Catholic University of America - Cardinal Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Not even the slightest error escapes the scrupulous eye of the architect. X hlelike portrayal of the arcl wtf-fl in the three dimensional model. iitf-ct's design is f . 4 I v a 1 'un LMS . Like the fields of art. music and drama, architecture is a major that demands a great amount of imaginative ahility. But the architect too must first apply himself to the hasic principles of his field learned in freshman and sophomore design courses. By his senior year, the architect is expected to show imaginative talent coupled with the background of theoryfthe fusion that is the mark of a successful architect. His alnility to think clearly and to express those thoughts visually is the aim of the Architecture Department. The application of the principles learned is seen in the various projects re- quired of the student on which he must focus all of his attention and suhmit the results of his concentrated effort. The thesis of the prospective aeronautical engineer and the field work of the civil engineer are further ex- amples of this last phase in the process of education. Correlation and coordination of knowledge exists on 50

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Senior mechanical engineers asselnhle and correlate four years of data as graduation approavhes. all lcvels: in fact. it is the summit of the educational process. ln all of the specialized engineering fields. electrical. mechanical. civil. aeronautical, chemical, architectural. practical application is the key phrase. A slide rule can he used to add two and two. hut it is the thinking engi- neer that applies his calculations to the engineering proh- lems with which hc is confronted. This, then. is the end of all education-to graduate thinking individuals who will be able to solve specific problems in their field and in their life no matter what that field may he. As the end of the academic section of this hook, the reader has seen how this purpose is accomplished in the academic life of a student at The Catholic l,TlliYP1'Slly of America. ln the remainder of the hook. the reader will see how that same purpose is accomplished in cvery phase of manjs social life.