Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Uppm' Lqfl Cm'm'r: Professor R. B. Wiley, Head of Civil Engineering KR Y CM! E 14 Cgz'nee1fz'n cg The grandfather of Purdue's engineering courses is the Civil Engineering school. ln this school, young hopefuls are trained in subjects such as construction, hydraulics, railroads, sanitation, and the strength of materials, stressing city planning and soil mechanics. The achievements 22 of this school include studying soil conditions in Alaska for the Army and working with the Public Roads Administration in their investigations The CF school has a contract on germ research with the ordinance department and has made a study of airport design and soil runways for the

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1 W'-ip 1 Uppfr LMI Corner: Professor H. L. Solberg, Head of Mechanical Engineering Z-7 4 f a . . . Metnnnzanl E n Cgzneenn cg The School of Mechanical Engineering, under Professor H. L. Solberg, has adopted the post-war curriculum and returned to the philosophy which assisted in making it the most popular engineering school in the world, since there are enough electives to permit Hexibility in selecting the area to prepare the individual for his prospective work. The School has been expanding at the graduate level with financial impetus supplied through the various U. S. Army Ordinance projects, k7v.,,,,,,,,,. ,... ,.,.,., ..... .. ....,.,.,., .....--.....,--,-.,..-......-.. ....- ,..,..-.....-........... api 1 'i 1 Y! ,ar 'I-Jw. Amari? -v,i,3 .. A-.. ,M . ,-M4 M- -,,,-,,,-,U ww . 4. -L 4, 'L J- M-A .nh 35 Westinghouse Heat Transfer, and other Fellow- ships, etc., so that assistantships are available in both research and instruction. The staff has been developing projects for the war effort, bringing Purdue University the Ord- nance Distinguished Service Award. As veterans return and add their spirit of determination, the School ofMechanical Engineer- ing will train better engineers to accept the challenge of the post-war world 1 ..,.,. ..v,,..-a. ....--Tr.a- .--.Q-,Q f...., 24 f 'ff' 1 f.iFTT'A'Ff9?V' v, ' , - - t FW n w ff .mf:J:,i:i5.fuGS'7I!.- e rfb:-f i54?'5m?,iEi- ' A-A-ti ---'--712' iw' AGP' ' 'if - f.z,o:,i,,h,-yi I J ' ' V , -80.4514-b':,. .'-.'. -. , .-QA