Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-20
PRACTICAL TALKS
AND SOUND ADVICE
TO YOUNG ENGINEERS
Interesting Banquet by Univer-
sity of Delaware Chapter
Last Night.
DEAN CULLIMORE SPEAKS

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Newark, May 20."Most engineers
are too tcchinnl and are not in close
enough touch with the people and pub
lic mind. They should take an active
part In politics and other public affairs" !"
This advice was given by Allan r.
Cullimorc, formerly Dean of Engineer
ing st the University of Delaware and
now director of large engineering
school at Newark, y. j., in an address
, hsf fore the engineering students of the
university. last night. The occasion was
the SECOND annual banquet OF the Uni
Ncrsity of Delaware Chapter OF the
American Association of Engineers,
and was attended by more than one
hundred student engineers, members of
the faculty and other guests. The ban
uurt was served In old College Hall and
WAS a delightful affair.
Walter Dent Smith OF Wilmington;
recently elected president Of the chapter
for ts2l-t922. was toastmaster. He
made a live presiding officer and kept
plenty OF pep" in the affair. This
enCicty is probably the livliest organ
ifatiun az the university and has con-
siderable influence on student life, as
nearly half Of the student body is en-
Rolled in various engineering courses.
Professor Cullimore. who during his
stay az the university. several years ago,
was one of the most popular members
al thc faculty.. was the principal speak
oD nr. Walter Hullihen, owing to be-
iug detained IN Dover at a meeting. did
uot arrive until late. but he also made
q short speech. Others who talked were
ID w. owen Sypherd. Professor How
ard X. Preston. H. a. PEPPER Of the du
puut Powder CO. and others.
pr Sypherd said he hoped every en-
Eincor would have higher ideal than
mcrcly % do well the engineering work
that he has been trained 20 do. II he
only acComplishes that. said DIR Syp-
herd, he - doing very little.
Professor Preston spoke Of the eth
ios" ~ engineers and said the stu dent
enEineers could help 10 increase the
ethical standard. He also said the stu
dents of the university could find out
and suggest how the engineering
school can be improved.
Director Cullimore was given an ova-
tlon when introduced. He commended
the society for the good work that it is
doing and also took time 10 congrat-
ulatc the university on having secured
Dr Huliihcn as president. "A believe
you have got the man YOU want or the
man YOU ought 90 have" remarked the
speaker referring 20 Dr. Hullihen. He
referred 20 the criticisms of MIR. Edison
and others relative to the college man
and asked what these criticisms mean.
ile said 90 his mind the thing that a
person possesses worth most to his
employer rs dependability. The engin-
ter he said should have a definite re-
qiCpsihihty for the work in hand and
lao way 10 DO thing is to do il and
tnt offer ailbis.
pp what you are expected 70 do at
tAo time ven are expected TO do it."
tht speaker advised. You cannotg have
% much responsibility towards the
WA in hand. The employer thinks
at MOST q the boys coming out from
lcEe have no sense Of these response
.liHs"
iff tnr Cullimore said that what is