Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920 [PAGE 101]

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1918]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The courses required to complete this curriculum are as follows: M.E. 79a, Wood Work.—Hand and machine methods involved in the production of patterns, and general mill work. Time required—First half of the semester on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from eight to eleven o'clock. M. E. 77a, Foundry Work.—Bench, floor and machine molding, core making, cupola and brass furnace operation, casting of iron, brass and other alloys. Time required—First half of the semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from eight to twelve o'clock. M. E. 75a, Forge Work.—Hand forging and welding of metals, heat treatment of carbon and high-speed steel, case carbonizing. Time required—Second half of the semester on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from eight to eleven o'clock. M. E. 75b, Acetylene Welding.—Brazing, soldering, babbitting, the repair of broken engine or other machine parts. Time required—Second half of the semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from eight to eleven o'clock. M. E. 81a, Machine Shop Practise.—The operation of standard machine tools, care and use of the ordinary hand tools employed in general repair work. Construction and repair of machinery, engines, etc. The students are expected to finish a complete gas engine. Time required—Full semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from one to four o'clock, and Saturdays from eight to eleven o'clock. M. E. 81b, Shop Mathematics.—Weights and measures, measuring instruments, pulleys and belting, tooth gearing, threads and thread cutting, milling machine calculations. Time required—Two hours per week for the full semester. M. E. 81c, Maintenance and Operation of Gasoline Engines.—Trouble tracing, removal of carbon, fitting of piston rings and connecting rod bearings, testing and cleaning spark plugs, horse-power tests. Time required—Second half of the semester on Saturdays, from eight to twelve o'clock. T. &A.M. 81, Elements of Strengths of Materials.—An elementary conception of the properties of materials and of the mechanics of materials. Time required— Two hours per week for the first half of the semester. G. E. D. 1, Mechanical Drafting.—Time required—Full semester on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from one to four o'clock. Physical Training 1.—The usual course. With the exception of General Engineering Drawing 1 and Physical Training 1, the above courses have all been planned specifically for this short curriculum. They should carry no University credit, although students who have completed this curriculum, and who later enter the University, may, upon petition, be given some credit in shop practise, the amount to be determined later. I recommend that some kind of a certificate be given to those persons completing either of the preceding short curriculums. These certificates may be of considerable advantage to the individual, since they will indicate the nature and extent of the work completed. In addition to the two preceding short curriculums, I desire to recommend your approval of the following new courses: