The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING.
Success or the Institutions In which neu Are
Trained Tor ut.

succeo1 or the Institutions In which moo Are
Trained fer It.
In the official report Of the Lawrence Scien-
tihc School Of Harvard University, made by
Charles H. Manning, L. B., there is Information
concerning the present condition Of the engi-
neering department Of that institution. 1t 10 ex-
ceedingly encouraging for the department. Bet
ter buildings have been provided for 1t; its
equipment has been greatly improved. and 1t 10
now we'll supplied with tho best modern appa-
ratus. Its body of instructors has been In.
creased to sixteen. and tho students in Its
classes number lac. A course in mechanical
engineering was established four years ago. and
the courses in civil and electrical engineering
were remoielled; and all Of them were arranged
as regular four year courses. Under the head Of
engineering there are forty-four subjects Of
study for the members of the classes. Tho
Rogers building has been fitted up for engineer
Ing experiments and tests Of a general nature.
The lower toor is for machinery. and two floors,
put in for l%ecturing and draughting purposes,
are occupied by advanced students.
The results have been most advantageous.
Inc or hustes Of the engineering department.
OF the duties Of their profession rs those OF any
other institution of tho kind in the United
The report makes reference to the remarkable
increase In the number OF students in the de-
partnient., Until seven years ago the depart
ment was but little more than a name: now II
has large and studious classes, and is an impor.
tant feature Of the Lawrence Scientific s, hool.
1t Is one OF the many evidences Of the widespread
desire that exists among Young men for a thor
oneh training as civ IL and mechanicale engineers.
The PROCESSION is ono Of high Importance to the
interests OF tho country, rnd one that has proved
to be unusually profitable to it's practitioners.
Among other successful institutions in which
engineers are fitted for their profession may no
named the College Of Civil Engineering at Cor.
nell. University. the Sheffield Scientific School
at Yale. the Rensselaer, POLYTECHNIC Institute at
Troy. the Stevens Institute OF Technology at
Hohoken. and the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology at Boston. There nrc also engineer
Ing departments of lesser Importance in some Of
the Western colleges,
When this subject was last spoken OF in THE
sun, letters were received from professors of
civil engineering rrcounting instances OF sue
cess In lite among tho men who had been gradu-
ated from institutions in which they hold
office. or the alumni OF one institution, sac
IN number. 95 per cent. were reported as vol
placed In life, and more than one-half as highly
placed within three or four years after they
had passed through their period of training.
or the alumni OF another similar institution.
1910 In number, the report WAS not less salts
factory. OF the alumni Of nearly all the institu-
tons named above there were reports ncErly as
favorable. In truth, it would seem that there Ia
hardly any, II there is any, branch Of knowledge
that offers better rewards than this one. The
graduate In engineering who Is a serious thinker
and an expert worker may be said to have sue
cess at his command.