Summary Mr. John B. Cauthen, executive vice president of Springs Industries was not a Clemson graduate, but serves on an advisory council to the College of Business and Industry. In addition to answering the standard questions, he gives a history of Springs Industry and discusses its growth under Elliot Springs. He also strongly favors Clemson gaining an academic image and shedding its athletic image.He also discusses the economics of the Carribbean basin nations. Mr. Cauthen discusses...

Summary Mr. S. J. Craig, a 1937 Clemson graduate in Textile Chemistry and a retiree of Milliken, answers the standard questions and comments that there is a future for textiles if there is more automation. In his opinion the ultimate goal is to put a bale of cotton in a machine and have it come out as fabric with no one touching it in between.Mr. Craig's interview begins on side 1 and stops after 50 minutes. After a short gap, an ongoing program from IRT in Rochester, New York on armed...

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Dr. Joseph DaSilva earned a graduate degree from the school of textiles at Clemson and was employed by Hoescht. In addition to answering standard questions he expresses the view that the Clemson textiles program needs to broaden its base to accentuate textiles and polymer science. His view is interesting in light of the fact that in 1992 the name was changed to the school of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science.

Interview begins on side 1 and continues on side 2.

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Dr. Michael Drews, Professor of Textile and Polymer Science, came to Clemson as a post doctoral student. In addition to the standard questions he discusses his research concerning flammability.

Drews interview is on side 1.

Melvin Whitley was a graduate student at Clemson in 1985 in Engineering Management. He answers the standard questions and discusses the importance of the Textile Management program.

Whitley interview is on side 2.

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William P. Durst graduated from Clemson in 1928 in Textile Industrial Education. Rather than answering the standard questions, he discusses the starting of Greenwood Mills by his great uncle.

Interview begins on side 1 and continues on side 2.