The Washington herald., 1914-09-04
ENGINEERING COURSE
GIVEN IN ONE YEAR
Capital Technical Institute Is Cheaper
Than a Corresponding School.
Nearly as Good as a College.
ALL TECHNICAL STUDIES TAUGHT

With the reopening Of classes at the
| Capital Technical Institute there Is re-
| called the wonderful success Of thii
| Young school last year. Organizing late
] last fan. the FIRST classes were not formed
until two months after the usual time
of beginning such work. Despite this
many were quick to grasp the opportuni-
ties offered by this progressive institu-
ton and within a month from the date
Of opening more than twenty-five younE
men and q few young women were en-
rolled.
The Capital Tech. as the institute Is
Familiarity called, nils an especially felt
want in washington's educational
schools. It was founded and organized
with q view OF offering training of q
nature similar to that given by Drexel
Institute Of Philadelphia and like tech
meal SCHOOLS, namely, short, complete,
and thorough courses In civil, electrical
and structural engineering. building and
contracting and all the different draft
ing specialties such as patent, topo-
graphic. architectural, etc. In addition
there are, OF course, classes in all
branches Of mathematics.
When a man takes a university course
in engineering a large percentage OF his
time is concerned with the study Of Ian
guages, economics, history and other gen.
eral and cultural subjects.
The Capital Technical Institute can
offer its engineering courses complete in
one year because these general and not
technical subjects are eliminated. While
q longer three or four-course is naturally
to be preferred, there are hundreds Of
ambitious men. both young and middle
aged. who are unable either financially,
or for other reasons such as inadequacy
Va
who desire a thorough, short course OF
intensive study.
Capital Techs work is both theoretical
and practical, Photographic. charts, in
spection trips, etc, form a prominent
part The classes are all conducted in
the late afternoons and evenings, from
5:I5 o'clock to $50 O'Clock, necessitating
no loss of time from daily occupations
The sta1 Of instructors is a particularly
able group of men. All are men who
have been trained both in the theory and
in the practice OF their subjects. 1t was
stated at the school that more than half
OF the instructors are former university
professors or teachers, and that three
of them have been engaged in consulting
practice.
The institute has recently been placed
in charge Of a new principal, {. X.
Whyte. Mr.. Whyte is an engineering
graduate Of Lehigh University and has
had several years experience in mining
and civil engineering. both in the East
and West. He will conffne his attention al
most exclusively to administrative affairs
and takes charge OF the institute with
many progressive plans in mind for the
increase, if possible, Of thoroughness In
When interviewed the other day Mr..
Whyte stated:
The school has been much needed
here in Washington and, judging from
its success last year, I should say that
its work has been appreciated. My one
aim this year will be to make Capital
Tech the most thorough and needed engi-
neering. contracting and drafting even
Ing school south Of Drexel Institute Of
Drexel, with its rich en-
iowments will be dIfFcuIt to surpass-
"One student Of last year" he contiu-
led. "a man forty years of age. and
Of construction for
arge Boston corporation. has told US
he derived more satisfaction from his
years work with us than from seven /
Years Of correspondence work.
Il want our instructors to emphasize |
his year even more than last their in /
innate relationship with the students. We |
want personal attention for each student. !
or only IN this way does man derive /
he thoroughness and speedy training .
which is our aim. Our classes are pur-
,osely to be kept small, and for that |
eason our enrolment, while not exactly |
limited, will at least not be permitted TO
,xceed the number best adapted for thor |
,Ughness."
When asked what preparation a stu |
lent must possess for entering the tech
meal course Mr.. Whyte replied that not !
wen a complete grammar school educa- !
ion was necessary. He said that mathe-
natical work necessary to a course is re-
Iuired If the student is deficient. and II
necessary the course may require more |
han one year in such case.
Much interest has been expressed by |
ome of the leading business men Of the !
.ity. One contractor and builder Will this
ear suggest that his apprentices take
ome course of study. Requests have
,een received for architectural and patent
craftsmen, and one for a man who had
cmpleted a course in highway engineer
nE for work in the West.
All in all. the slogan Of the Capital
Institute hits the nail on the
ead.
Cheaper than a correspondence school.
~ hattar-paarIy as good as a college, |