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Caption: Course Catalog - 1878-1879
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College of Engineering. THESES. 41 In all the schools of this College a Thesis is required as a condition of graduation. It must be an original composition of suitable length, upon a subject appropriate to the school, and approved by the Professor in charge. The student must be prepared to explain and defend it before his class. It must be illustrated with such photographs, drawings and sketches as may be needed, and embellished with a title page neatly designed and printed with India ink, or colors. It must be upon Regulation Paper and securely bound. It will be prepared during the latter part of the fourth year and presented at the close of the course, after which it will be deposited in the Library of the University. The Vacation Journals will be preserved in the cabinets of the respective schools for future reference. These papers, and also the practical exercises mentioned in each course, will be credited upon the diploma, and no course of the College will be accounted complete without them. SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. OBJECT OF THE SCHOOL. This school seeks to prepare students for the Profession of Mechanical Engineering. It aims to fit them to invent, design, construct and manage machinery for any branch of manufactures. The State needs men who, to a thorough knowledge of the principles of machinery and of the various motors, add the practical skill necessary to design and construct the machines by which these motors are made to do work. INSTRUCTION. The instruction, while severely scientific, is thoroughly practical. It aims at a clear understanding and mastery of all mechanical principles and devices. Practice in the Mechanical Laboratory, is counted as one of the studies of the course. In PRINCIPLES, instruction is imparted by lectures, illustrated plates and by text books. Examples are also given, showing the application of the theories and principles taught. Experiments in the testing of machines and motors are undertaken by the student. In PRACTICE, elementary forms are produced and Projects are executed, in which the student constructs machines, or parts 6
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