ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə tˈiːtʃɚ ɹᵻkwˈɛsts fɚɹən ˈiːziɚɾəjˈuːz, nˈoʊmˈɛs bˈɑːndɪŋ mˈɛθəd, ˈɛlmɚz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪts lˈaɪn ʌv ɡlˈuː stˈɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ˈiːzɪŋ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ mˈɛs.
In response to teacher requests for an easier-to-use, no-mess bonding method, Elmer's introduced its line of glue sticks in 1983, easing application and reducing mess.