Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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A chance to practice some surveying . . Seated: Prof. Carl H. Koontz, Prof. Carl F. Meyer. Standing: Mr. Joseph D. Sage, Mr. Armand J. Silva, Mr. Roger H. Wildt, Prof. E. Russell Johnston, Mr. Robert J. Schultz, Mr. Frank DeFalco, Mr. Richard Lamothe. 27

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That tree has moved since last year! CIVIL ENGINEERING The Civil Engineering Department at W.P.I. is designed to give the individual student a thorough education in the basic principles underlying all civil engineering and also to give the student a reasonable amount of cultural and business training which every professional engineer should possess-. Although the course is based on mathematical and scien¬ tific subjects, it also provides courses that deal with more varied fields such as geology, civil law, and economics. Preceding the senior year, the student is given the chance to practice some of the surveying and engineering knowledge which he has accumulated during the past years. This includes the fields of plane and geodetic surveying and photogrammetry. Modern laboratories, such as the Alden Hydraulic Lab¬ oratory and the extensive concrete lab, are available to test the theories which are taught in class. In addition to what the student learns from the Institute itself, he also has the opportuntiy to visit engineering works which enable him to observe actual civil engineering procedures. 26 Day at the beach

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Seated, front: Prof. Frederick A. Anderson, Prof. Leslie C. Wilbur, Prof. Kenneth E. Scott, Prof. James J. Kauzlarich, Mr. Hartley T. Grandin, Jr., Mr. Paul A. Cnossen, Mr. Ozden Aslan, Prof. Robert J. Hall. Seated, back: Prof. Leslie J. Hooper, Prof. Kenneth G. Merriam, Prof. Fred N. Webster, Prof. Carl G. Johnson, Prof. Donald N. Zwiep, Prof. Harold W. Dows, Prof. Bernard L. Wellman, Prof. John H. Whenman, Prof. Frank S. Finlayson. Standing: Mr. Robert W. Holden, Mr. Tennyson T.S. Wang, Prof. David Krashes, Prof. Roy F. Bourgault, Mr. Raymond R. Hagglund, Prof. Herbert W. Yankee, Prof. Carlton W. Staples, Prof. John A. Bjork, Mr. Alden T. Roys, Prof. Harold S. Corey. Confronted with the fundamental laws . . MECHANICAL The profession of Mechanical Engineering covers a wide range of activities, from manufacturing and processing in¬ dustries to transportation, power generation, and plant con¬ struction; and all of these branches can be subdivided into much more specialized fields. However, when the Tech freshman selects Mechanical Engineering as the type of profession he would like to pursue, he is first confronted with the fundamental laws and theories of technology. This necessary background consisting of basic mathematics and engineering science is given to all M.E. students during their sophomore and junior years. Statics, strength of materials, dynamics, kinematics, and courses of practical application are typical requirements in this back¬ ground. By the end of his junior year at Tech, the M.E. student is expected to be adequately prepared for a more specialized field, and is allowed to select one of four options: machine design, industrial problems, heat power, or aerodynamics. Under the direction of Professor Don Zwiep, head of the M.E. Department, a weekly one-hour seminar for all the seniors has been instituted. The purpose of this seminar is to give the student the direct opportunity to suggest im¬ provements in the M.E. schedule and to express any general complaints. This seminar is just one of the many advances in the progressive M.E. Department. 28