Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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1UI TM1 HALCYO ©FllSTO DRAWING IT OUT relations in industry — for the world is turning to the engineer for the solution of problems of this vital char- acter. This condition of affairs was gradually b e i ti g brought about in the Unit- ed States before the war, and the effect of the war has been to greatly accel- erate the movement. The most casual obser- vation will serve to show that the Engineering profession, the world over, enjoys a standing of impor- tance to-day never before granted it by the world ' s greatest thinkers. In order to make this position secure, the engineers of the future must be educated along very liberal lines, for only by that means is it possible to de- velop men with the capacity for success in such a broad field. The Engineering Courses at Swarthmore College are planned with this end in view. The fact that its graduates are at this time serving the Nation in a great variety of positions, ranging from those requiring the highest tech- nical skill to those requiring little technical skill, but business and executive ability of a high order, seems to indicate the success of this plan. Besides serv- ing the Nation in its industrial life, graduates hold commissions in almost all branches of our military service. It is also noteworthy that conscripted men have had a wide choice of service, due no doubt to the fact that their education made it possible for them to become easily adjusted to technical, scientific, or executive work. REAL WORKERS Twenty-six

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fairt: JDepartmeitt of engineering George Frederick Blessing, B.M.E., ALE., Ph.D (Hanover College), . V. Williamson Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Lewis Fussell, B.S., M.S., E.E„ Ph.D. (Wis- consin), Assistant Professor of Electrical En- gineering. George William Lewis, M.E., M.M.E., Assist- ant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. George Patrick Stocker, B.S. in C.E., Assist- ant Professor of Civil Engineering. Charles G. Thatcher, A.B., Assistant Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engineering. John Joseph Matthews, A.B., Instructor in En- PEllEESSOli GEORGE E. IJLESSIXG engineering at Swartfymore College During the year of 19 15, Dr. C. R. Mann, of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, sent a questionnaire to practicing engineers throughout the United States, asking them to state what, in their judgment, were the qualities that made for successful engineering. They were further requested to attach to each of these qualities a numerical value to indicate its relative importance. The result of 5,441 votes rated character, integrity, responsibility, re- sourcefulness and initiative 24% ; judgment, common sense, scientific attitude, perspective 19.5%; efficiency, thoroughness, accuracy, industry 16.5%; knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering science i$ r r ; technique of practice and of business io c c. The possibility of placing numerical values on such elusive qualities as those enumerated may be questioned, but the investigation is valuable in call- ing attention to the many things, other than technical knowledge and skill, that the college must strive to give the young engineer if he is to attain a high order of success in his profession. Technical knowledge and skill he of course must have in order to place himself vocationally in the engineering profes- sion — he must be thoroughly equipped with the fundamentals of engineering, but, also, he must possess the fundamentals of a liberal education. His vision must not be limited to the slide rule, the Tee square, and the engineers hand book, but must extend to business, public service, and human Twenty-five

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part: Cngitteers (Hub Organized 191 5 For the purpose of reviewing recent discoveries and achievements in engineering, dis- cussing questions not raised in the classroom, giving power in the presenta- tion of topics, promoting intimacy between faculty and students, and providing guidance in the engineering vocation. First Semester Ralph H. Heacock Detlev W. Broxk - Xorris C. Barnard OFFICERS - President - J ' iee President - Sec.-Treas. - Second Semester - Pusey B. Heald - Xorris C. Barnard Harold S. Webster MEMBERS Seniors JAMES E. ALLEN H. FREEMAN BARNES RALPH H. HEACOCK PUSEY B. HEALD Juniors XORRIS C. BARNARD DETLEV W. BROXK FRANKLIN S. GILLESPIE RICHARD G. HODGE CHARLES M. HOWELL CHARLES I. JOHNSON CHARLES R. MICHENER OSBORN R. Qt ' AYLE ANDREW SIMPSON T. NEWBOLD TAYLOR. JR. HAROLD S. WEBSTER F. EDWARD ATKINS BIDDLE ATLEE GEORGE CONAHET, JR. Sophomores WALTER C. DICKINSON PAUL M. HESS PRANK H. HOLMAX, JR. JESS G. JOHNSON- GREGG D. REYXOLDS Freshmen MANN G. BERG HARRY X. BOUREAU PHILIP H. BURN PAUL W. CHANDLER JOIIX F. CONWAY GEORGE B. JACKSON GEORGE II. KOLB CHARLES W. Ll ' KEXS TOWNSEND S. Mi-ALLISTER FRANK K. MACHEMER ALBERT C. MAMMEL JOHN A. MASTERS HAROLD E. MOORE DONALD S. MORGAN J. H. MFMMA GEORGE A. POWELL ELLIS L. SPACKMAN. JR. WALLACE N. SPRING JAMES E. WAPLES JOHN J. WHITE. JR. Twenty-seven