The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-08
A SUMMER SCHOOL.
Plans Are Being Made
For One at Tech
Institute.
CHANGES IN THE FACULTY.
G. H. White, Professor of
Engineering,
Resigns.
CHANGES IN THE FACULTY.

ldAS LUZ d SQIllIltI SGlIOOl at lAlS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute are
now being considered, and President
Thomas c. Mendenhall states that
probably by next summer opportunities
would be offered for persons wishing
summer instruction in certain kinds of
shopwork. The movement for sum-
mer school is the outcome of the APP
plieations received this year from both
men and women. Many of them are
teachers, who desire to do summer
work in the shops. President Menden-
hall thought that the branches to be
taken up would be wood working and
foundry, forge and machine work.
The institute itself has never given
any summer instruction. Ten or twelve
years ago, however instruction in car
pentry was given at the institute under
the auspices of the Worcester County
Mechanics association. For good
many years there was no demand for
summer instruction, but this year there
were SO many applicants as to give
rise to the plan of holding summer
school.
1t is rather curious fact that a num-
Der of the applicants were women, as
1t is odd to think Of a woman's wishing
to do foundry and forge work, for ex-
ample. That they do wish it, and, in
fact, that there is any demand at all
for a summer school is due, Mr.. Men
denhall thinks, to the growing import
ance attached in the schools to manual
training.
The beginning Of the next year will
md number of changes in the per-
sonnet of the faculty. The most inn
portant Is the retirement of George H.
White, professor Of civil engineering.
Prof. White has been at the institute
for Is years, and has done much to build
up the course in his department. He
handed in his resignation commence
ment day to take effect July /, and his
action is said to have been due to diff
terences which arose in regard to his
work. Dr. Mendenhall. when seen yes
terday morning, refused to discuss the
matter. Il have nothing to say" he
said, other than that several changes
In the faculty will be made during the
summer. Some additions will also be
made apd the faculty next year will be
larger than it was last Who the new
members will be cannot say, as ii has
not yet been decided l do not even
know whether any more courses will be
given next year"
Prof. White, in speaking Of tie res
lgnation, said with much feeling. 81 do
not care to say what the reason is
There are some things which are better
left unsaid, and this is one of them. I
Cannot tell you the reasons or the
incidents which made my resignation
seem advisable"
During the last year of President
MendenhalPs incumbency of his Office.
IT is significant that four instructors
nave resigned, but all refuse to state
what their relations have been with
the president Of the institution who re-
mains behind.
Besides Prof White, two other in
structors have left the institute. They
are c. e. Coolidge and w. Allen Syl-
vester, instructors in the machine
shop Mr.. Sylvesters service expired
July l, when the year for which he
was engaged was up. and Mr.. Coolidge
gets through Aug. l. Arthur Gus man.
also in the Washburn shops, left the
institute last April, and his place has
been filled by Carl Forsman. The other
two vacancies will be filled by the SUI
perinterdent of the shops, Clarence A.
Chandler. Mr.. Chandler has had many
applications, but has not yet made a
choice
The summer practice, the work re-
quired of the students after the school
closes, is now practically finished.
The Washburn shops are bcirg run
TO the full capacity, this summer, ana
about 30 men are carried on the pay
roll. An unusually large number of or
ders are being received, so many, in
fact, that the shops are way behind
The institute recently equipped Pratt
institute, Brooklyn with lathes, and is
now turning its attention cnit fly 70
twist Grill grinders, which are being
sold as fast as the workmen can turn
them out. Besides the usual work in
tie shops, Prof. Smith, Of the electrical
department, is making extensive i'm
provements in the electrical laboratory
IN salisbury hall During the summer,
several new pieces of apparatus, in
Guiding single phase induction mo-
tor, will be installed and the effective
ness and the scope of work Of the de-
partment will be almost doubled.
DR.. Mendenhall learned recently of
the appointment of Frank E. Craig, '9S,
to a position in Swarthmore college,
Pa. Mr.. Craig was we'll known here,
both among the students and outside
the institute, and for the past year has
been instructor in manual training at
Morganza, Pa. At Swarthmore he VIII
have charge of the wood working de-
partment. DR.. Mendenhall said that he
was continually receiving requests to
furnish graduates of Tech to fill va
cancies in schools and other Nlaces,
and that there were more orders than
he could fill in this respect.