Vol. IV, No. 20

.2" .0. "‘Publishes-yearly by as Students of N. c. swam”; Amati.“ Engineering

5..“STATEcounsels . STATION, -‘mmn, NECLI'IE'EBRUARY 1, 1924 Single Copies 10 Cents

HIGHWAMS PLACE FOR

TRAFFIC _ " CIVIL

Announcement of Prizes Offeredto Seniors in Highway

Engineering

(By Prof. Harry Tucker, Professor ofHighway Engineering.)

Road building is probably one ofthe oldest branches of engineering;and with the development of moreemcient means of transportation, themethods used in building roads havebeen constantly improved. Todaythe bulk of money spent for publicimprovements is spent in the con—struction and maintenance of publicroads, and the aim of the engineersresponsible for the design and con-struction of the modern highways isto see that this money is so spentthat the returns will justify the cost.The justifiable expenditure for

highway construction is dependentupon the class and amount of traillcto be served. This point was broughtout in a lecture to the students inHighway Engineering at State Col-lege by Mr. C. E. McClintock, of War-ren Bros. Company of Boston, Mass.Mr. McClintock visited the Collegeon Monday of this week. In thecourse of his talk he described theconstruction of a road near PerthAmboy, N. J., that cost $142,000 permile. It is a Warrenite-Bithulithictop course on nine inches of con-crete, which in turn rests on sixinches of cinders. The road is thir-ty-two feet wide, and was built to.

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AUTO OWNERS MUSTEVENTUALLY PAY FOR

HIGHWAY

Demand of Motorists For More andBetter Roads Means They MustBear Burden of Financing

The motorist must pay the roadbuilding bills of the future and a five-cent gasoline tax is not far distant.The demand‘of automobile owners formore and better highways means thatthe burden of financing their con-struction and maintenance necessarilymust be assumed by those who willbenefit most from them, says theWestern Highway Builder.

Hostility to long—term bond issuesfor road improvement in evidencingitself everywhere. in Illinois, auto-mobile associations are opposing theprojected $100,000,000 bond issue forroad improvement, not because of. theamount involved or the work con-templated“, but because of the method

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Us. WALLACE CARL RIDDICKA Civil Engineer and Dean of the Engineering. School

OF SCHOOL WAS ONE PROFESSOR

0E CIVIL , AT THIS

Dr. Wallace Cari Riddick has beenconnected with the college in one ca-pacity or another since 1892, but byfar the greater portion of this timehas been spent as a member of theteaching staff, in the departments ofCivil Engineering and Mathematics.In transferring, at his own request,to the instructional side of the col-lege, he is following again well-known trails, where he achievedmarked success, for Dr. Riddick doesnot intend merely to head the Engl-

neering School as an executive oili-cer; he will also actively engage inteaching. ' .The engineering ‘side of the col-

lege has gone steadily forward alongall lines since it was first established,and there is every reason to believethat its growth and development inthe future will be even more rapid.as Dean. Riddick will bring to theDesnship of the school his due abil-ity as an emotive and a wide expe-rience in the engineering field.

The Old North State Has Set ItsGoal and Is Not Looking

Backward

(By C. L. Mann, Head of the Depart-ment of Civil Engineering.)

The broad view which the Depart-ment of Civil Engineering of theNorth Carolina State College at-tempts to give the students pursuingwork in this course is to impressupon them the. importance of howthey can best serve the State whenthey leave the institution. Therewas a time not many years backwhen in looking for employment forthe graduating class we sought open-ings with various companies outsidethe State, usually in the North, forthen the South had not begun to seeits possibilities. But now thatNorth Carolina has set its goal andis not looking backward, these youngmen, after graduation, readily findemployment in this State, the de-mand for the graduates being greaterthan the supply. This is as it shouldbe, for the State will need them if itis to continue along progressive lines.

It is true that in some cases it isbetter for a young man after com-pleting his four-year college courseto extend his education by attendingsome larger institution where he canbe given -a chance to specialize in acertain branch of his profession, orby accepting employment with somelarge company- or corporation where

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THE DEPARTMENT OFCIVIL ENGINEERING

A Brief Outline of. the Four-YearCourses; Highway Work Elective

in the Senior Year

The course in Civil Engineering isarranged to give the student an un-derstanding of the principles under-lying the various branches of theprofession and at the same timeteach him to apply these principlesto the practical problems with whichthe engineer has to deal.The professional work begins the

second term of the first year withEngineering. lectures. The secondyear those. students electing Archi-tectural Engineering are given spe-cial instruction along this line. Thiswork is continued through the thirdand fourth years. Those studentstakingthe regalarworh lesdingteadomamqumaE-a .at the beginnings! the Saleemwork in the Highway lam

ADVANTAGES or SURJVEYING To STUDENTS.‘TAKING ENGINEERING

(Joseph 1). “much, 3.is.E. iThis article is dfligne‘ to show Or

give some of the rmens and ldviiit—ages of a suffering cum to all stu-dents taking engineering. It isthought that the advantages can bestbe given or shown by showing theneed an engineer has for surveying,in that the advantages come by thefact that he is able to do or directothers to do surveying.The subject, of surveying, as given

in our technical schools, has been toolargely confined to engineering stu-dents taking either civil or highwayengineering—the latter a branch ofcivil engineering which has, duringthe last few years, been instituted inmost all of the leading technicalschools of this country to supply thedemand for highway engineers.However, there is a growing need, oralready an existing need, for all stu-dents taking a course in any kind ofengineering, as electrical, mechani-cal, mining, or architectural, to havea fair or thorough knowledge of theprinciples of surveying.The electrical, mechanical, mining,

or architectural engineering gradu-ates of our technical schools areprobably called lupon,

OTHE TECHNICIAN

I, TESTING TRE STRENGTH or CONCRETE IN THE LABORATORY '

at various of such work is usually accomplishedtimes, to d0. or direct. surveying. by making surveys to obtain the re-This surveying may be hydrographic quired informatibn or data.” Thussurveying, which includes all surveys surveying is seen to be indefinitely re-made on or concerned with any bodyof water, either 'still or running; top-ographical surveying, a survey forthe purpose of obtaining the geo-graphical position 'of points and ob-

lated to engineering. Hence, makingit necessary for all engineers-—andwhen the writer speaks of engineershe talks especially of mechanical,electrical, and architectural engi-

jects on the surface Of the ground neers——to have a thorOugh knowledgeand data in regard to the character ofthe surface in respect to elevationsand depressions; or plane surveying,which is the art of determining, frommeasurements made upon the groundthe relative position of points orlines upon the surface of the earthand keeping the record of such in aclear and intelligent manner, so thata picture (called plot) may be madeof the lines or areas included in thesurvey. This type of surveying in-cludes land-surveying, surveys .forthe measurement of volumes, etc.

Besides the many diiferent kindsof surveys to become familiar withthere has been designed and con-structed many types and kinds of in-struments for use in the field of sur-veying—all of which are more or less pected to meet and solve the problems

of surveying. When the words“thorough knewledge" is used itmeans that the student should makehimself familiar with the structureand use Of each part of every instru-ment put in his hands; know theprinciples Of surveying as given tohim, and to do in the field every kindof worksolve geometrical problems by themanipulation of the instruments.Otherwise he may be called upon tosolve or direct others to do thatwhich he should have known. Andunless courses are given in surveyingto our engineering students how canwe expect them to measure up to thestandard of students from otherschools, and how can they be ex-

complicated in structure and manner that might confront them from timeof operation—thus making it neces— to time in their daily work? Itsary for anyone, before they can use might be added here, that practicallyor operate them, to have a fair knowl-edge of the design, the structure, andthe capacity and limitations of suchinstruments, as well as the sources oferror in their use.Courses in surveying are conducted

as part recitation and part field orpractice periods. Here the student istaught the theory and practice of sur-veying. The class room covering thetheory, the practice period puttinginto use the ‘theory. The praCticewet-k is usually performed about thecollege campus, or in the near vicin-ity, or some distant location is madefor extended surveys.

Since the writer has touched briefiyupon the different kinds of surveying,instruments and manner of conduct-ing the course, therefore, to the sub-Ject of advantage of a surveyingcourse to all engineering students.In the words of a great writer on En-gineering subjects, “Inasmuch as allengineering structures or works in-volve a knowledge of that propor-tion of the earth’s iurface on whichthey are. located or placed, together

‘ with the necessarychanges in the same, so the execution

all engineering schools iii the coun-try have adopted a .uniferm courseof study fer the first two years for allstudents taking engineering, ofcourse giving the engineering Sopho-more one year in surveying.On presenting this article the

writer thinks the advantage of a sur-veying cburse for all engineering stu-dents has been expressed in a waythat will give thought to those inneed of it and one particular institu-tion in mind, and it is hoped that ithas not been wanting in general in-terest.

The Five SensesSea-food was discovered when man

first went to SEAAnd when they SMELT the iron they

made a great discovery.Trouble was first brewed when a

neighbor made a TOUCH VThey HERD the sheep and found the

wool which means to man somuch.

“But who invented Clothing?”——youask of me in haste.

or resulting Why the first of human beings whodeveloped real good TASTE.

given to him, learning to~

The Civil Engineering Faculty

WALLACE CARL RIDDICK, Deanof Engineering; A.B., University ofNorth Carolina; 1886; C.E., LehighUniversity, 1890; LL.D., Wake For-est College, 1917.

Teaches Hydraulics and WaterSupply.CARROLL, LAMB MANN, Profes-

sor of Civil Engineering and Head ofthe Department; B.S., N. ‘0. StateCollege of Agriculture and Engineer-ing, 1889; C.E., 1906.

Teaches Mechanics, Roofs andBridges, Graphic Statics, Bridge De-sign, Sewerage, Municipal Engineer-ing, Structural Engineering, Rein-forced Concrete, and TopographicalDrawing.HARRY TUCKER, Professor of

Highway Engineering; B.A. and B.S.,Washington and Lee University,1910.Teaches Mechanics, Highway Engi-

neering, Roads and Pavements, As-tronomy, Highway Drafting, andHighway Laboratory. 'ROSS SHUMAKER, AssOciate Pro—

fessor of Architecture; B.A‘rch., OhioState University, 1916.

Teaches Architectural Design, De-scriptive Geometry, and Water Col-oring.LOUIS ERNEST WOOTEN, Assist-

ant Professor of Civil Engineering;B.E., N. C. State College of Agricul—ture and Engineering, 1917; C.E.,1923.Teaches Railroad Engineering, De-

scriptive Geometry, Masonry Con-struction, Mechanics.New additions to the teaching staif

are: Mr. J. D. Jamison and Mr. PhilipSchwartz.

DefinitionsFreshman—Proof of Darwin's

theory. ‘Clubs-—What Maggie uses on

Jiggs.Music—What Sam Wallis doesn’t

produce.Exams—Something on which we

open up our minds to satisfy the cu-riosity of the faculty.Joker—The most of us.Ideas—What the Soph’s heads are

full of.Reports—'A very unnecessary little

slip of paper that causes much wail-ing and gnashing of teeth.Flunks—What reports contain.Diplomas-41m." result of four and

maybe more years of hard labor.

enumerates ToWEST POINT

A letter has recently been receivedby the Professor of Military Scienceand Tactics from the War Depart-ment regarding vacancies at the Mill-tary Academy at West Point. Candi-dates for appointment are nominatedby senators and representatives inCongress from their respective dis-tricts. No person is eligible for ap-pointment unless he is a resident ofa district which has a vacancy. Thereare two vacancies in North Carolinato be filled on July 1, 1924. Thevacancies are from the Second andSeventh Congressional districts.

For the benefit of those who maybe interested in securing one of theseappointments, the following informa-tion of West Point is given: _

A. Age limit—Candidates at thetime of admission must be betweenthe ages of 17 and 22 years.

B. Educational Requirements.—There are two methods of meetingthe educational requirements for ad-mission to the Military Academy, viz.,by successfully passing the regularentrance examination, or by submit-ting a satisfactory educational certifi-cate in lieu thereof.

Admission by examinatim—Thoseappointees who enter by examina-tion must show that they are wellversed in algebra, to include quad-ratic equations and progressions, andin plane geometry, English grammar,composition and literature, and gen-eral and United States history.Admission by Certificate—The aca-

demic board will consider and mayaccept in lieu of the regular mentalexamination :

(1) A properly attested certificatethat the candidate is a regularly en-rolled student in good standing in acollege or technical school accred-ited by the academy.

(2) Certificate of graduation froman accredited high school.

(3) A properly attested certificatefrom the College Entrance Examina-tion Board that the candidate hasshown proficiency in examinationsconforming to those required by theAcademy.

C. Physical Examination—Appoin-tees to West Point must be sound inbody and will be required to standa thorough physical examination.

W. E. SHINN.

“Cramming”and studying makesstrong e y e s tiredand weak.

And let us fit you with a pairof glasses.

W. L. TREVATHONPresident, Fail Term

TEE TECHNICIANW

w. s. MORRISVice-President, Fall Term; President forSpring Term

B. P. BARBERVice-President, Spring Term

The Student Branch of- the A. S. C. E.--Vital

Factor in the Civil Engineering Department

Society Has Done Some Good WorkDuring Past Term and Outlook

is Bright for This Semester

At the last meeting of the StudentBranch of the American Society ofCivil Engineers the- ofiicers for theSpring Term were elected. The ofii-cers for the past term were: W. L.’lrevathan, president; W. S. Morris, .vice president; H. L. Medford, secre-tary, and W. P. Batchelor, sergeant-at-arms. The incoming oflicers are:W. S. Morris, president; B. P. Barber,vice president; W. P. Batchelor, sec-retary-treasurer,A and C. L. Barn-hardt, sergeant-at-arms.

During the past term the societyhas been visited by the National Sec-retary of the A. S. C. E., Mr. Dun-lap, who gave a very interesting talkalong engineering lines. Other menwho have appeared on the programare Dr. Brooks, Dr. Manning, Dr. Tay-lor and Dr. Riddick. The regularprogram of the society was also veryinstructive and entertaining to themembers. Practically every memberof the Department of Civil Engineer-ing above the Freshman Class aremembers of the society.The society has shown its useful-

ness to the department in a numberof ways and the head of the depart»ment is very much interested in thewelfare of the organization and ishelping all he can in making the so-ciety mean as much to the membersas possible.

Association of IdeasMother of Twins: “You say that

Mrs. B. called me a cat?”Nurse (in charge of twins) : “Well,

she looked at the babies and said,‘What dear little kittens!’ ”—Lafay-ette Lyre.

A Flapper Chair’24: “That's a vampy little chair

you have there.”’25: “Whaddaya mean?”’24: “Bare legs, a ,low neck, and

not much upholstery.”—,—Mass. Tech.Voo Doo. ‘ ’

Over at MeredithJas. to Eddie: “Don’t keep looking

around at that girl: Charlie will seeyou.” .,

Charlie (overbearing the remark):“Don't mind me; I live here.”

of civil engineering.

HIGHWAY ENGINEERSAT STATE COLLEGE

A Course Oflered to Meet the De-mand for Trained Highway

Men in This State

A definite general course in high-way engineering was first offered atState College in 1919-20. With theincreasing construction of highwaysand the expenditure of large sums ofmoney in the State in building a Statesystem of roads, it was felt thatmore opportunities should be giventhe students to specialize in highwayengineering. In creating the De-partment of Highway Engineering noattempt was made to give a “shortcourse” in highway engineering; itwas realized that the student special-izing in highway engineering shouldfirst be given a thorough course inthe fundamental and general subjects

It was there-fore arranged for the special coursesin highway engineering to be givenlargely in the Senior year of thefour-year course in Civil Engineer-ing.

The DevelopmentSince 1919, when the Department

of Highway Engineering was created,there has been a rapid developmentof the work of the department. Newequipment and new . subjects havebeen added, until at present it is be-lieved that the course in highwayengineering at this institution is asnearly complete as could be desired”However, the new appropriationsmade for the coming year will enablethe department to continue to expandjust as rapidly as during the pastthree years.Harry Tucker, Professor of Highway

-' EngineeringProfessor Harry Tucker is at the

head of the Highway Department andhas served in that capacity since the Adepartment was created in 1919.Perhaps no better man could havebeen found for this department thanthe one who is now at its head. Pro-fessor Tucker is an engineer of State-wide repute, an able and efficient manfor the position that he occupies. Heis a member of the American Societyof Civil Engineers and is secretaryfor the North Carolina Board of En-gineers. The students that carrywork in the Highway Department re-

PROFESSOR CARROLLLAMB MANN

Head of the Department of Civil En-gineering—An Able Engineer

Leader in the Profession

No department of any college canever hope to push forward unlessthey haveat the head of that depart-ment a man thathas ability andvision. Grantingthat this is true,we p o i n t withpride to the De-partment of CivilEngineering, andcall your attentionto the great ad-vance that this de-partment has takenwithin the pastfew years. Wefeel that a greatamount of creditfor the success ofthe Civil Engineer—ing Department isdue to ProfessorMann, who by hisefforts and energyhas placed the de—partment in itsrightful place, atthe head of the En-gineering School.

Professor Mann is a product ofthis State, and was graduated atNorth Carolina State College; helater received special work at Cor-nell University and was in ,Govern-ment service on the Isthmian CanalCommission in Nicaragua, CentralAmerica. He was Professor of Rail~road Engineering at this Collegefrom 1910 to 1916, and has been atthe head of the Department of .CivilEngineering since 1916. ProfessorC. L. Mann is a member of the Amer-ican Society of Civil Engineers, 9.member of the American Society ofRailroad Engineers, a member of theAmerican Association of Engineers, amember of the North Carolina Societyof A. A. E. and A. S. C. E., a memberof the American Waterworks Associa-tion, and several other engineeringorganizations.

Paor. C. L. MANNHead of Department‘ of Civil Engineering

ceive inspiration from their instruc-tor, for they recognize in him a manwho has proven himself an engineerand a gentleman.

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“01’ No’th Ca’lina” "

(Reprinted from the Raleigh Times)Berton Braley

As soon as you get to No'th Ca'lina. The roads .and the towns get newah,

finah,The people walk with a brisker step,And even your motor has more pep.The hookworm’s banished, the coun-

try hasA lot more energy, pep and jazz;The livest Northerner couldn’t de-

sign aLivelier State than No’th Ca’lin-a.

The farms look fatter, the hamletsain’t

Quite ignorant of the sight of paint,They’re building roads, and are not

content.With sand and clay, but they use

cement,And the schools look good; the mills

are busy,. And each inhabitant owns a Lizzie,-Or a big twin-six, or something finah,As soon as you get to No’th Ca’lina!

This State’s not dreaming of the daysgone by,

There’s a modern glint in each mor-tal’s eye,

And the village belles and villagebeaux

Are smartly dressed as the crowdwhich flow

0n Gotham’s streets. You must give’em credit,

These folks are fully awake, you saidit!

You meet the “boostah”; you lose the“whinah,”

As soon as you get to No’th Ca’lina!

Five Longest HighwaysThe five longest national highways

are: The Lincoln, the National OldTrails road, the Roosevelt Nationalhighway, the Dixie Overland high-way and the Pikes Peak Ocean-to-Ocean highway.

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Editorials

Sand, that indispensable constit-uent of so many engineering struc-tures, is accorded a full page ofpoetic eulogy in the Little Rock“Blue But Mellon Kelly, ofCarnage, Okla., reminds us that onelittle grain under the eyelid will off-set a whole carload in the moralfibre.

A primary object of the engineer-ing School is to develop young menfor efiective service in industry. Ittherefore follows that in the closeco-operation between the engineer-ing school and industry lies themeans for the accomplishment ofthe aims of both—Engineering Ed-ucation, December, 1923.’

An Eastern woman has conferredupon herself the title of “Home En-gineer.” According to a syndicatedpress article, “manufacturers ofelectrical devices and home mechan-ics take up with her their inven-tions. She is consulted by archi-tects and inventors. She directs themanagement of homes all over thecountry.” ‘As further proof of her qualifica-

tions for the title, we note that sheis unmarried and lives in a hotel.

When an engineer dies in Germa-ny, they take it philosophically, tosay the least, if this notice which ap-peared in a Berlin paper can betaken as evidence:

“Engineer Carl Alexander Weid-inger sends hearty greetings to all

October' 19, 1923, at 10 p. m., afterhaving lived 75 years—quite longcm The remains were cre-mated and the ashes taken to Praguefor burial in the family vault.”

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THE .TECHNICIAN

“Engineering education is incom— er the individual wisha to round State College students_a real insightplete if it fails to impress the stu- out the practical side of his educa- into life and its manifold- purposesdent with the opportunities of the

public,” says A. A. Potter, Dean 'ofEngineering,

tion before leaving.college

after graduation, or letting it

and there- and opportunities. Prominentengineer to render service to the by. better fitting himself for a place among these .is the name of Profes— ‘

go sor Mann, head of the DepartmentPurdue University. entirely “until all the theoretical of Civil Engineering,

“The young engineer must realize part of the education has been gath- welfare of the students of his depart-that he does not do his duty as a cit- ered in college. ._The former man ment at heart and the interest of the “men and as a member of a t has the jump on his fellow students college,as his personal interest. Pro~profession if he confines all 0 his both during his school years and fessor Man has won the admira-interests to his specialty to the ex-clusion of problems which afiect thegeneral welfare of the public. Theengineer must not limit his vision tosmall things.”

Reading the literature of his bus-iness or profession is an essentialpart of the education that everyman must get if he is really to sue-ceed. A 'man must be “practical”

. to succeed. He must in addition,however, learn much that the “prac-tical” man cannot learn in his dailywork. “Experience is the bestteacher,” but the man who learnsonly by his own experience willnever know much or go far. Read-ing is the best available way

after he has graduated. He seeshow some of his theoretical work isapplied to actual construction; heworks along with the laborer and

. gets his viewpoint on life whichhelps later if he ever has a chanceto handle men; and, besides, he getsthe real thrill of the engineeringprofession, that of seeing somethingdone which will stand, somethingthat will be remembered, somethingthat is before the public eye at alltimes. This latest point is the onethat counts. It is this spirit thatmakes engineers stick to the job.It is this spirit that conquers theopposing forces of nature. Think ofthe big things that are in the world

Of today, the big' things that stand forlearning much by the experience of notable engineering feats, monu-

ments to the profession, and thenother people—Railway Age.———-.————————— . think what you did to help promote

Four scholarships each carrying the profession that ‘you intend toan annual payment of $500 per follow, during the summer just past.year, are awarded annually by the Did that summer job help you any?Westinghouse Electric and Manu— Did you learn anything of practicalfacturing Company to employees value? Did you enjoy your work?and sons of emPIOyees on the bane Think about these questions andof competitive examination. Theefiort of the‘ committee awardingthese scholarships has been to findyoung men of a many-sided nature.Intelligence, physical qualities, ap-titude for engineering work, abilityto shoulder responsibility and toguide their own afiairs have beenthe general points on which the can-didates are compared.

ENGINEERING EDUCATIONProper selection and training of

the new men for positions of admin-istrative and technical responsibili-ty in industry are vital to the eco-nomic developments of our country.The growing complexity of indus-try, as of all society, adds contin-ually to the burden of those whooccupy leading positions; hence theymust be selected with increasingcare and given a steadily broaderand more thorough training. In theengineering school and industry liethe means for the accomplishmentof the aims of both—EngineeringEducation.

THAT SUMMER JOBMuch has been said pro and con

about summer work for students inengineering colleges. As yet the at-titude of the faculty of our collegehas not seen fit to require that stu-dents spend their summer months inactual practical engineering work,with county engineers, highwaycommissions, steel plants, electricalconcerns or many other lines of en-gineering work. A number of col-leges require that the undergradu-ate, before receiving his degree inengineering, spend his summer vaca-tions in practical work, some evengoing so far as to find the men jobs,some taking them to a summercamp supervised by the college,

who remember him. He died on while still others leave it to the.menthemselves to spend their vacationsas they like.N0 summer work is required of

any student of engineering, leaving

then think it over again before yougo to work for the summer.

THE WORD “ENGINEER”To ”the Editor:Mr. Editor, dear, the word “En-

gineer” has the whole world in aquandary, for it’s so incorrectlyused and terribly abused that theword seems to need the laundry.A “civil” calculates things right,

usually works half of the night, andhis pay is too small to mention,while the “efficiency engineer,” ’tistrue, he “does things nights, too,”and his methods are a quite recentinvention. He claims to doctor your“bizz,” owns a better car than a“Lizz,” collects real money—or atleast that’s his intention.Some engineers are known as

“donkey,” “lokey,” steam, or gas andfor almost any trade but dishwash-ers the title seems to pass. Someengineers rely on muscles, some onbrains, while some use only steamto move stumps, rock, dirt, andtrains.Some engineers, lacking muscle,

steam or brains, use what is knownas “the bull,” and are called engi-users.Now, Mr. Editor, I believe you

and I agree that some day “engi-neer” will be correctly .used and de-fined and less abused by those soinclined and the fellows who rightit will include you and me, and 100,—000 others who will compose thereal engineering association.

P. S.—Perhaps I’m dense, but tome it seems queer to tack on “effi-cient” to the title “engineer.”

—Professional Engineer.

AN APPREC'IATIONThe members of the faculty of

any college go far towards makingthat college what it is. They arethe leaders who instill in their stu-dents the thoughts and ideals thatthey should carry with themthrough life. State College has

tion and respect of the entire stu-highestdent body as a man of the

personality, character, and ability.’

THE ENGINEERS PURPOSEIt has been said here that much

civic progress depends on the eng1~neer. .When American engineers come

largely into civic service, sound ad-vance should result. For the engi-neer thinks in facts. He deals inrealities, figures, measurements—nottheories. There’s no guessworkabout a bridge or tunnel. Theystand because it is known, beforethey are builded, that they willstand.In civic affairs ideals are neces-’

sary. But if each ideal purposemight be submitted to engineeringanalysis, there would be less waste,costly experimentation, disappoint-ment; there would be fewer failuresand more enduring results.

THE CIVILS AND THE PARTTHEY PLAY IN 00L-

LEGE LIFEIt has been generally noticed that

a great many men taking a promi-nent part in the general activitiesof the student life are from the CivilEngineering Department of the col-lege. The true worth of 'a man tothe college and to the college com-munity is not measured solely byhis scholarship attainments, or byhis prominence about the town ina social way, but rather by the wain which he connects himself witthe various college activities andthe manner in which he tries tomake himself a vital part of thegreat organization of the college.The high type of men that gen-

erally register win the Civil Engi-neering Department is perhaps re-sponsible for the interest that theytake in the general college activities.In the regiment, on the athleticfield, in the literary society halls, inthe Y. M. C. A., and in the scholar-ship societies, we find the civil en-gineering students occupying aprominent place. For a brief con-sideration of the various activities-of these students, we find the fol-lowing:That the manager of the baseball

team is a Civil, the manager of thefootball team, the manager of thebasketball team, the manager of theFreshman teams are all members ofthat department. There are moreCivil Engineering men in the PineBurr Honorary Scholarship Socie-ty than from any other one depart-ment. There are three men on theCabinet of the Y. M. C. A., the ed-itor and business manager of the1924 Agromeck, the editor and theathletic editor of THE TECHNlanare all Civil Engineering students.This represents in a small way theactivities of the students from theDepartment of Engineering. Agreat representation is found in theranks of those who are putting State

it more as a matter of choice wheth— scores of these men who thus give College on the map.

who has the ‘

INSPECTING A WORN-OUT STREET

THE ENGINEERINGEXPERIMENT STATION:ITS APPEAL TO STUDENTS

(By Director H. B. Shaw.)State College is committed to, and

actively engaged in, a great move-ment—that of the complete unifica-tion of allot its purposes, efforts,and facilities, with a three-fold pro-gram of research, instruction, and ex-tension.The Engineering Experiment Sta-

tion which was recently establishedhere as the research agency in engi-neering is being organized as an in-tegral part of the School of Engi-neering. Nine teachers and threestudent assistants are already en-gaged in seven investigations or “pro-jects” which are:

“Investigation of the Blank Spacesin the Wave Spectrum"; “Roofs,Chimneys, and Flues With SpecialReference to Permanency and FireProtection"; "‘Tests of House Heat-ing Plants”; “Tests of House Elec-tric Lighting Plant”; “Joints inFurniture Construction"; “Investi-gation of the Vegetable Oil Indus-try"; and “Tests of North CarolinaBrick and Tile.” ,5,

It is too much to expect that everyteacher in engineering will undertakesome investigation in the line of hisspecialty and that many of them canarrange to do this through supervis-ing the work of student assistantswho are selected ’for the specificproject? Some teachers, undoubt-edly, will develop research whichthey can do best by devoting theirsummer vacations to investigation.Some of them will. need assistants.We may expect the appointment of“Research Fellows,” that is, gradu-ate students who spend half of theirtime on investigations and half ingraduate study. Research engineersalso are needed, that is, capable re-search men who devote all or a largepart of their time to investigationand a comparatively small part oftheir time to teaching while the in—vestigations are in progress. Suchmen, their research and the equip-ment will be available for teachingand further investigation later.For example, the ceramic engineeror professor of ceramics, to be ap—pointed, probably will find that thefirst need is a thorough investigationof the clays, kaolins and other cera-mic resources of the State and the es—tablishment of a ceramics laboratoryfor the testing of samples and for thedetermination of the commercial pos-

position to offer informed courses ofstudy in ceramics here. Similarly,the investigation of vegetable oil in-dustry precedes the teaching of thissubject which is of such great andgrowing importance in North Caro-lina. _Among the subjects which teach—

ers and students in civil engineeringmay and should be interested in in-vestigating, the- following may bementioned: Building construction,sanitation, municipal improvements,water supplies, drainage, waste andsewage disposal; water power devel-opments, highway engineering, andhighway transport. The importanceof highway transport and of havingit most economic as well as makingthe supply keep up with the demand,is easily recognized. Connected withthis are many problems of outstand-ing importance which will require in-vestigation for some years to come.

The value of engineering experi.ment stations. to the service of theState and to engineers and to indus-tries is quite evident in the stateswhich have established them. Theyhave been very effective also in thestimulation of instruction andstudy and of teachers and studentsand in the training of researchersand men of the research type of mind.

Every engineering student shouldseek an opportunity to join in thisprogressive movement. He can keepit in mind in connection with hisstudies and in his growing knowledgeand appreciation of the progress ofthe State. The student assistantshipsand research fellowship which weexpect to be established will give ex-ceptional opportunities to studentsto learn research methods and totake advanced and graduate studyand, at the same time, be paid forvaluable investigations in the Engi-neering Experiment Station whichwill be of service to the State.

Worrying About ItThe hardest work you ever do

Is worrying about it;What makes an hour resemble two

Is worrying about it.The time goes mighty slowly whenYou sit and sigh and sigh againAnd think of the work ahead and

then,Keep worrying about it.

Just buckle up and buckle in—Quit worrying about it.

By work, not worry, you will win—Quit worrying about it.

A task is easy, once begun;' Quit worrying about it.

It has its labor and its fun.sibilities. Later he will be in better So grab ahold and do it,'son-.-—.

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.A CLASS IN REENFORCED CONCRETE INSPECTING A JOB

THE ENGINEER’SPLACE IN SOCIETY

(By W. L. Trevathan, ’24.)The place of the engineer has

been that of a servant to the public.And properly so. He has been at thebottom of nearly every progressivemovement, the conceiver of new andprogressive ideas, the founder ofnew problems and in most cases theone to solve 'those problems. He hasbeen closely cenhected with practi-cally every industrial development.His services are invaluable in thatfield, not only in the development ofindustry but in its maintenance afterit has been developed. He mustkeep the machinery running and hemust do it in the most economicalway.‘ But the question is not so muchwhat the engineer’s place has been.It is rather what his position is to be,or should be, in the future. It isessential to the economic and socialwelfare of the engineering profes-sion that he does not continue tohold the same place in society thathe has held in the past. He mustcease to dodge political and socialresponsibility. He must make hisprofession more appreciated by so-ciety than it has been in the past.He must raise his standards socially,politically, professionally, and finan-cially. Where the lawyer is able tocharge $25 for his signature to apetty paper, the engineer too oftengives his free. Where the lawyerkeeps the public in the dark con-cerning the secrets of his professionthe engineer is forever trying, tomake the public understand his. Ithink that here the change should bemade in the legal and not in the en—gineering profession. But as long asour laws are inade by lawyers thelawyer will be the only man who caninterpet them and there will alwaysbe an increasing amount of work forthat profession.The engineer must understand and ‘

appreciate the economic and socialrelations existing between his pro-fession and other professioris in orderto appreciate fully his own position,as well as the positions of people in’other professions. He should neverpermit himself, as many engineersdo, to get in a rut. Many of themforget everything but their profes-sion, and they forget a good deal ofthat. They forget that they have so-cial and political obligations and re-sponsibilities. It is through the per-formance of these obligations andthe acceptance of these responsibili-

ties that the engineer must bring thepublic to a realization of the im--portance of his profession, and itsbearing upon our political, indus-trial, and social development, and 1might even say upon our religious de-velopment, for it does have a bearingupon that.

What, then, should be the engi-neer’s place in society? I say thathis ambition should not fall short ofthe following:

1. To be true to his profession,honest with himself and others. '

2. To understand his fellow menand their inter-relations with him,professionally, politically, socially,and otherwise.

3. To stand always ready to servehis fellowmen in any, capacity inwhich he is capable.

4. To become a universal leaderin his community.

5. To takehis place side by sidewith other professional men in at-fairs of government. ,

6. To oppose any movement, re-gardless of whom its supporters maybe, that he considers detrimental tothe public welfare.

7. Never to let his financial aspira-tions thwart his better motives, butnot to sacrifice his services for amere pittance where great wealth isinvolved.

8. Never to become a slave to anyclass or clique.

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he is given an opportunity to learn.In each of these cases he comes incontact with other men coming fromprobably all parts of the country,and he leis-fietraining, Mfi‘hroader vieWpoint.We impress-“M this man that wewant him to keep in mind that he isaway from his State for only a shorttime, just as he was away from hishome when a student here, and thatthe College expects him to come backin a short time to the State to takehis place in his, community. By ashort time is meant a stay only longenough for him to acquire the knowl-edge he went to seek,‘for if he staysaway too long he will hesitate to re-turn, knowing he will have difiicultyin adjusting himself to the manychanges he knows he will find.

bilities for Graduates

g eers to help North Carolina pur-ue course of progressivenes‘s are

lmost without limit. Thes in our State have been

and will continue to be one of itsgreatest assets in this march. Thesetowns are having called to their at-tention each day the need for im-provements. This is brought aboutin one way: by good roads, roadswhich have been located by engineersand built under their supervision.For the citizens in one town see aneighboring town putting in electriclights, water and sewer systems, pav-ing its streets, laying out parks, andvarious other municipal improve-ments. In a short time this townbegins similar improvements, whichare seen by its neighboring towns,which in turn fall in line, and theprocession continues. All of thiswork must be done by the CIVILEngineer. North Carolina has at-tracted the attention of the wholecountry by its good roads program.This does not mean progress in thesmall sense of giving the interstatemotorist a hard-surfaced road tomake his journey less tiresome, butits immediate and ultimate aim is toput North Carolina where its multi-tude of resources may be marketed.When these resources are to be de«veloped, North Carolina engineersmust be onthe spot. The depart-ment points out to its students vari-ous fields into which the young grad-uat may go to help his State.He is needed in the east to foster

improvements in the small towns.He is especially needed in the greatland reclamation districts; these arehis problems at his own door. He isneeded in the Piedmont section 'toenlarge and improve the sanitary con-ditions of our larger cities; to de-velop its new coal fields. He is need-ed in the west to build railroads; todevelop the unlimited waterpowersof North Carolina, the power which inthe future will furnish stored energyfor practically all of our motive pow-er, not only for automobiles, but thepower needed at the factory, in thecities, and on the farms.

In the east, in the south, in thewest he is needed to continue thework which has been set in motionby one of the best, if not the best, or-ganised road building organisationsin the country, an organization whichhas at its head a man who knowsand appreciates the necessity of goodengineering for a good cause. Wewant the young North Carolina boyto stay in his own State and go backhome where he is needed and takehis place, his place not to be thatheld by an employs, but an employerand citizen in the town.

.7 (from his technical

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A WORD OF THANKS

We wish to express our mostheartfelt sincere thanks and deep-est appreciation to each one whohelped us and showed so muchkindness in the horrible death ofour dear husband and father.

Mrs. W. E. -'1‘iddy.Mrs. Mary Tiddy .1thMrs. Katherine '1‘. McNeill.Sarah and Edwin Tiddy.

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proposed to pay for it. California,which has benefited as much, if notmore, than any of her sister statesby her‘bold program of highway de-velopment, is far from sympathetictoward proposals for additional bondissues to complete the State’s systemof roads. '

Public AwakensThe general public, which is usu-

ally slow to comprehend the mysti-cal ramifications of high finance, has,at last, awakened to the futility ofattempting to create road systems bythe bonding- method. Pyramidingdebts on states, counties and com-munities is a short cut to nationalbankruptcy.

But Mr. Ordinary Citizen is begin-ning to realize more than this. Heappreciates the fact that bond issuesare not only an expensive plan offinancing, but that they do not equit-ably distribute the burden of highwayfinancing between the user and no-user of the road.

It is significant and a good omenthat this general sentiment is begin-ning to permeate the automobile as-sociations of the country which havemuch to do with molding the attitudeof their members towards legislationand financing schemes. The direct-ing executives of these organizationsare beginning to reach. the conclusionthat a great share of highway exten-sion work of the future will princi‘pally benefit the motorist and thatequity demands that the motor carowner foot the bills.

Gas Tax Proving SatisfactoryThe experience of many states with

the gasoline tax method of securingrevenue. for road construction hasproved so satisfactory to both theroad building agencies and the motor-ists that it is quite probable thisscheme will be the basis of all financ-ing methods for some time to come.Its simplicity, flexibility, ease of col-lection, small losses through evasion,and, in the main, its fairness, com-bine to make it a popular plan, andany scheme of“ taxation that is popu-lar is bound to be successful.

Long-term bonds with their back-breaking interest charges are doomed,and the gasoline, or some similarform of direct tax, which insures adollar’s worth of work for every dol-lar expended, is here to stay.

STUDENT FORUMLet’sBeGoodtotheVisitors

Recently we have had as our vis-itors two high school basketballteams. The writer speaks of the boysfrom Chapel Hill High and SmithfieldHigh, who have played our Freshmenhere. .

These two high school teams oncoming to Raleigh were directed tothe Auditorium, and then left to theirown resources. Apparently, the onlynotice they received was during thegame, and too often then it was withjeers that they were hailed. To all

appearances, after the game theywere forgotten. '

Does such treatment leave a goodimpression on our visitors? Does itmake them feel that some day theywould like very much to come toState for their college education?High school athletes are the. pick ofthe boys of this day and time, and ifwe can only make them want tocome back to State, they will see toit that their friends at home willwant to go with them. It would bean easy thing for us to help theseboys, while in Raleigh, to pass theirtime pleasantly.

Let’s see if we can't. do a littlebetter in this line, fellows. Let thecounty clubs keep their ears open,and when the team from their hometown comes to Raleigh, let that par— .ticular club be ready to receive themand help them in any way possible.The writer’s suggestion would be:find them a place to stay; take themon a trip over the city; show themour College campus; give them a feedat the College; do'anything you'canto make them feel that N. C. State isfor them and that some day they willbe for N. C. State. GOOSE, ’27.

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION

, Are You Merely Trained to Follow aChosen Profession, or Educated

For the Business of Life?

(By Bruce P. Barber, ’24.)The principal function of a college

is to develop men, not mere automa-tons. The world needs men of goodcharacter, who can think clearlyand act precisely, who have good per-sonality, and who can furnish goodservice for the public.The stability of society depends

upon the prowess and qualities of thepeople. Some people think that thething we Americans are most inter-ested in is money, but the real truthof the matter is that we do not valueanything as highly as we do charac-ter and service. It matters not howgood an engineer a man is, he willnot advance in his profession nor willhis standing in his community beraised if he is immoral or unreliable.Knowledge is of no value to theAmerican engineer if he is nottrusted and respected by his fellow-men.

Character has been defined as abu‘ndlerof habits. If a teacher whohas the respect of his students hasgood, manly habits, and he will berespected if he has, he will inspireand develop like qualities in his stu-dents. Character is best taught byexample and a teacher has great op-portunities open 'to him to do greatgood. If this engineering college isto develop sterling qualities of char-acter in the future leaders of so-ciety, every effort must be exertedto bring the students in contact withteachers that have high ideals andare capable of instilling these idealsin the students.The public expects our College to

educate men to think clearly and cor-rectly. Is our college placing toomuch emphasis upon informationwhich is based upon memory whileneglecting the development of ourreasoning power? The master engi-neer must be able to think independ-ently and not run along in the sameold rut. A well educated mind canbest be acquired by a process of self-development.An engineering college should try

to awaken the inventive genius ineach student. This can be broughtabout by giving the student new prob—lems and give him an opportunity totake new paths, to try new tricks,and to go to a higher level of achieve-ment. This inventive talent cannotbe developed if the education of en-gineers is taken from a few text-books. It fnequently happens thatgood men who will not substitutememory for thought are dropped out

,of school, while those who remainhave highly trained memories, butlack initiative and are also deficientin thinking powers.A large percentage of failures

among engineering students is due tothe fact that they do not know howto study or are not interested inwhat they study during the earlieryears of their course. There neverwill be a way of acquiring learningwithout study, and but few collegestudents know how to study. Intereston the part of the learner is essentialif he is to derive the greatest benefitfrom his course.The most critical time in the ca-

reer of the engineering student isduring his freshman year. If a fresh-man is not interested in his work isthere any wonder that he makes hisstudies subordinate to so-called cam-pus activities? Inspection trips topower plants, factories, bridges, ,andother engineering work will tend to

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stimulate interest in the abstract en-gineering studies.

Engineers should have traits ofpersonality which will enable him todeal with the broadenquestions ofpublic life as well as qualities ofcharacter and superior mentality.Nearly all institutions of learningrate students only on academic per-formance. Engineering studentsshould also be rated on attitude, dis-position, initiative, leadership, co-op-erative ability, and mental calibre.Good qualities of personality can bedeveloped only by observation, self-analysi's, and constant effort. Per-sonal ratings when added to the so-called “grades” are of value in dis-covering the student's talents.

If complete personal and academicrecords are kept each student can bekept at his highest level of achieve-ment. By the present system thelessons are assigned to fit the “aver-age student" and the slow but earneststudent is often discouraged whilethe exceptional student is not workedto his capacity.

Engineering education is incom-plete if it fails to impress the studentwith the opportunities of the engineerto render service to the public. Theyoung engineer must realize that hedoes not do his duty as a citizen andas a member of a great profession ifhe confines all of his interests to hisspecialty and excludes the problemsof public welfare. '

This college will accomplish itspurpose if it will give more attentionto character building, guide the stu-dents in acquiring outstanding per-sonalities, base the teaching on theability of each student, encourage thedevelopment of talent, and developmen who realize that the greatest.re-wardlof an engineer is the oppor-tunity for unselfish service to society.

B. P. B., ’24.

The BuildersWhen a bridge is designed by Engi-

neer Smith,And built under Engineer Cathers,

They give all the credit for doing thejob

To County Commissioner Slathers.

Bill Jones worked for months a prob{lem complex,

And developed a thing of wonder;The praise for producing this marvel-

ous thing,Was given to President Winder.

In our town is a work of public re!nown,

And is used by all of the people;The glory for building this wonderful

plant,Is taken by old Mayor Simple.

t'A highway is built on a difficult site,

By ' the engineer’s corps of theState; '

The people are told when electiontime comes,

It was built by Governor Skate.

ART FOR ART’S SAKE

Folks readily say they enjoy thingsbeautiful, but we wonder when wesee the homes they dwell in. Bothexterior and more often the interiorstrongly contradicts this statementof love for things beautiful. Sweetand peaceful music costs no morethan jazz. A curtain hanging of restful tone is no more expensive thanone of harsh reds and blues, eachwaging war against the other.The artistic in each person must

be developed and brought out justas the spiritual side of man needs tobe cared for. To love art one mustbe around art. The love of color andharmony is brought out in ones betterself by studying God’s great out-doors.A onear-beautiful city is marred by

scores of unsightly buildings. Theyhouse people and care for the com-mercial needs of the community, butthe exteriors are just brick and mor-tar, or cold unfriendly walls of con-crete, with openings here and therefunctioning as windows and doors.

It is here that architecture comesto the rescue of the unsightly city andtransforms brick and mortar, coldconcrete walls, wood and metals intomasses of beautiful architectural de-sign. Proportion and harmony isthere, the doors, invite you to enter,the windows seem like windows ofthe soul; from them you may look outon God’s beautiful world.And then we enter a typical home.

“Be it ever so humble, there’s noplace like home.” That may be truein its highest sense, but somehowvery often the wallpaper, curtainhangings, furniture and pictures cryout and shout in prismatic tones ofvaried hues that the home seems farfrom being “ever so humble.” Therainbow seems gone mad.And once again architecture comes

to the rescue. Here we see a living-room in Colonial style with its gate-leg table, windsor chairs, secretary,soft toned curtains with quaint valen-cia, an open fireplace, and a grand-fathers’ clock telling us the time.Well selected pictures hang there onthe walls. Several etchings and wa-ter color sketches give warmth to theroom, warmth that harmonizes withthe ever-inviting fireplace with itsandirons and brass-capped fire tools.Truly it is a living-room Where onemay live in happiness and comfort.A room hideous with bulky furni-

‘ture, a dining-room table centered,with perhaps a utility bed in the cor-ner of the room, but nevertheless abed, is changed to one of charm andgrace as furniture of the William andMary period takes its rightful place,supplanting mere masses of woodglued together to form chairs, tables,and wall pieces.To know something of architecture

is to know beauty. Pictures must berefined and fit their individualplaces on the wall in perfect relationto the floor furniture beneath them.

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Window curtains come into their own.They smile at you in friendly greet-ing as you enter the room, the chairsinvite you to be seated, and the everhandy magazine rack or book troughstretches forth its arms, with_ acopy of Ivanhoe, Shakespeare, oreven a volume on relativity. Thereading floor lamp near by lightensyour way. To be sure the architectwas there before you, aiding in theselection of furnishings for the newhome. His training in things beau-tiful made it possible, together withyour dollars and cents, and he hasseen to it that what you have spenthas brought the greatest artistic re-turns and you are glad you engagedthe services of a competent architect.

—Anon.

CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

W. '1'. Cox, State College FootballStar, Heads the Work

Mr. W. T. Cox, who finishes hiscourse in civil engineering this sem-ester, has recently been appointedSuperintendent of Grounds. Mr.Cox will find that the Department ofCivil Engineering will co-operatewith him in this work. The Depart-ment has in its map files section mapsshowing complete topographical sur-veys of all the College lands, com-prising around 600 acres. In addi-tion to this the campus proper hasbeen mapped. These maps show allthe topographical features and de-tails, such as sewer lines, watermains, electric light lines and steamheating pipes, etc. These surveys andmaps have been made by the juniorclasses, covering a period of ten ortwelve years. The Sophomores thissemester will make a detailed, cross-section of the quadrangle at therear of Winston Hall. This workwill assist Mr. Manning, the Land-scape Architect, in determining theamount of excavation necessary" tograde this area more uniformly so asto bring Winston Hall and Page Hallout of the ground.

The new service road .being builtto the south side of the dining halland to the north of the athletic fieldwith the material excavated from thenew library site will prove a big fea-ture in the campus development. Allmaps and information which we areable to give in assisting Mr. Cox inhis campus development will be athis disposal.

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PROGRAM BLUE RIDGECONFERENCE OUTLINED

Dr. Ellis and Dean Cloyd ReturnFrom Atlanta Meeting of South-

on Regional Committee

Dr. Ellis and Dean Cloyd have re-turned from Atlanta, where they at-tended a committee meeting oi! theSouthern Region of the Y. M. C. -A.The committee is composed of twoministers, two alumni, two students,two student secretaries, and two rep-resentatives of church boards, alongwith the Regional Secretary. Thiscommittee ‘met to outline the pro-gram for the Blue Ridge Conferenceat Blue Ridge this summer. Fromthe program that was made; this con-ference will be the best in the pastten years.

This committee was appointed bythe General'Assembly of Student Sec—retaries at Esten Park, Colorado. Itwas an honor to this College to havetwo men there from this College.

Carolina is planning to send sixty-five men to Blue Ridge this ‘summer.We led North and South Carolina inthe number of delegates to Indian-apolis, and we should have our shareat Blue Ridge. We should have atleast fifty men there. Every manon the Student Council should bethere; the editors of the various pa-pers, class president, departmentalclub presidents, the Y. M. C. A. Cab-inet, and all the best athletes shouldbe there. Everyone should he think-ing now about the trip and makeplans. The more men we have therethe better influence we will have onthe campus for clean living—an earlystart will insure a large delegation.Boost it!

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serve the immense truck and auto-mobile through trafilc between NewYork and ., Philadelphia. Withoutquestion this construction, though'costing enormously, is justified bythe needs of the traffic to be served.It is an illustration Of the presenttrend in highway construction, andof the fact that the development inroad building must' keep pace withtraiiic needs.Materials of» Highway ConstructionIn the lecture given by Mr. Mc-

Clintock, to which reference has beenmade in the preceding paragraph,particular emphasis was laid on thematerials used in road building, theirselection, tests, and the inspectionOf the road during the process Ofconstruction. The life of most ofhe high-type roads depends on thekind of materials used, and the carewith which they are combined for”.he construction of the finished sur-face. This fact has been recognizedby the College, and there is, in theHighway Department, a completehighway testing laboratory. In thislaboratory the students are instruct-ed in the selection of the best roadbuilding materials, and make thenumerous tests to determine not onlythe fitness of the different materials:or a particular type of road, butalso the combination of those mate-;ials so as toproduce the best possi-

The apparatus now inthe laboratory is being added to fromime to time. A rattler for the test-‘ng of paving brick has recently beenbought and set up for the use of.tudents. A Rotarex machine for.he extraction of bituminous aggre-gates has been ordered. Several ma-chines for testing stone will be pur-

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chased shortly. The equipment on attend this meeting and receive a G.. Studer will be among the promi-hand and the apparatus to be pur- good spiritual upliftirig and also have

a good social time during their stay at this meeting.chased this year will permit thecomplete testing of all the materialsused in road building. _

Prizes in Highway Engineering:Warren Bros. Company, of Boston,

Mass., "are this year offering twoprizes to' the Seniors in highway en-gineering. The first prize is for$50, and the second prize for .325.These are given for the best andsecond best essays on the selection,test and inspection of the materialsused in the construction of bitumi-

in Charlotte. ..These men who went to the meet-

ing during the Christmas holidayscan tell you how much benefit theyderived from hearing fine speakersand associating with some of thegreatest leaders that the country hasto offer- tO‘young men. Mr. J. W.Bergthold, Southern Student Secre-tary, is to be at the meeting to aidin the reorganization of the State Stu-dent Council. Bishop E. A. Penicknous pavements. These prizes will be of the Episcopal Church and Dr. A.

awarded to the successful competitorsat the commencement exercises.

Graduate and Research WorkArrangements have been made for

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CLOSE NEXT WEEK

February 8th Has Been Set Apart asthe Last Day for New Entrants

to the Contest

Friday, February 8, has been setby. The Technician as the last dayon which new entrants will be ad-mitted :in the Beauty Contest. Thisshould give everyone time to send inthe names of any person they wish toenter the Contest. After the datesetvotes will be accepted only forthose who are already in and posi-tively no new contestants will be ad-mitted.~We are publishing this week a

complete list of those who have al-ready received votes. We want sev-eral times this number in the con-test. Send in the names of any prettygirls that you know, so we can makethis contest interesting.

“4* “CONTEST EDITOR’S COLUMN

We take great pleasure in an-nouncing that Mr. John Mofllt wasthe first'boy to receive a vote in the

Johnny thinks thatthe vote was sent in by someone atbeauty contest.

the State Blind Institute.Miss Patsy Batch, of St. Mary’s,

was the first young lady to receive avote.A ballot-box has been placed on

the door of The Technician oflce.Drop your votes in it. Those unableto get to the ballot box may have theballot box brought to them at theirown expense.

Mr. Roy Cadieu wishes to statethat as he is on the staff of TheTechnician he is ineligible to enterthe contest. Nevertheless, he thankshis many friends who have desiredto vote for him. .Why not send The Technician to

your girl for the spring term. Itwill only cost you a dollar and any-body’s girl should be worth thatmuch. If you don’t have a girl, sendit to the other fellow’s girl. He willappreciate it.Come around to the oflice occa—

sionally and pay us a visit. We arenot so particular about who we let in.Not very much has been said about

the prizes of the contest. They arethe most important parts. Since Toestates that the finances are ratherlow we will not be able to give awaya Ford, as we had intended, but stillthe prizes will be something that any-one would be proud to own.

Modesty should prevent anyonefrom voting for him or herself.Judging by some of the fellows thathave received votes we think theymust be voting for themselves, as we J. P. Tice ..........do not understand how anyone couldvote for them in a. beauty contest.

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VOTES

(Name) Mr.................................Address......................

C. E. STUDENT GETS FIRSTVOTE IN BEAUTY CONTEST

Rare Honor Bestowed Upon a De-serving Young Man From

Lee County

In the first Beauty Contest everstaged on the State‘ College campusby and through The Technician therearose a youth so far superior tothose around him, as far as goodlooks are concerned, that- he waschosen to receive the first votes en-tered in the contest. This handsomeBeau Brummel was none other thanthe right honorable John Roscoe Mof-mi, of Sanford, North Carolina.

This gallant young man was veryreluctant about receiving the com-pliments of his many friends, and hisextreme modesty prevents him frommaking public any statement at thistime about the contest that he sonobly initiated upon the State Col-lege campus.

It is with pride that we point thisparticular feature to you—anotherexample of what the Civil Engineersare doing ’on the campus in the wayof receiving outstanding honors.

NUMBER VOTES CASTIN BEAUTY CONTEST

For Most Beautiful Raleigh GirlMiss Margaret Workman............ 210

Harrison Street.Miss Emily Jones........................ 170

State College Postofiice.Miss Leone Warrick....................

Meredith.Miss Ruby Sadler........................

Dev'ereaux Street.Miss T. K. Messick......................

Peace Institute.Miss Patsy Batts..........................

St. Mary's. _Miss Mary Thacker......................

1031 South St. “Miss Elizabeth Purnell................

Meredith. ‘ -For Most Handsome State College

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25

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StudentJohnny Mofiitt ............................ 145G. D. Humphrey .......................... 100C. E. Vick .................................... 70J. N. Wall .................................... 55A. S. Davis .................................. 30F. S. Trantham 25W. O. Huneycutt ........................ 20J. C. Richert, Jr........................... ‘ 20Edward Davis .......................... 10D. B. Johnston ............................ 10L. S. Pridgen ......................,....... 10W. C. Creary ....... 10D. D. Barber .......... 10

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THE -TECHNICIAN

RHO CHAPTER' OFTHETA TAU. GRANTED

TO N. C. STATE

Alpha Sigma Epsilon Succeeds in Se-curing Charter From National

Engineering Fraternity

The Alpha Sigma Epsilon Frater-nity (Engineering) that was organ-ized at N. C. State College in 1917has succeeded in securing a charterfrom the National Engineering Fra-ternity, Theta Tau. The installationwill take place on the 16th of Febru-ary. This charter was granted at thesixth biennial convention of ThetaTau that was held in Iowa City dur-ing Christmas. All alumni thathave not been in touch-with the or—ganization are urged to write immedi-ately.

Theta Tau was founded at the Uni-. versity of Minnesota in 1904, and has

RULES GOVERNINGBEAUTY CONTEST G1“-

1. The contest will begin with thisissue and end March 31, 1924.

2. Any person using the couponswhich will appear in each issue ofTHE TECHNICIAN between the dates ofthe contest may vote,

3. .Any girl who is a resident of Ra-leigh or a student at St. Mary’s School,Meredith, or Peace Institute, and anyboy who is registered as a student forthe spring term at North CarolinaState College is eligible for entranceinto the contest, except:

4. Members of THE TECHNICIAN staffare ineligible to enter.

.5. Voting shall be done ONLY byusing the coupons clipped from THETECHNICIAN as stated in Rule 2.

6. Each coupon, when properly filledin, will be accepted and credited tothe entrant as TEN votes.

7. TWO HUNDRED FREE VOTESwill» be given with each new subscrip-tion for one term to The Technician,taken during the contest. ONE HUN-DRED for the Most Handsome StateCollege Student, and ONE HUN-

chapters in practically all of the lar-ger universities of the East andWest. The granting of a charter to.Alpha Sigma Epsilon is a signalhonor, and a recognition not only ‘ofthe standard and character of thesociety, but also a tribute to the highquality of the work done by the En-gineering School of N. C. State Col-lege.

To the Highway Engineer

Who builds a road for fifty years thatdisappears in two,

Then changes his identity so no one'sleft to sue?

Who covers all the traveled way witha filthy oily smear?

The bump-providing, rough on ridinghighway engineer.-—-Selected.

And it has well been said that thehighway engineer belongs to “thearmy of God knows where."

DRED for the Most Beautiful Raleigh(Price of one term subscrip-

tion is $1.00.).8. FIFTY FREE VOTES will be

given with each pledge card that ispaid between the dates of the con-test, TWENTY-FIVE for the Most .Beautiful Girl and TWENTY-FIVEfor the Most Handsome State CollegeStudent.

9. The Contest Editor reserves theright to disqualify at any time anyentrant to the contest.

10. Each week the names of fifteenboys and the fifteen girls Who havereceived the highest number of votesto date will be published.

11. Prizes, which will be announcedlater, will be given to the boy and tothe girl who receives the highest num-ber of votes. In the event that two ormore contestants receive the samenumber of votes, a duplicate prize willbe awarded each. The pictures of thetwo winners of the contest will be pub-lished in the first April issue of THETECHNICIAN.

12. All correspondence, votes, or sub-scriptions must be sent to the ContestEditor, THE TECHNICIAN, North Caro-lina State College, West Raleigh, N. C.

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NEw PROGRAM ATN. 0. STATE COLLEGE

The Ideals of State College: To Edu-cate and Train Men to DD

Leaders in the World

At the assembly period on Wednes-day morning this week Dr. C. C. Tay-lor gave some of the underlying prin-ciples upon which the'administrationis basing the new program of StateCollege. It is the determination ofthe administration to find out just.what place in the life of our Statethis can play and is intended to playand how best it may perform its job.

Dr. Taylor said he was makingthese statements according to a desireof Dr. Brooks. B‘s went on to ana-lyze the function of State College,how it can best perform this func-tion, and some of the plans of theCollege looking toward this end. Dr.Taylor asked, “What is the functionof this College? To make farmersand engineers? No! They aren’tmade in educational institutions. Itsfunction is to educate men; most ofwhom expect to follow the profes-sions of farming, engineering andbusiness, some teachers and experts.“How can State College best per-

form this function? By teachingmathematics, English, mechanics,

” economics, farm crops, and so on?_No! You must teach men. Trueenough, the men -have, got to know

But torun each fellow that comes herethrough a prescribed course of classesis not to teach men. If you don’tlead the man out, develop his initia-tive talents and personality, aknowledge of all the things in theworld won’t'make him a success.Therefore, chief of the functions ofthe institution is to develop the ini-tiative, character and personality ofmen, place them in touch with theworld in which they must live andlabor, and rest assured that theywill play the part of men.“Here are some of the things we

are going to do at State College look-ing toward the performance of thisfunction of training men to go outand be leaders in agriculture andengineering and put North Carolinain her rightful place in the lead ofall the states in the Union, and makeher known throughout the world:

“1. First, a reduction of the hoursmen are on class, in order that theymay think and, study. This by nomeans is intended to give the stu-dent less work, but that he may havetime to think and. gather informa-tion on the problems presented dur-ing the class period.

“2. Improve the teaching by tyingit up with research and giving teach-ers time for research and profes-sional improvement, so that theteacher will have an enthusiasticmessage for his class every time hemeets them.

"‘3. Build and equip a library thatwill be the best in the South at aninstitution of this kind.

“4. Improve scholarship by givingtime to the best, sympathetic assist-ance to the average, and eliminationof the sluggard,

“6. The development of aphysicaieducation and athletic departmentthat will be the best in the South andhelp all‘these other things.

“6. A religious program thatdraws men out and develops theircharacter. Not compulsion to makemen attend a fifteen—minute chapel,in which time nobody can deliver areal message, and which every manlooks upon with a sense of ’dread.causing more irreligion than religionamong the students. In this pro-

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HYDRAULIC LABORATORYgram we are going to look for theY. M. C. A. to take its rightful placeas the department of the institutionwhich will undertake the develop-ment of the moral and religious char,acter' of the men who are trained atthis institution.

“All this ought to mean greatthings for the future of N. C. StateCollege. Southern institutions havelagged in the past, and do now. Theday has come to level them up tothe standard, and some institutionmust lead. North Carolina leads theSouth in agriculture and industry,and this is the College that shouldreflect and develop that leadership.Fifteen years from now should seefive thousand students here, withequipment, scholarship, research andreputation which will make it theMecca for all who seek the best thatsuch an institution anywhere cangive. The student body and the fac-ulty is the Moses for all future gen-erations at the College.”

THE COLLEGE CALENDAR(February 3-10)

Sunday1:30—Friendship Council meets at

‘ Y. M. C. A.Monday '

6:30—Bible Study leaders meet atY. M. C. A.

6: 30—Freshman Friendship Councilmeets at Y. M. C. A.

8 : 00—Cosmopolitan Club meets.Tuesday

12 : 00—Technician staff meets.6:30—A. S. C. E. meets at the Y. M.

C. A.6:30—Ag. Club meets at Patterson

Hall.7:00—Textile Society meets.7: 00—Physics Club meets.8:00—Basketball team plays Florida

University at Raleigh.Wednesday

6:30—Bible Study classes meet indormitories.

Thursday4:00, 6:30, 8:15—Movies at Y.M.C.A.6:30—Poultry Science Club meets.8:00—Basketball team plays Stetson

University at Raleigh.Friday

6:30—Pullen Literary Society meets.6:30—Leazar Literary Society meets.

. Saturday12:00—Y. M. C. A. Cabinet meets.8:00—Basketball team plays Wake

Forest at Raleigh.

Some of our Freshmen are shavingdaily and applying rouge since thebeauty contest is on.

The .

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Rocky Branch Has Been Surveyed site forand Will Be Utilized for

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The Department of Civil Engineer-ing has seen the need many yearsfor establishing a hydraulic labora-tory which would be used in demon—strating experiments associated withthe teaching of hydraulics.Now that we have an engineering

experiment station assured, the needof this hydraulic laboratory is moremanifest. There is noneed that theCollege should purchase a site inorder that we may have a storagereservoir. Rocky Branch, running

through the whole extent of the Col-lege farm, furnishes an admirable

this development. Thisstream can be dammed at a nominalcost. It will furnish a lake of ten orfifteen acres, with a sufllcient amountof storage water. This hydrauliclaboratory will be used by all stu-dents taking the work in the CivilEngineering, Electrical Engineeringand Mechanical Engineering courses.A tentative survey has already beenmade by the Senior Class in Survey-ing. A more detailed survey will bemade during the coming semester.The data collected will‘be forwardedto Mr. Manning, who will arrangehis development of this part of thecampus-so as to harmonize with thisproject.

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THE CAMPUS TO BEGREATLY BEAUTIFIED

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were away Item the College because on is my bddy. and thatit is worthof the attraetionsin Raleigh. At this sood care.rate we steals enlist at least 500men and make tliIi the record-break-

I know that i’inagin'atiOn, courageand concentration will conquer most

Dr.- Brooks B. Sat 0st to No ing term of Statemege Bibliiltudy. amt...Our Campus the Bat

Possible

B! H. L. Medford, '24' According to the plans of Mr. War-ren II. Manning, landscape architect,this college is seen to be creditedwith the meet beautiful campus inthe State. The improvement of thecampus is one of the major essentialsin the construction program now be-ing put through at this institution,and according to all available infor-mation it will be only a relativelyshort time until these plans will havematerialized.The college has employed W. T.

Cox as supervisor of construction,who will soon begin to develop thearea between Holladay Hall and 1911Dormitory. This section has beencompletely mapped with new drivesand walks indicated, and accordifigto Mr. Cox grading will begin at anearly date. As rapidly as possibleafter this section is finished, the en-tire campus is to be improved, in-cluding the new development southof the railroad.At the extension of the drive east

of Sixth Dormitory a dedorative con-crete bridge will span the railroadto allow passable of vehicles, while onthe .west of Sixth a bridge will beconstructed for the benefit of pedes-trians. During the coming summerconcrete walks will replace what isnow known on the campus as “nails"and the various drives are to bepaved. In addition to this a serviceroad will be opened running west-ward from the new dining hall.The policy announced by President

Brooks, that whenever practicalstudents should participate in thework done by the college, is beingcarried out in the landscape develop-ment. The plans and topographicalmaps that have been needed weremade by the students in the Civil En-gineering Department, and in the fu-ture all engineering problems in-volved, both in the field and ofiice,will be solved by the students underthe supervision of Mr. Cox. This isreally an asset to the students inthat it affords them practical experi-ence with problems that are likely tobe met with after entering theirchosen profession.

Cox graduated from this collegewith the Class of '23 in civil engi-neering and his ability to carry outthe work which he has chosen isquite evident. The least that we cansay is that he is going to show usthe most beautiful and artistic cam-pus in the State.

SPRING BIBLE STUDYLAUNCHED AT STATE

Spring Bible Study at. State Col-lege was launched Wednesday withgreat enthusiasm. The first assem-bly period of the Spring Term wasgiven to a presentation of the pro-gram to the whole student body. Thepolicy was outlined by ChairmanBuck Morris, followed by Dr. Ellisand Dr. Taylor, who are to each takefive weeks in directing the ._ Bibleleaders’ group.Wednesday night the Bible Study

feed was given to all 100% men.There were 140 100% men entitledto attend this feed, nearly all ofwhom were there “Johnny on theSpot." After the feeds canvass wasmade of the dormitories for men toenroll in the Spring Discussion Class-es. A. preliminary caunt showed .300men reported as enrolled.” Han‘y inen

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The Sfiveying Engineer

With field gisse_an' transit an’ comphi! an' rod;

With level an' pinmb-boh an’ chain;With technical phrasesAn' grit that amasee;With hustle an’ muscle an’ brain;You will find him a-pluggin’ for all

he is worth— -A-cuttin’ an' slashin'his way,Anywhere ’neath the sun,Where there’s road to he run—The man of the Highway SurVey!

laying out “tangents" an'jungle an' swamp,

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ships may be;How rocky an’ thorny the way,With his transit an' bob,He’s the man on the job—The boss of the Highway Survey!

He’s

He’s laying out “tangents” an’“C“"OS" Rn. “grades."An’ marking each move with a stake;An’ he's snaking his chainOver mountain an' plain,Through bramble an' briar an’ brake.Oh, his fights are not won with saber

an' gun—He follows no flag to the fray;But he merits such praiseFor the part that he plays—The man of the Highway Survey!

—-—J. E. Hungerford.

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I know that envy, jealousy andwrath will ruin any digestion.

I know that the only thing I really

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(By L. E. Wooten)Thirty thousand highway omcials,

highway engineers, road contractors,and others interested in road build-ing, poured into Chicago for thetwenty-first annual conventionof theAmerican Roadbuilders’ Associationand Road Show, January. 14—18.Coming’ from every State in theUnion, Canada, Alaska, England, Ja-pan, China, New Zealand, and Swe-den, these people impressed upon theworld two salient facts: First, thereis an unprecedented national inter-est, as well as international interest,.in the highway program; second, theworld is eager to learn of the newmethods of construction, design andfinancing highways and the new ma-chinery and equipment being built inthis country. To show the tendencyof the highway program-3 we haveonly to mention the fact that the at-tendance at the convention. last yearwas 6,000 as against 30:000 thisyear.

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,snon'r counsEm"LAND SURVEYORS

A‘Ne’w Course Which is Now Bel:Oflered‘by the Department of

Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineer-ing is now sending out letters to thehundred and seventy-live or moreland surveyors throughout the State.-This letter announces the possible

. arrangement of a one—week shortcourse in land surveying. A self-addressed stamped envelope is on-closed, requesting all surveyors whomay be interested to respond. If a-suih'cient number to warrant thecourse responds, the work will begiven some time during the latterpart of February er the first ofMarch. Among the subjects of in-struction will be the use of the Plani-meter in the calculation of landareas. Among the speakers engagedto talk to this class is Colonel Boy-den, of the Portland Cement Asso-ciation. Further subjects of instruc-tion and lectures will be announcedlater.It was a distinct pride for every A PART OF THE CIVIL FACULTY

North Carolinian 9399013“! ‘30 n0te Left to right: Prof. C. L. Mann. head of Department: Prof. Harry Tucker. Highway Depart-the prominent. part played by this The Engineer MenState. With Frank Page as presi-dent of the association, Chas. M. Up-ham show manager, C. N. Connorconstruction engineer for our High-,way Commission, and Joe Spears, aState College graduate, also with theCommission, having a prominent parton the program,'it was a well estab-lished fact that North Carolina was'on the map.The papers presented at the con-

vention bear out the fact that -newmethods and principles are rapidlybeing developed in highway work,some of which may substantially re?duce the cost of road building wheretraillc is not so heavy.The paper read by Mr. Spears was

along this :line. and showed how thesand-asphalt road laid in EasternNorth Carolina is holding up in per-fect condition. He gave the detailedcost of construction, it being laid byState forces, and the cost is about$1.40 per square yard, or about one-half the cost of concrete. There aretwo courses, the base being 3 inches,containing 92 per cent sand and 8per cent asphalt, while ‘ the uppercourse is 1%-inches and has thesame mixture as is generally used insheet asphalt.

meu't; Prof. Ross Shumaker. Architectural Wt; Prof. L. E. Wooten.

WINSTON HALL, THE HOME OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

~They keep things a-boomin’,Wherever they go;They start deserts bloomin’—An’ make cities grow!Brave knights, with their blue prints,An’ magical pen;They give the world new tints—The Engineer Men!No matter how rundown a village

may be,In vision, a blossoming city they see;Progressive an’ prosperous—thriving

an gay—-An’ it is their business to make it

. that way!They’re always a-bustle,With “ginger” an’ “snap”;Their job’s to put hustleIn’ towns on the map!They build all the “thrive” ones—-An’ build them to stay;Their job’s to make live ones—An’ keep them that way!No matter how hopeless a ‘jproject”

may seem,Wherever’s a hope - ray, they’re

glimpsing the gleam;They corner the “glimmer," an’ ere

they are through,Do they put the job “over”? I’ll tell

you they do.They’re. “bombing the trenches,"In sunshine an’ rain;There’s always “hard drives,”An’ objectives to gain.Brave knights, with their lauoes—Town-builders, true blue-—They rout “circumstances”—I’ll tell you they do!

—J. E. Hungerford.

this was brought through the busy Proverbs of the Civil EngineerThis paper was prepared by E R streets or Chicago and placed on ex-

Olbrich National Research Council hibit between midnigjht Saturday and Assume a Bench Mark if you have itWashington, D. C.,- but in his absence Monday noon. not. ... was read by Mr. Spears, whovhsndled The U. S. Bureau” of Public Roads An is not Polaris that glittersé his subject in an excellent manner. had an educational exhibit. They Spare the rod and spoil the profile.

Slides were shown, the details of had a'number of interesting models, There's many a slip ’twixt the sightIf construction being made quite clear. displaying the most modern ways of and the book.Mr. B. F. Pripmier, Testing Engi- road building by the newest machin- A transitman’s wave is as‘ good as

3001'. 111111018 Division Of Highways. on. also a miniature impact machine his word.I gave an interesting paper on “Cuttins pounding away on a concrete slab, Measure in haste and repent in the

Down the Curing Period of Concrete several samples of soils with their omceBeads.” He has made extensive tests mechanical analysis and how they A steep grade is rather to be chosenand investigations and has proved, absorb water, and a graphical repre- than great bridgesapparently, that by applying two and sentation of the strength of concrete The lawsuit on ”001311118 the con-one-half pounds 'of calcium chloride derived by varying only the quality tractor.per square yard of surface the curing of the, sand. The poorest grade of A 800d rubber turneth away wrath-period is cut in half. This costs about line wet sand when used with the The better the description the better3 cents per square yard, and has been same quality and quantity of cement the deed-used’ on nearly 1,000 miles of con- and stone gave only half the‘ strength What is ““33““ in the tracing willcrate road in Illinois, and according as the best grade of dry, coarse sand. “0‘ come out on the ““99”“-to Mr. Pripmier’s estimate has saved Engineers would‘ do well to take There's no use coloring over splitthe traveling public enough time and note of this. ink:distance on detours to amount to It was indeed a busy program the I” a Do" scale that won't read both”00,000 in 1933. entire week, but “all work and no ways.Many 'other valuable and interest- play makes Jack a dull boy,” and Faint ink never won fair blue-print.

ing papers were given which we can— there were no “dull boys" in Chicago, Too m” crooks spell “I" 919'”not discuss here. as Mr. Upham and his entertainmentAt the Road Show proper, which committee had plenty of entertain- 1"”? A“ 3“ With No Good

was held in the Coliseum, the Wil- ment for all. The stag party, the Ben J.’s Girl: “You know, some-son and G; _ Buildings road ma- stag_banquet, and the informal sup- how, all the boys from the C. E.chincy of kinds and sises per-dance and cabaret at the Ches partment seem different.”

. was dimlayed. were 300 car- Pierre Club were distinctly enjoyable Ben 1.: “Why, that's perfectly log-loads, valued at 81.850,600. All of features. ical. They are all civil.”

L..9- “'"'n ,

A Senior’s LegacyTo whom it may concern:

I cheerfully recommend my old girlto any undegraduate young manwanting 'a suitable dating companionfor next year.She is a good dancer, physically

and morally.She is a good looker.She is a good listener.She is not too good.She is an excellent pedestrian.She is a light eater, except on

Sunday.She is a girl of deep emotions,

whom only YOU. will be able to thrill.She has, to the best of my knowl-

edge, absolutely no ideas of her ownon any subject, except YOU.My sole and simple reason for

quitting her is that I am leavingschool. Treat her right—she likesto be treated. .