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cludes a study of the steam-engine indicator, making engine, boiler, and  .
materials for construction tests. `
Polilical Ec0n0my—Ten weeks, five hours per week. .
T heory and Praciice 0f Ph0¢0graphy—Ten weeks, live hours per week.  i
Cmztinuaux Current Dymzmos and I1{0l0rs-Nineteen weeks, Eve hours  ,
per week.  _
Hisi01jy—Twenty weeks, five hours per week. I
` ` Dynamometcrs and Illeasuremeni of Power -Twelve weeks, five hours
per week. ·
Thesis W0rk—Nineteen weeks, twelve hours per week. >`
Every student, before he attains the degree of B. M. E., must present
a satisfactory thesis on some new design of a machine, or an original inves-  
tigation. ‘
The greater part of the second and third terms of the Senior year is
given to the preparation of this thesis. The subjects for theses are assigned _ A
to students by the Dean of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering  
Faculty, and the completed theses are kept on file with the college records. E
that they may serve as a reference for future investigators. `
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
_ The special work in electrical engineering is closely associated with i
steam engineering and machine design, but opportunity is offered for carry-  <
ing on research work. The thesis of any candidate for B. M. E. may be °
along electrical lines. i
The instruction is carried on with special reference to the needs of the
l practical electrical engineer. This work comprises the study of Central
Station design and construction, of prime movers, the design and construc-
tion of electrodynamic machinery, the study of the problems involved in
the distribution of electric light and the electric transmission of power,  
besides practice in electrical measurements, computation, and testing as E I
applied to the construction and maintenance of electrical lighting and power ’
. plants, and to the purposes of investigation.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR INSPECTION TRIP.  
Annual trips, for the purpose of inspecting manufacturing and power
plants, are taken by the Junior and Senior Classes. The juniors, for several 1
years, have visited Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton. During the last three
years tl1e Seniors have visited Chicago and its vicinity on the annual trip. Y
During the Spring Term, four days are set apart for the junior trip and "
six for the Senior. The experiences of these trips are considered to be {
’ among the most valuable of the engineer’s collegiate life. p
SUMMER SCHOOL OF MECHANIC ARTS.  
The regular curriculum in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering has Q_
` no elective course. In order to provide opportunity for instruction in them,
p a Summer School has been established, which continues in session ten
N; weeks. In this school instruction is given in all the subjects taught in the i
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