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College of Engineering.

COLLEGE OF

ENGINEERING.

F A C U L T Y .

The REGENT, Professor "WEBB, Professor SHATTUCK, Instructor BICKER, Professor ROBINSON, Professor STUART, Professor TAPT, Instructor PATCHIN.

SCHOOLS.

S. of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 8. of MINING ENGINEERING, S. of CIVIL ENGINEERING, S. of ARCHITECTURE.

ADMISSION. Applicants should be at least eighteen years of age, and none will be admitted under fifteen. Besides the requirements for admission into the University, given on page 22, they will be expected to pass their examination in Algebra, through Powers and Roots of any degree and Quadratic Equations. The examinations in Mathematics will be most thorough. Admission Next Year. The examinations for entering this College in September, 1874, will be extended to include all of Geometry, both plane and spherical, but not Trigonometry. PREPARATION. Thorough preparation is essential to success in the Professions of the Engineer and Architect, and applicants will do well to make sure of passing their examinations in Mathematics. The studies are arranged so that those who will make further preparation than is required before entering, can make their courses more extensive and profitable, and the following suggestions will be of use to such as wish to make thorough work. One recitation a day is devoted to English and modern languages; by coming well prepared in English grammar and composition, with some knowledge of English literature, the whole of this time can be devoted to French and German, each of which should have at least one year. Some preparation in Latin will be of great assistance in these languages. The Engineer or Architect should be an adept in the various departments of Drawing, and some previous study and practice of this branch will be of great advantage; "Warren's Draughting Instruments" may be used as a text-book, and the drawings made on smooth drawing paper, each plate 8 inches by 10 inches. Cleanliness, neatness, and exactness of execution should be acquired as a habit. Sufficient preparation in Free-hand and Geometrical Drawing will also make room for an additional term in Botany or Chemical Analysis. It will be of great advantage to obtain a knowledge of the simple trigonometrical functions, and of logarithms, and to gain practice in the use of the tables. The French or metric system of weights and measures should be familiarized.