The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
SHlPBlIIL.DIHC IN
COLLEGE COURSES
Many Institutions VIII Include
Naval Architecture in
CurricuIums.
10 Be DEMAND FOR EXPERTS
United States Shipping Board Is En-
couraging and Fostering Plans for
Development of Marine Archi-.
tects and Engineers.

New York.-Schools Of naval archf-
lecture and ship construction may soon
become important branches of educa-
s1onal institutions of the United States
III this nation continues its Roadway in
'maritime strength. Fourteen univer-
'slties and technical colleges have sig
mifled their interest in line of in
Struction that was decadent almost
to the point Of extinction when the
needs Of war presented a demand for
ships that could not be denied, and
some of them have already estab-
elished courses in naval architecture,
marine engineering and ship construc-
ti0n, while others are planning similar
action.
The United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet corporation, which
felt so keenly the lack of technicians
in carrying out its shipbuilding pro-
gram, and had to establish emergency
schools for intensive training is en-
-couraging and fostering plans for the
new schools in all institutions capable
of expanding their fields of learning.
1T is assumed by men in closest
touch with the situation that the need
for marine architects and engineers
will grow as the yards expand and
enter the open field of competition in
construction for home and foreign &C.
count. On this assumption P. ]. Nc
lliffe, manager of the division of ship
construction, recently sent letters to
universities and technical and prepar-
atOry schools which read as follows:
''DOes your curriculum include a
naval architecture course, and If so,.
would you be interested in receiving
copy of the following information per-
tanning to ships aud ship construc-
aiOn?
"1-Technical order Covering
change and alteration for vessels).
2-Proposed Standardization of
rolled steel ships. .es> 7s e"rzg:fs
"3-Trial trip data. s.a--e-
"4-Reference data book of various
steel vessels. -.
structural steel for ships.
"6-Chartss showing total rivets
driven at various shipyards.
Machinery drawingskof govern
ment harbor tug.
'S-Drawings of standard machine
engines. "
"9-Blueprints showing the effici-
ency Of shipyards, based upon their
tonnage deliveries for six months
period.
Unemployment bulletins.
toll fe& 70,
-12-Book of standard designs.
'13-Charts showing the number of
rivets driven and the tonnage of steel
for various designs.
"14-Blueprints showing particulars
of designs of various ships.
"15-Standard form of e. r. G. con-
tract for ship construction.
upon receipt of your request we
will forward you copies as desired by
you"
Many Colleges Respond.
The University of Pennsylvania,
Columbia university, Harvard univer- I
sity, Cornell university, University of
Michigan, Boston Institute of Technol
ogy, Princeton university, Yale univer.l
sity, Drexel institute, Philadelphia
Webb academy, New York city; La
fayette university, Bethlehem, Pa. !;
Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. Y; Le-
high university, Easton, Pa; Stevens
institute, Hoboken, N. j., and the Car
negie Institute of Technology, Pitts
burgh, Pa, sent in requests for the
data.
i Z. a4 >
Herbert L. Seward, assistant pro-
fessor of mechanical engineering at ];
Sheffield Scientific School, Yale uni.
versity, wrote:
II would be very glad indeed to re-
ceiye the Is items you mention. We
are planning and developing courses
in marine engineering and this ma
,terial seems very appropriate