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Caption: Course Catalog - 1880-1881
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College of Engineering. SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING. OBJECT OF THE SCHOOL. 45 The School is designed to furnish a course of theoretical instruction, accompanied and illustrated by a large amount of practice, which will enable students to enter intelligently upon the various and important duties of the civil engineer. INSTRUCTION. The student should lay a broad foundation in general culture, which will enable him to pursue his professional studies with greater ease and advantage. With this view, the subjects peculiar to civil engineering are not introduced until the second year. The instruction is given by lectures, text-books, and reading, to which are added numerous problems and practical exercises, as serving best to completely explain subjects and fix them in the mind. Models and instruments are continually used, both in lectures and by the students themselves. COURSE OF STUDIES. The complete' course occupies four years. The studies or the first three years will prepare students for undertaking many engineering operations, such as making land and topographical surveys, building railroads, canals, embankments, etc. The fourth year is intended to fit them for higher engineering operations, such as making geodetic surveys, building arches, trussed bridges; and supporting frames of all kinds. The order of studies as given by the year and term in the tabular view of the course, should be closely followed, so that the student may avoid any interference of hours of recitation and because the studies are there given in that order which best meets the preparation of the student. NATURAL SCIENCE. Physics—See School for Mechanical Engineering. Chemistry—Inorganic chemistry and qualitative analysis. Geology— Elements of physiographical, lithological, historical, and dynamical geology.
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