The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20
||lEERIne MEETING
[AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
y>1ourth Annual Session VIII
- Held at tho University
OF Virginia.
- 10 RAISE STANDARDS


OsotG8 ma AU1U00.
ks1ottegvtlle, Va, Juno 1.-THE
- Tor the Promotion Of Engineer
MON will hold its twenty-fourth
-! meeting at the University Of
MA juno 1873. This II the flrst
N the history Of the society that
sting has been held south Of the
p and Dixon line, and It u held
This year particularly to get in
with the institutions Of the
q, which hitherto have been very
ely presented at its gatherings.
e society was the outgrowth of
ings of Section d OF tho Worlds
1eering Congress held in Chicago
ID, In connection with the World
mbian Exposition. Professor Ira
ker, OF tho Civil Engineering De-
nent Of the University Of ulinoiss
NE prime mover In the esta blish-
OF the society and has BEEN most
y Ia all it, deliberations through
2 life. The first president Of the
ty was Professor De Volson
!. senior teacher Of engineering
his country. II not In the world.
proceeding officers have been lead
engineering education from the
prominent institutions of the
Try.
- society was the first organiza =
and apparently after more than
~ years the only one, in the world
Ne promotion Of engineering edu-
name Ia self explanatory. 1t
p together men who are interest
engineering education either as
lsrs. practicing engineers. or COL
administrator. 1t has helped to
the standards of engineering
ltion in this country beyond those
any other professions. Included
membership are the leaders in
eering education In this country
many from abroad.
Touch All Phases.
means OF this society. different
- such a. mathematics. physics.
igtry. mechanics. etc, constitut-
"a engineering curriculum can be
dinated and correlated. It's an
meetings are attended by the
aaD1ve teachers and 1t 10 nota BILE
the men who are most prominent
ineertng education are those who
Ind who have been. the most con-
Attendants at the meetings OF
ociety. A recommendation from
pociety is the last word" in en-
ring education. and its papers
Discussions touch on all phases of
education.
, present membership Is over If
hundred. representatives. of over
hundred institutions, Desires ap-
mately one hundred and fifty
being engineers being active
bers. Fifty-five Institutions have
by joined as institutional MEM
the University OF Virginia being
Il the number. and the influence
D society Is being felt more and
each year.
most important part OF the work
= society is done by committees.
study various subjects OF vital
est to engineering education dur
he year and then report their
u with recommendations at the
HI meetings There are twenty
committees at work now. and
ones are appointed as the need
annual meetings are held at a
Of engineering education. upon
tion Of a college or q university.
Invitation from the University OF
MA was accepted this year for
ouble reason of the countrywide
u In the institution itself and
he. opportunity thus. afforded 70
nto closer touch with the engi-
ng teachers Of the South, where
rtant engineering projects are
~ forging to the front Those
y meetings furnish . gathering
Tor teachers Of engineering. and
10 In addition to the technical
lons, social gatherings which
TO promote good fellowship and
u understanding among its mem
Onlcers of Society.
D ofY1csrs OF the society for the
1olB-lS are ~ follows:
ddant-H. 3. Jacoby. Cornell
rAsy, ithaca. N. Y.
e-prosident-o. r. Chatburn.
)rsity Of Nebraska, Lincoln. Eeb.
- Presfdent-F II. Constant.
Aton University. Princeton, N. J.
rstary--Dean r. L. Bishop. Uni
n OF Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
asursr-W. O. Wiley. secretary
Publishing Company. New York,
ancil--Director. J. r. Hayford.
western University: Dean NJ. 8.
kum, University of Colorado:
A. 8. LAngsdorf. Washington
Sesity, st. Louis; r. B. Spalding.
brsity Of Missouri: H. w. Tyler,
Aehusetts Institute Of Technol
p. r. walker. University OF Kan
D. n. woodward. Dayton. Ohio
Ternald. University Of Pennsyl-
Dean A.. H. Fuller. University
vashington: A. NJ. Greene, Jr..
pelsar Polytechnic Institute; e.
Intington, Harvard University; "
betoff. Cornell University; D. c.
Case School of. Applied
ces; President W. II. Riggs,
bon Agricultural College: l. p.
renridge. Yale University: Dean