Cooper Union College - Cable Yearbook (New York, NY)

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luly 4, 18fS'6-january 29, 1948 E We, the students of The Cooper Union, respectfully dedicate this yearbook to the memory of DEAN GEORGE F. BATEMAN

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The great loss to The Cooper Union in the death of Dean George F. Bates man cannot be measured by material achievements as one might be able to do were there bridges that had been built, buildings constructed, or industrial plants erected through his direct supervision. However, as an educator, it would not be dillicult to point to such accomplishments that have come about through the elforts of Copper Union alumni: students who benehted through the interests and accomplislnnents of the Dean in the years of his teaching and administration. Born in Halifax, England, July fl, 1886, Dean Bateman manifested always the British traits of thoroughness and insatiable interest in life. Those who review his career cannot help but be impressed by the many facets of his per- sonality, but the two basic traits remain: his thoroughness for details and his interest in the necessary humanities that make the fully rounded life. Stem- ming directly from the latter, biographers will note the Dean's tremendous capacity and energy for untiring work. Soon after 1900, Dean Bateman accompanied his family to New York. Before entering the Cooper Union Day Course in Engineering he spent three years at practical work as a machinist's helper in power plants. While a student at The Cooper Union his three summer vacations were spent in electrical testing and power plant work, as were also the summers of 1915 and 1916. Graduated from The Cooper Union in 1907 the was the class oratorj, Dean Bateman was immediately appointed to the teaching stalls of The Cooper Union Day and Night Schools, serving as an instructor in the Departments of Physics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In the early years of his teaching he engaged with his colleague Pinto of the Electrical Engineering Department in electrical and mechanical engineering test work. The First I1Vorld VVar interrupted his teaching activity at The Cooper Uniong for the period of the summer vacation of 1917, he joined with Professors Lucke and Parr of Columbia University in serving as one of the three civilian volunteer instructors on the staff of the U. S. Navy Gas Engine School at Columbia Uni- versity. In May 1918 he was enrolled as Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy and detailed to duties in the training of engineer olhcers at the U. S. Navy Steam Engineering School, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. IfVhile there, he was in charge of the Department of Propulsion Machinery and later of the Advanced Course, being promoted to the grade of Lieutenant. I-Ie also organized and took charge of a Held staff of investigators in marine engineer- ing for the collection of practical data and information for class purposes and of an editorial stalf for the editing of the subject matter given in the entire school. In 1919 Dean Bateman returned to The Cooper Union as Assistant Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engineering for the purpose of developing the Mechanical Engineering Department which was then a part of the Electrical Engineering Department. In this connection new classroom subjects were inaugurated and the scope of the laboratory work extended. It is of importance to note that under his direction and supervision the Mechanical Engineering Department was expanded to practically double the original floor area. In 1925, Hnances permitted the Hrst of his plans for the development of the Mechanical Engineer- ing Laboratories to be realized by the installation of a Refrigeration Laboratory. This was followed by the Instruments and Auxiliaries Laboratory in 1926, and the enlargement of the Steam and Internal Combustion Engine Laboratories in 1928. In 1925, he was appointed Professor of Mechanical Engineering and was placed in charge of the Department. From 1921-25, he was Chairman of the Oral Committee in the entrance examinations, and from 1922-31, Chairman of the Student Relations Committee. ln 1931, after having contributed largely