Constitution of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Edu- 7 Council of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education... 3 Graduates-No. of, from American Schools-diagram.. Graduating Theses..... Graphical Methods-the teaching of.... 75 102 270 152 232 118 17 63 50 287 152 121 307 184 Hydraulic Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 177 Literature-See Current Technical and Technical Literary. Mining schools-the Growth of American and this Relation to the Min- Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education-organization of 343 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 7 3 Council of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education... Proceedings of opening session Engineering Congress.. Program of division E on Engineering Education . Proceedings of division E....... PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION. The Ideal Engineering Education.-Burr.... Requirements in Mathematics for Engineering Education.-Talbot... Present Favorable and Unfavorable Tendencies in Engineering Educa- ...... Discussion on above four papers.-Goodman, Bull, Eddy, Johnson, 102 ........ ....... The Hydraulic Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Porter... 177 Discussion on same.-Eddy, Merriman, Johnson, Jacobus, Carpenter, On Original Research by Students in Undergraduate Courses in Engi- 207 Discussion of same, including a Description of the Field-work in Surveying of Columbia College.-Monroe, Burton, and Merriman 243 Training of Students in Technical Literary Work.-Merriman. Methods of Studying Current Technical Literature.-Johnson... Discussion on above two papers.-Landreth, Wood, Swain, Lanza, CONSTITUTION of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. 1. NAME. This organization shall be called the SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 2. MEMBERS.-Members of this society shall be those who occupy, or have occupied, responsible positions in the work of engineering instruction, together with such other persons as may be recommended by the Council. 3. COUNCIL-The Council of this society shall be composed of members from twenty or more engineering schools of the United States and Canada. 4. ELECTIONS.-The name of each candidate for membership shall be proposed in writing to the Council, by two members to whom he is personally known; such names shall be approved by the Council before the vote of the Society is taken. Members of the Council shall be elected in such manner as the Council shall prescribe. 5. FEES AND DUES.-The admission fee shall be three dollars and the annual dues two dollars, payable at the time of the annual meeting. Those in arrears more than one year shall not be entitled to vote nor to receive copies of the proceedings, and such members shall be notified thereof by the secretary one month previous to the annual meeting. 6. OFFICERS.-There shall be a president, two vice-presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer, each to hold office for one year. They shall be chosen by a vote of the members at the annual meeting. Members of the Council only shall be eligible to these offices. The Council shall constitute a general executive body of the society, pass on proposals for membership, attend to all business of the society, receive and report on propositions for change of rules, and shall have power to fill temporary vacancies in the offices. 7. MEETINGS.-There shall be a regular annual meeting occurring at the time and place of the meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 8. PUBLICATIONS.-The proceedings of the society, and such papers or abstracts as may be approved by the Council, shall be published as soon as possible after each annual meeting. 9. AMENDMENTS.-These rules may be amended by a two-thirds vote at any regular meeting, after action thereon by the council. Rules Governing the Council. In accordance with the constitution, the Council adopted the following rules: 1. This Council shall consist of twenty-one members, one-third of whom shall retire annually. 2. Any member of this society shall be eligible to election to the Council, provided that not more than one member of the council shall be from any one school. 3. Nominations for members of the council shall be in the hands of the secretary on or before June 1, of each year. Members of the Council shall be elected by ballot by the entire membership of the society. |