“ To this end, the laboratory experimental work follows as closely as possible after the classroom exercises so that the essential unity of the two may be impressed upon the student’s mind. An effort is made to develop the student’s capacity for sustained careful observation and deduction, and to initiate good practice in the matter of recording and reporting upon scientific and engineering data. Great stress is placed upon the precision of the results obtained in the laboratory. ”

“ The placement is designed to furnish the laboratory work for the courses in Staff Control, Management, and Economics, and to provide general motivation for the professional courses given during the last two years. The student gains the experience of adjusting himself to a new and usually different environment, learns at first-hand some of the factors which affect a young man’s progress in industry, and has the opportunity to observe the practical application, and the limitations, of some of his academic subjects. ”

“ The student’s time in the fourth year, is divided between strictly technical work in college and an attempt to co-ordinate with this the cooperative industrial work in industry. In this manner, the practical side of his profession is emphasized. The technical work in school consists of applying the principles developed in the previous year to definite engineering problems. This is done by a study of power plants, turbines, internal combustion engines, heating and ventilation and structural design. ”

“ The course in Strength of Materials is designed to present the fundamental causes of the strain in material under stress. Effort is made to present a course which may be of common benefit to each of the four professional departments in the College. Instruction is carried out by means of lectures and recitations and one-half day per week spent in the Laboratory. The laboratory is designed to demonstrate the theory presented in the class room and thus furnish visual evidence of the accuracy of theoretical assumptions. ”

“ These men should have not only a knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering, but also a knowledge of economic theory, business functions, and human relationships. It is also believed that a knowledge of these subjects will be beneficial to those men who remain in the engineering field.
Therefore, in addition to the training in the fundamental principles of engineering, every student in the Newark College of Engineering is required to take all of the courses listed in the Department of Industrial Engineering. ”

“ These two courses form a continuous treatment, the subject matter of which is selected with a more especial view to the needs of students entering the chemical industries than is usual in this subject. The abstract principles of chemistry are developed in such a way as to emphasize their practical importance, and to lead the student to facility and confidence in the application of theoretical knowledge to his everyday work. A large part of the work consists to the solution of problems by the students. ”

“ It is outlined to place emphasis on the strength as well as the motion of machine elements and their final assembly into the complete machine. The theory of the graphic solutions of problems is developed and applied to the analysis of the stress in machines, including the effects of friction. Both theoretical and empirical methods are applied to the design of machines. Its purpose is to instruct students to attack problems in a direct and orderly manner. Three hours of lectures and recitations and three hours of drafting room work per week throughout the year. ”

“ The principles laid down in the previous year’s work are applied to a series of problems in structural drafting, concrete work, gear drawing developments, and welded steel work. Such additional work in descriptive geometry as is necessary for each drawing is given as the work develops. An opportunity is given to learn modern drafting practice, the way a drafting room is managed, and to develop the basis for future courses in design and engineering. ”

“ The earlier part of the course provides the essential foundations of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Later comes thorough drill in the assimilation, acquirement of facility of application, and blending of the more theoretical instruction of the earlier years.
To give the student a sound grasp of the subject matter, problems of various types form an important part of the curriculum. The laboratory work is almost exclusively quantitative. The student is required to record observations and to express experimental data in an orderly and precise manner. ”

“ In the lectures and recitations a systematic study of the aliphatic and aromatic compounds is undertaken. In the laboratory certain selected experiments in the analysis and synthesis of organic compounds is carried out as well as exercises in the study of the chemical properties of various classes of compounds. The course is conducted with special reference to the industrial applications of organic chemistry. Some of the newer physico-chemical tools used in the study of the science will be considered. ”

“ A thorough theoretical study is made of the deflection of beams and trusses and of the methods of least work, slope deflection, moment distribution, and the column analogy. Secondary stresses, space framework and wind stresses in buildings receive their proportion of attention. Throughout the work in theory those structures that are to be later designed and detailed are used for class problems, thereby making a close tie between the theory and design and eliminating an unnecessary amount of duplication in arithmetical calculations. ”

“ The work is designed as training for engineers, not draftsmen, therefore an attempt has been made to eliminate copy work as such, and to place stress upon an understanding of what is being done and of the reasons for doing it that way.
The ability to make good freehand sketches rapidly, easily and accurately is an asset to any engineer. Much time and attention is, therefore, devoted to sketching. An engineer must, also, be able to inspect a drawing and know whether or not it is well drawn, accurate and complete, so training is given in checking drawings. ”

“ The department arranges for the placement of students in industry and for the details of working plans or programs for each student. After the student is placed, contact with the employer is maintained by frequent visits to the plant. The progress of each student is carefully supervised, and, in cooperation with a representative of the firms, records are kept showing the progress of each student throughout the period of his employment. Students must receive a satisfactory mark in their industrial work before they are eligible for graduation. ”

“ Equipment is available for setting up all types of electric circuits, reactive and non-reactive, for either direct or alternating current power, together with the usual voltmeters, ammeters, and wattmeters, required in the measurement of these circuits.
Several examples of each of the fundamental types of generators and motors for both direct and alternating current, as well as the usual transformers and various special types are conveniently arranged for study and complete tests. ”

“ To give students training in the fundamentals of civil engineering, so that they may qualify for employment in any of the lines of work above mentioned, a problem in municipal engineering is used, providing much of the instruction of Junior and Senior years. ”

“ The accessory apparatus for the production of electric power, and its transmission and distribution to the consumer is the basis of a seminar type course. Each student investigates an assigned topic in some detail and discusses his findings for the information of the class. Prime movers, generator excitation and voltage regulation, feeder voltage regulation, station wiring layouts, switchboards and switching gear, reactors, relays and relay systems, line disturbances and line protection, plant economics and energy rates, industrial motor application and control are topics treated. ”

“ Under the latter topic are considered the free-energy change attending chemical reactions, the maximum work obtainable from them, the effect of temperature on free-energy and a number of applied topics in electro-chemistry such as electro-motive force of voltaic cells, electrode potentials in relation to the equilibrium of oxidation and reduction reactions, electrolysis in relation to electromotive force and concentration, and gas polarization. Throughout the two courses, the scientific background of the chemical industries is constantly impressed upon the student. ”

“ The Civil Engineering course is planned to prepare young men for municipal engineering work, highway work, construction work, or work in the general field of scientific management. Because of the temporary slowing down of work in the civil engineering field, during recent years, streets, highways, water supply and sewage disposal systems, bridges, etc. have become seriously run-down or inadequate. Trained young men will be needed in the near future to take part in the repair, replacement, or enlargement of these necessities. ”

“ The work of the freshman and sophomore years consists, primarily, of the foundation mathematics, physics, English and mechanical drafting usually given to all engineering students. In addition, a course in the fundamental electrical units and their application to the magnetic, electro-static and electric circuits, is given. This is followed by a general engineering course in d-c and a-c circuits. The classroom work is paralleled by a laboratory course in electrical measurements.
During the upper class years the principles of electrical engineering are applied to many problems ”

“ Each candidate for the above-mentioned degrees shall render every three months to the head of the department of which he is a graduate, a written report on his progress, such report to contain a brief outline of the engineering work performed by the candidate, the names of engineering books and articles read by him, and the list of engineering society meetings which he has attended. ”

“ In the classroom the principles underlying the laboratory work are studied; additional methods also are considered. Throughout the year the student receives training in the calculations of analytical chemistry, with special attention to the errors of measurement. Particular consideration is given to the accuracy of the methods studied, in connection with the requirements of their use, and to the saving of time by proper planning of work and choice of method.
Texts: Kolthoff and Sandell, “Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis”; Giesy, “Problems in Quantitative Analysis”. ”

“ Every applicant for entrance into the Freshman Class must furnish to the College a statement of good moral character.
Class room and laboratory facilities, demands of good instruction, and prospects of employment in a particular field limit the number of students to be admitted each year. It was found necessary, in view of these factors, to close the September 1938-39 admissions in Industrial Chemistry on August 15, 1938, and to require that the matriculation fee be paid at that time. ”

“ A student may enter the College of Engineering as a matriculated student, registered as a candidate for a degree, or as a special student, permitted to attend such courses in the College as he may be qualified to take, but not as a candidate for a degree. ”

“ The technical work of the engineer requires him to write notes, letters, and reports in a clear, correct, and concise manner. He must be able to read both technical and non-technical writing quickly and accurately. His advancement will depend upon the impression which he makes upon his superiors. ”

“ In order to meet a very real need the College has for the past several years made it possible for a limited number of high school graduates to begin the work of the Freshman year in February. Men entering at that time may, if they so desire, continue the work of the Freshman year during the Summer Session. Those who satisfactorily complete the work of the Spring and Summer Sessions are then eligible for admission to the Sophomore class the following September. ”

“ The Chemical Engineering Laboratory is arranged for the study of unit operations by the students of the chemical course. The apparatus is commercial equipment of modern design, which has been equipped with numerous meters, gauges and measuring devices for accurately testing the machines. The students make quantitative studies of factory operations and of the problems involved in the design of equipment. The unit operations studied include heat transfer, fluid flow, distillation, evaporation, drying, etc. ”

“ It will serve as an industrial engineering laboratory where the men will work under commercial conditions, commercial standards and commercial criteria. The work given in industry under the supervision of the College will, however, be limited to those men who have shown maturity, accomplishment, and development in the first two years of their College work. It will be in the nature of a premium given those men who are likely to profit from it, along with other premiums in the way of scholarships, exemptions from examinations, etc. ”

“ It is required that each applicant present himself for an interview at a time arranged by the Registrar so that the College may evaluate his probable fitness to do engineering college work and subsequently to find employment in the profession. This estimate will be on the basis of physical and emotional fitness and on previous scholastic achievement. In instances where the evidence is not reasonably conclusive, certain tests and examinations may be required. A fee will be charged for this testing service. ”

“ The classification for special students is provided in order to make available the privileges of the College to mature men to whom technical instruction in a limited field would be a benefit, but who have neither the need nor the necessary time for a full course of study. ”