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VOL. 30. MARCH, 1931 EXTRA TO No. 1. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE BULLETIN PHOTOGRAPmC REPRODUCTIONS OF WORK OF GRADUATES TROY, N. Y. MARCH,1931 Published Quarterly in March, June, September and December at Troy, N. Y., by the RCIlllSelaer Polytechnic Institute. JIlntercd January 20. 1902, at Tro1. N. Y .. u S~ond (''lau Matter under tbe Act of Congrelilll or July 16, 1 94. Undergraduate and Graduate Courses GRADUATE COURSEs.--Graduate courses leading to Master's degrees in the nine subdivisions given as undergraduate courses are provided. These are each one year in duration. Graduate courses leading to Doctor's degrees in Science, Philosophy, and Engineering, are also given. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, FOUR YEARS.-Nine (regular under graduate courses, each four years in duration, leading to degrees, are given at the Institute. These are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and courses in Arts, Science, and Business Administration, in Chemistry, in Physics, in Biology (Pre.Medical and Public Health) and in Architecture. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, FIVE AND SIX YEARs.-Mter completing any undergraduate course a student may spend a fifth year in the study of business subjects. After completing the course in Arts, Science and Business Administration he may take the last two years of any engineering course and obtain an engineering degree. PARTIAL COURSEs.-Beside the regular graduate and under graduate courses leading to degrees, various partial courses, not leading to degrees are given. These may be selected from the subjects taught in any department and may be taken by anyone who is qualified by previous preparation to understand the course which he desires to select. GENERAL INFORMATION DATA FROM THE CATALOGUE.-The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was established in Troy, N. Y., in 1824. It is the oldest school of engineering in America, and it is recognized allover the world as one of the foremost technical schools. Students have come to it from fifty-three of the states and territories of the Union and from forty foreign countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ireland, Japan, Java, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Salvador, San Domingo, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela and West Indies. The number of students this year is 1,725. The catalogue, sent upon request, gives full information regarding curriculums, labora tories, dormitories and expenses, and other necessary data. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FOD DED 1824 A School of Engineering and Technology PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIO S ILLUSTRATI G SOME OF THE WORK OF GRADUATES OF RE SSELAER POLYTECH IC I STITUTE TROY, NEW YORK MARCH,1931 THE FERRIS WHEEL. WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, 1893 George W. G. Feni , Jr., '81. WilJiam F. Gronau, '87. [2] PREFACE T IS HARDLY necessary to say that this little pamphlet of half I tone illustrations is not intended to show all of the work of the graduates of the Institute. A very large number of the alumni have individually designed or constructed machines, structures, systems or plants which could not be shown by illustration in a pamphlet of twice this size. The object of the publication would be defeated if even a small proportion of the engineering works due to them were shown here, for it would then be too voluminous for general distribution. It is, however, intended to suggest the varied character of their occupations and to illustrate a very few of the engineering works with which they have been connected as designers and constructors. The names of some of the' men will l suggest, to those familiar with the history of engineering in this country, many great work due to them but not shown here. This is the fourth edition of this pamphlet. The names of gradu ates under any half-tone generally have not been changed because they represent the conditions at the time of the design and construc tion of the work considered. Some such graduates have since attained higher positions and their names may appear showing their connections with other work. In a few cases for obvious reasons titles have been changed or names added. Generally only one piece of work of a graduate is shown by one half· tone, though sometimes when one alumnus has been associated with others in several important works, his name appears more than once. Even with this limitation the pamphlet is necessarily extremely incomplete. Much of the work of the alumni cannot be shown pictorially.. Some kind of engineering operations-in mining and hydraulics, for instance--cannot be photographed, and this is, of course, true of work in other professions and occupations in which many graduates have become eminent. For this reason many great names are left out of the pamphlet. Obviously it would be difficult to show in this way the work of such eminent lingu ists as S. Wells Williams, LL. D., '32, and Fitzedward Hall, C. E., D. C. L., '4.2, nor can that of many of the [3] most distinguished who have held executive posItIOns be easily illustrated. For this reason the names of many presidents and other officers of railroads and other corporations, will not appear though alumni of the School have helped build and operate more than 200,000 miles of the railroad systems of this country alone. For various reasons it has not been possible to obtain photo· graphs from others eminent in various engineering specialties. Among this number are Joseph P. Davis, 56, formerly Chief Engineer of the Bell Telephone Company; Hiram F. Mills, '56, formerly Chief Engineer of the Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on the Merrimac River and Consulting Engineer for many important works and Commissions in Massachusetts and Robert Forsyth, '69, formerly well known as one of the foremost steel experts of the country. The names of these men are used not only because they were expert in their specialities, but because their occupations were different and their selection tends to emphasize one object of this pamphlet; to show that the general engineering education obtained at the Institute enables graduates to enter and become successful in diverse branches of engineering and technology. And there appears . but few of the names of the professors and instructors who, in many of the colleges and technical schools of the country, have done so much to advance the cause of engineering education. Finally, it has been possible to obtain but few photographs of the work of foreign graduates of the school, though they have come from many lands and, returning, have been important factors ' in the development of the resources of their native countries. It is not by any means intended to claim credit due others not alumni of the school, and it is to be distinctly understood that inclu· sion of an engineering work in this pamphlet over the names of graduates does not necessarily mean that they have been responsible for all of its engineering features. The connection is shown by the title. As an example: Although the Pennsylvania Railroad is included, since a number of our graduates have held important position on it, it is, of course, not intended to claim credit for all the work on this road. [4] THE LARGEST ROOF ARCHES EVER BllLT MANUFACTURERS BillLDING, WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, ILL. Edward C. Shankland, '78, Chief Engineer, World's Columbian Exposition Built by Edge Moor Bridge Company Henry G. Morse, '71, President Francis H. Bainbridge, '84, Assistant Engineer [51 THE LONGEST I-UGHWAY ARCH BRIDGE SPAN EVER BUILT UNTIL 1930 HIGHWAY ARCH BRIDGE, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 1. 1. Buck, '68, Chief Engineer R. S. Buck, '87, Resident Engineer Built by Pencoyd Steel Works Percival Roberls, '46, Joint Proprietor [6] THE LARGEST BILLET AND RAIL MILL EVER BUILT UN ITED TATE ~ STEEL CORPORATION RAIL MILL AT GARY, IND. Designed and Built by United Engineering and Foundry Com pany. Isaac W. Frank, '76, President WOOLWORTH BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY Substructure Designed and Built by The Foundation Company Edwin . Jarrett, '89, Vice·President and Treasurer John W. Doty, '02, Chief Engineer. Ralph H. Chambers, '93 Engineers: H. J. Deutschbein, '03, G. V. Salle, '04, H. E. Curtis, '09, C. W. chedler, '10 [8] QUEENSBORO BRIDGE OVER THE EAST RIVER, NEW YORK CITY Bu.ilt by tbe Pennsylvania Steel Company J. V. W. Reynd ers, '86, Vice·President; Thomas Earle, '87, Superintendent B. & c. Department o E OF TlIE LONGEST RAILROAD CANTlLEVER BRIDGE PAN IN THE UNITED STATES MONONGAHELA RIVER BRIDGE, PITT BURG, PA. Designed and Con tructed under the upervision of Boller and Hodge, New York Alfred P. Boller, '61, Henry W. Hodge, '85. Material Inspected by J. C. Hall ted, '83, and D. W. Mc aughl.er. '85 THE LO GE T U PE S10 BRIDGE SPAN EVER BUILT UNTIL THE YEAR 1925 WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE, NEW YORK CITY L. L. Buck, '68, Chief Engineer and Designer O. F. ichols, '68, Principal Assistant Engineer during Con U'U lion C. F. Stowell, '79 }In pector of alJ teel Work A. C. Cunningham, '85 . V. G. Bogue, '68. Consulting Engineer, Brooklyn Tower Foundalion E. G. Freeman, '88, Resident Engineer, ew York Anchorage and Tower Foundation A. A. tuart, '79, Chief Engineer, Degnon·McLean Con lruction Co., Con· tractors for Brooklyn Anchonge and Tower Foundation Cables built hy The J. A. Roebling's ons Co., W. A. Roebling, '57, President; C. G. Roebling, '71, Vice·Pre ident uspended pan and teel Approaches huilt by the Penn ylvania teel Co. J. V. W. Reynders, '86, Vice-Presidenl; Thomas Earle, '87, Superinlendent B. and C. Department UJ] ONE OF THE LONGEST VERTICAL LIFT SPANS EVER BUILT HAWTHORNE AVENUE BRIDGE, PORTLAND, ORE.