University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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T0 Tlllf SfllIllflll'IS llf II.I.IlllllIS: lin iii Mori x Pl 111,599 l' 1Y Op X G Q-'sw at ff 'Nw 351- i N D X 77 7.7 VJ S X OQXR Q6 X. T5 D I 1' . ' f '4gii:':Li l'L'fv, fu Z i f fy, 37 S2 g f N X if ol 4 if I WALTER W. WILLIAMS President, Board of Truxlces It is a pleasure to present to you greetings from the Board of Trustees and to congratulate you upon the decision which you have made to take advantage of the opportunity that is yours to secure an education at our great University. Through the years, the rapid progress that has been made hy the University of Illinois, I am sure, has been due to a great extent to the ever-growing host of young men and women of whom our student body and alumni are composed. The Board of Trustees, in advancing the welfare and reputation of the institution in every Way possible, needs the continued interest and support of the public, alumni, faculty and stall, and the entire student body. I am sure that we may continue to rely upon you now as students to do your part, and also later when you have joined the ranks of our alumni. Prfsiflefzt, Board of Trustrrx Liam lxl.-KY!-ZR XVIEL-KNIT Luvrsiixarnm

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. 53 YXVEEE 1 I 1 Q'f,ixNG6.l Q 51 -31 4 Yo Q s .S'5flTfLi 19 1. Z Y, 55 O 3 1 fly G X f ' W x QS' 11.iff3,Rgf 74 'f 5 X-sgqjii Q AIRTERED I 0 1111, l'llE 0 ll.EGE E ENGINEERING Established in lvlay 1867, when the Board of Trustees adopted the report of its committee on Courses of Study and Faculty, the College of Engineering is one of the oldest on the campus. The report of the committee recommended that the University provide courses in Mechanical Science and Art, Civil Engineering, lVlining Engineering and lVletallurgy, and Architecture and Fine Artsf' instruction in the College of Engineering began on -izuinary 1, 18711. Since 1871-72, when the four curricula of lViechani- cal Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineer- ing, and Architecture were first announced, the College has grown steadily and rapidly. At present, the College of Engineering offers thirteen curricula administered di- rectly hy the College, and in addition the curriculum of Chemical Engineering, administered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 'llhe Dean of the College of Engineering is also the Ili 1917, the sirious congestion in all ol' the lahoiatories of the Engineering College led to the appropriation of S5llll,Ullll by the General Assemhlv for the erection ol a Materials Testing Laboratory. The Materials Testing Laboratory, completed in 1919, is of Georgian archi- ttcturc and the chiel feature of the huilding is the large crane hav which contains the testing machines. The bay is 147 feet in length, -ll feet in xxidth and the crane has a lilt of ill feet. The pit for the i,lIlIll,1HIO pound testing machine extends fifteen feet he-low the crane bar, or basement floor, The weight of this machine and inundation, not including the specimen in the machine is l8ll,ollll pounds. In addition to housing the testing machine, the building contains the offices, classrooms, and lahoratoiies of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, as uell as spate for some of the uoik in Civil llllrl Highnai Fngineering. l i l i DEAN MELUN L. ENGER Director of the Engineering Experiment Station, the purpose of which is Hto conduct investigations and make studies of importance to the engineering, manufacturing, railway, mining, and other industrial interests of the statef' The work of the Station includes research by all departments of the College of Engineering and also the Department of Industrial Chemistry. While a num- ber of the investigations are made in cooperation with industries or engineering societies, a large portion of the research carried on consists of independent study. The results of the numerous researches completed by the Experiment Station from December 8, 19113, the date of its founding, to the present have been published in two hundred eighty bulletins. Occasionally the Sta- tion has published circulars, totaling twenty-five in all, containing articles of timely interest, information of importance, and material not readily accessible in other sources. 1 - ' lNlr.t.v1N L. ktstrhk, Dean of the College of Engineering, will complete his thiitieth year on the University faculty this spring. He was born in Decorah, Iowa, in 1884. He began his undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota and later transferred to the University of Illinois, receiving three degrees from the University, the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1906, the professional degree of Civil Engineering in 1911, and the Master of Science degree in 1919. XYhen Professor A. N. Talbot retired as the head of the Department of 'Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1929, Professor Enger succeeded him in this position. Later when Acting Dean VVillard was appointed President of the University in 1914, Professor linger was nominated to head the College nf Engineer- ing. Many engineering honorary societies and fraternities are among his activities, including the American Societv of Civil 1-Ingieers, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, and Mu-San. In many of these he has held prominent positions.