Show 1 The course in the steam engine laboratory which has been continuing continuing continuing con con- through the first half of the year was brought to a successful successful suc suc- 1 termination on January 28 The last and most successful experiment experiment experiment ex ex- of the course consisted of a test of the entire power plant owned by the University All the energy which entered the plant in the form of coal and all the energy which left the generator in inthe inthe inthe the form of electricity was accurately measured It was found that the electrical energy represented about 25 1 of the energy which was represented by the coal The figure is not low however when compared with modern practice but it is extremely surprising i G The course is repeated next half with some alteration to suit the needs of the mining engineers |