Chemical Co. for ,his lecture on Chemical Structure and D yeability of the Newer Synthetic Fabrics.

Mr. L. L ewis of British Drug Houses who spoke on the Complexities of Water.

Mr. P . Benn of Ciba Co. Ltd. for his talk on Synthetic R esins.

Mr. Lomas of Canadian Aniline and Extract Co., who lectured on Surface-A ctive Agents.

Mr. K. S. McLeod of M a thieson Chemical Co. for his lecture on New M e thods of Bleaching.

Most of the third year students visited the Ontario R esearc,h Foundation in Toronto this y~ar. The students found this to b e a rich source of Teferences for their thesis subjects.

D . W . -Which is sweeter sir, honey or sugar?

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D. W.- Now I know what to call Liz. It is well known that when people stop learning, they " d ye." This you m ay study at P.I.T. It h as been reported that one of th e students who was hopelessly " dyeing" now has a new "lease" on life.

Who is it that was so enthusiastic on the Quebec trip that he was up shaving at 1.30 in the morning?

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Don Wingfield Social acttvtttes at P .I.T . were again introduced by a week of initiations, durin !_;" whi ch p eriod, the n ew stud ents p erformed the ri tua ls whil e 2nd a n d 3 rd year veterans sat id ly by la ug hing at their a nti cs. The initiations again successfully ser ved the two m a in purposes of (a) humbling the n ew studen ts ( letting th em know who was " boss"), ( b ) introducing them to each oth er in " t im es of strife" and actually showing them the all-round stud en t body as a conge nial g roup.

First, in orde r to distinguish be t:wecn the first year stud ents a nd t he 2nd and 3 rd year studen ts, we h ad m ad e some c ustom f ashioned touques- very effe ctive styling - -to be worn the whol e w~e k at all times. They were, of course, knitted in the school.

Initiations offic iall y got underway M ond:lv af ternoon when the 2nd and 3rd year "Wizards" upheld their honour in easi ly ddeating the 1st year " t urtles." It .is diffic ul t to m e ntio n all the stars :>.nd standouts as th t:r e w ere so many ( a ll from 2n d and 3rd year ) , but we felt tha t we sh ould g ive h on ourable m ention to the unbiased umpires, Mr. L eishman and " M aurice" L anclreville.

(This space is for a m oment's silen ce).

H ::>wever, clue to a predete rmin ed score, we are forced to say that 1st year didn't quite com e up Lo par, of course, they were- "ah"- -Hm-m slightly "h a ncli- ¡ ca pped ?

Tuesday permitted th e n ew stude nts to model the very latest Esquire styles fm¡ the m en of ' 5 3-'54. Two different and outstanding socks, with pant legs rolled up to just below the kneecap. As a passing comm ent, w e mig ht say th a t a ll had livel y legs.

W ednesday was the day for provid ing 2nd a nd 3rd year w ith cigarettes and sh oe shin es on demand. This proved a g reat expense, as most of the 2nd and 3rd year students h a d to buy n ew socks as the new f ellows didn't h ave union cards yet an d w er e doing a ver y careless job.

Thursday wa s a v ery e xciting d ay at school as it w as the big day for stock car r aces, a nd a ll d ay long "drag races" w ere taking p lace up and down th e h a lls. The vehicles, whi ch w ere b eing pulled by strings, va ried in models. Some h ad hot rods, stocks and W alsh , of course, had a dump truck with a low speed r ear end so h e didn' t do too good. In the q ualifying events, Dods was doing 8 2 m.p.h. at the end of a quarter mile with Grosbein and L iddle t ied for th e second fastest at 78 m.p.h. In the final event, D odds w as disqualified when he backed off the starting line and fell clown the west stairs on the second floor. O f course w e didn' t want the fellows to com e in their old clothes, so w e- h ad them wear nice shirts with shoe laces as ties.

Art Buckla nd seem ed to model th e b est taste- ox-blood sh oe lace with an old "T" shirt.

Then, of co urse, came Friday, the clay w hen th e n ew fellows could be liberated from th eir w eek old beards. I n order t ha t it wasn' t too simple, th ey h ad to shave in cold water. Actua lly the fellows were fortunate except "Wire S tubble" Hanson who suffered unbearable agony, and lost the gr eater p art of his epiderm us for the cause.

Onl y one f ellow "ch eated the gallows"- and t his was ] erry Travers wh ose beard came off with the cold water- " L ook fellows , no razor."

Smokers, a gain this year, provided social activity along the lin es of learning, from th e speakers of various fi elds within the industry, w h a t the situation s were in the mills and wha t new techniques or m ethods h ad b een developed. After each smoker there were coffee, cak es and sandwiches on h a nd to terminate th e evening su ccessfully. It a lways seem ed tha t there w as a superfluous amount and the balance of the lunch served an ideal purpose th e following morning . ( I n the 3rd year lab ) .

I think that the highlig h t event of the term, aside from th e lon g a wa ited g raduation, w as a dance h eld during th e: fall term in the "library at th e school. It w as very well attended an d a warm atm ospher e d eveloped b y some very fine decorating on the part of Bob Dodds and other first year stu de nts, put the finish in g tou~h~s on the occasio n, transforming the "old f amiliar book-lined libra r y" to " an exciting, n ew b a llroom. " I t seem ed th a t in one way or another ever yone did something,, no matte r how big or how small it was, to h elp make i t a success, and all th e sm all de tails were effi ciently looked after so that there wer e n o errors to cau se a n y hindran ce an d of cou rse, wi th the n ew addition completed, we are certain th at n ext year will .mark the occasion of a g r eat new number of dances and f estive occasions.

Fina lly, and the grea test of a ll o ur anticipations, is t h e graduation to be h eld t h e la tter p art of M ay in the Royal Conna ug ht. Optimistically p erhaps, w e look forw a rd to our su ccessful completion of the course a nd the h appy gathering at the banque t a nd dance. The gr eatest wish of success goes to a ll of the g r a duating class, a nd, of course, the g raduating class wish good l uc k to a ll th e r emaining studen ts tha t each n ew g radua ting class m ay be la rger, a nd just a s su ccessful.

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ARNOLD BOLLIGER

It h as long been the ambition of the sports minded students of P.I.T. to enter a basketba ll t eam in an organized leagu e. After m a n y unsu ccessful starts, over a period of a lmost three years, this ambition h as fina lly been realized.

TJ~.is past season, P .I.T. entrred th r. newly-formed Metro League of the Hamilton district. The league is comprised of twelve teams such as Hamilton Teachers, Burlington, Grimsby, J e rry's Hamilton Tailors, just to mention a few. ¡

It ta kes a lot of h ard work to make a success of a n ything. T his might well be said ~of those who contributed so much of their time a nd efforts to get the basketball team finally on the road.

The re were many problems to copr with, su ch as uniforms for the team, financing, managing and coach; ng. The uniforms, in part, were made at the school itself. The knitting a nd dyeing dep a rtments were closely linked in this endeavour.

Pierre LandreYille, ably assisted by Roger R a tcliff and J ack Savoie, did a wonderful job in financing a nd managin g the team.

As our funds were limited, we were una ble to acquire an expert basketball coach. However, the combined efforts of graduate Barry Saunders and third year students Doug Terrence and Don Wingfield, soon led to the formation of the team.

Enthusiasm was h igh through out the whole -season and no doubt thi;; helped the team very greatly to gain victory in some of the games as is shown by scores of 36-22 a nd_59-37 in our favour.

Leaving basketball, the other sports interests of the p ast year were in badminton, ping-pong, baseball and cards. G n the ping-pong tournament board names such as Doug T errence, Don vVingfield, Norm Shorey, Herb Habermehl, AI Kasperek, Don Walsh and Bob Dods were some of those which held the " top ring" positions most of the year.

Quite ofte~ in a friendly game of h earts, that now infamous remark would occur-"Who's got the berry?" Many times the instigator of this remark would receive, m u ch to his dismay, a contribution of 13 p oints to his score.

Thus, with the closing of the 53-54 sem ester at P .I.T., we can look back a nd see a major a ddition to the sport s curriculum. We certa inly hope, from this corner, that a ll the work involved in forming an organized basketball team t o represent our school in outside competition w ill be remembered and tha t in the years to come, P.I.T. will prosper in. these extra-curricular activities, no matter how great or small they may be.

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Art Buckland

As in keeping with previous years, the customary five smokers were held in the library of the Provinci a l Institute of T extiles. These smokers, whi o~. are arranged for by the students themselves, serve to a cqu aint them with problems and solutions so often encountered in industry.

Brief discussions a nd questions followed each of the smokers, lasting ¡usually until refreshm ents were served.

Dyers' and Finishers' SmokerThe Dyers' smoker was h eld on October 8th when Mr. E. P . Gudgeon of Canadian Aniline and Extract Co. a ddressed the students on Chemicals used in the T extile Industry.

Mr. Gudgeon used the blackboard to illustrate the build up of various types of detergents, wetting agents, etc. H e traced the ,h istory of these chemicals from soaps up to the more recent agents employing such g roups as diethanolamine.

Many of the products dealt with were familiar to the students and they were therefore greatly interested in the chemical structures.

A number of questions were answered by Mr. Gudgeon following his a ddress.

'Voollen & Worsted Spinners' SmokerIn November the Woollen and Worsted smoker was held. The speaker was Mr. Kimpton of Slingsbv's Ltd. This speech dealt with the M erchandjsing of T extile Products.

Mr. Kimpton remarked that after World War II, almost anything would sell because of the tremendous backlog of orders that could not be filled during the war. However, since that backlog has been filled, the public or consumer now demands quality and style. Mr. Kimpton dealt also with competition from outside Cana da.

The whole adElress was based on the co-operation of the production, technical and sales d ep a rtments in the textile mills.

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Knitters 'SmokerMr. R. Hill was the sp eaker at the Knitt~rs' smoker h eld on January 28th. Mr. Hill delivered a talk on the complete change in outerwear and the retention of underwear styling in the last 50 years. Theoretical rather than practical knowledge was stressed along with co-operation and d ep endency on others. Mr. Hill concluded his address by emphasizin g the n eed for good literature on knitting.

Mr. Hill's talk \vas both interesting and a musing as h e recalled som e of his past exp e riences in the industry.

Cotton Spinners' SmokerT 1h e Cotton Spinners' smoker held in F ebrua ry featured a talk on Time a nd Motion Study, delivered by Mr. Bonar Hodgson. Mr. Hodgson stated that time study was essential in a ny plant tha t wished to successfully comp ete on the textile market . H e remarked on the high overhead costs plus the high cost of labour a nd m a terial. Mr. Hodgson stated that a time study man had to know every d etail p ertaining to the job under surveillance so as to be able to omit extra bending and reaching for tools. Examples were cited to illustrate his point.

Mr. Hodgson maintained that time and motion study m en need only u se common sense in order to maintain friendship wit,h the workers and to execute their duties properly.

Weavers' SmokerMr. Otto 1vfann of Fiberglas, Canada, Ltd., addressed the students at the W eavers' smoker h eld in March. The talk was on the Weaving of Fibreglas. The topic dealt with the b enefits and d etriments of fibreglas. M r.

Mann stressed the extreme n ecessity of care and the u se of p erfect equipm ent during processing.

His associate, Mr. Bert R eynolds, outlined the u ses of fiberglas in the insulation and acoustical fields. His speech emphasized the junction of all vapour seals and the positioning of these seals on the warm side of the product b eing insulated .

Numerous fiberglas products were exhibited to illustrate what could be done with the proper handling and care.

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/lddttto~e &ae'- Z'epa~t.tmen.t On the previous page you see a diagram of our new addition. It is no longer something in the future for a lready the majority of the power looms. have been installed. The new addition is truly a wonderful building and is indeed a credit to a ll those who in any way w ere responsible for its planning and construction.

The power weaving section and th~ d yehouse are the only two rooms. in the building with permanent masonry p a rtitions. All the other rooms are constructed of partitions that can be easily removed and resituated if expansion becomes necessary. The steel used in the construction of the b uilding is heavy enough to support a second storey. There is about 15(} feet of _rrround to the east of the building wh ich can be used for future expansion. The floor, whic.h.. is of heavy industrial mastic tile over concrete slab, is fitted with radiant heating. The machinery will be mounted on vibration pads which are donated b y the Dominion Rubber Co. The d yehouse has floor drains. \Yater, steam and soft water lines have been provided at ceiling h eight with outlets at the proposed machinery locations. T 1\:.e power lines in all d epartments are overhead ducts, thus creating flexibility for the positioning of machinery.

The boiler room is equipped with a small oil burning steam unit to produce processed steam, a water softener and an air compressor. This d e partment will be under the direction of a Stationery Engineer. Ther e is a cen tral air conditioning unit to p rovide controlled humidity and heat to each department.

On the diagram the proposed future corridor is indicated as well as. the connecting corridor in the existing building.

Since the new addition affects the various departments in different ways, we shall look at th ese separately.

Woollen and Worsted Spinning Department As it stands, about one-third of ou r department is taken up with hand looms, a warper a nd pirn winder. The result is a highly congested room of machinery with insufficient room for the addition of more woollen a nd worsted machinery. Although we are well equipped to manufacture yarns on a number of systems, the inclusion of a French comb and a fancy twister would be highly desirable; the former to be used for r e-combing coloured tops and rayon a nd synth etic blends, thus overcoming one of the present difficulties, that of obtaining small weights of combed top of some of the newer synthetics. While the dema nd for fancy y arns is sporadic, it is felt that all spinners, cotton and woollen and worsted, should ,have experience in making them.

Our woollen card is situa ted at present in the same room occupied b y cotton spinning a nd power w eaving m achinery. Since the weaving is now situated in the new addition, a partition will be erected to sepa ra t e the card from the spinning frames. This will enable U S; to set up and control. processing conditions with regard to tempera ture a nd humidity, indep en dent of the cotton spinning section.

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Weaving Department . The new addition provides for us greatly increased room fo r the mac hmery from the old department and room for expansion a nd assembly of those looms which we h a d previouslv been unable to set up and for future additions of new machinery. The close proximity of the pattern weaving a nd power warping, winding and slashing, group s the whole d epartmen t togeth er a nd greatly facilitates instruction a nd practical work. A monorail system aids in the h a ndling of beams and parts, and the warp reachingjn machine reduces th e labour of drawing in warps. Dust proof floorin g, e tc., provide much cleaner working conditions. Atmospheric conditions are now under our complete control. The addition of blackboard s and seats in the weaving laboratories w ill permit t.~.~ h olding of classes wh ere d emons trations can be carried out in conjunction with the lectures.

Knitting Department The installa tion of the power knitting machinery in the n ew addition provid es for us grea t er oppo rtunitv for individua l work a nd increased space for the a ddition of n ew m achinery. Complete control of humidity and t emperature is provided a long with grea ter working space around the m ac hinery. Cleaning and maintena nce of the machinery w ill be more easily carried out as well as actual d emon stra tions during practical work. Greater storage space for yarns, spare p arts a nd accessories is available. The sewing machines, looper a nd other mak e-up equipment will be grouped .

Cotton Spinning Department In our case, we are per.haps one of the least affected d epartments.

However, the absence of the power weaving machinery a nd the erection of a partition will provide us with some benefits.

We h ave room for expansion which is necessary becau se, although w e have many American and Eng lish machines, as yet, a ll the American mac hine makers are not r epresented. It is much quieter now with the removal of t,h e power looms and we h ave independent control over t emperature a nd humidity. There is much more room to work on ou r machines as well as increased storage space.

Dyeing and Finishing Department A t long last. T h e new a ddition m eans tha t for the first time we shall have the opportunity to do semi-scale work under conditions very similar to actual works practice. E xperiments carried out in the la boratories will be proven or otherwise, in practice as well as theory. We sh a ll be a ble to measure the requirements of steam , electricity, water, etc., of the various machines a nd t,hus estimate costs. P ractical instruction on water softening a nd steam production will now be readily availa ble.

With our larger scale machinerv, w e sh all be able to d ye a nd finish the produc ts of the oth er d ep artments. It now will be possible for a ll the courses in the school to be closely linked as a ll the d epartments in a mill are.

The Printing Department as well as the Finishing will be b etter equipped a nd there will be more room to carry out our work.

The removal of dyeing from the labo ra tories on the top floor of the o ld building will aid in the instruction of th e ch emistries by making available more room for n ew a nd existing apparatu s.

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This yeaT, since there ha ve b ee n som e important a m endmen ts to the Constit ution of th e Students' Association :-tffecting the TEXTUS, w e h ave decid ed to r ep o rt on them as to their na ture and the reasons b eh ind the a lter ations.

The most important a m endm ent is naturally th at which d irectly concerns the production of the TEXTUS. In the p ast, the editor has been elected b y the entire stude nt body during the elections h eld in May. This, howeve r, in some cases, r esulted in the election of a student who h a d no working knowledge of th e prep a r a tion of such a book. It a lso was diffic ult for the previous editor to sui tably train som eon e to r eplace him when the ch a n ce exis ted th a t the pe rson might not b e elected as Editor. To combat this, w e h ave am ended the Cons ti tution so tha t th e Assistan t Editor, rather tha.n the Editor, is elected from 2nd year. The studen t elected to thi"> position, therefore, upon reaching his third year takes over as the editor and a n ew assistant is elected. In this w ay the editor can train his successor an d relieve some of the load that the yearbook plaCt"'S on him. This way, ther e always is a train!!d p erson holding the position. If the previous assistant editor is n o t ava ilable to becom e editor, an elec tion is h eld for the position of ed itor .

The other amendment concerns mon ey and is the refore ex t r emel y impor tl>nt also. I t sta tes that all cheques must be signed by the Treasurer a n d either the Editor or Assistant Editor. The Assista nt Editor now is responsible for the fin a n cial r ep ort of the TEXTUS. This am endmen t was introduced to insure continuity in the handling of the TEXTUS f unds.

Concerning drafts, it has b een reliably reported that the Moose-head Brigade can put a pin drafter to shame anytime. ',Yho is the certain stud ent that is famous for- "L et's find an allnight joint?"

In the event that a certain teacher, in his efforts to separate the sheep from the goats, discovers that he is left with a h erd of goats, h e will no doubt take steps to introduce, in place of the shepherd 's check, a new d esign called the "goat h erd er's ch eck."

It seems that ever since a cert ain Tuesday morning lecture, the 3rd year students ,have become obsessed by the word " obsessed ."

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In keeping with bst year's TEXTUS we are again presenting this feat ure. We arc showing the location of the grads for the three previous -years, including any changes in the location of those graduating previous to 1951. We would appreciate it g reatly if the grads would forward to the :school any corrections.

Corrections from 1950 class.

Tom Bolger--Montrose Worsted Mills Inc. , Granby, P. Q. Joe Kemp (Divinski )-Ford of Canada Ltd. , Oakville, Ontario.

1951 Class :Bob Bateman-Atlas Powder Co. Canada Ltd., Brantford, Ontario.

J erry Cardinal-,-Courtaulds (Canada) Ltd., Montreal, P. Q .

Fred Day- Dominion Woollens and Worsteds Ltd. , H espeler, Ontario.

Don Haig-Canadian Cottons Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Phil Konduros-Toronto Carpet Co., Toronto, Ontario.

John Laing-E. C . Ridout Co., H amilton, Ontario.

Bill L eishman- Eaton Knitting Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Ross Nuhn- Willis and Farrish, Listowel, Ontario.

Bill Stevens-Mon arch Knitting Co. Ltd., Dunnville, Ontario.

Kurt Stump-Fabrica de Listones, S.A., T acubaya D.G., M exico.

John W elsh--Downs Coulte r and Co. (Canada ) Ltd., Tren ton, Ontario.

1952 Class Ted Bartlet- Woods Manufacturing Co. Ltd., W eila nd, Ontario.

Tom Brereton-Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Ontario.

Karol Geyer- Eaton Knitting Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Maurice Graham- Dominion Rubber Co. Ltd., Textile Division, Kitchen er, Ontario.

Paul Hughson- Canadian Industries Ltd., Montreal, P. Q. Herb LePofsky-Beaunit Mills Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.

Don Robhns-;-Dorothea Knitting Mills Ltd., Alliston, Ontario.

Casper W'iechorek--Brinton P eterborough Carpet Co. Ltd., P eterborougJ'.., Ontario.

1953 Class Fred Almas, Jr.- Hamilton Credit Bureau, Hamilton, Ontario.

Gerard Comeau- Dominion Textile Co. Ltd., Montmorency F alls, P. Q. Joe Ivanski- Zimmerknit Division of York Knitting Mills Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Eric Laffoley-Artex \1\loollens Ltd. , H esp eler, Ontario.

John Leat--Spinners Ltd. , Huntingdon, P. Q. Brian Marshall- MacFarlane Spinning Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario.

Ray McCabe- Canadian Cottons Ltd. , Cornwall, Ontario.

Walter Muller--Canadian Cottons Ltd. , Hamilton, Onta rio.

Wm. Salton-Guaranty Silk Dyeing and Finishing Co. Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario.

Barry Saunders- Eaton Knitting Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Allan Smith- Canadian Chemical a nd Cellulose Co. Ltd. , Montreal, P. Q. Lennard Snell- W. J. Westaway Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

K ent Suzuki- Zirrunerknit Division of York Knitting Mills Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario.

"Earl Thacker- Eaton Knitting Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Onta tio.

Douglas Wigle- Imperia! Chemical Industries of Canada Ltd., Montreal, P. Q .

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1954 G r a duation-1 953 L eft to rig h t i n the pi cture are: Dr. J. G . Altho use, C h ief Directot¡ of Educatio n fo r the provin ce of Ontario; Mr. H . G. Sm ith, O.B.E. , Gove rno r of the I nstitute a nd P resid en t of M oh aw k M ills L td .; Mr. W .

A . K ennedy, Presiden t of the W. J. West aw ay Co., Mr. N . B. E a ton, C h a irma n of the A dviso ry Commi ttee of th e Institute and Pres ident a nd G en er al M a nager of the E aton Kni tting Co. L td.

D r. Althouse presen ted th e g r aduatin g r i ngs and M r. K ennedy addressed th e g r aduates an d p resented their d iplomas. Mr. E aton w as ch airman of the g r ad uation d inner.

C otton S pinn ing D ep a rtmen t D epicted h ere is a por tion of a Saco-Lowell R i ng C o t ton Spinning The side f r am e of un ique design. shown emplo ys the R o th system of d r af ting w h ile the othe r side is equipped w ith the Shaw System. I t 1s t h er efo re possib le to sp in two differe nt types of y arn a t th e same time by u sing a diffe ren t twist on each sid e o f th e fr am e. The R o th sys tem h ere is shown sp inn ing 100 % dyne! ya rn.

D y eing and Finish in g Dep artmen t F o r the first tim e w e h ave chosen pri nting to r ep resent ou r dep a rtment .

A ll styles of printing which ar e encoun ter ed in commer ce h ave b een applied both bv r oller and screen m et hods. T h e picture illustrates th e p roduction of fast colour prints o n an aceta te / viscose fabric . Cotton, woollen , r ayon and nylon f abrics h ave all been p rin ted by this means during th e year.

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Weaving Department Shown h ere are three h eads of a Saurer 60B narrow fabric loom with a Quill Winder. This is one of the more recent additions to the d epartment and p ermits the w eaving of a varie ty of p a tterns of different construction both quickly and with small waste of material. It a lso enables us to undertake various studies on s trength and other properties of f abrics as well as the weaving of elastics.

\Voollen and Worsted Spinning Department The Whitin Woollen Spinning Frame Model E shown here is spinning a blend of 50 / 50 or! on / wool for both knitting and weaving purposes. The preceding machine in this sys tem of Woollen Spinning is the ¡woollen Card which furnish es ro~ing on Condenser. These can b e seen at the top of the spinning fram e. To date, at the school the finest count spun on this frame is 6.5 run from a blend of rayon and wool.

Knitting Department The Blackburn Interlock machine, the most r ecent addition to the knitting d epartment, was presented to the Institute by George Blackburn & Sons Limited, a subsidiary of the B entley Engineering Co. Ltd., Eng land, through the good offices of the W. J. W estaway Co. Ltd. It knits a n interlock fabric which can be defined as a double rib f abric . The fabric, due to its con struction, has not as much elas ticity as a rib fabri c .

The school basketball j erseys w ere made from fa bri c prod uced on this machine.

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MR. ASHCROFT says- "W ell now wha t does the dictionary say?"

Pastime: Pencil chewing.

Ambition: To supe rvise a big drafting project.

Probable Destiny : P e rma nent fi x ture at P.I.T. Prototyp e: The Colonel.

MR. MITMINGER says-"T .h:H i~ not in my d epartment."

Pastime: Teaching J e rry how to use a slide rule.

Ambition: To be able to drive his car in the winter.

Probable D estin y: P ersuading ~tud e nts to ta ke weaving.

Prototy pe: The absent-minded professor.

MR. HODGSON says-" At any ra te it's as close as " d a mn it" is to swear.m g. " Pastime: Talking about Mary Brown, churning out the goods.

Ambition: Mill manager in New Zeala nd with 17 servants.

Probable D estiny: Goodwill Ambassado r to U.S.A. Prototy pe : The p erfectionist.

MR. POMFRET says- " Tha t reminds m e of the tim e ..

Pastime : Asking Mr. Hanson tricky questions.

Ambition: To h ave a cotton pla¡ntation h e re in Hamilton.

Probable Destiny : To make artists out of cotton spinners.

Prototype : The J ester.

MR. COOPER says-"That's a typica l Canadian a nswer."

Pastime : Providing scissors for the D yeing students.

Ambition: To invent a g reen Naphthol.

P.robable D estiny: Sewing p a tches on his lab coat.

Prototyp e: The English Patriot.

MR. GREENHALGH says-"Um-um, sure-Dr. Whittaker and I , we . .."

Pastime: Describing the utilization of the various processes of Textile Technology.

Ambition: To discover a new d yestuff.

Probable D estiny: E xpounding to our g randsons (a nd his ) the virtues of A cetile C ellulose.

Prototype : The Bermuda Kid. MR. LEISHMAN says- " I think m y ~weate r looked better insid e ou t."

Pastime : K eeping certain students a way from special machines.

Ambition: To play the bagpipes a t his daughter' s wedding.

Proba ble Destiny : Knitting socks for the R ed Cross.

Prototype: One of the boys.

MR. COX says- " All right fellows, you can come in now."

Pastime: Psychoanalysing the instructors at P.I.T. Ambition: To prove statistically tha t a t leas t 50% of married people are m en .

Probable D estiny : Tea-cup read er.

Prototype : F earless Fosdick.

MR. NEE:6 says- "Prices go up a nd p rices go down."

P astime : Trimming his moustache.

Ambition: To own a modest m a nsion with 2,000 race h orses.

Probable Destiny: Test pilot for A. V . Roe Compa n y.

Prototype: E. P. T aylor.

MR. HALLET says- "So I said to m yself, see h ere, H a l---" Pastime : Doing work for P .I.T. Ambition: Ticket tearer a t local Burlesque.

Prob able Destiny : Fireman on Hamilton trolley-buses.

Prototype: T h e Iron Duke.

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This year, a ll of the second and third year D yeing a nd Finishing stud ents joined the Society of D yers a nd Colourists. Those joining were: John Chownyk

Donald ' "' ingfield

Alastair F ettes

AI K asperek

fohn Grenier

i\(orman

H erb H abermehl

Bernard Crook

Tad Suzuki

Pierre LandreYille

Dougl·as Terrence

Arnold Bolliger

S!~t.:>rey

Jack V illenem ·e

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PHOTOGRAPHER Successor to

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With the Compliments of to tl:e

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Graduating Class from

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We're sure that the training you acquired at The Provincial Institute

Congratulations to the

has prepared you well for a promising future in the

Graduating Class

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Good luck to each of you.

DOMINION WOOLLENS AND WORSTEDS, LIMITED Hespeler, Ont., Peterborough, Ont. Manufacturers of: Woollen and Worsted Suitings Ove rcoatings Industrial Fabrics Hand Knitting Yarns Automobile and Domestic Uphols tery Fabrics Woollen and Worste d Ma c hine "Knitting Yarns

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Go Hand ·in Hand!

T h e y result only w h en a ch a llen ge h as b een e n c ountered and ove rcom e . Your c ha lle ng<' is b e fore you no'Vv ..

Y ou h ave prepared lo meet it through your training at T h e Provincia l Institute of T extile s. By continually utilizing your pas l experience, !mowledge a nd ta lents as tool s, y ou vvi I[ prog r ess and achieve su ccess!

L earn this from you r pred ecessors in t he fi eld ....... th e m en and th e compan i es w h o h ave le arned to e ncounter n ew challenges su ccessfu lly b y u s ing the lmowle dge and experien ces th ey h ave gained through the years .

T h e n eed for con sta nt a d vancem en t and improvement of textile prod u cts h a s b een m e t b y such companies as Gei gy, w h ic h h as d~velopecl n ew dyestuffs and te xtile auxiliaries on t he basi s of n early a century of r esearch. P r oduc ts su ch as th e Sol oph en yls , lrga la ns,

Cul~>rop henyls ,

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Pola rs a nd Mitin d u ra ble m o thproofin g h ave been m a d e available to t h e indus try by Geigy ch emis ts and researchers .

Your exper ie n ce in th e field will teach y ou to d ep end on su ch compa nies, whi ch h a ve h e lped to bring progress . . . a n d su ccess t o the entire indust ry !

GEIGY D YESTUFFS Division of Geigy Chemical Cor poration Q ueen Elizabeth W ay at Highway 2 7 • Etobicoke, T oronto

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With the Compliments of .

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Chemical Developments of Canada Limited MONTREAL

TORONTO

Best Wishes to the 1954 Graduating Class

PRODUCTS FOR ALL TEXTILES PROCESSES

Se'er.tUe9 ~ ea~eadia~t 7e:tttte 1~tdet4t'Zfl 4Ueu 1923

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The start of a ny career is a c halle nge.

In industry, on the farm. or. for young ladies p erh a ps, in home .. m a ldng. I h e great Factor is a lways the same-the unlcno,vn .

\ Vh en a youth can go out to m eet tomorrow's problem s armed wit-h a w ealth of techni.c al know-how acquired from others, h e or she is in a Fair way to gaining su ccess . Experien ce is naturally, th e gre:1l t·eache r. But b eing re ady for the exp erien ce itself is an import·ant part of th e battle.

Today Cana da's entire textile industry is facing a ch a llen ge.

M eeting the h eavy weight of excessive foreig n competition is proving a major strain. And in this struggle it will be on the trained p ersonnel, th e prepared technicians, th at much of the success of th e industry d e pends.

DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY LIMITED DRUMMONDVILLE COTTON COMPANY LIMITED THE MONTREAL COTTONS LIMITED

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DOMINION FABRICS LIMITED Manufacturers of

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tfLs l\lc look upon the issue of the Tcxtus )Book as another milestone in the progress of the ~ro\1incial 1nstitutc of 1tcxtilcs, roc arc pleased to extend to the students and asso~ ciatcs our congratulations and best l\li~cs for the future ~tar

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NAMES OF LEATHERS we make clear distinctions!

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Canadian users of dyestuuffs and auxiliary products. Visitors from the textile trade are welcome, and their technical problems are a pleasure. ' Vh atever your re quirements in dyes and auxiliarie,s . . . Ciba will serve you well.

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