Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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ml 'A 1'l'.D?rSi lh. 1-1-1 I 1' 1.-1ilX.5l. hl Those students you see out in all kinds of weather peer- ing through telescopic devices are probably civil engineer- ing students doing some surveying. Waving their associates holding the tapes back and forth to get in the desired positions, the engineers strain their vision in an attempt to accurately measure the campus. Civil engineering students also do lab work in stress analysis and construction. Some students have the oppor- tunity to design some projects of their own such as minia- ture bridges. Students who elect electrical engineering study the problems of transmission and distribution of electrical currents. Communication media including the technical aspects of TV are possible pursuits in this field. The facilities of WKAR-TV are utilized by the students in this vvork. Agriculture. which prevails at MSC, pervades even into the engineering school in the form of the ag engineer- ing curriculum. Students become acquainted with farm machinery and apparatus and performs experiments in soils and in erosion control. tiff fluff '9 '1Y, . ...E fl w - , -H. Easy does it, as a metallurgist carefully removes a heated piece of metal from a furnace to study its properties. 26 xr 'A if gag 4-- , M81 if '45 N 34- 2- f s'41 t' il he X. J 'r N s A little graph on the side is the subject of the interest of these engineers who are working with a Joy air compressor. l l l l l Qjlgggiiiittai .Jr 'ei , An electric motor lab for electrical engineering students uses large amounts of wire, plugs, paper, and brains. l l I' l l 1 A l l l 1 1 t

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Slide rules, abstruse math symbols, complex machinery and vari-colored graphs are tools utilized by the students of engineering who work in the labyrinth of shops, labora- tories and classrooms in Olds Hall. Depending on their specialty, engineers may also spend time using their hands and heads in the foundry, the automotive laboratory, the chemical engineering building or the new experimental wind tunnel on south campus. A few students who have chosen the intricacies of electricity for exploration find themselves in the new modern Electrical Engineering build- ing, the envy of the other departments who are situated in slightly older quarters. Before they begin their actual technical training, the budding engineers receive a Basic College education like the rest of us. They also get their first inklings of the future when instructors introduce them to engineering drawing, chemistry, physics and machinery lab courses. A vacation in the Upper Peninsula is required of all civil engineering majors in the summer between the fresh- man and sophomore years. Practical field work is the keynote of this camp. If a student manages to survive the first two years, he is admitted into the School of Engineering where he receives his training in a specialized curriculum. Some students prefer chemical engineering and study distillation, evaporation and the heat treatment of fluids as the core of their program. A broad background in physics and chemistry is necessary for success in this curriculum. Mechanical engineering students learn automotive engi- neering, the design of industrial machinery and the techni- calities of plant layout. Time and motion study and power plant work are part of the training for the mechanical engineer. Heating metals and then studying their properties is the interest of metallurgical engineering students. They can be seen inserting metal rods into electric furnaces, and heating them up to a certain temperature. Carefully pull- ing the rods out with tongs, the students quickly cool them in water which produces a sizzle as well as the desired property changes. nf,- Curves, angles and circles are an important part of an engineer's educa- tion as this drawing class shows. xg flag' if 'l ff gd li ' img L- f infill! ,Q ' ill 6524! an L 7 . , +552 Grinding tools in u lathe requires a keen eye, precision timing, careful movements, and a little luck. 25

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Practical on the job training has recently been added to options in the engineering curriculum. A cooperative program with industrial hrms such as Reo, Ford, and Chrysler allows students to alternate their study programs, spending one term at State in classroom work, and the next in one of these firms, in a position commensurate with their experience and interest. These positions are designed to give the students broad backgrounds in industry before they actually embark on their careers. Just recently begun, the school is making plans for expanding the program to allow more students to take advantage of its educational value. .JN 'xii' , sg? 9' Pouring metal castings is a hot job. Safety glasses and old clothes are accepted gear for this work. Each one doing his particular job, four students cooperate on the myriad of detail involved in testing a tractor. '? l. HIL 8 EXQES' 9 SPAN I0 YNY!! Ep'-1 faxmm, t .W Q' ivan,