Series 14, No. 3 February, 1911 Bulletin of the ~[') ·. Lowell Textile School Lowell, Massachusetts, U. S. A. ISSUED QUARTERLY ..... ·: ......... .. : : ::.·-::: ..... ::: ·...... .. : : .·. : ... : .. ::.::·.. ···.:·.: ... ....: .. ..... •, ENTERED, AUGUST 26, 1902, AT LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, AS SECOND­ CLASS MATTER, UNDER ACT OF CONGRESS OF JULY 16, 1894 For bulletin and terms, address Charles H. Eames, Principal .. .. .... .. :...... .. ... ... .. ... ...... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... ..... .... ...... ....:• .. .. ··:·:· ·:· ··: ··:: : : : ................ .. •••• :. •••••• :·•• =•. : :·· .. : . :.· •. ...•• • .••.. • .••. .:-._:: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OP THE L OWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL OP LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. FOR l 9 l 0 '. , •_11 ;, . , '., .. , ,,., BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Pos·r OFFICE SQUARE. 19Jl. f Af E. H u t. ·t:s C • .,.-u .:.. .. : : .! : .... .. ...... 4 ••• ..... ... ., .. .. "'• ... ,.,. .. • ' ........... .. • .. t..... .• . .: : : .,. : :: . .. .. t:..... .. ••v• • • • •• """' .,•., " : : ~ _.• • ••• ••• • •" .. •• .. : : • : ••• : • • ,. : .-:·: ... > •"' • .-:·· .• ! : ., . : .... ·• .,• ! . •.... • ,. ••••••• =~·~. i , Jj IYI~ I l-CJI~ $vi.,, I ri 'v\.-0, '2> ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL FOR 1910. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Com­ monwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled. The trustees of the Lowell Textile School of Lowell, Mass., respectfully submit the following report for the calendar year 1910, in compliance with chapter 248, Acts of 1904, which provides:- SECTION 1. The trustees of every textile school receiving finan­ cial aid from the co=onwealth shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January in each year, make to the general court a report con­ taining a concise statement as to the buildings, equipment and re­ sources of the school, the courses and methods of instruction, tlie number of teachers and students, if any, who graduated therefrom. The report shall also contain a statement, verified by the oath of the treasurer of the school, and in such form as the auditor of accounts of the commonwealth shall prescribe, showing separately the amounts received during the previous calendar year from tuition fees, from the commonwealth, from any city or town, and from all other souTces, and also sbowing the expenditures of the school dur­ ing the same period, under the heads of maintenance, construction, and new equipment, and also the financial condition of the school at the close of said year. 4 LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. TRUSTEES OF TIIE LowELL TEXTILE SCI-roOL IN AccouNT WITII A. G. POLLARD, TREASURER. LOWELL, MAss., Dec. 31, 1910. MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. Paid for teachers' salaries, $36,150 74 for administration salaries, 6,054 90 for employees' salaries, 6,642 10 for general expense, 10,132 32 for supplies, . 5,333 87 for power and light, 4,902 70 for special service, . 731 00 for chemistry deposits, 1,183 75 for insurance, 3,567 60 for refund of tuition, 14 65 $74,713 63 Deduct ledger debits as follows: - Cash received from chemistry deposits, $3,073 28 from supplies, books sold, 2,174 63 from special service, . 1,010 65 from stock sold, 351 92 from use of telephone, 7 62 from rebate of insurance, 2,805 59 from students (breaking glass), 5 00 from sale of waste paper, 46 9,429 15 Net cost of maintenance for 1910, $65,284 48 Cash received from Commonwealth of Massach­ usetts, $37,500 00 Cash received from city of Lowell, 8,000 00 from tuitions, 19,206 65 $64,706 65 Deficiency Dec. 31, 1910, 577 83 $65,284 48 Special accounts, the expenditure of which was met from specific appro­ priations: - CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS. Colonial Ai·enue Building. Amount received from Commonwealth of Mas­ sachusetts, $22,000 co Amount expended during 1910, $21,985 41 Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910, 14 59 LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. 5 Boiler House (in Process of Construction). Amount received from Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, $8,000 00 Amount expended during 1910, $8,667 36 Deficiency, 667 36 Falmouth Street Building. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1910, $371 03 Amount expended during 1910, 371 03 Total paid for construction, $31,023 80 NEW EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTS. Machine Shop, Engineering and Mechanism Account. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1910, $85 12 Amount expended during 1910, $85 00 Balance carried to general equipment ac- count, 12 Chemistry and Dyeinq Equipment Account. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1910, $1,486 63 Amount expended during 1910, 362 15 Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910, 1,124 48 General Equipment Account. Amount received from Commonwealth, $4,000 00 Amount received from textile machine equip­ ment account, 11 95 Amount received from machine shop, engineer­ ing and mechanism account,. 12 Amount expended during 1910, 3,288 85 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1911, 723 22 Total paid for equipment, $3,736 00 SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE!l. Received. Paid. Cash on hand Jun. 1, 1910. $1,703 19 Maintenance, 64,706 65 $65,284 48 Colonial Avenue building, 22,000 00 21,985 41 Boiler house (on account), 8,000 00 8,667 36 Falmouth Street building, 371 03 Machine shop equipment, 85 00 Chemistry and dyeing, 362 15 General, 4,000 00 3,288 S5 $100,409 84 $100,044 28 Loans, . 41,500 00 40,000 00 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1910, 1,865 56 $141,909 84 $141,909 84 6 LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. FINANCIAL CONDITION DEC. 31, 1910. Trial Balance Dec. 31, 1910. DR. CR. Lowell Textile School, $586,085 97 Land, $105,639 09 Machinery and equipment, 227,750 94 Supplies, 15,248 41 Notes payable, 50,000 00 Southwick Hall, 142,120 30 Kitson Hall, . 31,390 91 Weave building, 22, 150 07 Boiler house, . 22,873 55 Weave wing extension, 30,061 73 Falmouth Street building, 15,000 00 Colonial Avenue building, 21,985 41 Cash, 1,865 56 $636,085 97 $636,085 97 SPECIAL TRUST FUND ACCOUNT DEC. 31, 1910. Book Prize Fund. Amount contributed by Prof. Louis A. Olney for prizes of books to honor students in chemistry and dyeing: - Balance on hand Jan. l, 1910, $2 53 Cash received, 60 00 Amount paid for prizes awarded June 1910, $49 75 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1911, 12 78 862 53 $62 53 The above special fund in not included in the general account. To the Trusle/3$ of the Lowell T dxtile School. This is to certify that I have examined the books of the treasurer of the Lowell Textile School for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910, and find them to be correctly kept and properly vouched. A. A. LUDWIG , Auditor f01 the Corpora,ion. LOWELL, MASS., Dec. 31, 1910. LOWELL MASS., Jan. 28, 1911. I certify that the foregoing is a correct statement of the receipts and expendi­ tures on account of the Lowell Textile School during the calendar year 1910, and of the financial condition of the corporation at the close of said year. ARTHUR G . POLLARD, Treasurer, Trustees of the Lowell Textile School. LOWELL, MASS. , Jan. 28, 1911. MIDDLESEX, ss. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day. GEORGE R . CHANDLER, Justice of ,he Peac~. Approved as to form. WM, I). I!AWLElY, Deputy Auditor, LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. 7 STATEMENT AS TO BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, RESOURCES, ETC. J;,AND. Land bounded by Standish, Riverside and Moulton streets, and Merrimack River and Colonial Avenue, about 14 acres, $105,()39 09 SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Southwick Hall: 80 by 265 feet; three stories, with two-story wings and finished basement under all; cost, $142,120 30 Kitson Hall: 63 by 184 feet; one story, with basement; cost, 31,390 91 Boiler house: 63 by 68 feet; one story; cost, 14,875 16 Falmouth Street buildings: 80 by 192 feet; three stories, with basement; cost, . 87,211 80 Total cost of buildings, $255,598 17 The floor space is divided between the d,epartments and offices as follows : - Square Feet, Cotton yarns, 12,000 Woolen and worsted yarns, 28,160 Decorative art, 1,446 Textile design, 15,360 Chemistry and dyeing, 28,400 Power weaving, 15,360 Finishing, 5,806 Mechanical and electrical engineering, 15,729 Power plant, 5,000 Administration, 2,930 Assembly and physical culture halls, 10,800 Entrances, corridors, stairways, toilets, store and locker rooms, 14,487 Total floor space in all buildings, 155,478 Cost per square foot of floor space, . $1 78 EQUIPMENT, Cotton yarn department, $33,068 32 Woolen and worsted yarn department, 41,654 42 Design department, 12,152 34 Chemistry and dyeing department, 20,892 05 Power weaving department, 19,429 35 Engineering department, 18,417 47 Physical laboratory and class room, 1,649 41 Finishing department, 13,714 11 Corridors, 227 50 Trustees' room, 881 40 Lecture hall, . 494 36 General office, 658 10 Principal's office, 738 05 Janitor's rooms, 411 78 Lunch room, . 220 96 8 LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. Store room, $198 75 Library, 2,555 68 Locker room, 596 00 Students' room, 174 60 Physical culture apparatus, 505 64 Southwick Hall, heatinl(, sprinkling and electrical system, 11,495 79 Kitson Hall, heating and sprinkling system, 1,326 90 Falmouth Street building, heating and sprinkling system, 4,466 80 Power plaPt, . 25,246 71 Miscellaneous equipment pertaining to all buildings and depart­ ments, 16,574 45 Total, $227,750 94 The increase in value of equipment is: - Purchased, $3,736 00 Contributed or made at the school, 4,934 32 Total, $8,670 32 CouRsEs OF INSTRUCTION. CLASSIFICATION OF DAY STUDENTS BY COURSES. First Second Third Post Year. Grad- I Year. Year. I uate. Cotton manufacturing, 17 8 1 - Wool manufacturing, 14 14 9 - Textile desip;ning, 12 4 3 - Chemistry and dyeing, 20 21 24 - Textile engineering, 16 10 2 - Course not chosen, 3 - - 49 ------- --- -- 82 57 39 40 Total, . ·I 227 LOWELL TEXTILE SCHOOL. 9 CLASSIFICATION OF EVENING STUDENTS BY COURSES. Post First I Second Third Fourth I Fifth Grad- I Year. Year. Year. Year. Year. uate. Cotton spinning, 41 9 ---- Woolen and worsted spinnmg, 43 12 6 - - - Textile designing, 47 14 3 - - 1 Chemistry and dyeing, .