by the Electrical En,;inejit eepp.rtmfnt, bK. thB Civil
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received by these men is very much better and is obtained
at a far less cost to the University than if the Mechanical
Engineering Department should attempt to teach such sub-
jects.  You will also eliminate the overlapping of work
in different subjects, that is, one Professor in giving a
course, covers a part of the ground covered by some one
else in another course.

4.  The students in taking work in these several Deipart-
ments will come in contact with s-ecialists in different
subj ects. They would also come in contact with students
of other departments, and I always feel that a great amoukt
of general knowledge is absorbed in this way.

b.  The Dean of Engineering will have a chance to compare
the work that is being done in each branch of Engineer-
ing, and if he finds one branch is falling behind he can
immediately find the cause, and possibly correct the mis-
take, before that Particular branch of Engineering is
wrecked.  Yo-a will also find that the head Professor in
,each branch will be thoroughly familiar with the kind and
character of wQrk that is being done in other branches,
and will constantly be looking for methods to improve his
work and bring it up to or even above the work of the other
branches.  He will also feel that by being a member of the
standing Committee, that he has some part in the management
and policy, not only of his branch, but the other branches.
This I believe will serve to make him a very much broader
minded man, and soon bring about a united faculty working
together as a unit to build up the Engineering Department
as a whole.

6.  I believe the discipline administered will be more
uniform and just, as the Dean of the Department can re-
view all cases and bring them before the standing Com-
mittee for advice.

7. The Denn of the Engineering Department should be a
man of excellent executive ability and should have the
ability to meet people and students and immediately
command their confidence and respect.  The students would
also receive the benefit of this close personal contact
with the Dean.

8.  The work in the first year should be the same for all
branches of engineering; in fact, this could be extended
to include the second year.  The student should not be
required to choose the branch of Engineering he intends
to follow until he has spent one year at the University,
thus giving him inore time to decide what branch he will
follow for his life's work.

     I hope the above suggestions will be of some help to
you in solving this important oroblem   and I am delighted
to know the Board is giving consideraion to so important
a matter.
                       Yours truly,
HCA/T       (Signed)   I. C. Anderson   197