Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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m the: bluc print Jil dj Department of Electrical Engineering HE Electrical Engineering course constitutes one of the most important parts of Georgia Tech and has a building of its own in which to function. The course is one of the most | ll|f( thorough to be found and is designed to be thorough without I ' tf iL yJ IJ ijeiiig bunched. The laboratories and class work are so ar- ranged as to be about equally distributed throughout the course. Unlike many of the departments, this one offers no special course, the subject being too broad to be covered in two or three years. The only course is one of four years ' duration leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. The department is comparatively well equipped, having a building of its own, practically all of which is fitted up with electrical apparatus and lecture rooms for this cour.se. Even with all this room the department is filled to capacity and will need more room in a very few years. Going deeply as it does into the subject of modern electricity, the course is one of the most difficult offered at Tech, and a man who follows this course through to graduation is sure of having a thorough training in all phases of electrical engineering. Department of Mechanical Engineering When Georgia Tech was founded there was only one department, which was what is now the Mechanical Engineering Department. The institu- tion W ' as little more than a school for training along shop lines for voca- tional pursuits. The school worked under a contract system, on which they entered into competition with commercial concerns. This was one of the chief sources of revenue for the school and gave the students a chance to produce articles that were salable. There were several disadvan- tages to this system, chief among which was trouble with the Labor Unions, and the system was abandoned. From time to time other departments were added and the scope of the school broadened. Less and less time was given to shop work and more to the theoretical side of engineering. In the past decade the field of this department has been greatly widened and now a complete course in ilechanical Engineering is offered. Naturally the question arises just what does this field cover? First of all, a mechanical engineer must be able to grasp and solve mechanical problems; in order to do his work in designing he must be au expert draftsman ; he must be thoroughly familiar with shop methods and limitations. In order that he may have this knowl- edge he must know physics, mathematics and chemistry and must have a command of English, as well as the actual shop experience. The worth of this department is demonstrated by its many graduates, who may be foiuid in all parts of the world, doing honor to Georgia Tech by their achievements in the field of mechanical engineering. Twenty-two

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m the: bluc print Department of Civil Ejigineering HIS department, which is one of the oldest at Georgia Tech, offers a very complete course in Civil Engineering. Civil Engineering is a profession very broad in its aspects, necessi- tating thoroughness, neatness and accuracy to a high degree. In order to be successful it is necessary for a civil engineer to he thoroughly familiar with mathematics, mechanics, chemistry and phy- sics and all the fundamentals of engineering, as well as to be a neat drafts- man and a careful computer. As particular attention is paid to these things at Tech, the course is obviously a good one. With the ever-increasing use of the automobile the need for good last- ing I ' oads is also increasing. As a result there is an almost luilimited field for highway engineers. For this reason this phase of the work is stressed particularly and special attention is paid to field and laboratory instruc- tion in the finer points of road construction. There are many opportuni- ties for the graduate to step into good positions in road building, and the chances for advancement are numerous. A great deal of attention is paid in the course to sanitary engineering, an important subject with evei-y city in regard to its sewerage disposal problems. Special laboratories for bacterial analysis and for the study of purification methods are at the disposal of the students. The number of students enrolled in this department is comparatively large and is increas- ing rapidly. The department is well ecjuipped and has ample facilities for thorough instruction in Civil Engineering. The Department of Architecture In IflOS the Study nf Architec-turc became a course at Te: ' h. The degree awarded for completion of the four-year course is that of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. A great deal of practical work, combined with the necessary theory, rounds out the course into one of the liest offered by colleges in this country. In addition to the regular course there is a special two-year course which is purely architecture, including none of the English, mathematics and chemistry to be found in the regular course. The enrollment in this department has been increasing yearly until it has become necessary to add a new building for this work. This building is to be the first one erected as a result of the Greater Georgia Tech Cam- paign. With these added facilities the department is expected to flourish. In the second term of the senior year each student makes a thesis design, the subject being passed upon by the professor. Whenever possible the same design is used as is given out by the Society of Beaux Arts Archi- tects. These designs are judged in New York with other designs from other schools of architecture all over the country. Heretofore Tech has shown up extremely well in these contests, and nearly every year some senior has taken first, second or third place and won honorable mention. The past success of this department is an indication of great results to be accomplished in the future. Tvienty-tJiree