Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies . s alone it is of interest to inquire what is regarded asthe proper education for an engineer, and later to observe, as faras space will permit, the conditions prevailing in the technicalinstitutions of this country, to ascertain whether these institutionsare doing all in their power to meet the educational demands of thepresent generation of engineering students. A CENTURYS PROGRESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 3 To educate her youth should be one of the highest privilegesof any state. Whether in peace or in war, the engineer is foundto be an
Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies . s alone it is of interest to inquire what is regarded asthe proper education for an engineer, and later to observe, as faras space will permit, the conditions prevailing in the technicalinstitutions of this country, to ascertain whether these institutionsare doing all in their power to meet the educational demands of thepresent generation of engineering students. A CENTURYS PROGRESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 3 To educate her youth should be one of the highest privilegesof any state. Whether in peace or in war, the engineer is foundto be an indispensable factor in a nations efficiency. Naval battlesare fought by the engineer, the manipulation of the land forcesis possible only through the work of the engineer, and, in times ofpeace, manufacturing, commerce, and, in fact, nearly all the artsand sciences depend upon the engineer. What is more naturalthan the tendency of a large percentage of the young men of to-dayto train themselves along the lines offering such vast opportunities ? 450. i860 I860 1ST0 187 C 0 ^represents ilechanical Engineers O, c .represents Civil Engineers. q ; ^represents Electrical Engineers. 1880 ~ 1885 1890 ~ 1895 ~ 1900 O C—-c represents rOirrmO represents Chemical and Sanitary represents Architects and ftaval Architects. Number of Graduates ix the Six Engineering Departments from i860 to 1900, Inclusive. What, then, should be the nature of this education? Shouldthe engineer be a specialist only, or should he have a broad andliberal education coupled with special training? Ruskin says that An educated man ought to know thesethings: First, where he is—that is to say, what sort of a worldhe has got into, how large it is, what kind of creatures live in it,and how; what it is made of, and what may be made of it. Sec-ondly, where he is going—that is to say, what chances or reports 4 ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES. there are of any other world. Thirdly,
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