. The uplift [serial] . nd you are the day as it now is—be happy,For the morrow must come, and it will,Giving hope that is new and inspiring,All your dreaming and plans to fulfill. —Edith Ivey Danielson. THE TEXTILE UNIT The textile department is generally regarded as one of the Schoolsmost essential units. It is important because of the practical train-ing provided for the boys and also because of the useful products fur-nished to the School. The facilities and equipment, while not asmodern as they should be, are such as to provide training in all thebasic skills of the textile indu
. The uplift [serial] . nd you are the day as it now is—be happy,For the morrow must come, and it will,Giving hope that is new and inspiring,All your dreaming and plans to fulfill. —Edith Ivey Danielson. THE TEXTILE UNIT The textile department is generally regarded as one of the Schoolsmost essential units. It is important because of the practical train-ing provided for the boys and also because of the useful products fur-nished to the School. The facilities and equipment, while not asmodern as they should be, are such as to provide training in all thebasic skills of the textile industry. The primary function of the training in this department is to en-able the boys of the department to acquire the essential skills ofthis trade. The quantity of goods produced, after all, is only a sec-ondary consideration. However, in recent months we have been fur-nishing both shirting and sheeting to some of the other state insti-tutions as well as for this School, and it seems reasonable to assume THE UPLIFT. Working in the Weave Room that in the future the quantity of production will be regarded as ofeven greater significance. The textile unit is under the supervision of Mr. T. F. Blume, whoby reason of the fact that he has had much practical experience inthis industry, knows the work of the department from the beginningto the end. Mr. Blumes expert knowledge enables him to keep themachinery in excellent condition for continuous operation, and it ishighly profitable to the boys under his supervision. In this department there is a picker room, card room, loom room,stock room, and a furnace room. The two major activities consist ofspinning and weaving. We are not yet equipped to make warps, butwe do spin the yarn for the filling, and do our own weaving. From thepoint where the raw cotton enters the picker room until it comes outas yarn, it goes through eight different processes, as follows: 1. The raw cotton goes through the picker, where it is torn apartand cleaned
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