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secondly, he unconsciously acquires an engineering instinct, a knowledge of ships 
and methods of construction and handling material, and a sense of proportions 
and dimensions of ships and machinery. Besides this, the student is at an age 
when he can easily mix with working men and become familiar with their view- 
point—a great benefit to one who in the future may be in charge of men. 
A second summer’s work of eight weeks is required following the third year. 
This summer is, if possible, spent at sea. We all recognize the importance of sea 
training introduced at this point in the student’s education. It gives him that 
knowledge of ships and ship operation that can be acquired absolutely in no other 
way; yet this knowledge is necessary for him to have the proper appreciative 
attitude towards the studies of the senior year. 
In case we are unable at any time to arrange for all the men to go to sea, work 
in a machine shop is substituted. 
During the third year many of the basic engineering studies begin, practically 
all supplemented by laboratory exercises. These include strength of materials, 
hydraulics, heat engineering (thermodynamics), machine design (drawing) and 
electrical engineering. 
Special attention is given to electrical engineering on account of the growing 
importance of electricity on shipboard for propulsion and auxiliaries. 
The course in naval architecture during the third year is given over mostly to 
the powering and propulsion of ships. Taylor’s “Speed and Power of Ships” is 
used as a text. Vigorous treatment is given to resistance, model tests, ship forms 
and powering. Both Taylor’s and Baker’s methods of powering are treated, and 
power curves are worked up from model-basin resistance curves. The study of 
propellers takes up both Taylor’s and Dyson’s methods in detail. All the work in 
powering and propulsion is illustrated by numerous practical problems. 
The junior course in marine engineering deserves special mention. This 
course, following a theoretical course in thermodynamics and steam engineering, 
takes up a survey of the whole field of marine engineering and applies the theoreti- 
cal work of heat engineering to problems in marine engineering. The selection 
and layout of a ship’s power plants, with the relation of the different units to one 
another, is given special attention. The student is required to carry through cal- 
culations for the sizes of the various units of the power plant, emphasis being 
given to the economical working of the plant as a whole. No attempt is made 
here to study various types of propelling machinery in detail, that being left until 
the senior year. 
The senior course in marine engineering is given over mostly to a detailed 
study of propelling machinery and auxiliaries. During the next few years a large 
proportion of the time devoted to this course will be given over to Diesel engines. 
The study of ship design is begun in the fourth year. Here each student 
carries through a design for assigned conditions, selecting the proper dimensions, 
coefficients and displacement for assigned speed and deadweight and works up the 
lines, estimated weights, etc. 
It is planned to carry through several typical designs, the students being 
