Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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- n:':7-'N i54 '+1ef:i4-:iTe.:'1 ' r' SYVITZER GORDOIQUFF ENDEIES PURCELL BEVNET' STROTHER f PE.-KRSE Fu' HEREDORTUNE VI ,MAGNUSON I ANBUSKIRK GREINER SHARER THONG LEGMSSS BECK H Hans HARRIS REIBER YG.-XUNT Srnz Q N DLL COOPER IXIAYEH W oonsox JOHNSON Ffxssxacur BIILLER FR.-KLICH HOBSON CJXRLSEN H,ARP HAMMOND Tau Beta Pi J. E. HOBSON AU BETA PI is the oldest honorary of the campus- established at Purdue in 1893 and by right of priority and by right of excellence in standards occupies perhaps the most enviable position of the scholastic societies on the campus. Tau Beta Pi is the engineering equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa in letters as being initiated into Tau Beta Pi is the most coveted honor bestowable on an undergraduate engineer. Before one can be considered for admission he must have been previously elected to membership in the honorary fraternity representing his own school. There are sixty-one national chapters in the United States, the Purdue chapter is known as Indiana Alpha. The chief project undertaken by Tau Beta Pi this year has been the counseling of delinquent freshmen in the engineering schools. In sponsoring this project the organization has en- deavored to put to practical use its primary ideal, that of promoting scholarship in engineering work. Under the direc- tion of the personnel ofiice and several members of Tau Beta Pi, this plan has made great progress. Because of the large number of freshmen receiving delinquent reports, the members of Tau Beta Pi were unable to care for all of the freshmen, and the school honoraries were asl-:ed to help in the work. It is worthy of note that this project is new and is watched with interest by educators all over the country. In order to bring the members into closer contact with one another the club has arranged to have dinner meetings once a month. Faculty members of Tau Beta Pi are invited to attend these meetings, their presence resulting in a closer bond between the students and the faculty. 11 r 1 I

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,. il 1 i r l in wi 'ss l -A 5 1 v ni 'V --c r 5 Schools of Engineering i It was a fortunate event for Purdue when ' on September 1, 1920, Dean A. A. Potter ac- ' cepted the position as Dean of the Schools of l Engineering, Director of the Engineering Experi- ', ment Station, and Professor of Power Engineer- ing. After serving a year in these capacities r the title, Director of Engineering Extension, was , also conferred upon him. His duties include the responsibility for the teaching, research, and extension activities in V engineering. The heads of the four engineering y schools, that is, of the Schools of Chemical, 1 Civil, Electrical, and Nlechanical Engineering, as well as the heads of the departments of Applied , lvlechanics, Practical hlechanics, Engineering Extension, and Personnel, report to him. It is his duty to see that the engineering schools carry F on their teaching, research, and extension activ- ll ities most effectively. All recommendations to fr the President and Trustees of the University 'QQ' DEAN A'A, POTTER concerning appointments, promotions of staff H2 members, contracts with University, changes of ,CE curricula, and all matters affecting the policies of the engineering schools and departments are ll. made through him. 1' In addition to his administrative work as dean and director, he has been giving instruction in certain graduate courses, particularly in advanced power engineering and engineering education, f, has given a certain number of lectures every year to Freshmen and Senior engineering students along general subjects, and has taken all classes in thermodynamics for review and general lectures ,, at least once a semester. Q During the twelve years of his connection with Purdue University, he has written and pre- 6 sented for publication more than one hundred papers, articles, and addresses. He has also carried i, on certain investigational work in power engineering with particular reference to high pressure ,,, and high temperature steam. lf' He has been interested in personnel work since IQO5, having developed a personnel system for engineering students while he was dean at Kansas State College KIQI3-IQZOD, and originated f the Purdue Personnel System. Q He has also been interested in developing a type of extension work which would supplement ,3 and accompany the teaching and research activities, but would not at the same time duplicate 1 the efforts of other agencies. The conferences and special instruction under the head of Engineering Extension are the results of these efforts. E Dean Potter received his B.S. in Engineering from Rl. l. T. in 1903, and a Dr. of Engineering ,, from Kansas State Agricultural College in I925. He was with the General Electric Company of , Schenectady, New York, 1903-19053 Assistant Professor of hlechanical Engineering 1905-1910, li Professor I910-1920, Dean of Division of Engineering and Director of Engineering Experiment fl Station CIQI3-IQZOJ at Kansas State Agricultural College. He has since then been at Purdue. 5 Besides his duties at Purdue University during the last ten years, he has acted in an advisory fl capacity to a variety of industries, utilities, and the U. S. Government, and has also been advisory editor for a publisher of engineering textbooks. ll Q! I, 10 . f Ps 2-,,. X- if-ff Gig ag, 1-rw 7.1 .1 .-1-.,.,., V' ml f-. 411 f. l 'rf' l' T W? f Y 'il '. ' Alkn' V i 'ff -'lr 7 Sl -. f--l E 1' Q X' f Q' It l i ' 5 ,t,. . f: e . 4 2 lf 3' l ' if 15 '13 i fi L if ' 'T' l 'i , -'!,, . 2: P: l ' f if fi , , 1. Ill 'il l ' gig. ss. 4'-s 'L i - - ' A '

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XVEESNER XVALLESS BOOKXVALTER JOHNSTON XVIEGANT SMITH 4 BREMI-:R GEISER GOLD CLEVELAND W ,mn BOLLINGER BUNCH XX ENGER Ixmxwoon FERGUSON DALE' FORD Roar BECK HoEsoN EDKVARDS NI.-XRTIN X osr ADASHKO HE Purdue Engineer was founded in IQOS as the publica- tion of the Engineering Schools of the University. Since that time it has had a continuous history of progress, increasing from a small publication to the present technical journal published during eight months of the year. It has been for several years a leader in the Engineering College hlagazines Associated. One purpose of the Engineer is to provide an opportunity for those engineering students interested in technical journalism to become acquainted with the editing and managing of a technical journal. Klembers of the editorial staff learn to write engineering articles, and to become familiar with the details of page set up and typography, proof reading, and editing. Members ofthe business stali' learn the sales, circula- tion, advertising, and management of an engineering magazine. The other purpose of the Engineer is to provide the engineering students with a knowledge of the research projects of the University, with the news of successful alumni, and with a discussion of current engineering developments in industry and research The importance of the Engineer as an activity may be observed from the fact that there are now hfty members of the staff. The organization is under the direction of the Editor in-Chief, an Associate Editor, and the Business hlanager. In addition to these three positions held by seniors, there are live junior editors, four juniors in charge of business depart ments, a staff artist, and a number of sophomore and freshmen assistants The progress Wh1ch has been made during the last year, and the high quality of the magazine has placed it in a leading position among magazines which are devoted to engineering subjects Purdue Engineer J E Hoasom TY :A 5, i 5 l ' l , . - l r W I l 4 -- l 'fsfffa : I I Y-E, f ' c ., ' f-Shir. ' :sl -an Yi i -K ig- ! .ff -.