New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-09
THE STEVENS INSTIT UTE.
NEW CHAIR OF APPLIED ELECTRICITY-WIIAT
THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO Do.

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THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO Do.
The Stevens School of Mechanical Engineer
ing or Institute Of Technology, of Hoboken has just
begun the first term OF its thirteenth year 1t was
founded and endowed by the late Colonel Edwin A.
Stevens OF Hoboken, who famous the constructor
of the stevens Battery The Institute which was found
ed his death in pursuance OF his WILL largely owes
its present high standing to Professor Norton the pres
dent has been greatly aided by tine trustees the
widow of Colonel Stevens william Shipper, and the
Rev s. b. bod, who have in every instance seconded
his views and placed the most liberal Interpretation
upon doubtful clauses of the WILL TRIBUNE reporter
conversed with Professor william T. Geyer, who occu-
pies the chair of applied electricity an addition to the
faculty which has been made this term The Professor
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have long been connected with the Institute giving
instruction upon electricity in its varied forms OF appl
cation and the Institute elevated my department by
giving rank and recognition We have In the Institute
at present about pupils from all parts or the UnioD
and some Spanish-Americans. We have Invariably at
the beginning every scholastic year number OF fresh
men who dropped or who 20 away. From the first
Professor Morton felt the necessity OF forming such
curriculum would be unsatisfactory to any boy with
out q real bent toward engineering II he has clearly
defined tendency that way the discipline will be nothing
and the n of positive pleasure to him.
But II he the Stevens Institute thinking he
might as we'll 20 there elsewhere, he will be exceed
dislike his studies ana To away. we exact
very much IN mathematics aud our requirements IN hat
particular nigh that II was FOUND advisable 10
create high school, where boy could prepare himself
for Institute thoroughly rs to free himself on en-
tering from the haIassing cailns OF CONDITIONS "A
conditioned boy accepted but he has TO make up MS
deficiency and TO continue his studies IN the Drahch Ill
which Is deficient addition 10 his work OF the regu-
lar hoy wi several conditions has naturally
a hard When "oung feloE enters the Institute,
hls first year is spent Ia devotion to mathematics me-
chanca drawing, physics, bellies lettrc5 ami one IAN
guage. either German French. The literature OF en-
uueeug these two Ian guages ana no man can DC
thoroughly grounded his profession who has not the
farty OF knowing what aud being written In
those languages about IT, Mechanical drawing we make
"A great point OF, because II Is tine written Language OF
engineering. Bellies ettres cannot be omitted IL the
engineer Is to hold his own IN the society 10 Whc
he will be admitted by eminence IN his Profession In
the second year. the pupil has more mathematics more
mechanical drawing physics, more French or Ger
man, bellies lefes ard he IL introduced TO the
study OF chemistry that he may know the nature OF
things In the third year his ma henalical studies
ascend to analytical mechanics and the resistance OF ma
terias; he con inues his mechanical drawing and his
nhyscs begins the study OF engineering IN more
speci sense. lie continues his chemical analys sis, his
one and his bellies letres But by this tlne the
two studies have become source OF pleasure, ana
are no tasks requiring brain toll His fourth and
last year largely devoted to working In the physical
studying caorimetry, applied electricity, accurate
measurements About One-thrd or his time Is left
al Ills disposal but he required 10 make some special
investigation and write u thesis upon 1t.
From the beginning oil the Institutes existence the
students required do Work IN the mechanic shop,
ia addition to Is done during college time there is
preliminary during winch the students have to put
In solid days WORK from a. IN 10 p H. Tor the term
OF one month"