Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-03
MACR|NS1 and DESIGNER,
THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO BECOME
PROFICIENT IN THOSE LINES,
should Take Great Interest In the
Opportunity Afforded by the Reg
iSterss Free Scholarship in the
Scranton Correspondence Schools.


Opportunity Afforded by the Reg
ixterss Free Scholarship i'm the
Scranton correspondence Schools.
The machinist who depends wholly
ON his own experience, and "rule-of-
thumb methods, is not only debarred
from advancement above the hundreds
of other machinists of equal experience
and ability, but new conditions daily
increase the difficulty of holding his
present position. Thousands of auto
matte men," working with their hands
rather than their neads, are being re-
placed by automatic machinery. Then
there is a growing tendency to place
experts or technically educated mechan-
les in charge of groups of machines
manned by helpers" who perform the
manual labor. Soon there will be but
two classes of workmen: skilled, edu-
Gated mechanics, and low-waged help
ers. Improved machinery, business
competition, and the economizing
methods practiced by great business
organizations, make this condition a
certainty in the near future. The me-
chanic of to-day must decide to-day
whether he will fill a position as a
high salaried man in charge of helpers,
or be a helper himself.
Employers are searching for good
men. The manager of one of the larg-
est machine tool works in the world,
in a letter requesting the Students
Aid Department of the Scranton cor
respondence Schools to help him secure
the services of some experienced stu
dents, said in part: There is not much
difficulty in obtaining average talent
but we must have men Of superior
ability. We find that the time to get
D good man is when he presents him
self, because when you really want him
1t is very difficult to find him"
The very fact that comparatively
few mechanics possess such a valuable
education in mathematics drawing, ap-
piled mechanics, and machine design
rs may be obtained in the complete
mechanical course, places its possessor
among the limited class that employ
brs are glad to engage in dull times or
good; that make thrice as much with
their brains as with their hands; that
are seldom out of work, and always re-
ceive the highest wages.
Before the Scranton schools made it
possible for ambitious men to qualify
as craftsmen, during spare hours and
enter the drafting room with a good
salary at the start, vacancies were US
ual1y filed by promoting "tracers" that
had picked UP a fair knowledge of
drawing in their work. Here their lack
of technical education not only pre-
cluded the idea of further advancement,
but made it difficult for them to hold
their positions. Hundreds of drafts
men have been struggling along for
years, drawing the same salary, simply
because they have not as yet grasped
the opportunity offered them by the
schools
Any craftsman, by studying the COM
plete mechanical course, will, first of
all, make his present position secure.
Then the instruction in mathematics,
theoretical and applied mechanics,
strength of materials, and machine de-
sign, with his experience, will soon
qualify him as a machine designer.
Machine design cannot be conducted
on guesswork principles. An error on
the drawing of a sixteenth of an inch
may cause the loss of hundreds of
dollars worth of labor and material be-
fore it is detected. To insure accuracy,
the designer must have a clear idea
of the work to be done by proposed
machine, the difficulties to be overcome
in doing that work, and the general
plan of construction most likely to Sc
cure maximum efficiency under given
limitations as to cost, size, weight, and
speed.
Through the complete mechanical
course ne can acquire the knowledge
Of mathematics used in all advanced
work. The instruction in theoretical
and applied mechanics will enable him
to clearly understand the principles in
volved in machine design and the prac-
tical construction Of mechanisms. And
the papers on strength OF materials,
steam engines, steam boilers, dynamos
and motors, and machine design will
enable him to successfully undertake
difficult work, or fill responsible po-
sition as mechanical engineer.
The Register will supply all requisites
to the successful competitors in our
coupon contest absolutely free of cost.
We publish coupon every day, and
three on Sunday. The contest closes
at midnight February 10th, 1901. Send
in your votes.
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BENW00D.