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

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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

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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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HL THE BI UB PRINT Department of Chemistry HE department of Chemistrj- is one of the most important in tlie school. With the exception of Commerce, every course at Tech includes at least one year of Chemistry. In addition to this is the regular four-year course in Engineering Chemis- try. This course is one of the best to be found for prepara- tion for work as a manufacturing chemist. A general knowledge of shop work and drawing is also gained in this course. Some electrical engineer- ing and higher mathematics, together with the chemistry taught, give an excellent opportunity in chemical manufacturing, a field which is con- stantly broadening. The department has been established for a long time, and under the leadership of Dean Emerson is making rapid strides. The number of students taking the four-year course has never been very large, partly on account of the long and confining hours in the laboratory, necessary to give the practical side. The few who graduate in this course, however, have heretofore met with surprising success. In addition to these students in the regular course, those taking the course in Textile Engineering are required to take a great deal of advanced chemistry in this department. The degree awarded for the four-year course is that of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Chemistry. Department of Textile Engineering The Textile Department of Georgia Tech was founded in 1S99 and fur- nished the first opportunity for southern boys to olitain instruction in the manufacture of cotton goods without having to go to other parts of the country. Since its installation the department has grown constantly. The leading cotton manufacturers of the South, with remarkable foresight, donated machines and money in order that they might be assured of trained men for their factories. Many others, including cotton machinery concerns, gave valuable machinery. Through these gifts and additions made by the school the department has accumulated such a variety of machines for the manufacture of textiles that they are able to carry out the entire process from the bale to the finished fabric. The yarn required in the weaving rooms is made in the carding and spinning departments. It is most unfortunate that so much of the cotton grown here has been sent East to be made into cloth and then sent back and sold here at enormous profits to the eastern manufacturers. The trouble has been the lack of skilled manufacturers here. Georgia has abundant water power and vmtold natural resources. With the advent of trained men into the textile industry in the South there is no reason wliy the South should not have the benefit of her own products. Tech has already sent many men into this field, with ever-increasing results. This department at Tech has become the most complete cour.se in Textile Engineering in the Country. We are proud of it and look to it as a great factor in tlie future of the textile industry in the South. Twcnty-fovr IS Jil m