Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-04
APPLICATION OF BABcoCk TEST
AMONG INSTRUCTIONS.
FROM FEBRUARY 5 TO IS
Equipment and Resources OF Dairy
School at Disposal of Those At
tending College of Engineering
Announces % New Courses m
Mechanical Engineering.
Madison, Feb. 1.

| The dairy school of the university
has announced a new short course
of instruction for Swiss cheese MAX
ers to be given February 20 10.
This new course comes at the same
time as the session of the annual
farmers course at the agricultural
college. instruction is to be given
in the application of the Babcock test
Tor milk in the detection of skim
ming or watering of milk by means
of the lactometer and the BabcocK
test: in the use of the curd test Tor
the location of tainted milk; and IN
the making of starters, with special
reference to their use in the manu-
facture of Swiss cheese. NO fees are
to be charged this year for this ten
days course AS the cheese making
industry is increasing rapidly in varl-
Gus portions of the state, II is en-
pected that this new course Will Do
largely attended.
The purpose of the ten days course
in dairying is to give the busy
cheese makers who can not take the
time for the regular winter course in
Swiss cheese making, an opportunity
to familiarize themselves with the
latest and best methods ana appar
atus for their work. All of the
equipment and resources of the dairy
school will be at the disposal OF
those attending.
New Mail Courses for Engineers.
The college of engineering of the
university has just announced one of
| the most important developments of
the university correspondence work.
the arrangement of % new courses
in mechanical engineering to be
given by mail. The new work be-
gins next semester, which opens Feb
ruary Is. tits desired primarily for
artisans and others engaged in me-
chanical occupations who are ambi-
| tious to prepare themselves more
| fully for their work The instruc-
! ton will be of a high grade. and
will be given by the members of the
| faculty of the college Of engineering.
! The work will be sufficiently simple
SO that those who have had but few
educational advantages can pursue it
readily. The only prerequisites will
| be the ability to read and write Eng
llsh and to use figures; all other in
Structlon necessary for work in me-
chanical engineering may be OBJ
tanned through complete, thorough
and effective correspondence courses.
The work offered is divided into
several groups of courses in mecnan-
1cal engineering comprising d study
OF machine design, stationary ens1n
eering, locomotive engineering, and
groups including combinations or
courses adapted to the spec1a1 re-
qulrements of individuals Some OF
the specific subjects in which instruc-
tlOn will be given are mathematics.
mechanical drawing, a study of the
elements of mechanics, the strength
OF materials, mechanism, machine
elements, advanced design, the theory
OF heat, boilers, steam engines. yaIve
gears, gas engines and gas produc-
ers, test methods, fuels and lubri-
cants refrigeration, eating and vent
llatlon, power plant economics, COM
pressed air, the maintenance of loco
motives, the economics of train oper-
alton, air brakes, electrical machin-
cry and engine running.
The students of the correspondence
courses may secure laboratory prac-
tee In the summer school for arts
1; ans. which has been conducted sue.
cessfully at the college of engineer
ing for six years. There The students
VIII be under the immediate personal
supervision of the members OF me
FACULTY many OF whom have had
some years of experience in large
industrial establishments before com
ing to the university.
These are the first of the core
spondence courses in engineering.
Plans are rapidly being perfected for
work in civil, electrical, and other
branches of engineering work.