The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
THROUGH TRAINING
BIG ADVANTAGE TO
GOOD ROAD WORK

uate course In good roads is now be-
ing given at tho Iowa State College
A special course, under the direction
Of the highway department OF the col
lege OF civil engineering for the edll-
cation of county road officials, Will be
given in February at the state uni
yersity of Kentucky at Lexington. IL
Illustrated lectures on highway con-
struction have been one OF the spe-
clal features of the work at Columbia
University, New York, last month ana
this. A special course in road build
Ing and maintenance has recently
been concluded at the Maryland agrl-
cultural college, and everywhere the
educational forces OF the country are
realizing that no instruction In civil
engineering is complete that does not
cover the vital subject.
The course in highway engineer
Ing provided at the University OF III
nois will give some idea OF the prac-
teal importance Of the work. TWO
weeks were devoted to the subject
under the direction OF the college OF
engineering and these two weeks were
kIed with demonstrations covering
such special topics as surveys, menu
DDS of construction and maintenance
OF earth, gravel, macadam. bituIainous
and concrete roads, surveys ana eco
nomics Of bridge construction and de-
signs. estimates OF cost OF concrete
culyerts, and, indeed, every feature
OF road work. In this course lectures
we're given by experts OF the highest
reputation and practical experience
on such topics as road management
road maintenance, road construction
choice OF type and principles OF de-
sign, highways and waterway machln-
cry for road building, roads and rural
credit. the effects Of good and bad
roads on rural community life, the re-
lation of county superintendent to
township commissioners in road build
Ing and management, the farmers
viewpoint OF road Improvement. the
financing Of road improvements, ana
in this school, as in all the other
schools Of the same sort, the teach
ers and the taught were brought into
the closest touch so that out or the
teaching the whole community would
be instructed in the science OF doing
the thing in which more people are
directly interested than any other
matter engaging the attention OF the
educational world.
The United States Office OF Public
Roads and Rural Engineering has al
ways taken an active part in the good
roads movement; in fact, 1t was the
pioneer in this work as In the demoh-
stration trains Of the railroads in the
South 1t played leading part the
American Highway Association and
other good road organizations have
been doing their part and now thal
the colleges and universities nave
made good roads one Of the Important
courses in their instruction the hope
and expectation is that the enthusiasm
will spread to all men who are inter-
ested in the welfare of the people.
That the subject has attracted the at
tcption of the lawmakers Is evidenced
by the increasing number Of bills Of
fered in Congress at the last session
and at the current session providing
for federal participation in the build
ing of good roads. Many OF these
measures have been impractical; but
out of the abundance Of suggestions
there will be evolved plan that will
assure the construction Of systems of
good roads that will promote the pub
liz welfare,