The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
SWIFT PROGRESS
MADE In SCIENCE,
ENGINEER SHOWS
Report Tells of Advances
By American ExRerts
In Research.

.. Spurred by the lessons of the war,
america has made swift progress
IN research designed to aid the ma
uon In maintaining its Industrial
supremacy. according to Charles r.
Ano. chairman of Engineering
Eoundation. whose annual report
was made public yesterday by the
United Engineering Society. Great
in1ustrtal establishments, universi-
ties. engineering organizations and
Eovernmsnt bureaus are being
] nnked with the National Research
Souncn and other agencies in lay
ing the groundwork Of a vast plan
10 promote science.
working in close connection with
engineering Foundation are the
saaonal Research Council, Federal
40 state governments. and the four
,est FOUNDER Societies of Engi-
the American Society of Me-
nicai Engineers, the American
ffuts of Electrical Engineers,
s American Society OF Civil En-
Peers and the American Institute
ming and Metailurgical Engi-
Field Of Activity.
he Foundation's field Of activity,
disclosed by Mr.. Rand's report
uoraces highway research. patents,
search in the fatigue phenomena
metals. hydraulic research, in
rial personnel research, mental
pene IN industry, hydraulic tests.
fcAton and training of men for
Industries Mr.. Rand's outline
range.
The Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology. the University Of Cali
iornia and the University of Illinois
are among the educational institu-
lions IN which the foundation has
directed laboratory effort. The Gen.
eral Electric Company is among the
industries which are cooperating.
The foundation. Mr.. Rand states,
now has an endowment of s500,000.
One gift of 100000 made recently
was reported by Mr.. Rand, who
states that one Individual has Of
fered to give $4,000 IL nine others
will make equal gifts.
Highway Research.
To aid in wisely expendihg ST.
oeO, 900. 900. which is to be applied
TO Federal and State roadbuilding,
the Foundation, the Founder Socie-
ties and other technical organiza-
tions, together with Federal and
state governments, co-operated with
the division Of engineering. National
Research Council. in establishing
an advisory board of highway re-
search. This board is planning a
national program, and. according to
the report, seeking to bring about
material economies in the proposed
vast expenditures for roads by OBJ
tanning and disseminating results
OF research relating to highway con-
struction. maintenance, traffic. We
.iicles and economies"
The Foundation Is no co-operat-
'ng with National Research Council
IN examining the possibilities of
bringing about useful cooperation
an Industrial personnel research
a conference on this question has
been called for next month.
stnsy Of Fatigse.
The fatigue phenomena of metals
research, Instituted to find an an
swer to the question, do metals,
like men. get tired?' has progressed
at the Engineering Experiment Sta
tion at the University of Illinois.
Interesting partial results have been
isecured-
Hydraulic weir tests conducted by
Clemens Herschel, with the aid Of
funds from Engineering Foundation,
produced a new form of weir and a
very simple formula for determin-
lining the quantity of liquid flowing
over the weir. The experiments
and results are described by Mr.
Herschel in a report which has been
in great demand not only in all
parts of North America but also
rom South America, Europe and
tia-
Wear on Gears.
Useful results were obtained, Mr..
nd states, from tests on wear of
hrs conducted at the University
California by Prof. Guido NJ
lrx and Lawrence E. Cutter. One
n the most important new projects
of the society is Industrial educa-
tion and training. A committee has
been appointed at the suggestion of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, and progress in the
formulation of the problem has
been made.
Formal application to the Founda-
tion has just been made by L. M.
Dieterich. of New York, for aid in
an investigation Of permanent mag
netism for the purpose of establish
ing principles relating to a novel
prime mover. This application Is
under consideration. says the re-
port, and meanwhile Mr.. Dieterich |
IS discussing his fundamental theory |
with several well-known physi-
eists.