New-York tribune., 1890-04-14
COPNELL,S ENGINEERING SCHOOL
THOROUGH WORK AND EVERY APPLIANCE

THOROUGH WORK AND EVERY APPLIANCE
Ithaca " v April L. tSpecal).-Thc College Of
Civil Encinecrug of Cornell University. which has
attained very high reputation for the soundness OF
IFS teaching here and abroad is administered on the
urincrle that the political economic and industrial
conditions OF the United states differ from the social
cconomv Of the old World. II aims to IT its graduates
for thc work of the present day without copying
European methods that arc no; applicable 70 American
conditions Thus the sumptious building in whch the
college is onartered fitted with appliances Of direct
and practical utility for the education Of the American
engineer.
The equipment Of the building costing not less than
s15OOOO is distributed among museums and ten
Laboratories where investigations are made in the
various fields covered by that profession.
The work of the classroom finds enlargement and
direct application in laboratories under the Gdapcc
Of eight engineers who are themselves experts in their
various specialtics.
To these laboratories are sent materials from all
parts of tile country for investigation ana analysis or
testing.
II NAV be well 10 state in this connection that anv
tests Of materials analysis Of waters, or any other
similar work. may he done at these laboratories free Of
expense for professional services OF equipment
If of public interest.
larg. amount Of materials such metals, building
stone ccments and waters, are hand sent from
different and distant parts of the country for biological
Tho supply IN cities. and the metals and stone
from public WORKS.
The extensive museums OF this college c0ptain all
manner of engineering and Astronomical instruments
which are in constant use hy the students. Models
Of all kinds of bridges, among which every important
engineering structure may be foind. thus concentrating
In these spcciaes the engineering experience ard most
advanced ideas with reference T. til- science and arr
of construction.
work mainly directed TO teach the
students what they cannot learn in active practice in
the way OF theory. and though the educational
foundation is broad as the general condition of the
lower schools will permit yet the graduates enabled
the outset to earn their living professionally. being
ir great demand and advancing rapidly in p;o'c .onal
prefrmcnt.
Your correspondent has himself seen at one tine on
the bulletin board Of this college cal.e fof ten 0f IT,
graduates az good salaries, and applicants had yet
been found. which not strange owing the flcr that
the course is 50 rigid and exaoting tha, only the
fttest ere allowed TO graduate. The present
senior class contains only eight Of the sixy-hve men
who originally entered as freshmen four years ago.
while the number Of students who have been enrolled
in this college during thc present year Il AZ
The special library Of this college. coHtlinS nearly
important engineering publca in addition q
the resources OF the general library.
Upon it. walls hang the largest collection oi nJot'
graphs upon engineering works In the course con
straction. These collected by Pr fe,,or lucr''
from Russia 70 Ireland. and from NORWAY to Alel
Also nearly every engraving publ cd IN England.
France. GERMANY and the United states hcaune on
civil engineering subjects are 20 be fouud hanging
there.
Tie cement laboratory, more extensive aul i'm
pOrant than the celebrated at Munich. contains .
large variety Of automatic machines f1r the mlklnr
Of standard tests Thc hydraulic. bridge. mctflr.
mechanical and psychological lahOratores hod
with appliances for classroom Investigation and original
research This last laboratory s gaining IN impo-in'"
rapidly. and in IL made svstcuinic inNc.ea
tiOns upon bacterial LIE under its sanitary aspects.
The class OF thi- year is a remarkably strong one
and with two exceptions they will all b" Pc iri
from useful men. They are Nelson seymour Crouch
Of Erie. Penn; Joseph Ii. Dickinson. Mast. Penn. ,
Franklin N. Dodd, Frauklln y j.; William ia son.
Bowling Green. Ky. Herbert Henry Ianhcrs. Green
Island y. Y. Gustav +. RoeSs. south pil city. Penn.
John +. :. Kinncr. Rochester. y. y: clinton l.
stewart Anchor. III. Bunzo Sugi. Toxic. japan VIII
lam Twining. f. .Nauch CHUNK, Penn. Thomas VI
Elhcny Nickers. Ithaca. Y. y; Joel Edward Wad~
worth, West Winfield, " y. Frederick X. Wing.
Buffalo y. y. Robert B Wilcox Chicago H.. y.
Duckham Trt-hurg y John lIayf lfd. from iiou-e 2.
Point. graduated last year. Before his graduation
he engaged by The superintendent Of the Cot-
survey. and az this time j. In charge Of the computa
ton Of the Tidal Division Of that work and j. ccf ted
member Of The Philosophical society. Prf f-sf'T
Fuertcs. 10 whose ability and zeal The of tn.
college is indebted. feels happy ~ the fact that he s
surrounded by devoted ard able corps Of engineer