GRAYER TALKS
TO ENGINEERS
Tells of Practical Side of Engineering
and Stresses Advantages of
College Education.
C. E, Drayer, national secretary of
the American association of engineers
spoke at a special engineers' convoca
tion yesterday in the social science au
ditorium. Mr. Drayer is on a trig of
inspection of all the various chapters
of the American association of engi
neeis ad is now on his way back to
the national headquarters ut Chicago
from the Pacific coast.
Doan Ferguson of the engineering
college introduced the speaker.
Mr. Drayer spoke of how he seemed
united with the University of Nebras
ka in so much that he formerly was
with the Union Pacific in Oma.ha and
there worked with many Nebraska
men, mentioning especially "Cy"
RLisoa who i.s now professor in the
civil engineering ilepaitment.
The engineer of today is not re
stricted to iho purely professional
t.ngineo. ing fie.d bui. there is a much
broader field vhich includes many
i"f our problems. He asked wi: the
engineering student was taking thu
engineering course and stated that
may answers would probably bo re
ceived to this question. He hoped that
ii was. not that the student wished
oiuy tiiat it gave him the opportunity
to wcv..' high boo-3, khaki trousers,
t'kmnel shirt i.nd Stetson hai and n
those legalia. have his picture taken
so that might win the admiration
ti." feme friend.
The, eiigineeiing student should be
pursuing iiis course so that he might
be able to get the fullest measure out
of lilt and al.-o to Iear i . i.ect;. !r-i-hood.
In his position Mr. Drayer has had
a butter opportunity to observe more
young graduates and also older engi
nee.s t'ian conies to most men and
Knows many of the qualifications foi
success and proper lewaids.
Is Public Service.
The end of a;;y profession should
bo devotion to public service and this
can best be attained by training in
college for executive and adiuinistra
live ability. A broad and cultural edu
cation is required for these ends and
English may be considered one of th-
best tools of any student. The whol.;
world is the graduates' market in
which to sell his wares, and tuey can
be sold to the best advantage by th
proper use of English. Too majy i
our engineering graduates come out cf
college filled with so much technical
knowledge and not enough o: thi
broader educational courses thai they
cva not make the proper use ol their
theory. Men of vision must have thai
blearier education and these will suc
ceed the best.
Present enrollment in the various en
giueeriug and technical colleges of the
country is between sixty and seventy
thousand and the engiceriug gi actuates
practicing their profession is oniy
three hundred thousand so wt see
that the new crop is disproportionate!)
large. Tlie practice of purely profes
sional engineering is ot possible to
such a large number but there are
many fields in which an engineering
education peculiaily fits a peisou.
Many bunkers, merchants, an' olherj
2re more 'ind more coming to appre
ciate i!e advantages of hiring men
who hav had the technical engineer
ing education and even giving
taeir sons such an education when
tney expect them to follow !n their
footsteps.
The use of the engineer in the rail
way service is no longer limited t
location and maintenance bu has
extended to management in bo'h pas
senger and freight service.
Six Year Courses.
The student bhould strive for thr
broader education & to this end many
colleges aie making their engineering
courses cover a period of six rears.
The extra courses which are especial
ly helpful are economics, industrial re
lations, philosophy, public speaking
and business law. Some of these may
be pursued after the regulai college
course but they are all beneficial. Ac
tive participation in college activities
provides a very good education and
tends to make the engineer a leader
among his profession and in the com
munity iu which be resides, he at
torney lias long held a peculiar posi
tion in this respect but the public is
now coming to look more and more to
the engineer for leadership aid laa
engineer must be ready to meet this
demand. The college is the best place
to begin this and though it U hard.j
possible to complete the egLieerlng
courses as now g'ven in fonr years if
one goes out for many activities we
should all attempt to take our part
in seme.
The A. A. E. has long acted as
sponsor for many of these activities
and has considered that the hU'w y of
engineering has too long dealt with tie
engineering of materials and not suf
ficiently with the engineering . men.
The A. A. E. stands for-the best engu
neering interests and tends to help
the engineer as the chamber 01 com
merce helps the business men.
The turnover in the engineering pro
fession is comparitively large and thus
the matter of employment i3 import
ant. This with its hilled problem,
that of compensation, have received
much attention from the organizai'o;
and steps have been taken for proper
studying of the problem and it ha
in part been remedied but there is yet
much work to be done.
Mr. Drayer concluded by reading the
following poem :
"THE ENGINEEERS."
If vou can swing un axe. or wield a
a brush-hook,
Or drive a stake, or drag a chain
all day,
If you can scribble "figge's " in
note-book,
Or shoot a ranee Dole half -i mile
away,
If you can sight a transit or a level,
Or move a target up or dawn a rod
If you fear neither man nor doyil.
And know yourself r.nd trust the
living God,
If you can wade a swamp or swim a
river,
Nor fear the deeps nor jet the uii-
zy heights,
If yi,u can stand the cold vUhout a
shiver,
And take Higgins' ink : .be.'. '.
nights,
If vou' can tur ;. thumb sc.ew witn
your lingers,
When every digit's liti a t'.roz -ni
thumb,
If yiu can work as long -s daylight
lingers,
And not cump'ain nor think you're
going some,
Ii' jeu can .sight thru tropi" heat's
refraction,
Or toil all day beneath a bliotering
sun,
If jou can find a sort of satisfaction
In knowing that you've gt. a job
well done.
If you ran be an Eskimo cr nigger m
And ay to be a gentleman to boot,
if jou eu.. u.e a "guoosing ttiek" to
"ligger,'
Auu Know a coefficient f.om a root,
if your valculus and "lieseript" aix;
forgotten.
Ana your algebra just serves you
iaiiiy well,
if your drafting and your lereriug
ac rotte..,
Ana jour Traut ine's always handy
by to tell,
If jou can close a traverse, without,
fudging,
Or check a line of levels by a foot.
If you au set a lope stake just by
"juiigin."
Auci ne.er kick a tripod with your
boot.
u jou can lun a line where you are
told,
Ana make k stay soniewue.u on
the map,
If ju can read your notes nhen they
arc cold,
Auv. kow tiiat contours mustn't lap,
If you can line a truss or tap a rivet,
And make a - surly foreman come
across,
If you can lake ssn order as well a
give it,
And not have secret pity for the
boss.
If you can climb a stool and uo feel
lowly,
And have your head turned by a
swivel chair,
If you ca.i ieach your judgments
alowly,
And make your rulings always just
and fair
If you can give yourself and all that's
in you.
And make the ulheig give their own
best, too.
If you can handle men of brawn and
sinew,
And like the men and make them
like you, too.
If you can boast a college education,
Or, if you've got a sheepskin, can
forget.
If you get a living wage for a com
pensation. And give a little more than what
you get,
If you can meet with triumph and
disaster.
And treat them without favor, nor
with fear,
You'll be a man and your own master.
But what is more you'll be an
ENGINEER.
Robert Isbam Randolph.
MYSTIC FISH ENTERTAIN
FOR MEMBERS FRIDAY
Mystic Fish active members will
entertain i honor of "old members at
a dance Friday evening, November 4.
at the Delta Zeta bouse. All former
members of Mystic Fish who are now
in school are invited.
Special favor and feature dances
have been planned for the even'ng by
the committee In charge.
The committee for the dance 1
Hazel Fickes, chairman; Pjuljae Gel
latly, and Erma Dalby.
Chinese Students
In American Uni
Have Greek Frat
Possibly the first time that the Eng
lish language served as a medium be-,
tween Chinese students and a Greek
letter fraternity, occurred some time
ago when a band of the former con
sulted the offices' of BurrV Patter
son & Co., manufacturing fraternity
jewelers of Detroit, and asked that
their club name, "Chinese Students
Club", be duly translated into Greek
and the letters, C. S. C. used on an
official fraternity badge.
It was explained to the committee
that such a title would have little
meaning and thai.it wan customary to
use the initialls- of specific Greek
words iii forming a Greek name. How '.
to translate "Chinese Student's Club"
in Greek, however, was a problem not
easily solved The 'words "student"
and "club" were' easily changed to the
Greek equivalents, but no. so the
"Ch'nese."
- Search was made in the public li
brary for the Greek word for "Chiin-
ese" but with-nt success. In despera -
ticn. Gus, the restaurant man down the
street, was consulted but .his modern
Greek could not rise to the occasion
and he admitted reluctantly that he
knew no suitable equivalent for "Chin
ese" m nis native tongue.
A final pppeal was made to the lan-
gvrage lepai iment of a. Detroit college.
The head of the Greek department was
pressen into service and asked to help
:i finding the missing word for the
now Greek letter fraternity. Hhe de
clared at the outset that there appar
ently was no word for "Chinese" in
new G'ee'c letter fraternity. Ho de-
enes apparently had no definite know-
edge of China. However, it was found
reference was made in their literature
tc "the people of the far East" and for
his group, the professor could furnish
a Greek name.
Of course, the word was immediate
ly adopted and shortly after the Ameri
can college world became acquainted
with a new American Chinese Greek
letter fraternity.
NEWS OF THE DAY
Ex-Ruler's Coup Failed.
BUDAPEST. Oct. 25. Former Em-
porer Charles, whose atempt to re
establish himself upon the Magyar
throne met with dismal failure yest
erady, attempted to commit suicide by
shooting, following his arrest near
Komom. Former Empress Zita saw
him preparing to shoot himself and
prevented him from carryinig out his
intention.
The former emperor and empress
are now prisoners in the Esterhazy
castle at Tatatovaros, and Thomas
Beaumont Hohler, British high com
missioner in Hungary, is hurrying
there, with the representatives of
other nations to insure the safety of
the prisoners.
Harding Goes On Trip.
WASHINGTON Oct. 25. President
Harding left ashington at 9 o'clock
this morning on a special train for a
four-day trip through the south, bis
first visit to that section since his
inauguration.
Three addresses are to be made by
the president during the trip, two at
Birmingham, Ala,, which city is cele
brating the semi-centennial of its
founding, and one at Atlanta. A stop
v. ill be made at Camp Benning, Ga.,
for inspection of the infantry school
there.
Bandit Murderers a PcmUI Clerk.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. Frank
B. Adams, mail clerk and guard, was
shot and killed by a masked bnniiit
who entered the Ferry postoffice early
this morning and escaped with a sack
of registered mail, according to the
police.
The value of the loot has not yet
been determined.
Dcors of Obert Bank Are Closed.
With the closing of the Obert State
bank at Obert, Cedar county, which
was taken in charge Tuesday by SUf-
Ex.' miner T. Lm. Zulow, the number
of state bank failures oenring since
January 1, 1919, was Increased to twenty-six.
. Preparing Decree of Punishment.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. Babe Ruth, the
home ron king, will know in about
two weeks his penalty for violating
the rule against post-season barn
storming by world's series players, it
was learned here today.
Judge Landls, baseball commission
er, is now preparing bis decision it Is
aid.
The Judge said today he had, seen
nothing but newspaper reports of a
proposed visit from Ruth to apologie
for violating the rules.
Cut Trees on Capitol Grounds.
Work was commenced Wednesday
j
1 morning on the iMiiov. l of 12 trees
and a considerable amount of shrub
bery from the giounu on C.pitol square
which will l'uruioh the aite fur the new
capitol, 400 leot cc,ua.e and 3. 1-2 feet
v-f additional spuco hi each tii.eei.ion.
TiR-y are being taken out by F. P.
Davis, whose conn eusation will be
whatever '.e can get t o.n the sale ol
tlie trees, surubbc; y and fhewood.
Florida Swept by Stonn.
VASiiI.UiCN. Ov.. 23. The trop
ical storm which ltr.e swept the Fiirida
peninsula for u. j l.as.. iliirty six hours
passed out into the Atlantic ocean last
midight between tit. AugUatin and
Titusville, reports leceivcd ea.ly today
by the weather bureau said.
"latiipa is Hooded.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 26. -Th
Uif nu.lv an., a.ttt-e-i.iy iiad passed
into the Atlantic ocean to lay and
sweeping acioss the FioriUa peninsula
iioit.eas.e-.y ui.eci.ien. Wir"
communication south of here still was
severed except uowu the rim of ti
east coast.
. No loss of lil'o ha i been reported
today, but couiderabie damage ap
pealed to have been done to the
orange crop and tlie low lands Mere in
undated.
..Invite Foch arid Pershing to Lincoln...
A ei iun is u l ig ln.tue by Lincoln
interests to s.tu.e tue vibk of distin
guished ofiicials to Lincoln following
..he national convention of the Ameri
ca a legion. Marshall Foch and Gen
eral Fersliig aie invited to visi Lin
coin tit any hour or date that will be
possible for them on their western
trip, in telograrn ent to Charles G.
Dawes, at Washington
U. S. Consul Stabbed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Lloyd liur-
Itngham, American consul at Saliue
Cruz, Mexico, was assaulted and stab
bed by unidentified assailants in the
consulate last Wednesday night ac
cording to advices tixlay to the state
department. The consul's injuries, the
advices said were not believed to be ol
a serious nature, consisting only ot
two wounds in the left arm.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
WANTED
Could you use some extra money
easily made. Solicit business on our
line of alarm clocks, fancy clocks, etc.
Genteel work, good profits. For par
ticulars write
The American Novelty Co.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
WANT ADS.
complete modem rt'.tion ot
Drlie Yourself Foid?. Always opea.
Phones B-4718 and B-4235. four pat
ronage solicited. Remember the loca
tion, three doors west of the Orpheum
theater. Mot;ir Out Co., (formerly
Central Sales Co.), 1120 P Street
American Legion, dance every Sat
urday night at club rooms, 1548 O
street. Members of any American le-
on post cordially Invited. Admis
sion 55c.
WANTED THREE FRATERNITY
and three non-fraternity men for
two weeks' specialty selling. Leave
name with A. Star Best Branch.
LOST UNITED STATES PHARMA
copolia and notebook. Finder re
turn to Student Activities OfZ'ce.
FOR RENT TWO FRONT ROOMS,
strictly modern. 1626 South street.
Phone F-4199; excellent bond same
block.
RESUME SERVICE
ON CAE LINES
The city council les Moines recently
pa sed the proposed street car franchise
on third reading and street car service
is to be rsumed Immediately.
Motor busses will sot be disturbed
but probably wil be re-routed.
"Quality Is Economy
TWEED RAINCOATS
$15
- Holt 'all around, convertible collar, pleated
back, big patch pockets
hrown and gray mixtures, many fellows use
them for- a top coat.
Armstrong
Clothing Company
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LET US CLEAN, -PRESS' AND REPAIR THEM
NOW We operate a first class thoroughly
MODERN cleaning plant. OUR service is prompt
and reliable. All work guaranteed to please.
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