The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-02
TECH ENGINEERS
 IN BIRMINGHAM ON ANNUAL TRIP
Party Of 81 Students Here From Auburn Studying
 Industrial Plants

Alabama Polytechnic institute, par ticularly that branch having to do with senior engineers, has been transferred this week. In the place of the green, quiet campus at Auburn, the class rooms are located in grim and noisy industrial plants at Birmingham. The Motion hotel has supplanted the college dormitories.
 Headed by four professors of the en- gineering department and dean of the English department, S1 Tech seniors arrived here the first of the week. They took over the Molton, or at least a fair share of it, and captured industrial Birmingham.
 The purpose of this. it is explained, is the annual industrial tour of the graduating class wherein the theoretical gives way to the practical. And from what they see and hear the 81 pupils are expected to turn in, by the first of May, a thesis upon which they will make their commencement bid. Easy To Manage Tt is not difficult to manage the group" says Prof. w. W. Hill, who has charge of the embryo electrical en- gineers. "In the first place we work them too hard to get into mischief, and secondly, with the thesis hanging over their heads, they realize how important it is to attend strictly to the business of taking and compiling their notes. By the time they get done with that, they're ready for bed"
 The expedition into industrial plants starts at o'clock promptly each morn- ing. Usually some experienced engi- neer in the plant personally conducts the group through and explains the, technical workings, employment situ- ations, and other problems. The CO., operation of plant officials in this is remarkable, state the men in charge. Tuesday the classes were held at the Tennessee Coal and Iron plants at Ems ley. Wednesday students will study in the American Steel and Wire com pany. Thursday the American Cast Iron Pipe company and other shops in the Acipco district are on the pro- gram.
 Other Plants
 Besides these plants, at which great deal of the time is passed, there is also inspection of the Birmingham Railway, Lgiht and Power company, the Sloss- Sheffield furnaces, Birmingham Water Works, and other industrial places. Nothing that will give the students an insight of the workings of industry is overlooked.
 On Friday and Saturday the inspec- tion trip moves to Wilson dam.
 The five instructors in charge of the students are: W. W. Hill, electrical en- gineers; c. R. Hixon, mechanical en- gineers; c. A. Basore, chemical engi. neefs; J. A. Callan, civil engineers and architects, and Dr. Rupert Taylor, head of the English departments. Seniors taking the trip, many of whom live in Birmingham, are:
 Electrical engineers-T. NJ. Brown, Il. 5. Bourgeois, J. l.. Berlin, E. w. Bartlett, D. H. Chambers, H. Curtis. H. Cobb, M. NJ. Collins, R. B. Dowdy, T. c. Dove, D. l.. Edwards, W. V. Guy. J. Harrison, W. F. Heath, K. J. Hend- ley. F. l.. Holman, N. Y. Horn, L. R. Housel, K. T. Johnson, J. c. McKinnon, W. F. McCutcheon, c. c. Mandy, c. F. Mathews, H. K. Miller, II. T. Newman. Val Price, E. D. Scott, W. H. Sewell, U. W. Strother. J. W. Stevenson, B. H. o" "on6Os A. Ae' oWdHSOn, r. S. 1lmDer- lake. ". c. Turner, W. c. Warner J. B. Watt, L. E. Winter, J. E. Nose ley, w. K. Mosely, R. NJ. Meigs, E. J. Levy, G. F. Manley.
 Mechincal engineers-R. A. Allen, F. j.. Almgren, T. B. DeRamus, c. D. Douglas, o. K. LaBron, F. H. Morris, R. M. Powe, R. l.. Simpson.
 Chemical engineers-H. D. Jones, c. M. Keller, l.. A. Naftel, V. A. Scalco, c. M Smith.
 Civil engineers and architects-B. A. Bates, W. c. Beasley, R. c. Brice, W. Chapman, W. B. Goodwin, K. W. Grim ley. H. L. Holman, P. H. Howard. ]. Howell, G. T. Naff, F. M. Orr, G. W. Phillips, G. B. Wilks.
 Second year applied electricity-S. Blackwell, J. A. Betts, R. c. Casner D. c. Gardner, E. A. Johnson, c, NJ LIaIderdale, k. o. McLemore, V. H. Nelson, l.. c. Sands, c. L. Simcox' J. M. Shelton, E. F. Warren, Luke Wesson.