Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-01-07
PROGRAM FOR COURSE AT WEST
VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
is ANNOUNCED.
INSTRUCTION OPEN TO ALL
Act Requires Attendance Of County
Engineers and School is Conduct
ed Under Joint Supervision Of
Road Bureau and Uni
versity.
CBy Ernest w. Heinz

Bineer, gives the program for the short
course in highway engineering to be
given at the University OF West Vir-
ginia, beginning February 10. In gen
eral scope. the course OF study will
pertain to earth, macadam, brick, CON
crete and other road construction and
maintenance. 1t is announced that
there will be no entrance examination
or fees, and the school is open to all
who desire TO enter. No text books
will be required.
By way Of Introduction, the bulletin
says
The School of Good Roads has been
! organized to meet the demands for in
struction in Highway Engineering and
Road Building and Maintenance, and
to comply with Section H. Chapter Al
of the Acts of the Legislature, 1913,
requiring all county road engineers to
attend the office of the State Road Blu
reau at least ten days and receive in
struction in road building.
The school is under the Joint SUPER
vision of the university and the state
road bureau, and is made the official
school of instruction for county road
officials.
But few engineers, except those
who are in large cities, have had much
experience in paving or handling 9th
er hard surfaced roads-to these men
the school can be of service. A great
many OF the commissioners. supervi-
sors and contractors are in need of an
opportunity such as this affords. and
to meet these demands many practical
tests, illustrations and moving pic
lures will be shown of construction.
maintenance and of road machinery.
Many Can Share Benefits.
ut is not expected to turn out ex
perienced, efficient road engineers in
ten days, but by meeting together
during this period and exchanging
views and experiences, the road Off
Gals and engineers OF the state can
be materially benefited, as well as in
structed in the science of road engi-
neering and the practices of road
building
There will doubtless be two classes
attend this school-those who have
so practical and instructive that those
who have had special training. Nv
bringing these together. il is hoped
that each will be benefited. Much val
liable information will be brought out
on road materials, construction and
maintenance. A general discussion
after each lecture will be had, and the
local conditions in each part of the
state will be carefully considered.
1T is proposed to make the lectures
SO practical and instructive that those
attending will be benefited and equip
ped to forward the movement for bet
ter roads. All men interested in the
good road movement in the state will
find the advice and assistance of those
who have made a special study of road
building advantageous TO them.
Avoiding Mistakes Of Future.
NO man who has house to build
would think Of getting other than
trained carpenter Neither would he
want to place valuable material at the
disposal of one not prepared 10 get the
best results, because it costs more
than time to put unframed men i'm
N-t'r' tn'. ht HlANtt ls true or road
building; it costs money to Grain men.
but 10 costs less to train them col
lectively than separately and mistake
are costly. All make mistakes. but we
need not duplicate them
West Virginia roads present many
problems that call Tor careful atten-
ton and study. To this the university.
with it's laboratory, library. and train.
ed staff OF specialists. offers it's serv-
ices and asks the people of the state
to avail themselves OF the service OF
their institution. It is necessary that
the standard of all courses be main
tanned in comforting degrees. but spe-
cial courses are available at various
times. and the university seeks TO be
OF real service to all the people OF the
state.
Ample Equipment Provided.
Lantern slides, moving pictures.
and actual tests will illustrate many OF
the lectures so as to make them as