Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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UBTAINING FUNDS FUR RESEARCH LOVELY AND CORDIAL, Miss Pat Denham doubles as hostess and secretary for the Director and his assistant. FORMER PRESIDENT of the American Pulley Company, Mr. James H. Robins joined the Department of Research staff as Acting Director in July of 1959. A member of Drexel's Board of Trustees, Mr. Robins recently was appointed the full-time Director of Research. Initiated in June of 1958, the office for direction of research was created to further enthusiasm for research, to ascertain and advise faculty of research requirements of industry and government, and to obtain sponsored research through promotional progress in keeping with the precepts of an educational institution. Prpposals, contracts, and ernploynient of research personnel come under the jurisdiction of this office, as does distribution of e ui ment necessar for ro'ects. fl P Y P J S ecial educational ro rams and the develo ment P P g P of new techniques in the training of engineers are also .d d fi . ll b h h d . . ASSISTANT TO THE Director of Research is Mr. Robert McGarrigle al C nancla Y Y t C researc epartment In Its who takes care of the many details of the requests for funds submitted drive for funds. and also doubles as a member of the Civil Engineering faculty.

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DEAN DISQUE HAS the unique ability of being able to discuss almost any educational topic with a high degree of intelligence. His outline study program is both unique and LIBERALIZING UUR IEBHNlI1AL-.COU.RSES PRUMUTING DUR DEVELUPMENT Raising funds for a project as large as Drexel's present development program represents an enormous undertaking, and as such is handled by Drexelis Develop- ment Ofiice under the direction of Mr. George Baughman. The express purpose of this department is the appropriation of funds for the expansion of Drexel's educa- tional facilities. An outgrowth of the Alum- ni Campaign to raise funds for the Alumni Engineering Labs, the department was established in 1951 and headed by H. Russell Bintzer until 1954-. American industry is convinced that engineers must contribute, more than ever before, to both the cultural and industrial de- velopment of our society. Indus- try has presented engineering col- leges in the nation with the chal- lenge to produce graduates not only well grounded in the ad- vanced technology of our age, but also competent to understand the pertinent social and cultural prob- lems confronting our modern civilization. Drexel has responded to this challenge with industrial reading programs, capably administered by Dr. Robert C. Disque, Dean Emeri- tus of the College of Engineering, and his able staff. With the addition of the indus- trial reading program, Drexel now equips the engineering graduate with a unique combination of high technical competence, a broad hu- manistic outlook, and the recog- nized values derived from the in- dustrial cooperative program. MR. BAUGHMAN Qrightl, manager, and Mr. George King, assistant to the manager discuss a new angle in their attempts to raise the necessary funds for expansion.

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COLLEGE UF ENGINEERING Tomorrow's Technologistsneveloped Today The present College of Engineering is the product of two original groups, the Scientific, consisting of chemistry, mathematics, and physics, and the Technical, consisting of applied electricity, machine construction, and machine drawing. Three year courses for certification in electrical and mechanical engineering were olfered in 1906. The amendment to the charter of 1914 gave to Drexel the power of granting the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering. A four year co- operative program was adopted in 1919, the present five year plan being offered in 1925. A charter amendment in 1927 gave Drexel the power of granting- degrees of Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical Enginering.