Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — Purdue University to Teach Road Building. [ARTICLE]

Purdue University to Teach Road Building.

The annual road school at Purduq University, January 16 to 18, will be attended by road officials from all parts of the state, This school is a continuation of a series of engineering conferences begun by the school of civil engineering in 1912. It has been operated as a road school since 1914. The subjects treated this year will be construction and maintenance of brick, concrete, bituminous mac ad* am, macadam and gravel roads. Several of the county road superintendents will tell their methods of maintenance. The United States office of public roads will have a representative present to give the latest conclusions of the federal government on road matters. Professor Peffer, of the school of chemical engineer of Purdue, will give a talk outlining the main differences between asphalts, tars and other kinds of'bituminous materials. The state association of county highway superintendents will hold its annual meeting during the road school. The school is Hinder the direct management of the highway engineering department of Purdue University, which will mail programs and other detailed information 'on application.