Show I I I TEACHING ENGINEERING l W Plan for fO t Uso o of Students of ot Special Sr clil Correspondence Washington D C Nov Nor 0 of Birmingham furnishes tho the following regarding Illustrations of at mining milIng methods used by b tho ham hunt university The scientific department of at the new tind Important Birmingham university has Inns In Its Is power station staton und In Its Is ma nm machinery machinery chinery anti ami metallurgical buildings and plants Its illustrations of ot mining meth methods leth method os od In the form of or shafts tunneling and ann mining ventilation an equipment which Is II perhaps as com corn complete lete as n that of ot the technical depart department department ment meat of any ony university In th the world Certainly eer those who were responsible for Its Installation had hul seen Aen arid and Inel stud studied led the outfits of the depart denart II I I I I 0 I I I I 1 ments j nii nf le greatest universities of t I America anti the continent of Europe 1 and had reasonably ample menus means a to tarry carry out any tny plans they thought necessary sary ear Bar My 1 attention was called cal el to the tha Lace that a 1 plant of ot this kind hue hua an for service useful Ho to a t community In iii u way l additional to tho the primary es of affording facilities for tor by h the offer offar the l sor of or engineering en at the uni university university Mr Ir Y V W Burstall was able to make to his colleagues at nt a mp c t the th of I Engl Engi acers ners upon which occasion ha he hi made the apt speech ch of lt the evening The professor wan 18 able aile I bl to otter offer his hk hl th plant of or the nfl pov power r station iIa lon for certain exier testing work ork At the meeting there had hll been ben a discussion on the ad advantages vantages ant ld of f steam jackets j an arid the question of leakage In steam engInes engine and nd I tho the prof professor lor or basing dealt with wih these two t subjects from his standpoint nod having recognize 1 In titling fitting terms the tho and antI laborious of the work Ork that had hl been done Ione by b the ret rel re B alch committee of ot the Institute ex ell th the opinion that thit further engine waive valve experiments be carried on au auto ont f to t ascertain particularly the tho quantities for ter euch r of or the met net netHe aU ala He Io said there thelo was ample opportunity opportunity for tor complete experiments with wih engines at nt the Birmingham Un station and then told his hi colleagues he hI would be bo pleased 1 to place the tho tu plant t It at t the disposal I of the re ye reo search u rh committee If It 1 his otter offer were no Re Recer c rt t d It I would not only be using the plant for scIentific purposes but butas butI as I the ten tesi te would probably not ba be b hedged with wih any Iny precautions for far secre cy the tacit moie interested and energetic of the would not only have hao the opportunity cf ct t vt Jt ome toonie O 0 I of or them but also alo be able abla to get in touch with wih leading lea engineers engineer and all cull cullan cul cullan an nn Inspiration lor or good cd work work Some manufacturers manufacturer of machinery engines engine etc took advantage of at the ad advertising value aluc of at having their arti articles articles artiles cles les by corning coming engineers fwd arid In Ina ina a 1 position where they could be bo seen een teen by prospective buyer bu crl and presented th the university best beat work with good examples of their |