University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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1. IF 1ft Kiiiiiii ' rrnni Hull. Lookhui ,Soi(th ling of this important subject, and extensive eiiuipnient for tlie develoi)nicnt of the work is already at hand. A new hydraulic laboratory, for the use of the depai ' tnient of hydraulic engineering, will t)e constructed during the summer. When it is uiulei ' stood that sixteen per cent of the total water power of the nation is in this state, and that ten per cent of the total water power of the United States is within one hundred miles of the University of Washington, something of tlie eiioi-niou-i possibilities along this line will be realized. Enfiincprinrj Hall. Lookinfi oith PAGE 18

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AH m crnrTiH] Tlif law library is now the most eoiii- plctf ill the Northwest and proves a popular place for study. The moot court room, too, provides realism to the procedure classes and to the mock trials held by the embryo lawyers. The north entrance to Commerce Hall has been appropriated by the cane carriers, and between classes the men make a rush for these steps, even as the A. B. ' s seek out the approach to Denny Hall. The law department has been exceed- ingly fortunate in the retaining of its faeult} ' , which, with the exception of the loss of Leslie J. Ayer, has been in- tact for a number of vears. Hdici ' ii Lantz C. P. Bissrit College Of Engineering THE College of Engineering was one of the earliest in the university to return to a pre-war basis, and is at present offering all of the regular courses of normal times. A detailed study of curricida and courses was made by the engineering faculty in 1916 aud 1917, and the changes made then, as a result of their investigations, are now being made in the engineering schools throughout the country. Students at present are being given an opportunity to elect courses during their senior year on a much more lil)eral scale than heretofore. Several new courses are being planned for the fall nuarter that will greatly broaden the scope of the college. Perhaps the most unique departure from the old order will be in the offering of a course in aeronautical engineering. A completely equipped aero- nautical laboratory, a gift to the University from fr. Boeing, is rapidly near- iug completion and will be placed at the disposal of the students by the commencement of the new school year. A large quantity of thoroughly up-to-date equipment has been ordered for the radio department and will be installed immediately. Additional attention will also be given to marine engineering and naval architecture. The I ' niversitv of Washington is ideallv situated for the haiid- PAGE 17

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m College Of Mines I r is iiitcrcstiiif;- to iioti-, in ti ' aciiijr tlic liistoiy of the VHT-ions colleges of the I ' liiversity. tiie phenomenal develop- ment which has taken place in the College of Mines. From the meagre beginning of simple instruction in fire assaying, to its present position as one of the leading cen- tci-s of instruction for mining engineers to be found in this country, all in the brief space of twenty-three years, is a record of true western spirit of which Washington may well he proud. And it is doubly gratifying to observe that this college is not content to rest on the laurels of its past achievements alone, but contemplates still further development. In conjunction with the reconstruc- tion policj- of the University at large, a chair in ceramics has been established in the mining department, and with the arrival of the necessary equipment, full instruction in the development of the clay resources of the Northwest will be obtainable at the University of Washington. Increased growth in the number of the students and the broadening of the scope of the curricula has caused the College of Mines to outgrow its present (|uarters, but with the practical assurance that the iliues group, located south- west of the present Engineering hall, is one of the next groups of buildings to be placed under construction, this difficulty will be remedied and the future will be clear for an even greater mining department at Washington. Mines t )-niors of Ihr shuithiinis