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mornings, with their dinner for a day ' s work in the field. This work, as explained be- fore, generally consists of the taking of levels, the laying out of railroads, together with curves and turnouts, and in general land surveying. To the student this work affords practice in those lines with which he must deal after graduation, as well as furnishing that healthful bodilv exercise so essential to a clear mind. The instrument equipment for field work in this department has been greatly ex- tended, so that the facilities in this line at Purdue are now superior to those of most technical schools. With this excellent equipment, consisting of ten levels and ten transits of the best makes of instruments in the country, and with the revision of the course as stated above, the prospects of the civil engineering department seem indeed very bright. 51
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DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL MECHANICS URING the first two years of all the engineering courses, the student is required to put in a large portion of his time in the shops and draughting room. The course is outlined with the purpose of giving the student a clear and accurate notion ot the methods employed in practice. While it is true that much, if not all, of the work ot this department would do honor to any well regulated shop, it is nevertheless not intended to make a thorough mechanic of the student taking the course. After having completed his shop work the student is able to see at a glance the entire history of any piece of machinery. Not only can he trace out the different processes in its production, but he is enabled to point out and correct anv faultv design that mav tend to decrease the facility of making. It is unnecessary to outhne in detail the course. It will suffice to say, that everything advances by logical steps, the same as in actual practice. First the drawing room, then the pattern shop, next the foundry and forge room, and finally the machine shop, where the parts are finished and assembled. The familiarity with machinery, is not to be overlooked in summing up the results of this course. There are constantly being added to our already splendid equipment, new machinery 55
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