Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-25
PROMINENT ENGINEERS
GATHER IN LEXINGTON
conference Welcomed to V.
NJ. |. by General +. W.
Nichols.
sIIruLEY TO PRESIDE roDAy
'"hE List or distinguished Profess
sr"hnl Men mud Educator, Present
fnklns Phri In Discussion. Especial
~ Ccntricd ON Highway building.

tspccin TO Tho TImes- Dispatch
-NlNGTpN. VA. Nov. 2A-D's-
!nguishcd engineers from many
states. students OF engineering from
generous colleges and universities.
S-"inbcr3 ana delegates from Vir-
hin!n chapters OF four national on
iln""ring soCicticp. highway cngi-
Nccrs and public officials met az tho
virginia Military Institute this morn
|, ing 70 begin n two-day conference on
!, The subject Of engineering education
In general. and highway engineer
Ing ana good roads In particular.
The visitors were welcomed by
General T. ". Nichols experiments
ont Of the Virginia Military rn.,I-
| tu'" iu an ador"sS that uIaG" d.cp
Impression Tho prHsiding ON
Ger At tomorrnw'S session viii be II
9. Shirley, Chairman Of the Virginia
state Highway Commission.
rr"min"nt Men I'm Attendance.
Among ihos" IN attendance are =.
- Mcdonald. chief q, tn. United
states bureau Of Public Roads: H.
is bishop. United States Bureau o.
Public Hoads. =. VI. rpham High
way ENGINEER 81 N"rth Carolifn;t 7
H. AgG. professor 81 highway en-
|, t.nccr!ng at Iowa state college: u.
= NcIoinb. Highway Engineer OF
Ienn"saec. G. II Huch. Highway I'm
SINGER OF Delaware. william NJ
lhrontou. dean u tn. school Of on
rlneering ~ IA" University o. VIZ
..'nia. j. g. Carpenter. dresden, cf
nc Nlrsiuta Section ~ Tho American,
Association % 'lvn Engineers. "
- Chrisiic. chairman ~ m" conn
'ni'tce on ethics ~ ~" American So
cicty u Mechnrical Engineers. Dg-
gaid g. Jackson. proteFsor OF cleo
'ricHl "uein'cring at The NaSsa-
ehu'"tts Institute of T"chuolpgy.
James Lewis Howe. ~ WaAhluyton
and Ice University: George g Eic-.
her. Uf the Portland Cement ASso-
citation; 4. !. Bross"at. II 10" United
state chamber ~ Commerce. Dean.
:. y. johnson. OF The University Of
Maryland.
In closing his nddr~.s General
Nichols said:
Il cannot urg" too strongly tho
Importance at odgcatipn iu Inc de-
Tclopm"ut ~ an cu.iueer Ana by
education. mean INA, IN" word c'y.
' molor tcaliy implies o. N. leading
ou'' mo development ~ mental
power Much Of this IS gained from
books ANA from ,hc lcrtur- platform.
an! 'nuch-very much II not found
In hooks. An engineer should above
all things be a man. uDs,anding ana
fearless, one mentally moral; and
iiarslcallY n, one with tho con
sc!ouSncss q. latent powcr. one who
ls not afraid Of tiH1~4l, 3-oblcm.
ono VINO daros 10 do-and does,
= have been led 10 IN" great i'm
portHn0" 90 education in ,hc broad
sens" hy my o"n experience and oh.
tfrvaron For cieh, years ~ the
here had had no experience In
'hc A'-d when called 10 this i'm
poT'Hu' chair ! had had. however.
' broad mathematical CroUuGlus aud
hegaru" lu ttrn" familiar through
study With cnsincerinS proccsses.
students Gain Prominence.
1T has greatly surpri sod me o.
nud ~ uos" later years ina, many
~ 'uy old students have attained
great prominence IN enginrc-iur
n"!ds. have been as,ouiSh-d at
Their successes and wondered where
they got their practical knowlcdg.'
And hn"S concluded. Thcy 90, lit
tie, II any. practical Information from
, me; they diG get their practical
knowledge from practical oapcrlenc.
after Leaving; college. Thor develop
mcnt under tho broad and dlNCult
traiuius. mental moral and physical.
20 "Airh They wcr" subjected her"
explains largely the successes thcy
have attained
'Ioultucy RIgclow we'll SAYS tina,
an o.H man may bc CarrulouS. but.
generally speaking. he is genuine
hay" offered these surE"s,iors,
gentlemen OF tn" engineering so,
c!cucs as AN old man with very
gena."" conviction that am sue
EcstnE something worry worthy or
your earnest consideration. hope
i have not been garrulpus"