Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-28
CORNELL STUDENTS
TO WORK ON SHIPS
Forty Members of Senior En-
gineering Class to Enter
Wilmington Yard
PAID WHILE STUDYING
Practical War Measure May Be
Followed by Other
Colleges
wlIMINGTON. pei. Jan. IS.

WI M lNtiINlN. l'tls Jan. -
Forty students Of Cornell University,
rcrrcscutug the bulk Of the senior class
i'm engineering of the university, will
arrive In this city on February to
continue their final studies and obtain
practical work at their professions at
the Harlan plant of the Bethlehem
Shiphuildlng Corporation.
This war measure. decided upon by
nr. Jacob q. SchurmaIL president uf
Cornell University and the board OF
trustees of the university with the mani
agcmcnt of the Harlan plant i'm this city,
is an innovation and the precedent thus
established. II 1t works out as sue
ccssfully as its movers expect it to. WILL
1t is predicted. he followed by other col
legcs and universities throughout tho
country.
Tho matter has been under adviScmcnt
for several months, but plans were
finally completed this week and minor
details are now being worked out.
ono Of the chief features Of interest
to the students 1T that during their last
few months Of practical study and work
combined at the Harlan plant they viii
he paid for their services.
The decision to permit the students
to come to this city for final training
was not reached by President SChur.
man until after due dclihcratiOn, dur.
ING which he considered tho capabilities
pf the Harlan pl mt and its worlimcn
The seniors will he Uuar,crcd in the
dormtory at Twcuty-nnth and Market
streets that was formerly the Girls In
duStrial Home This has been com.
Dletcly renovated and, to a certain cN-
tent, remodclcd. and, with a skilled chef
and rcfrigcrating plant and large dining
room. shower baths and many other con-
Ncnicnccs. ought to prove very comfort
able quarters for the students.
The students will receive lectures on
two evenings each week. The best mon
in the shipbuildiug business that this
country affords will he brought here for
That purpose by the Harlan management.
lhcS" lectures Will he open TO forcmcn
Of the Harlan plant and other ship
building plants i'm this section.
There will he practical work during
the daytime. the students being under
tile supervision of Professor Matthews.
III charge of hcat-powcr engineering ut
trrncl University. There will he classes
for them between : and 6 o'clock ON ccr-
tam afternoons. these lectures being
SN'H III llt uIdllnS room ol inc plant.
The mon will he divided into two
Classcs-hull construction and engine
construction. They will hc u part uC
the Harlan industrial schools. and while
having Il better technical and Theoretical
idea of what ia to he done. will worl;
alongside Of the green" men who arc
learning riNetng, chipping and caull,ing
and other branches of the business.
They will return TO Ithaca, y. Y.
about June ! for the graduation cNcr-
ciscs aud receive their diplomas, After
that they will he free to go where they
choose to take up their work 1t is
hoped that some Of them will remain
with the shpyards Of this vicinity Hog
Island. Chester. Camden and the Harlan
and Pusey & Jones plants in this city.
Because Of the limited number of
places they can fll, the men will not
dsplace any Of the "old-tiners' now
employed at the shipyards here. The
local shipyards expect when the weather
breaks" to be able to inaugurate added
departments and increase the present
production SO that there will be plenty
of Opportunity for some of the men to
place themselves here.