Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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G Learning what makes it work. The College of Engineering is under the direction of liberal Dr. Robert Conrad Disque. He is recognized as one of the experts on cooperative educaf tion in the United States. It is Drexel's good fortune to have this man who has the rare qualities of knowing the value of integrating practical ex' perience with theoretical study and who is also extremely watchful that the training does not lose sight of the cultural side of education. Dean Disque is also Dean of the Faculty, as well as a Professor of Electrical Engineering. He obtained a BA., B.S. in E.E., Sc.D. and a Doctor of Engineering degree. Prominent educators constantly seek his counsel in the many compli- cated problems of today, but be is always accessible to engineering students who seek his advice. One of the requirements of an engineering education at Drexel is a well rounded knowledge of all phases of technical subjects. With this in mind, the courses given here are closely related for the first eight of the eleven school terms. Chemical Engineering does tend to vary further from the others because of the extra requirements made in this course of study. However, each student may expect to find a general education in engineering available to him. This is extremely helpful in the scientific world of today, where each branch of engineering is so closely allied with every other branch. It is with much hope that the engineering school looks forward to the expansion program under way by the Institute. With more facilities for class' room and laboratory work, Drexel's College of Engineering will bc able to continue its standards of education and maintain its high position in the field of technical knowledge. I EERI 'Thirtyffive

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XX ik! ff 'R-Q L ' f A LW , 7 lffvi, . ,321 0 I X I, Q Z I 'I f , f - f if K W, f ofa E f - I, os' ani Q U u ROBERT C. DISQUE Dean CULLEGE UF DREXEL,S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING has finally cast off the confusion and added problems that were outgrowths of the accelerated program. The college now offers only the Hvefyear cooperative courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Metallurgical engineering. Starting in 1906, the cooperative plan of education has proved its excepf tional value through the years until it has now been established as the only engineering course given at Drexel Institute. The industries in the Philadelf phia area, commonly called the Workshop of the World, have come to value the plan of having students spend part of their school years in the industries to gain the practical side as well as the theoretical. Their assistance has helped make excellent experience available for students as well as many positions to graduates. The engineering courses are well known for their high scholastic standards. They are designed to protect future employers of Drexel students and give them the best qualified graduates that can be turned out by such an institution as Drexel. This plan also protects the graduates themselves in establishing a reputation that places honor on the degree obtained in study at the Institute. These practical reasons are coupled with the prime consideration that Drexel Institute of Technology is contributing, with its scholastic requirements, to the advancement of education in America and the continuance of scientific research. . V , Thiftyffouv

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Front Row' S. Herbert Ra tevens, J Harland Billings, Dawson Dowell Charles W. Reisse, C. Ralph Connell. Second Row: Horace W. Blakeslee, Harry M Pfeffer W'll' Bernard, Robert B. Twining, Stanley J. Gwiahda, Reis:- P Auclair L t R . . as ow: Sterling S. Thompson, Thomas M. Loughery, N. Joseph Woodland, Harry D. Wood, Charles L. Bachman, Ralph A. Kinckiner. THE MEc1n.iN1c:AL ENGINEERING STUDENT, after studying three years of scientific fundamentals, devotes his remaining two years to subjects more exclusively pertinent to mechanical engineering. Choosing between the power, industrial, and aeronautical options in his junior year permits him to give a more rigorous concentration to the field of his particular interest. To give him the best understanding that is ossibl ' p c in matters of design, operation, power, and investigation of particular problems, the courses provide the essentials of technical knowledge. These courses give the student the training necessary to place him in industr re fd y, p pare to perform successfully the manifold duties that he faces. Under present conditions, the engineering field is larger than ever offerin , g great opportunities to those with the proper understanding and interest. ln the field of tele' vision alone, many problems in the production of parts are solved by application of mechanical engineering principles. These principles also have countless uses in indusf trial design and power fields. The majority of Drexel's engineers take positions in manufacturing industries. A number of others enter power generation and distrib U, tion companies where they practice their chosen professions and develop products and services to aid mankind materially. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The men who make machines work. Thittyfsix I - ynes, Jr., John B. Baker, Wil- liam J. S . ' ,