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Engineering Society. The Engineering Society includes all the en- 

 ng students as members, and is the student organization which di- 

 rects important meetings and other affairs of interest to the entire body 

 of engineering students. Examples are the Engineering Campfire every 

 fall, the Engineering Socials, and addresses of general engineering interest 

 by prominent outside engineers. 



American Institute of Mining Engineers (Local Student Branch). 

 This society is a branch of the great national mining engineering society. 



Engineering Seminars. Engineering Seminars are a feature of the 

 advanced engineering work common to practically all courses. In several 

 Bourses the work is merged in that of the engineering societies, but in 

 'Mechanical and in Electrical Engineering the Seminar meets weekly for 

 presentation of technical papers and discussion of engineering subjects. 



Tail Beta Pi. This honorary engineering society maintains a strong 

 local chapter, to which only the highest one-fourth (in scholarship) of the 

 Juniors and Seniors are eligible. A feature of the work of the Chapter 

 is an annual address to the Freshman and Sophomore engineers by some 

 prominent outside engineer. 



Non-Resident Lectures. Through the various engineering societies, 

 and by direct action of the college, the engineering students are afforded 

 every year the opportunity of hearing ^ number of valuable addresses on 

 engineering subjects by masters of the engineering profession engaged 

 in active work outside. 



The Iowa Engineer. The engineering students publish monthly dur- 

 ing the college year an engineering journal called "The Iowa Engineer." 

 The editors are elected by the engineering students. Articles are con- 

 tributed by engineering alumni, non-resident engineering lecturers, and 

 members of the engineering faculty, as well as by the editors and re- 

 porters. Engineering journals are becoming so numerous and important 

 that experience on "The Iowa Engineer" staff is very valuable. 



Opportunities for Engineering Graduates. While the demand for 

 engineers has an intimate relation to general business conditions, yet our 

 graduates have found little difficulty in securing positions which afford 

 excellent opportunities to ( make good. In normal times the demand for 

 our engineering graduates considerably exceeds the supply. 



Engineering Alumni. The engineering alumni of the Iowa State 

 College are scattered over the entire country in most responsible positions. 

 A $20,000,000 railway terminal in Chicago, the Florida East Coast Rail- 

 way, State Highway Commission work, the work of the greatest bridge 

 companies, great water power plants, the sewerage of Havana, great 

 mining operations, important manufacturers, electric railways, central 

 power stations, public utilities, the valuation of the railways of the United 

 States, are some of the lines in which they are engaged. Engineering 

 alumni of the college are numerous in the Philippines, Cuba, Mexico, and 

 South America, and did important work in building the Panama Canal. 

 Most satisfactory of all, hundreds are engaged in successful and im- 

 portant engineering work in Iowa ; these men are doing great and valuable 

 service in developing and improving the state. 



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