Evening journal., 1918-01-26
CORNELL STUDENT
At HARLAN School
Senior Class in Engineering
Will Start Final Studies
Here February a
PRACTICAL WORK
FOR 40 YOUTHS

Forty students OF Cornell University,
representing the bulk OF the senior
class in engineering Of the University.
Will arrive in this city on February q,
to continue their final studies and OBJ
tain practical work at their professions
at the Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem
Shipbuildlng Corporation
This war measure decided upon by
President Jacob @. Schurman, Presl-
dent Of Cornell University and the
Board OF Trustees OF the University,
with the management OF the Harlan
plant in this city, IS an innovation and
the precedent thus established, II 1t
works out as successfully as its movers
expect II to, viii, II Is predicted, be fol-
lowed by other colleges and unlversl-
ties throughout the country.
The matter has been under advise
ment for several months, but plans
were finally completed this week and
minor details are now being worked
out.
One Of the chief features OF interest
TO the students is that during their last
few months Of practical study and
work combined at the Harlan plant,
they will be 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 dellberation, dur
ing which he considered the capablli-
ties OF the Harlan plant and It's work
men.
The seniors will be quartered IN the
4 IrtNh ~
streets, that was formerly the Girls
Industrial Home. This has been com
pletely renovated and to a certain ex-
fent remodelled. and with a skilled chef
and refrigeraiing plant and large dining
room, shower baths and many other
convenences. ought TO prove very COM
Portable quarters for the students.
The students Will receive lectures on
two evenings each week. The best men
In the shipbuilding business that this
country affords will be brought here
for that purpose by the Harlan man
agement. These lectures VIII be open TO
foremen Of the Harlan plant and other
shipbuildlng plants In this section.
There will he practical work during
the daytime, the students being under
the supervision Of Professor Robertson
Matthews, in 'charge OF Heat Power En-
gineering at Cornell University. There
VIII be classes for them between 3 and
6 o'clock on certain afternoons, these
lectures being given in the drafting
room Of the plant.
The men Will be divided into two
/ classes-hun construction and engine
construction. They will be part Of the
Harlan industrial schools, and while
having a better technical and theoret-
ical idea OF what is to be done, will
work alongside OF the green" men who
are learning riveting chipping anC
caulklng and other branches OF th'
business.
They Will return TO Ithaca, New York
about June 4. for the graduation exer
cises and receive their diplomas. After
that they will be free TO go where they
chose TO take up their work. II is hoped
that some OF them viii remain with
the shipyards Of this vicinity, Hos
/ Island. Chester Camden and the Harlan
and Pusey and Jones plants In this
city.
Because OF the limited number OF
places they can MI, the men Will moi
dlsplace any OF the "Old timers" now
employed at the shlpyards here. The
local shipyards expect when the wealth
er breaks" TO be able to inaugurate
added departments and increase the
present production so that there will
be plenty OF opportunity for some Qi
the men to place themselves here.