The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
j. III. Greene viii Be Education
al Director.
Will Have Full Charge of r. r..
YIN. C. A. Work.
NEW EQUIPMENT GIVEN
Westinghouse Company May
Donate Some Apparatus.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

j. NJ. Greene, who is chief clerk to. the
fuel contractor for the Santa Fe. has
beer elected educational director of the
R. r. Y. NJ. C. A.. to have full charge
of all educational work done by the
members of the association. He was
formally elected at a meeting OF the ed
ucatlonal committee of the Y NJ c. A.
Tuesday evening. About six weeks ago
the officers elected Chas. Wolf of Min
nesota, as educational director but be-
fore the contract could be signed by
both parties he accepted position in a
northern university. Mr.. Greene will
take the position at once and will COM
mence to lay plans for an unusually
good course this fall.
Mr.. Greene is a native of New York,
having been borne in Oswego county of
that state. He is a graduate from Hills
dale college, Mich, and has been associ-
ated with school work for many years.
He came to Topeka from Enosburg,
of the public schools. altogether he has
been engaged in school work for ten
years. He has been in charge of some
of the educational classes at the Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. for three years and
has been chairman of the educational
committee for two years. In this way
ne is well informed as to the work to
be done at the association this fall.
Mr.. Greene said: I'VE intend to make
a speciality of technical work this year
and will provide equipment according
~. The Westinghouse people are going
to install a new equipment for the DEM
onstration of the principles of their new
est and latest improved air brake This
is a big thing for the 7. NJ c.. A and
will enable us to offer courses of study
| that have never been offered before.
| We haven't as yet received the equip
ment from the Westinghouse company
| but we expect to get it shortly. The
| equipment that has been promised was
brought about through the efforts of
| Vice President Hendricks and Superin-
| tendent Purcell Mr.. Hendricks is inter-
ested in the Y. M. C. A and was in
f1uential in getting us the equipment
Which l suppose will cost in the neigh
| borhood of a thousand dollars
I'VE intend to make speciality of
| the electrical course and will probably
| get some new equipment in that de-
partment. We also intend to pay con-
siderable attention to the work of fire.
firemen and engineers on the system
will have to take an examination and
SO this course viii be appropriately
suited to their needs
I'VE are yearly raising the Standard
of our educational work and in respect
to our standing we rank third among
the associations in the United States.
The only man in the country who re-
celVed diploma Tor locomotive and car
| design work was one of our men, We
| will have fully 300 men in the classes
and the instructors are all technical
men. They are experts in their line and
are taken from the heads of the depart
ments of the shops.
1.-THE tuition for the coming year will
| be from two to five dollars, depending
upon equipment needed. The examina-
ton which we give at the end of the
| course is given under the auspices of
| fine edJJcafiona committee of the In
| ternational Y. NJ. c. A. and the diploma
given is accepted at any school over
| the country. The officials of the rail-
and their interest and that of the men
| indicate that we will have very pros
porous year.