Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-18
DIRECTORS Of HUMAN ENERGY
Engineers So Defined at Meeting
of Vermont Society.
Lartxe Proportion OF the 1902 Members
OF the Organization in Attendance
~ Annual Sesaion Thursday
In This City.
The Vermont Society Of Engineers held

The Vermont Society Of Engineers held
their third annual meeting at the Hotel
Vermont Thursday and from the stand
points Of both attendance md the
| amount OF benefit derived the meeting
proved to be the most successful in the
societys history. The morning and
afternoon sessions we're given over to
business and the discussion OF various
phases Of questions which trouble the
engineers of Vermont, and the exchange
Of ideas could not but be most profitable.
A. G. Grover Of Rutland vas elected to
head the society for the coming year,
and while the matter Of selecting the
next meeting place is len TO the govern
| ing board, Mr.. Hartness gave such
cordial welcome on behalf OF Springfield
| that there Is little doubt that the
ciety will gather there. Tn day closed
| with addresses by MeSsrs HARNESS of
Springfield and Williams Of st Johns
| bury AZ a public meeting IN the roof
garden.
| The morning session convened at 1920
o'clock and there were about u engineers
in attendance The officers elected, in
addition TO Mr.. Grover. were: w II.
Voce OF st. Adams. vice-president; G.
"a. Resd e BsiTe. secretary; A. L.
Winslow Of Mortified. treasurer. and
j. W Notey OF burlington. director for
three wears. The reports Of the COM
| mittees showed that the membership had
, increased "a during the past year. MAX
] ing a total Of ZOE now enrolled The
report Of the treasurer was equally
gratifying. and disclosed a balance OF
about $500 in cash on hand
| At the afternoon session the different
reports of committees were made TIL.
committees were those on public policy.
roads and pavements, power development
and electrical and mechanical science
railroads, and sanitation and public
health. The reports all took up live aues-
| tons of the day and discussions Of an
| extensive nature followed Those present
manifested 4 deep interest in the deep
waterway and were unanimously en-
thusastc in support OF the project
Dinner was taken by the engineers to-
gether in TIE hotel dining room and fol.
lowing that the public meeting was held
| IN the roof garden. The addresses OF
both James Iiartness. past president OF
the American Society OF Mechanical En-
gineera, who spoke on Vermont and the
Engineer" and David Williams Of St
Johnsbury. who gave the presidents adj
uiesS on ne influence or the Engineer
| in the Development Of the Country
Through Railroad Construction and Oper-
lation." were free from technicalities and
were OF interest 10 the lavmen who at
tended.
| Mr.. IIartness dealt with Vermont not
as devoid Of people in the strictly ma
terial senee but more with the spirit Of
| the people. He said that an engineer
was not fully fedged in any department
until he had become human engineer.
He must appreciate the spirit and person
atty of his fellows and although ne
deals with material things to a large en-
| tent. more than IN almost any other
profession. he will not be successful un-
less he devptes a largo percentage of his
time and energy to tho study OF the
human element. An engineer must not
nece ssarlv be a walking encyclopedias full
OF technical knowledge. The best en- ginsers
he knew were non that Kind They we're
more than that. rhs~ were dircctorr OF
human energy. for IN engineer must de-
pend in q large meAsure on the energy
Of others In making an achievement.
Mr.. Will'ans address vas edua,ly In
terestine and ne handled his subject in
a manner which did not weary the unni-
tiated with technicalities. Some OF the en-
gneers left last night but most of them
will spend a part of the day in the city.
the dam at Essex will inspect that