Show ENGINEERING NOTES The new term is now n w in full swing and with one or two exceptions all of last years year's instructors in the Mining School are with us again Dr Merrill Merrill Merrill Mer Mer- rill reports the usual heavy registration of students students students stu stu- dents in all branches an indication that the engineering engineering engineering en en- department continues its healthy growth over past years That the school work has already begun in earnest is evidenced by the fact that Prof Ketchum Ketch- Ketch um urn last Tuesday took his railroad surveying class classon on a strenuous hike over the foothills north of the campus Dr Ebaugh h head of the department e of chemist chem- chem is on a leave of absence during the present term in the summer vacation accompanied by his family the professor left Salt Lake for Pennsylvania to make a short stay with his parents and on August 3 sailed from Philadelphia for lor Germany where he will study for some gome j J months In the absence of Dr Ebaugh Assistant Profesor Professor sor SOl Williams is in charge of the the chemistry depart depart- ment In this he will be very ably assisted by Thomas B. B Brighton who takes up the work done last year by Mr Williams Many who have been to the mechanical draving drawing drawing draw draw- ing room have wondered if Prof Lyman was moving moving moy- moy ing his office But our genial friend will tell you if you ask him that his headquarters are merely being renovated by the and that the themen themen themen men have ben somewhat slow in finishing their job The Engineering School will be greatly strengthened this year by the presence of Mr A A. A L. L Taylor who takes charge of the work in the electrical laboratory Mr Taylor comes to our school highly recommended having done very satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- work with the Electric Company in New York He is also a graduate of the U |