Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-02
A GRAND OPPORTUNITY
FOR THOSE HAVING AN AMBITION
TO BECOME FOREMEN OR
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
Promotion From the Shop by Reason
of Sheer Experience is Slow Work.
The Scranton correspondence
school Affords a Short Cut-We Of
fer Free Tuition.

Many foremen have been promoted
tended experience in some one line of
work. But while their promotion
brings with it increased salary, it also
entails greater responsibilities. To
succeed, the foreman must have such a
knowledge of the work of every depart
ment in his charge that he can intelli-
gently direct the operations of the men,
and avoid the humiliation of being
obliged to depend on their knowledge,
when his own is deficient If he lacks
an education, questions will some day
arise that he cannot answer, and some
machinist who has acquired technical
education through the Schools will
solve the problems. Business compe-
tition is such that manufacturers can
not afford to employ "has beens." how
ever great their mechanical skill, and
the logical result of such an occurrence
would be removal of the foreman and
the promotion of the educated machin-
list to his position.
Some foremen and superintendents
hesitate to enroll in the Schools, for
fear that by thus admitting their need
of further education they will lose the
respect of their subordinates.- In this
they make a grave mistake. If their
men will nos study, it rests with them
to keep the work of the shop up to the
modern standard. But if their men do
study, they have no recourse; they
must at least keep pace with them.
The fact that large numbers of self
made foremen and mechanical engi-
neers have enrolled in the Schools is
evidence that they appreciate the grave
danger that theatens them, and through
the Schools confidentially conducted
instruction, are fortifying themselves
with the education necessary for a tho
rough understanding of all depart
ments of their business. The Course
freshens their practical knowledge, and
completes their otherwise disconnected
and insufficient education. They must
study, or step down and out.
Hitherto the only openings to the
profession of mechanical engineering
for young men who did not possess the
means to attend college. have been
through the medium of lOW-waged ap-
prenticeships in machine shops or
drafting rooms. But the majority of
young men cannot afford to work two
or three years for nominal wages, in or
der to secure a position that will sup
port them while qualifying for further
advancement. AS a result they have
been obliged to accept positions in
lines of work to which they are poorly
adapted, and in which their chances of
success are consequently small
The Schools 'Change-of- Occupation
Plan" is their opportunity.
In six months spare time study of
the Mechanical Drawing Course. while
moving their present positions, they
can qualify as mechanical craftsmen.
The successful completion of this
Course is guaranteed to all who study
faithfully and follow directions.
Having secured a good position as
craftsman, the student has a fine oppor-
tunity for further advancement. To
Become competent mechanical engi-
neer two qualifications are necessary;
practical experience and technical ed
ucation
Through his daily work he acquires a
practical knowledge of the construction
of machinery; but he cannot design
machinery, equipped only with the
knowledge acquired in the Mechanical
Drawing Course (sold to Mechanical
Drawing students at a special price,.
BY experimenting his drafting room
experience with the spare time study of
mathematics. theoretical and applied
mec sanics. strength of materials. and
machine design, he can soon qualify
for the position of machine designer
The extended experience obtained in
this position, and the knowledge of en-
gines boilers, dynamos, and motors ac-
quired through his studies. will finally
qualify him as a mechanical engineer
The Register coupon contest. now in
progress. and to end at midnight on
February 10th. gives ten people a
chance to secure a free scholarship, tu-
itions, text books and instruments in
the Correspondence School of Scran-
ton, Pa, gecond to none in the world.
Three coupons will be found in this is
sue. and one each week day. Cut them
out. have your friends do the same,
and send them to this Office. where an