Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
IOWA ENGINEERING SOCIETY
TIoNs AT AMEs MEETING.
ENGINEERS READY
70 DEFEND COUNTRY
Would Form Potential Force For e.
feotivsness In Case Of War-Would
Boar Heaviest Responsibility IL
America Faced Invasion - Endorse
Defining and Regulating Bill.

special 10 IlmeS-1tpupiiCaH.
Ames, Feb. Reimbursement by the
Iowa Engineering Society which is
meeting in it's twenty-ninth annual
session at Iowa State College this
week, of the bill to define and regulate
the practice OF civil engineering and
surveying in Iowa, to ciedte board
Of three examiners in civil engineering
and surveying, and to fix penalties for
violation of the regulations, was one
Of the main items of business. 1t was
recommended that the bill be intro
duced as soon as action has been
taken Oh tn mooted highway law. The
m.eung bel..g neld at Iowa State COL
iege is the largest meeting of the So
Getty ever heiu, more than 100 mem.
bers being in attendance. Thir,y-fvur
Applications for membership We're re-
Celved Friday morning. boosting the
membership Of The society to POP.
K c. Gaynor, of Sioux City, was
elected p.esiuent for the coming year
at tue annual election of officers; C..
D. Wilson, Waterloo, vice p. esident;
j. H. Dunlap, Webster City, secretary
City, and FL. H. Dean, Glenwood, di-
rectors. f-.
The engineers Of Iowa have done
millions of doliais w.rth of work for
the state in the past year." stated G..
p Chase, Ciln.on. Yes, and If You
had used little publicity and got
these facts before the public for the
past two Yeas you wouldn't have tn
fight on your hands that you have
now" declared the editor of Engineer
ing Record.
Engineers Pledge Services.
Two Duining topics on the mind Of
every lowan, war possibilities and
good roads. formed the theme for the
addresses of the speakers at the ban
Duct of the Iowa Engineering Society
held in Ames last night.
In case of war, the organization Of
the 100000 or more engineers OF the
country will go long way toward
making up for our present unpre-
paredness," predicted Fl. J. Burt, of
Chicago, president of the Western So
ciety of Engineers and one Of the big
gest engineers of the country, former
ly OF the faculty of Iowa State Col
iege.
THE engineers Of the country form
"a mighty potential force for effective
ness in case Of war. II the country is
invaded the heaviest responsibility will
fall upon them and not one man Of
the 100000 should stand back. They
must become agents OF destruction
then, as well as of constructions" said
Mr.. Burt. \
This society will fulfill our whole
duty if called upon in case of war,
answered c. r. Wilson, of Waterloo.
in introducing the next speaker, Lieut.
W G. Langwlll, Ames, who spoke on
the national engineer reserve and out
lined the possibilities of activity in
case of war.
Good Road Requirements.
This road controversy now up is, IN
my opinion, ,the opening wedge to-
ward better roads for Iowa." declared
John r. Drug, STAFFORD, newly elected
president of the Iowa Drainage Asso :
citation. The engineers of Iowa are
uuuer test, especially the county en-
gineers and their road work. Now
when we get u few roads built in 1owd
and those roads built right, the other
fellow will want them. too. Get the
first roads built. well built and in five
years the majority of men In Iowa will
stand for good roads in the state" he
predicted.
discussing the practical road for
Iowa in an afternoon lecture. II. r
Agg, Iowa State College, stated tina,
it must meet two requirements, first
must have stability, and second. /;
must meet political conditions That is
it must be q type Of road that the
people of Iowa will stand back of anC
boosNfor.
Whatever the highway development
Of the state, it must tend to serve
1owa's greatest industry, farming" he
said
X. C. Gaynor, Sioux City. newly
elected president Of the Iowa Engi.
nering Society, gave short address!
at the close of the banquet which wa
g. true George Washington affair, ev,
cry man present being gayly attired IL
paper cap bearing plume and tho