Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Q[tp (Haulbron, 191T QHjcmical jjzngittemng iepartment ( r HE Chemical Engineer is essentially a modern 11 L product. Keen competition is compelling manu- H facturers to replace the old rule-of -thumb meth- ods by scientific control and to utilize as far as possible every product of their plants. Consequently, a rapidly growing demand has arisen for men who possess, in ad- dition to skilled chemical knowledge, the training and ability for the efficient control of plants and processes, economical utilization of power, the conversion of factory by-products into marketable commodities, and the adap- tation and design of mechanical appliances to carry out chemical reactions on a large scale. The training of such men, since they must be able to consider propositions, processes, and plans from the combined viewpoints of the chemist and the engineer, should of necessity be very broad, combining that of both of the above named pro- fessions. It was with these considerations that the course in Chemical Engineering was put into the curriculum be- cause it was needed to complete the ideal sought, which was to offer such courses as were fundamental to all lines of engineering. The accomplishment of this object was attained by the School undertaking to offer courses in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering, all other engineering work such as Structural, Sanitary, Mining, etc., being really only modifications based on those four branches. The year the School started, only one student took the Chemical Engineering course, and in the succeeding early years of the School it was the course that apparently did not appeal to many students. In consequence of this fact the first graduating class of the School contained one Chemical Engineer, the second and third classes to be graduated did not contain any, and last year ' s class only three. This year there is only one in the senior class, one of our seniors having dropped out to accept a position as chief chemist of a large paper company. Owing to the prominence of chemistry and the chemical industries to which the war has given great publicity, that course is rapidly coming into its own and now the lower classes have a large percentage of chemical men in their make-up. This year we are co-operating with seven firms in connection with the Chemical Engineering course and could have more, had we sufficient students to supply the demand. It is interesting to note that statistics at the begin- ning of the present year, showed the various years of the School to have the following number of chemical engineers : First year 22 Second year 13 Third year 5 Fourth year 2 From the foregoing, it may be seen how the trend is more and more to make the Chemical Engineering course the big course of the School.

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5[t|e CJaulton, 191T Walter Irving Badger, Jr., B.A., M.A., LL.B.. Instructor in English. M.A., B.A., Yale, 1913 ; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1916. Law Office of Walter I. Badger, 1916-17; Instructor in English, Co-Operative School of Engineering from 1915. Member of D.K.E., T.N.E., and Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities; Harvard Club of Boston, Yale Club of Boston, Yale Club of New York, Union Boat Club, and Boston City Club. Residence: 126 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass. Joseph Arthur Coolidge, S.B., Instructor in Physics and Mathematics. S.B., Harvard, 1910. Instructor in Physics and Mathematics, Co-Operative School of Engineering, from 1911. Member of Harvard Mathematical Society. Residence: 20 Martin Street, Cambridge, Mass.