History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . y at Coi-nell University formed a partof the preiiaration for this degi-ee. In 1887 Irofess(jr Hoag was made actingassistant of ilie Tniled Slates (oast and(leodetic Survey, and gixcn charge of itsoperations in Minnesota. V]) lo 181(5 he de-voted the vacation of each year to this work,including ijrimary triangulation, base linemeasurement, levels and magnetics. Professor Hoag has not merely become anexpert engineer,
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . y at Coi-nell University formed a partof the preiiaration for this degi-ee. In 1887 Irofess(jr Hoag was made actingassistant of ilie Tniled Slates (oast and(leodetic Survey, and gixcn charge of itsoperations in Minnesota. V]) lo 181(5 he de-voted the vacation of each year to this work,including ijrimary triangulation, base linemeasurement, levels and magnetics. Professor Hoag has not merely become anexpert engineer, but has been deeply inter-ested in the jiedagogy of his own and , having visited many of the lead-ing polytechnic institutions to study theirorganization and methods. Impressed with the importance of consul-tation and co-operation among teachers en-gaged in the various lines of engineering, hewas the first lo start the movement whichculminated in the section on engineeringeducation of the congress of engineers whichconvened in (liicago in the memorable sum-mer of 18t>3. So successful was this gather-ing that it was resolved to make it a perma-. SM K. HO.\(i. neut, national organization, and it continuesas the Society for the Promotion of Engineer-ing Education, with Irofessor Hoag a promi-nent worker. In 18!»2 he was appointed state topograph-er by the board of regents of the connection with the government work hejirosecuted a system of secondary triangula-tion and levels which will furnish absolutecontrol for the state topographic surveywhen the work is resumed. Two seasons have bcH^n spent as a com-missioner and engineer of the State DrainageCoinmission in the supervision and stud} ofstate drainage ijuestions relating especiallyto the Ked river valley. A valuable reportat the conclusion of this work attests theability with which these studies were prose-cuted. A fair measure of honors have fiiilen tothe lot of Professor Hoag. Upon th
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