University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Ebe Ciollege of tEngineering The College of Engineering offers courses in Civil Engineer- ing, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engi- neering; These courses are all four years in length, and require ' a four years high school course or its equivalent for entrance. The degree of Bachelor Of Science is conferred on the completion of the course, and the degree of Engineer tCiVil, Electrical, Min- ing, etc., according to the course pursuedsl may be earned by an additional yeartof study and the preparationbf an acceptable thesis. ' . The subjects taught in connection with these courses are enumerated in detail in the University Catalogue, to which refer- ence is made. , The engineering departments have outgrown their present quarters; and an additional building will be required during the coming year. Important additions have been made to the equip- ment during the paSt year, and it is expected that much larger additions will be made in the neXt two years. The laboratories, cabinets, workshops, drafting rooms, and the large assortment of instruments for held work in surveying, hydrography, and prac- tical astronomy, afford excellent opportunities for effective work. The new Testing Laboratory, which was established by the legislature in 1905, has been in operation for about a year and a half. The laboratory is in charge of an expert engineer, assigned to this duty by the United States government; During the past year a large number of tests have been made on fnll-sized bridge timbers, and students enrolled in the course are permitted to take part in the tests and learn the methods, purposesvand results. In the regular work of instruction, many testsare made on wrought iron, cast iron,stee1, stone, brick, cement, concrete, and other structural materials. The largest machine is capable of exerting a pressure or pull of 200,000 pounds upon the specimen to be tested. The remarkable activity along all industrial lines-the many lines of railroad projected and actually underlway, the develop- ment of water power and the rapid increase in the use of electric- ity; the opening of new and important mining regions, and the establishment of various industries in which chemical processes are usedeall these things are creating a large demand for men of technical training.

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aha.....-.--..-aa-v.v A . Che iOIIege of Siterature, Sci: ence, anb the Arts Graduates in this college receive the'degree of Bachelor of. Arts. This department while offering some courses which might be termed purely cultural, also offers many directly preparatory to- professional lines of work. Full four year courses are offered in Latin, Greek, German, French and Spanish. ' Students desiring to study law or medicine, can select such. studies as will enable them to anticipate one or more years in the- professional schools and which at the same time, may count as- credit toward graduation. This is especially valuable, as many law schools and medical colleges now require a college degree as a. condition of entrance. The courses in History and Economics are especially valuable to those intending to take up the study of law. ' To those desiring to enter into the field of journalism, courses strengthened by special work in English Composition, Literature, a etc., are offered. A course in Education is offered to those intending to teach, giving close attention to methods, organization and other questions- of vital interest. especially to those aspiring to high school work. Courses valuable to those desiring to teach languages, science, history, or mathematics are offered. For details etc., see cata- logue which can be had from the Registrar.

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an -.-.... . in 7x , j 2m www.aur a .a--- Ghe Eesting gaboratorg The University of Oregon laboratory for the testing of the strength of materials of construction, was installed on the Univer- sity campus in the fall of 1905. This laboratory is supplied With the most modern appliances for testing materials. The equipment consists of one Olsen Universal Testing Ma- 4 Chine of 200,000 pounds capacity, one Olsen Universal Testing Machine of 30,000 pounds capacity, one Fairbanks Standard Ce- ment Testing Machine of 1,000 pounds capacity, one Brown 8: Zortman circular saw and one Greaves 8: Klusman Co., 24-inch Planer. - TheOlsen machines are used for making tensile, compressive, and cross-bending tests upon steel, iron, wood, brick, stone, ce- ment and concrete, and other structural materials. The Fairbanks cement testing machine is used for testing the strength in tension of cement and cement mixtures. With the cement testing machine are the necessary seives, balances and other special apparatus used in performing the various standard testsupon this material. , MA laboratory course of practice in the determination of the mechanical and physical properties of materials is open to all en- gineering students of the University. Each student has an oppor- tunity to become acquainted With the methods of testing and the relative structural values of various materials. Complete tests to determine the various essentials for good cements are made upon various brands of this material. Tests are made to determine the values of various mixtures of cement mortars and concrete. In co-operation With the University, the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, is at present constructing a series of strength tests upon Douglas Fir timber. 'The object of these tests is to determine the structural value of this species of wood, also to establish some standard rule for grading structural sizes of this timber. 22 v , f' -7 N ha. e