DEPARTMENT REPORTS. Ct) 



Mr. J. A. Poison, formerly head of the department, resigned on March 

 1, 1919, giving up his teaching work to enter the field of the manufacturing 

 industry. As the new head was not appointed until May 1st, the direction 

 of the department was in the hands of Dean Bissell until that time. The 

 courses formerly taught hy Professor Poison were handled as follows: 

 ME-5a, Works Management, by Mr. Wright, ME-17a, Thermodynamics, 

 by Mr. Field, and ME-13d, Engineering Laboratory, by Mr. Reuling. I 

 wish to express my appreciation of this extra work by the above men. 



Mr. G. H. Peters, formerly Instructor in Wood Shop, resigned on 

 March 15, 1919. His place was not filled and necessitatecl the carrying 

 of an added burden by Mr. Krentel and Mr. Posthumus, for there were 

 131 students registered in the Wood Shop courses in the tiiiid term. Ap- 

 preciation of this added work is acknowledged. 



On account of the forming of the Students Army Training Corps, 

 there was very little of the fall term college work^given, as indicated in 

 Table I. The regular work was re])laced by specified courses laid down by 

 the Government, which varied with the age of the student and the branch 

 of training to be followed. 



In January the S. A. T. C. was abandoned, and the regular fall term 

 college work was taken up. The winter term's work was taken up in 

 spring, and the spring terms work is being completed during the summei-, so 

 that by next fall, it is hoped, most of the irregularities due to the war will 

 have disappeared. 



In addition to the regular college work and that of the S. A. T. C, a 

 great deal of work was done by members of the department in connection 

 with the training of the soldiers in the Auto Mechanics Training School, 

 established here by the government beginning May 15, 1919, and which 

 continued for three terms, viz.. May 15 to July 15, July 15 to September 15, 

 and September 15 until November 15, 1918. The following is a list of the 

 instructors in this work, and represents their contribution to the war 

 activities of the country. 



J. A. Poison, Chief Instructor in Shop Courses. 



G. C. Wright, Assistant Instructor in Shop Courses. 



W. E. Reuling, Instructor in Farm Tractors and Gas Engines, 1st and 

 2nd terms, Instructor in Mathematics in S. A. T. C. during 3rd term. 



J. Hineline, Instructor in Carburetion and Block tests during 1st term, 

 and Instructor in Road Trouble during 2nd and 3rd term. 



W. G. Hildorf, Instructor in Forging and Welding and Frames and 

 Front Axle Repairs, during all three terms. 



G. J. Posthumus, Instructor in Chassis Repairs, Rear axles and 

 Springs, during 2nd and 3rd terms. 



Andrew Watt, Instructor in Forging and Welding- — during all terms. 



E. C. Crawford, Storekeeper — three terms. 



R. C. Bigelow, Machinist (Enlisted as soldier, but transferred here for 

 special service). 



A. P. Krentel, Superintendent of building of Barracks and garage. 



J. A. Eicher, Assistant Storekeeper, during 3rd term^ — Employed in 

 Ford foundry on castings for Eagle boats, during 1st and 2nd term. 



During the year new equipment has been obtained for additional work 

 in the heat treatment of steel, and also two crucible furnaces, for the 

 foundry work in brass and the soft metal alloys. 



I wish to call attention to the needs of the department for further 

 ecj[uipment in the machine shop so that our students may be better able 



