2 UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN SHIP CONSTRUCTION , 
for a ship, each student works out the complete calculation at several displace- 
ments for one angle of inclination. Each student is assigned a different angle and 
thus, with the work divided between a group of students the complete calculation 
is obtained. The work of all the students is then assembled and given to the class 
to draw up the cross curves and curve of statical stability. As the body plans 
used for one group have all been traced from the same set of lines, the results of the 
individual students must give fair curves. In this way each student is familiarized 
with the use of the integrator and the methods of stability calculations. A great 
deal of long and laborious work for the individual is saved—work which too often 
takes edge off the student’s enthusiasm. 
After the work is finished (and two radically different ships can be assigned 
with a class of ten or twelve), the class is assembled and the results are fully dis- 
cussed and explained. 
The above is given as a typical illustration. The same method is used for 
displacement sheets, launching calculations, subdivision and flooding calculations, 
and to some extent in ship design. The main consideration is to assign the work 
so that each man must do a certain representative portion independently and check 
with the others, and together finish a complete calculation as in practice. Long 
and tedious numerical work on each problem assigned is thus avoided. So far the 
method has operated well, and a large amount of time has been saved for other 
purposes. 
A third means of increasing time for other subjects is by the elimination of all 
shop work at the university The student’s practical training is gained by summer 
work in the industry, as will be brought out later on. 
Below is given a summary of the course by years :— 
THE COURSE IN SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND MARINE TRANSPORTATION. 
FRESHMAN YEAR. 
First term. Second term. 
Advanced Algebra (3). 
Elementary Chemistry (2). 
Chemical Laboratory (2). 
Elementary Mechanics (3). 
French (3). 
or Spanish (3). 
or German (3). 
Engineering Drawing (3). 
Construction (2). 
Gymnasium (1). 
Plane Analytic Geometry (3). 
Qualitative Analysis (3). 
Stoichiometry (1). 
Elementary Mechanics and Heat (3). 
Physical Measurements (1). 
French (3). 
or Spanish (3). 
or German (3). 
Engineering Drawing (2). 
Construction (2). 
Gymnasium (1). 
Summer Term:—Land and Topographic Surveying. 
