Show SYlVESTER CANNON MEETING OF UTAH ENGINEERS The engineering society gave an Interesting assembly yesterday at 1130 Mr S S. Q Cannon of the city engineering department spoke of the problems of ot the engineers rs in planning and constructing the he monstrous dam darn In Parle Parleys Parley's s canyon He stated that after atter all an the plans vere were completed that the they were turn turned d over to various other en engineers engineers engineers en- en who figured re-figured the stresses and strains and did not accept them until everything checked cor correctly Just after the plans were accepted by the staff two prominent prom prom- I nent men came to the city commission commission com corn mission and stated that the plans were ere scientifically incorrect and that a circular dam built so as to slop slope m in under the water would Ian fall A A. very delicate situation was formed as a result But finally the engineers proved to th the satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction of the commission that the tho weight of ot the water would tend to hold the dam darn in place and that because be cause every ery component was as in compression that it sufficiently sufficient sufficient- ly Iy strong trong to hold th the water backAn backAn backAn back An engineer must not allow anything but the tho facts to Influence him and when a decision lon is reached reach reach- ed he ho must stick sUck to the facts Mr lr Cannon stated in closing Dean Merrill l spoke a fe few moments moments mo mo- ments calling the student atten tion to the fact tact that the present day engineer stands on a higher plane In public estimation than he did dirt before 1914 There s more responsibility pl placed ced on the en- en Ineer than on any other man He also said that there ther Is no college training that will qualify a n man manfor in for tor so many positions as engineer engineer- in ing g. g |