Purdue debris . The school of Civil En-gineering of Purdue Uni-versity was established in1874. A graduate degreewas not conferred, however,until 1888. Since that timethe number of curve recti-fiers, bridge designers andcanal builders has steadilyincreased until at the pres-ent time there are over fourhundred enrolled in theschool. The years between 1874and 1907 have worked mar-velous change in the civil-^ department. From ineffi-cient equipment, m eagrehousing, and small instructing force, it has ac(|uired at the pres-ent day, a strength that rivals that of any instituticMi in the coun-. try.
Purdue debris . The school of Civil En-gineering of Purdue Uni-versity was established in1874. A graduate degreewas not conferred, however,until 1888. Since that timethe number of curve recti-fiers, bridge designers andcanal builders has steadilyincreased until at the pres-ent time there are over fourhundred enrolled in theschool. The years between 1874and 1907 have worked mar-velous change in the civil-^ department. From ineffi-cient equipment, m eagrehousing, and small instructing force, it has ac(|uired at the pres-ent day, a strength that rivals that of any instituticMi in the coun-. try. The new ci\il building is elaborately furnished in all thingsnecessary to the making of successful engineers. Besides pos-sessing an exceptionally fine building, the department also hasat its command the finest instruments and general equipmentto be had, and the force of instructors is as good as that of anydepartment in the university. It is well known that a civil engineer must necessarily leada rough life, as he must subject himself to the rigors of anorthern winter or to the fevers of Ianama. lUit these are itemsof small consideration comi)arcd to the treatment that he hasreceived at the hands of some of the faculty. Xothing in theline of work looks hard to him after he has drawn maps, solvedproblems and copied in the Rti^^iiiccriui:^ Xccs style of letterslialf of C amps Notes on Track. The man who ]>asses throughthe gauntlet established by our instructors without having cul-tivated a splendid Nocabulary of cuss words either copies hiswork or lias the patience of an angel.
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