Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-12-06
CIVIL ENGINEERING.

ing the period at the wrong place It
should read: ''They (the stndents)
designed and constructed a working
model of stamp and concentrating
mill which was exhibited at Boise. 1t
was the only exhibit from the u. Of l.
at the Spokane Industrial Exhibition
this year" 1t is a well known fact
that nearly, if not every department,
had exhibits at Boise.
desire to speak of civil engineering;
its place, usefulness, and its impor-
tance in the u of l.
There is no man more nearly as
ISOLATED with the march of civilization
than the engineer. AS every school
boy knows, it was Washington in this
particular capacity, that revealed the
great Importance of the Ohio valley.
He goes along with the pioneers of
country. He is pioneer in more ways
than one
True advancement and real progress
comes to country with the permanent
improvements which it is the engineers
privilege and buttress to plan and ex-
ecure He aims to get knowledge of
the best methods of utalizing the great
forces and materials of nature for the
comfort and convenience of man. The
preparation is severe but the results
are most desirable.
After young man has good general
knowledge but not before, he must
specialize. The University meets this
demand and in no department more
than in this one. Our geographical
position is such that young men need
scarcely seek employment away from
their mothers door step.
The civil engineering department
gives special advantages in our Univer
sity.
Here ARE some of the lines in which
GUS state wants men trained in this
work:
IRRIGATION
Bear Lake, Fremont, Bingham, Ban
mock, in fact all of southern Idaho de-
mands irrigation. 1t is the only pro-
blem which, if properly solved, means
its unsurpassed prosperity.
This course includes q thorough
course in hydraulics and irrigation
engineering. The department is con-
stantly supplied with the latest de-
velopment in this line and Prof. Frink
has been invited by Prof. Elwood Mead,
the government irrigation expert to
assist IN investigating the subject.
RAILROADS
Are no less important to Idaho which
has scarcely any navigabla rivers. 1t
is q new state and, within the next
few years, will be well equipped with
railroads. This is an interesting and
profitable line of work, and it is given
full and special attention by Prof.
Frink. Last spring and summer this
department could not supply the dem
and for young men. All the students of
railway surveying were able to find
profitab BILE employment.
BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES
In bridge making America stands first.
She successfully completes with other
nations. Every student in this de-
partment is required to do a great
amount of designing. 1t is made very
practical. consistent with the nature of
the work. This department. is fully
alive to the need of this line and to the
demand of the times. Designs are
made according to the best modern
practice. Dams, reservoirs and other
structuers are studied at length.
TESTING MATERIAL
Every man who would do good work
must have good material. For this
reason no good engineer is possible
without exact knowledge of the
material used. To this end the classes
are instructed in making their own in
yestigations. For example, large pieces
of native wood are subjected to test
for crushing, tension and shear, by
means of strong testing machine of
1000 pounds capacity, the result being
recorded for future usefulness. / in
sert here clipping from local paper
The ponderous cotton testing ma
chine of the Civil Engineering is now
installed in the wood shop and may be
seen in operation Tuesday afternoon.
The strength of our native timber is be-
ing determined by experiment, this
information being of great Importance
to engineers and builders in general
The class is now breaking large pieces
of red fir with very satisfactory results. :"
The growing use of hydraulic cement
in the form of concrete structures has
warranted this department in making
standard tests of many different brands
of this article as means of comparison
and training in their use.
CONTRACTING & SPECIFICATION
Engineering juris prudence is sub
ject of vital Importance to which. thor
ough study is given. Besides class