Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1919 — Shipbuilding In College Courses [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Shipbuilding In College Courses

2 Women managers of the government dormitories for war workers in Washington, lett to right: Misses Alary EL Rust Doris Burohnrd. Mary Lindsley. Harlean James and Oiive Davis. 2—Men of Admiral Kolchak’s Sorbin array repairing telegraph lines torn down hy bolshevik!, '3—Admiral Sims and his aid. Lieutenant Commander William Edwurds. as Yale, w here 4 he admiral had been awarded the degree of LL. D.

Many Institutions Will Include Naval Architecture in Curricutums. TO BE DEMAND FOR EXPERTS United States Shipping Board Is Encouraging and Fostering Plans for Development of Marine Architects and Engineers. New York. —Schools of naval architecture and ship construction may soon become important branches of educational institutions of the United States If tills nation continues Jits headway in maritime strength. Fourteen universities and technical colleges have signified their interest in a line of instruction that was decadent almost to the point of extinction when the needs of war presented a demand for ships that could not be denied, and some of them have already established courses in naval architecture, marine engineering and ship construction, while others are planning similar action. The United Sfates Shipping Board Emergency Fleet corporation, which felt so keenly the lnck of technicians in carrying out its shipbuilding program, and had to establish emergency schools for intensive training, is encouraging and fostering plans for the new schools in all institutions capable of expanding their fields of learning. It is assumed by men’ iu closest touch with the situation that the need for marine architects and engineers will grow as the yards expand and enter the open field of competition in or lionm and foreign account. On this assumption P. J. Mciliffe. manager of the division of ship construction, recently sent letters to universities and technicul and preparatory schools which read :**> follows: “Does your curriculum Include a naval architecture course, and if so, would you be interested In receiving a copy of the following information pertaining to ships aud ship construction? “I—Technical order (covering change and alteration for vessels).

"2—Proposed standardization of * * rolled steel ships. —“3^=Xria4--tr4p~4a4* s "4—Reference data book of various steel vessels. —Structural steel for ships. “<s—Charts showing total rivets driven at various shipyards. “7—Machinery drawings of government harbor tug. “S —Drawings of standard machine engines. "o—-Blueprints showing the efficiency of shipyards, based upon their tonnage deliveries for six mouths’ period. “10—Employment hulletlns. "11—Alaterial list for wood ships. “12 —Book of standard designs. “13—Charts showing the number of rivets driven and tlie tonnage of steel for various designs.

"14—Blueprints showing particulars of designs of various ships. ‘ “15—Standard form of E. R. C. contract for ship construction. —“Upon' receipt of s’our request we will forward you copies as desired by you.’’ Many Colleges Respond. The University of Pennsylvania, Columbia university. Harvard university. Cornell university, University of MU higau, Boston Instltute of Technology. Princeton university, Yfile university. Drexel institute; Philadelphia; Wefib academy. New York city; Lafayette university, Bethlehem, Pa.; Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. ;■ Lehigh university, Easton, Pa.; Stevens institute, Hoboken, N. J., and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, l’a., sent in requests for the data. - Herbert L. Seward, assistant professor of mechanical engintering' at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale university, wrote: “I would lie very glad Indeed to receive the 15 items you mention. We are planning and developing courses in marine engineering, and this material seems very appropriate."