THE DEVELOPMENT AND NEEDS of the COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS March 27, 1915 * THE DEVELOPMENT AND NEEDS of the COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS March 27, 1915 THE LIBRARY OF THE JUL13 1938 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (1 Or b an a, Illinois March 27, 1915 President Edmund J, James University of Illinois My dear President James :- I have the honor to submit herewith a "brief discussion of the development and needs of the College of Engineering. I trust that this presentation will be of interest to you and of service in connection with the solution of some of the problems of importance to the College of Engineering. Respectfully submitted, Acting Dean of the College of Engineering ;T i • '~ J v" ' . \ ' ■ "* •''■' ?•.' I. DEVELOPMENT OF T^ COLLFGE ^F ENGINEERING In the development cf the Universitv of Illinois, the College of Engineering was the first cf its Colleges to secure, any considerable enrollment of students, and it was the first to obtain any particular degree of recognition and standing among the other institutions of the country. As recently as 1895 the enrollment of undergraduate students in the College of Engineering was 311, while the University as a whole had an- enrollment of only 573 undergraduate students. Fifteen years later the enrollment of undergraduate students in the College of Engi- neering had reached 1288, whil.e the University a s a whole had a total enrollment of 3323 undergraduate students. During this period the College of Engineering came to be recognised as one of the leaders among the technical schools of the country, and according to the fol- lowing attendance data for the current year, collected by SCIENCE*, it has become the largest institution of its kind in America: ATTENDANCE IN ENGINEERING SCHOOLS DURING 1214 (Summer Sessions Included) School Attendance Illinois 1403 Cornell - 1363 Michigan 134? Yale 1056 Pennsylvania 906 Ohio State 851 Wisconsin 796 California 763 Minneso ta 590 Columbia 4 61 Cincinnati 458 Kansas 427 Stanford 418 SCIENCE, December 26, 1914 The following table presents the enrollment . of undergrad- uate students in the College of Engineering and in the University, exclusive of the Summer Session, from the year 1888 to the present time: ENROLLMENT OF UNDERGRADE TF STUDENTS FROM 1888 TO 1915 Academic Year University 1888-89 292 1889-90 350 1890-91 384 1891-92 406 1892-93 . 508 1893-94 53C 1894-95 573- 1895-96 636 1896-97 626 1897-98 734 1898-99 874 1899-00 1084 1900-01 1266 1901-02 1475 1902-03 1744 1903-04 2070 1904-05 2250 1905-06 . 2493 1906-07 2706 1907-08 3017 1908-09 3191 1909-10 3593 1910-11 3477 1911-12 3654 1912-13 3663 1913-14 4018 1914-15 4484 College of Engineering 153 175 218 235 275 295 311 312 277 273 286 291 385 474 610 789 881 950 1098 1179 1215 1288 1251 1230 1163 1178 1202 During the past ten years the ether Colleges of the Univer- sity have been developed until the enrollment in the College of Engi- neering is relatively smaller than it was in the earlier years men- tioned. Until recently when the College of Literature and Arts and the College of Science were consolidated, into the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineer ins retained its lead in student enrollment among all the Colleges of the University, although it is true that the other Colleges during the past five years have increased in enrollment at a more rapid rate than the College of En- gineering . In 1S10 practically all of the colleges of engineering in the United States attained their maximum enrollment of students. For several years thereafter the technical schools of the country suffered a loss in attendance. In many institutions this loss has persisted, but last year there was an increase in attendance in the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois over the previous year, and a similar increase occurred this year. P number of factors have no doubt contributed to this loss of attendance in the various technical schools. It is probable that the financial panic of ISC? and the bus- iness depression of the past two years have had something to do with it, although these factors are more incidental than direct. Until recently the schools of technology of the country have offered almost the only opportunities to those young -.en who sought an education to fit themselves directly for their future work in applied science 01 business, and many students toolr courses in engineering because they were the best preparation for th -: general affairs of life, nether within or without the field comprehended under the term "Ea- lneering" . During the last few years the various courses in agricul- ture have been strengthened and have come to be recognized as offering a satisfactory preparation fer a useful career, endmany of the uni- versities have developed courses in business ad:: in is tration which -4- have proved to be attractive and pcrular with students. As a result of the opportunities nor offered by the solleges of agriculture and of commerce, we may expect that many students who were formerly com- pelled to enter the colleges of engineering may now fine", their needs ...ore directly met by work in these lines. II. TFF ALU rm I OF TKF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The College of Engineering has graduated 2237 students, exclusive of the 218 members of the Class of 1914, and it has par- tially educated at least as many more. Up to the present time the University has graduated 6732 persons. Fxpressed by proportion, the College of Engineering has graduated 3°.S per cent of the total num- ber of graduates of the University. The following tables presenting the vocational and geograph- ical distribution of the alumni of the College of Engineering, are interesting and significant: VOCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ALUMNI OF THE COLLFGF OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY 07 ILLINOIS 52 2.30 22 ,97 20 .88 19 .84 9 .39 '7 .31 7 .31 .22 5 .22 4 .17 Non- ens: ine er ing No . Percentage li Farmers and Ranchmen 2. Manufacturers 3. Miscellaneous 4. Real Estate and Insurance 5. Executive Officers of Mercantile companies 6. Bankers 7. Merchants 8. Army Officers 9. Physicians 10. Lawyers Total 150 6.G1 B.- E ngineering 1. Employees of Engineering Companies 2. Executive Officers of Engineering Companies 3. Architects 4. Consulting Engineers 5. Teachers 6. Engineering Salesmen 7. City Engineers 8. Surveyors 9. Editors . 10. Mining Engineers 11. Graduate Students 12. County Engineers 13. State Engineers Total 1787 78.70 Occupation Not Given 249 11.00 Deceased 81 3.47 Grand Total 2267 No. Percentage 963 42.41 259 11.39 190 8.35 120 5.28 114 5.06 64 2.82 22 .97 21 .93 13 .58 10 .44 6 .26 4 .17 1 .04 • -6- GEOGRAPFICAL DIS.TPIBUTION OF ALUMNI OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS United States Alabama 8 Arizona 17 Arkansas 9 California ♦ , 89 Colorado 25 Connecticut ,4 District of Columbia . .14 Florida* . . . 3 Georgia 4 Idaho .,...• 18 Illinois 1063 Indiana 58 Iowa .59 Kansas 26 Kentucky 6 Louisiana i . 4 Maine 4 Maryland 8 Massachusetts 18 Michigan .,»»... .34 Minneso fca . 32 Mississippi . t ...... 3 Missouri . . ; 86 Montana ......... 6 Nebraska ........ 17 Nevada . . . 2 New Hampshire 1 New Jersey 23 New Mexico ....... 5 Few "/ork '. 95 North Carolina 2 North Dakota ...... 5 Ohio . '. ■ 56 Oklahoma ........ 12 Oregon 26 Pennsylvania 63 Rhode Island 2 South Carolina 4 South Dakota 11 Tennessee 13 Texas 26 Utah 14 Virginia ... Washington ....... 68 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin 40 Wyoming ........ 4 Possessions of the United States Canal Zone, Panama ... 7 Hawaii Islands 2 Philippine Islands . * . 10 Porto Rico 2 :: >' T -7- Foreign C ountries Africa 1 France 1 Belgium 1 India 3 Canada 26 Japan 6 Central America .... 1 Mexico 13 China 4 South America ... 8 Cuba 4 Turkey 1 England 1 West Indies .... 2 Total number of alumni (living) 2186 Total number of states 4? Total number of countries 15 Total number of possessions of the United States 4 An inspection of the table presenting the vocational distri- bution of the alumni shows that nearly 8C per cent cf the graduates are engaged in engineering work or in business where a knowledge of engineer- ing is fundamental. Probably few institutions in the country can show a like record and it is a striking proof of the practical value of the work done in the College and of the influence of the work in shaping the lives of its graduates. From the table presenting the geographical distribution of the alumni, it is seen that the graduates of the College of Engineer- ing are found in practically every state in the Union, in the territor- ial possessions of the United States, and in many foreign countries. The most significant fact disclosed by this table is that of the 2185 living graduates, 1063 or 48.6 per cent are residents of the State of Illinois. Without doubt these men have played an important part in the industrial development of the state, and their presence consti- tutes a sufficient justification for the expenditures for the train- ing of students in the College of Engineering. -e- III. THE FFSOUP.CES OF ILLINOIS The standing and prosperity cf any community depends upon the variety of its resources. In this respect Illinois occupies a unique position, since its natural and industrial resources are varied, and since it has attained a leading position in every branch of human activity. Strategically no state in the Union occupies so favorable a location. With its position near the geographical center of the country and near the center of population, together with the variety and importance of its resources, Illinois has become one of the first of the states in the total value of its property and its production. Among the states of the Union, Illinois ranks first, in the value of its farm property, third in the value of its manufacturing plants, eleventh in the value of its mine property, and second in the value of its transportation lines. The total value of all property listed under these four headings is as follows: ♦Value of farm property $3, 905, 331, 075 ♦Value of manufacturing plants . . . 1,548,171,000 ♦Value of mines 116,959,707 #Value of transportation lines . . . 1,438,000,000 ♦United States Census Report, 1910. jtestinated from Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Illinois, 1913. -9- Frora the latest information available, the gross annual value of all agricultural products is $597,023,581*, giving Illinois second place among the states; of all manufactured products is $ i ., 919, 277, 000* , giving Illinois third place; of all mining products is $131, 835, 221*, giving Illinois third place; and the gross earnings of the transportation companies are $250,125,258 . An inspection of these figures discloses the fact that these interests, which in one way or another may be served by the College of Engineering either through its education of men trained for service, or through its con- tributions to the science of engineering, represent a total invest- ~:nt of $3,103,130,707 with an annual gross production of 12,301,227,479. Although the value of the investments in agricultural property and the value of the agricultural products are not included in the above figures, much of the prestige of the state in this field aas resulted from the efforts of the engineer. In view of these conditions, it seems proper to stimulate ind further develop the work of instruction and of research carried en by the College of Engineering, Perhaps nowhere in the world has the value of scientific training and of scientific research been more and fully recognized than in Germany, A the marvelous development of her Industries may be directly traced to these influences. Our natural resources and native ingenuity have permitted is to attain a leading position among the nations of the world, but my permanent industrial supremacy can come only through a profound knowledge of science as applied to the industries. ^United States Census Report, 1910 ^Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1313 'Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Illinois. 191 X. o -10- IV. ENGINEERING FXPFFIMENT STATION Aocut twenty years ago an attempt was made tc secure the passa b e through Congress cf a bill providing foi the establishment of Engineering Experiment Stations modeled somewhat after the Agricultur- al Experiment Stations which even at that tine had demonstrated their usefulness. Although no particular antagonism to the bill was shown, it was never brought to a final vote in the Senate. At a later date an equally futile attempt was made to secure legislation for this pur- pose. Some years afterward on December 8, 19C3, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois established the first Engineering Exper- iment Station in the world, vesting its control in the officers of the College of Engineering. The purpose of the Station is to stimulate and elevate engineering education and to permit the study of the scientific problems of importance to professional engineers and to the manufacturing, railway, mining, and industrial interests of the state and of the nation. Since its organization eleven years ago, the Engineering Experiment Station has fully justified its existence. During this period seventy-six bulletins and three circulars have been published, the titles cf which are presented in the following list: •II- publications of the engineering experiment station Circular — i. High-Speed Tool Steels, by L. P. Breckenridge. 1005. None available. 2. Drainage of Earth Roads, by Ira O. Baker. 1906. None available. 3. Fuel Tests with Illinois Coal. (Compiled from tests made by the Tech- nologic Branch of the U. S. G. S., at St. Louis, Mo., Fuel Testing Plant. 1904-1907), by L. P. Breckenridge and Paul Diserens. 1909. Thirty cents. Bulletin — 1. Tests of Reinforced Concrete Beams, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1904. None available. 2. Tests of High-Speed Tool Steels on Cast Iron, by L. P. Breckenridge and Henry B. Dirks. 1905. None available. 3. The Engineering Experiment Station of the University of Illinois, by L. P. Breckenridge. 1006. None available. 4. Tests of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Series of 1905, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1906. Forty-five cents. 5. Resistance of Tubes to Collapse, by Albert P. Carman and M. L. Carr. 1906. None available. 6. Holding Power of Railroad Spikes, by Roy I. Webber. 1906. None available. 7. Fuel Tests with Illinois Coals, by L. P. Breckenridge, S. W. Parr, and Henry B. Dirks. 1906. None available. 8. Tests of Concrete: I. Shear; II. Bond, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1906. None available. 9. An Extension of the Dewey Decimal System of Classification Applied to the Engineering Industries, by L. P. Breckenridge and G. A. Good- enough. 1906. Rev. Ed. 1912. Fifty cents. 10. Tests of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Columns, Series of 1906, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1907. None available. 11. The Effect of Scale on the Transmission of Heat through Locomotive Boiler Tubes, by Edward C. Schmidt and John M. Snodgrass. 1907. None available. 12. Tests of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams, Series of 1906, by Arthur N. Tal- bot. 1907. None available. 13. An Extension of the Dewey Decimal System of Classification Applied to Architecture and Building, by N. Clifford Ricker. 1907. None available. 14. Tests of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Series of 1906, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1907. None available. 15. How to Burn Illinois Coal Without Smoke, by L. P. Breckenridge. 1908. Twenty-five cents. 16. A Study of Roof Trusses, by N. Clifford Ricker. 1908. Fifteen cents. 17. The Weathering of Coal, by S. W. Parr, N. D. Hamilton, and W. F. Wheeler. 1908. None available. 18. The Strength of Chain Links, by G. A. Goodenough and L. E. Moore. 1908. Forty cents. 19. Comparative Tests of Carbon, Metallized Carbon and Tantalum Filament Lamps, by T. H. Amrine. 1908. None available. 20. Tests of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Columns, Series of 1907, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1908. None available. 21. Tests of a Liquid Air Plant, by C. S. Hudson and C. M. Garland. 1908. Fifteen cents. 22. Tests of Cast-Iron and Reinforced Concrete Culvert Pipe, by Arthur N. Talbot. 1908. None available. 23. Voids, Settlement and Weight of Crushed Stone, by Ira O. Baker. 1908. Fifteen cents. — 1 r> _ 24. The Modification of Illinois Coal by Low Temperature Distillation, by S. W. Parr and C. K. Francis. 1908. Free upon request. 25. Lighting Country Homes by Private Electric Plants, by T. H. Amrine. 1908. Twenty cents. 26. High Steam-Pressures in Locomotive Service. A Review of a Report to the Carnegie Institution of Washington, by W. F. M. Goss. 1908. Twenty-five cents. 27. Tests of Brick Columns and Terra Cotta Block Columns, by Arthur N. Talbot and Dt From schools and colleges ......... 6f From persons whose business connections were not indicated. 33% V. THF NE^DS OF TFF COLLEGF OF FFGIFFtfFIFG 1. Staff of Instruction .- The physical equipment of a tuodern college of engineering should be sufficient to meet fully the demands for instruction and research, and should be located in well- appointed, attractive laboratories, To render such equipment effec- tive, it is imperative that the men in charge cf instruction be spec- ialists of wide experience and of high ideals. It is only through this combination of men and equipment that an institution can occupy a commanding position in the field of engineering education. While the salary budget for our College of Engineering has oeen increased from time to time, it is as yet altogether inadequate to permit the organization of a staff such as v, e should have. Each year some increase has been necessary to provide, with a minimum of expense, for the instruction of students actually enrolled. /s a con- -C£ too much cf our r ork of instruction is carried by men of the --!•- of Instructor rather than by Professors, It is important that "• e 3e permitted to increase the number cf Professors in every depart- -ent z± the College. P.t the present tire "he faculty of the Cclie -16- of Engineering consists of 14 Prc:;"°"rs, 1 Associate Professor, IS Assistant Professors, 14 Associates ar.d 5? Instructors and Assist- ants. The number of Instructors should be reduced and the number of Professors and Assistant Professors increased. In order that we may keep race with the rapid advance in engineering science, it is imperative that we add to our staff from time to time men who are recognized as contributors to this advance. Thus, the importance of work in structural engineering, in highway engineering, in hydraulic engineering, in aeronautics, and in many other lines renders it necessary that the University provide profes- sorships in these subjects, if it is to become a leader in the in- dustrial development of the state and of the nation. Without doubt, the most important problem confronting the officers of the College of Engineering is this one of staff develop- ment. In this process the University and the state must recognize that technical men of the type adapted to our needs can not be se- cured at salaries which normally prevail in educational institutions In filling important positions, it should be possible to increase, ehen necessary, the salaries now paid. A very conservative estimate of the budget for salaries for each of the succeeding four years is as follows: Salaries for the College of Fnrin_ ering , Including Ceramic En - gineering s.nc Excluding the Fne ineering Experiment Station For the year ending June 3C, 1913 .... |270,00C For the year ending June 3C, 191? . . . . ?85,CCC For the year ending June 30, 1918 .... 325, 0C0 For the year ending June 30, l c 19 . . . . 350,000 -17- Something over two years ago a careful study was made of the proper organization of the several departments of the College of Engineering and the probable requirements in salaries for each de- partment except the Department of Ceramic Engineering. This study is presented in Appendix 2. 2. Maintenance and Extension of Equipment . - For a number of years there has been but little increase in the appropriations for maintenance and extension of equipment in the College of Engineering, although during this period there has been a considerable increase in student enrollment and in the number cf members of the faculty of the College, In view of this fact, it has been difficult to extend the equipment of the several departments as rapidly as is desirable. The addition of each new Professor to the staff of the College carries with it an obligation to furnish him facilities for instruction and research, if his Work is to be made fully effective. Unfortunately, so large a proportion of our funds for this purpose is absorbed in operation that it has been extrerrely difficult to provide fox the systematic extension of the physical equipment of the several depart- ments* In some of the older departments, equipment which is still m good physical condition has become obsolete, and it should be re- placed with modern apparatus, as would be done by a well-managed in- dustrial corporation. To permit the College to plan for some consistent scheme for expansion of the physical equipment in order to meet new require- ments in engineering science, and to provide for the expenses of oper- ating the several departments, the following appropriations must be Biade ! -is- . Expenses for the College of Engi neering , Including C eramic Engi- neering and Ex cluding the Engineering Exr -:-ri:?ent Station For the year ending June 30, l c 13 . . . , ^75,000 For the year ending June 30, 191? .... 75,000 For the year ending June 30, l c 18 . . . . 85,000 For the year ending June 30, 1919 .... 85,000 3. Engineering Experiment Station.- Since the inaugraticn of the Engineering Experiment Station, the Department of Railway En- gineering has been organized, the Department of fining Engineering has been established, and this year the Department of Ceramic Engi- neering will be transferred to the College of Engineering. These additions to the College involve obligations which are difficult to .meet without increased appropriations for salaries and expenses in the Station. We should be permitted to add to the number of full- time assistants in the Station, and we must provide for the research fellowships, the number of which has been increased from ten to four- teen. The funds available for general expenses and for the purchase of special apparatus for Station work should be materially increased, since otherwise we shall need to decrease the allotment to the older departments in order that w-e may provide for the new ones. To provide for the readjustment of the salaries of persons v.hc are now members of the staff of the Station, for new assistants md research fellows, and for sere increase in the funds available expenses, the budget proposed for the Engineering Experiment Station for each of the next four years is as follows: — J. ,_/ — Expenses and Salaries fo r th ? r :.< -:i. v : . luring E xperiment Station For the year ending June 30, 1S16 .... £55,000 For the year ending June 30, 1917 .... 60,000 For the year ending June 30, 1918 .... 70,000 For the year ending June 30, 1919 .... 75,000 4. Buildings and Land. - With the possible exception of the Department of Physics, there is not a single department in the College of Engineering which has adequate facilities either in room or equipment. In the old^r departments of the College, the needs are so serious that it becomes impossible for them to do little more than "mark time" until provision can be made for larger quarters which will permit a proper organization of the work now given and will afford room for future developments. With the exception of some of the newer buildings, the Engineering Group includes few structures which should be regarded as of permanent character. In the erection of the older buildings no attempt was made to secure architectural harmony, and there seems to have been no definite scheme of campus development for the College of Engineering. Most of the buildings have been outgrown, and the majority of them are obsolete in design and but illy adapted to the purposes for which they are used. Before any additional buildings are constructed for the use of the College, it is imperative that' some comprehensive plan for future development be prepared. There is as much need in the College of Engineering for the creation of a group of attractive buildings, placed with proper regard for landscape effects, as exists in other Colleges of the University. In the past there has been an obvious attempt to crowd as many buildings as possible within the narrow confines of the space allotted to this College. The development of the Transportation Group on the site between the Boneyard and the Interarban right-of-way, with the recenu acquisition of land to the east of this site, fixes the policy of de- veloping this College toward the east. Without question, in our plans for the future we should include all of the land between the Interur- ban right-of-way and Green Street, extending east to Babcock Street* or even to Lincoln Avenue if necessary. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees held on July 23,1913, tentative approval was given of four building projects involving ad- ditions to and changes in existing buildings of the College of Engi- neering. At the same time a building for the Department of Ceramics, then a department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was approved. The four projects mentioned consist of the completion of the Transportation Building; the construction of a Railway Electrical Laooratory similar in size and design to the present Locomotive Lab- oratory, extensive changes in the interior of the Mechanical Engi- neering Laboratory; and an addition extending west from the north end of the present Mining Laboratory. While the completion of the Transportation Building is not seriously needed by the departments - :' occupying that building, the room afforded thereby will perrr.it of its use as a general relief building for the College. The erec- tion of a Railway Electrical Laboratory will enable us to extend our work in this field to include certain instruction and research not now possible. The addition to the Mining Laboratory is rendered nec- essary through the need of space into which to extend the equipment of the Department of Fining Engineering. It is expected that much -21- of ths new mining equipment will be Jonated by manufacturers. In the building for the Department of Ceramic Engineering, provision has been made for the concrete preparation laboratory now occupying a portion of the north bay of the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory hen the Department of Ceramic Engineering moves into its new quar- ters, it is expected that the cement laboratory and road materials laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering will occupy cer- tain portions of the building no T .v used by the Ceramics Department, and that the remainder of this building - r ;ill become available for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. When the north bay of the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory has been vacated, it is pro- posed to reconstruct the interior of this building so that it may be better adapted to the work of the Department- of Mechanical Engi- neering, permitting a rearrangement of old apparatus and affording an opportunity for the addition of some necessary new equipment. The appropriations needed for these buildings are as follows: Completion of Transportation Building . . . , $ 30, COO Remodeling and equipping the eld Mechan- ical Engineering Laboratory 30,000 Addition to wining Laboratory 15,000 Railway Electrical Laboratory 25,000 Ceramics Building . 125,000 l 325, 000 Tiir With the- exception of the Ceramics Building and the Railway Electric- al Laboratory in the above list, the several projects presented are additions to or reconstructions of old buildings made necessary to provide for imperative needs. A considerable number of new buildings are needed in the -23- College of Engineering to replace structures which have teen out- grown and which are unsuited for the purposes to which they are put. Until these buildings are provided it will be difficult for the several departments to make the real progress demanded by changing conditions in engineering science. At the present time the Department of Architecture has the largest student enrollment of any of the departments in the College of Engineering, or of any similar department in America, and it has the most meager accommodations. With the exception of its library, it has had little opportunity to make a collection of illustrative material or to build up a suitable environment for its work. A building for this great department should contain museums in which may be housed material representing the architectural development of all ages, adequate designing rooms and class rooms, and laboratories to demonstrate the principles of plumbing, lighting and building sanitation. The building itself must be architecturally perfect. It will require $350,000 for this building and its equip- ment . The need for a Materials Testing and Hydraulic Laboratory has been called to the attention of the Board of Trustees on several occasions. The following is quoted from a presentation made in November, 1912: "The materials testing laboratory now occupies a portion of a comparatively small building. Operations supplemental thereto, such as the making of concrete beams and columns for test, and such as are incident to the work of the cement laboratory and of the road materials laboratory, have already been crowded out of the main laboratory and are carried on elsewhere. Quar- ters which once were ample have now become entirely inade- quate. The equipment is crowded to a point which makes t-j l.; — its operation difficult, The rumber of students to be accommodated is greater thar a-: well be received, and the work of research, which natural!!^ awaits the atten- tion of the laboratory, demands facilities that are not now avail ah le. It is for these reasons that a request is now made for new quarters and for additional equip- ment. The work in testing materials under the direction of Professor Talbot constitutes one of the more important lines of activity which have hitherto characterized the work of the Coll ere. In the field of reinforced concrete, especially, no college laboratory in the country has made larger or mors valuable contributions to scientific knowledge, Reports of its work have been published in bulletins of the Engineering Experiment Station, many of which have been reprinted in leading American and foreign engineering journals, and extracts from these reports have appeared in American, English and German text-books. " The requirements for this work will demand a building which with its equipment will cost f 350, 000. The Hoard of Trustees has tentatively approved the sum of C 30, 000 for the reconstruction of the old Mechanical Engineering Laboratory to meet the immediate needs for laboratory extensions in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The changes contemplated 'will probably provide for some of the needs of the Department during a period of about six years, This Department is scattsred through a number of buildings, and as a consequence its work is seriously handi- capped. The changes proposed in the Laboratory do not permit the Department to undertake certain kinds of work rendered desirable b3 r recent advances in mechanical engineering, nor do thev permit an extension of equipment to include all of the divisions in the Department, On account of these conditions and of the importance of the work in Mechanical Engineering, a new building and a large extension to the equipment must be provided at the earliest possible date. An estimate of the cost of such a building is $400,000. While its immediate nesds are less pressing than those of -34- some of the other departments in the College, the Department of Elec- trical Engineering will soon find its work seriously handicapped without additional room. The building now occupied by this Depart- ment is not well suited to its work, and some adequate provisions must be made within the next six or eight years. It is probable that these requirements raav be met through the construction of a building costing approximately $200,000. A new building will probably need to be provided for the Shop Laboratories within a comparatively short time. The building which now houses the Machine Shop and the Forge Shop is in direct line with the new University Power Plant. Within a few years the extension to the Power Plant rendered necessary by new buildings and by increased requirements for power will necessitate the abandoning of the Metal Shops. When this time comes the University should be prepared to build a single properly designed structure to house the , various activities offered by this division of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This building, which should be typical of a modern manufacturing plant, will cost not less than f 100, 000. The following table presents a summary of the estimated cost of these several building projects. It is not expected that immediate provisions can be made for these buildings, but a plan should be devised whereby progress toward this complete group of buildings for the College of Engineering raav be undertaken. Materials Testing and Hvdraulic Laboratory and Equipment ... $350,000 Mechanical Engineering Euilding .... 400,000 Architectural Euilding 350,000 Electrical Engineering Laboratory 200,000 Shop Laboratories 100, 000 ll. 400, 000 -25- VI. SUMMEB SURVEYING CAMP When instruction in engineering was first undertaken by the colleges, comparatively little progress had been made in its development as a science. The employers of graduates of engineering schools demanded men who could work with their hands, and were seem- ingly indifferent to their abilities to analyze and solve new prob- lems. As a result, the courses offered included a large percentage of practical subjects, such as surveying, shop work, drafting, etc. During recent years the more exacting requirements for larger theoretical and scientific knowledge in engineering have rendered it necessary to increase the time devoted to the study of the mathe- matical, physical and applied sciences, and as a consequence the time available for the so-called practical subjects has been reduced. To meet these changing conditions and at the same time to Retain as much as possible of the practical work, a large number of the institutions of the country require their students to do summer work. Nearly ail of the reputable institutions in America require certain summer courses, especially in surveying, and many of them have more or less elaborate summer camps for instruction in engineering. For many years the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois has felt the need for more instruction in surveying and related subjects. The location of the University is not such as to permit of instruction and practice in topographic, hydrographic, mine and railway surveying. The College has, therefore, developed plans for a su'Tier camp, and has given some attention to a possible site for its permanent location. Of the numerous places discussed, one near the State Park at Starved Pock seems to offer unusual advantages -26- not only from the opportunities afforded for a wide variety of surveying operations in the park and on adjoining territory, but from the proximity of so many large industrial enterprises. While the initiative in this movement for a summer camp has teen taken by the College of Engineering, it is possible that if such a camp were provided, various ether University activities would also be carried on during the summer at this place. Thus, it is extremely important that the present instruction in military drill and tactics be supplemented by actual field experience which would be readily afforded by a properly selected site for a summer camp. It is quite likely that some of the departments representing the natural and biological sciences, would find the opportunities for summer work in a suitable location sufficient to justify them in requiring such work of their students. Altogether it is probable that in time such an enterprise would grow beyond our present expectations, and that from 500 to 3000 students or even more would make use of the facilities afforded by a camp of this sort. If such a camp were pro- vided for the College of Engineering, it is expected that during the summer between the sophomore and junior years, most of the stu- dents in the College would be required to spend from four to six weeks in the camp for the purpose of studying surveying and other branches of engineering science. The proposed group of buildings includes, besides a number of minor structures, three buildings connected by covered passageways. One of these buildings contains class rooms, an assembly room, and quarters for the camp physician, nurse and staff of instruction; another a dining-rccm, kitchen and a drafting room; and the third a dormitory of sufficient size to house 200 students. The architect's -37- drawing shows the location of the military camp for one battalion. The site as shown without a parade ground for the cadets occupies about twenty acres. Ten or twelve acres in addition would be neces- sary for a parade ground. The building proposed are of simple con- struction, although they have been planned with the thought in mind that they should present an attractive appearance and be an ornament to any community where the^ may be placed. The total expense in- volved for land and for the construction and equipment of the buildings, together with a suitable water-works and sewage disposal plant, will be about $110,000. -.28- APPENDIX 1 EUDGET FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND THE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION FOP THE EIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 1917 Salaries for the College of Engineering , Including Ceramic Engineerin g; and Excluding the Engineering Experiment Station For the vear ending June 30, 1916 . . $270,000 For the year ending June 30, 1917 , . . 285,000 $555,000 Expenses for the College of Engineering , Including. Ceramic Engineering and Excluding, the Engineering Experiment Station For the vear ending June 30, 1916 . . $ 75,000 For the year ending June 30, 1917 . . 75,000 150,000 Expenses and Salaries for the Engineering Experiment Station For the year ending June 30, 1916 . . f 55,000 For the year ending June 30, 1917 . , 60,000 115,000 Euildings Tentatively Ap-oroved Completion of Transportation Building Remodeling and equipping the old Mechanical Engineering Laboratory . , Addition to Mining Laboratory Railway Electrical Laboratory Ceramics Euilding.' $30, C00 30,000 15,000 25,000 125,000 S25,CC: Total £l, 045, COG • -29- APPENDIX 2 PPOPOSED ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Architecture Professor and Head of Department $ 5,000 Professors of Architectural Design; Architectural. Engineering; Architectural History; Drawing and Water Color 16,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Architectural Design; Architectural Construction; Architec- tural Engineering; Architectural Modeling 11,000 10 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 18,000 Librarians, clerks, attendants 3. QQQ Total $52,000 fc Department of Civil Engineering; Professor and Head of Department 5, 000 Professors of Structural Engineering; Highway Engi- neering; Topographic Engineering; Masonry and Cement Construction ib > Associate or Assistant Professors of Topographic Engi- neering (2); Structural Engineering (2); Power Development Engineering 4 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 7,200 Librarians, clerks, laboratory attendants 4, 000 Total $46,200 Department of Electrical Engineering Professor and Head of Department 5,Q0C Professors of Illuminating Engineering; Electro- Metallurgy; Applied Electricity 12,000 3 Associate or Assistant Professors 7,500 5 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 9,000 Librarians, clerks, laboratory attendants 5, 000 Total $33,500 -30- Department of Gen.sral Engineering Drawing Professor of Mechanical Drawing $ 4,000- 6 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 10, 800 Total $14,800 Department of Mechani cal Engineering Professor and Head of Department 5,000 Professors of Thermodynamics; Experimental Engineering; Machine Design; Machine Construction; Aerodynamics 34,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Steam Engineering; Gas Engineering; Heating and Ventilating Engi- neering; Machine Construction; Refrigerating Engi- k neering 17, 000 25 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 45,000 Librarians, clerks, laboratory attendants, mechanicians S, 000 Total $97,000 Department of Mining Engineering Professor and Head of Department 5,000 Professors of Mining Engineering; Metallurgy; Mine Machinery; Fuel Conservation 16,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Mine Develop- ment and Design.; Metallurgy; Mine Machinery 7,500 3 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 5,700 Librarians, clerks, laboratory attendants 4, 000 Total $38,200 -31- Departments of Munici pal and Sani tary Engineering and Theoretical and Applie d Mechanics Professor and Head of Department $ 5,000 Professors od Municipal and Sanitary Engineering; Hydro-Mechanics and Hydraulics; Technology of Materials; Theoretral Mechanics; Mechanics of "Materials 20,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Water Filtration and Sewage Disposal ; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics "(3 ) ; Public Service; Plant Design 16,500 6 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 10,800 Librarians, clerks, Laboratory attendants 4, 000 $56,300 Department of Physics Professor and Head of Department 5,000 Professors of Experimental Physics; Mathematical Physics; General Physics 13,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Experimental Physics; General Physics (2) 11,000 10 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant 18,000 Librarians, clerks and attendants 4, 000 Total $50,000 Department of Railway Engineering Professor and Head of Department 5,000 Professors of Railway Civil Engineering; Railway Mechani- cal Engineering; Railway Electrical Engineering 12,000 Associate or Assistant Professors of Railway Civil Engi- neering; Railway Mechanical Engineering; Railway Electrical Electrical Engineering; Automobile Engineering 3 Persons having the rank of Associate, Instructor or Assistant Librarians, clerks and laboratory attendants Administrative Officers The Dean; The Assistant Dean; the clerical staff 15,000 11, 000 9, 600 6, 000 $43, 600 ' I ; ; .1 / . . . ' THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITyV ILLINOIS t " ) r '■ t: ■:•>• r f- -' f POPULATION OF LEADING 16 STATES IN 1910 1. NEW YORK 2.PENNSYLV. 3 ILLINOIS 4.0HIO S.TEXAS 5. MASS. 7.MISSOURI S.MICHIGAN 9. INDIANA IO.GEORGIA 11. NEW JERSEY 12. CALIFORNIA 13. WISCONSIN 14.KENTUCKY 15. IOWA 16.N CAROUNA MILLIONS OF INHABITANTS 1 234567B9 1C ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGES & STUDENTS IN LEADING UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITIES IN 1891 & IN 1913 «7o us m w m hk »to 110s isto w* STUDENTS IN LEADING UNIVERSITIES 1914-15 m THOUStNDS 018345678910 11 191314 COLUMBIA WISCONSIN PENN. HARVARD MICHIGAN CORNELL ILLINOIS O.S.U. MINN. T^T YALE PURDUE MIT. PRINCETON LEADING ENGINEERING SCHOOLS 1914-15 ENROLLMENT BY HUNDREDS ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING j3 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 12 1890-1914 ^h *\ ^.«08 ii . 7 - or. 10 / «8 / b -f ac / I 4 -4- 3 >*•" ~^^- 8/ 1 o-cun * in cor-