Muncie Normal Institute - Arbor Vitae Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Concrete Construction R- RULY the Bl. N. l, deserves the appellation of A Modern School Meet- ing a Modern Demand. XVhat is more up-to-date than the practical courses in Concrete Construction introduced last year by .l. lt. Steward and which have proven the practical value by their popularity? These courses are not intended to tit the student to become an engineer on the contrary they are worked out to enable the teacher to olfer the work to the grade and high school pupils of the rural and city schools. Concrete in the country, concrete for the farm, concrete about the home, is the aim of a practical instructor in formulating practical courses. As was stated, the course is not an engineering course. Advantage is taken, however, for the close and broad correlation with the important branches of the curriculum this linc of work otfers. Some ol' the educational lines touched upon during the term of forty-eight weeks required for the complete course, are Elementary Chemistry: in the study of cement, sand, li111e, gypsum, clay and other elements comprising the articles used: soil formation: in the various sands, gravel and rocks used: geology: in the study of rock formation: metallurgy: in the various rcinforcements used. Concrete. plain and reinforced, embraces free hand and mechanical drawing, elementary forge work, plastcring, stone aml brick laying and bcnrh work in the making of l'Ul'lllS and molds. Tree surgery, trimming, pruning. and repairing: the spraying and protection of forest aml fruit trees: a study of insect enemies of trees, are also iinpoi'tant branches ot' the course. The Lise of concrete is taken up in sections, such as water containers, from bird baths to water supply tanks: overhead work such as beams, floors, and roofs, form a division: posts, columns and pcdestals are started and made: solid work such as foundations, steps, sidewalks, and retaining walls arc taken up as another division: silos, culverts, and tiles are studied and the principles brought out in the construction of utilities about the campus. Theory is expounded in the lecture room and is balanced and proven upon the campus where the visitor may see concrete rustic fountains, llower vases, boulder seats, classic Roman benches and other useful articles of ornament and utility. Numerous filled and repaired trees attest the practical trend of the work and the interest of those taking the course. 'L 3- Til

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