Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Joseph Warres Harkkr S.B., S.M. Head nf Drpartment of Elritrii I II Kniiinrnnui THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LFHIGH University was one of the first institutions in this country to offer .1 course in Electrical Engineering, the register of 18 83 showing an optional one- year course in Applied Electricity. Until 1903 the course in Electrical Engineering was conducted in connection with the De- partment of Physics under the direction ot Professor W. S. Franklin, and in common with the most successful courses in Elec- trical Engineering it has inherited a strong mathematical-physics background. The separate department was created in 1903 under the leadership of Professor Willi.im Esty who served in this capacity until his death in 1928. In the year 1928-29 Pro- fessor S. S. Seyfert was the acting head of the department and has been followed by Professor J. W. Barker who is now in charge of the work. The curriculum aims to lay a broad foundation in the mathematical-physical sciences with provision for the necessary specializa- tion in Applied Electricity. In older to round out the student ' s fundamental training, subjects in other branches of Engineering and in Arts and Business are included, A certain degree of specialization by electives is permitted dur- ing the Junior and Senior years in such fields as radio, high voltage trans- mission, electric transients, electric traction, etc. Great attention is given to application of the theoretical principles to actual machines in the laboratory. The department has this year moved into the west half of the new Packard Laboratory, which with its equipment is probably the finest of its kind in the country. The building provides an abundance of space for class and lecture rooms, course and research laboratories, machine shops and facili- ties for the comfort of the students. It contains the William Esty Memorial Librar)-. The Faculty PROFESSORS Joseph Warren Barker, S. B., S. M. Professor of and Director of the Defiartmeiit of Electrical En ineeririji Stanley Sylvester Seyfert, M. S. Professor of Electrical Engineering ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Jacob Lynford Beaver, M. S. Associate Professor of Electrical Ent ineerini ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Howard Dietrich Gruber, M. S. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineerinj! Archie Roscoe Miller, M. S. Assistant Professor of Electrical Eny incer ' .ng Nelson Shirk Hibsham, M. S. Assistant Professor of Electrical Eny ineerin} INSTRUCTORS Joseph Max Andress, B. S. Instructor in Electrical Engineering Carleton Francis Maylott, B. S. Instructor in Electrical Engineering Frederick Greedy, A. C. G. I. Instructor in Electrical Engineering

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THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING T ' HE Civil Engineering Curriculum proposes to give a broad education in those general and scientific subjects which form the foundation of all engineering, and a special train- ing in its own field, which covers the construc- tion of highways, railroads, harbors, docks and terminals, bridges, buildings, foundations, tunnels, and many other modern civil engineering pro- jects. In accordance with this plan, the Civil De- partment was one of the first organized at Lehigh. The first two years are devoted primarily to such fundamental studies as are necessary in preparation for the technical work which follows. The junior and senior years are devoted to instruc- !■ I ' t,,(,, i; s tion in structural design, highway and railroad l)i-l arlmrnt (if construction, hydraulics and sanitary engineering. (,ii ' i hngiiiiennii j gj g ■ graduate a knowledge of the funda- mentals of business, courses in economics, accounting, and finance have been placed in the curriculum. These subjects prove very useful to those who later seek advancement along sales, managerial and executive channels. Supplementing the theoretical work of the classroom, practical instruction is available in the Fritz Engineering Laboratory. Here the students have an opportunity not only to carry on tests in materials and hydraulics, but also to keep in close touch with the extensive investigations on many notable engineer- ing structures. A six weeks ' course in practical surveying is given at the con- clusion of the freshman year which exemplifies field operations in the best manner and acquaints the student with the best types of surveying instruments. The Civil Engineering curriculum as a whole, including as it does mathe- matics, pure and applied science, general engineering and business subjects, affords a thorough training in system, arrangement of work, accuracy in figures and logical thinking, so that the student has the proper training to enter not only the engineering profession, but also any business organization, should he not care to follow strictly engineering work. The Faculty PROFESSORS Ralph Justin Fogg, B.S. Prufcssor of mid Director of the Curriculum in Civil Engineering Winter Lincoln Wilson, M.S. Professor of Railroad Engineering Willis Appleford Slater, M.S. Research Professor of Engineering Materials and Director of the Fritz Uihoratory ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Sylvanus a. Becker, M.S. Associate Professor in Ciiil Engineering Merton Otis Fuller, C.E. Associate Professor in Civil Engineering ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Harry Gordon Payrow, B.S. in C.E. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Eugene Henry Ehler, C.E. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Cyril Dewey Jensen, B.S. in C.E. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering INSTRUCTORS Williams Bassett Getchell, Jr., B.S. in C. E. Instructor in Civil Engineering Hill Reid Nettles, C.E. Instructor in Civil Engineering Cares Creighton Keyser, C.E. Laboratory Assistant in Civil Engineering

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THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING is concerned with the trans- formation of the latent heat of our fuels into heat, mechanical and electrical energy for the most advantageous and eco- nomical operation of the machinery of our modern industries. It has to do with the design, construction, in stallation, and operation of all such machinery. The Department of Mechanical Engineering was outlined and organized at Lehigh University in 1867. In its early years it was carried on in conjunction with that of Civil Engineering. From 1881 until his death in 1918, Professor Joseph F. Klein was the departmental head and he was instrumental in establishing those sound policies of teaching which today make the course one of the most rigorous and comprehensive in the University. The curriculum is arranged to afford a thorough training in those fundamental scientific principles which form the basis of the design of apparatus and machinery, the equip- ment and operation of industrial plants and the production and utili- zation of power. The Department, formerly housed in Williams Hall and the W. A. Wilbur Laboratory, reached a new milestone in its history in the fall of 1929 with the opening of Packard Laboratory. This new million dollar laboratory, which is occupied jointly by the Mechanical and Electrical Departments, was presented to the University by the late James Ward Packard, Lehigh ' 84 and founder of the Packard Motor Car Company. With this modern building and its equipment the Mechanical Department has facilities for training which are second to none. THE CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING THE SUCCESS of any industrial enterprise depends on sound financing, adequate accounting, and intelligent forecasting of economic developments. Technical skill and engineering effi- ciency are primary requisites, but these alone do not suffice. Industry has created a demand for men who can combine this skill with a know- ledge of the problems of accounting, finance, statistics, and manage- ment which every enterprise encounters. It was with this demand in view that the curriculum in Industrial Engineering was established at Lehigh in 1925. The course embodies sufficient training in engineering to make the graduate at home in a highly technical environment and a thorough schooling in the fundamental principles of economics, industrial management, corporation financing and general business practice. The curriculum of Industrial Engineering, being closely related to that of Mechanical Engineering, is administered by the Mechanical Depart- ment.