The Cornell Civil Engineer Volume 16

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... The Cornell Civil Engineer PUBLISHED MONTHLY DURING THE COLLEGE YEAR BY A Board Of Students Of The College Of Civil Engineering Of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. Subscription price, $2.00 a year in advance. Subscriptions payable by Post Office money orders checks, etc., made to The Cornell Civil Engineer. Rates for advertising on application to the Business Deportment. Entered at the Post Office, Ithaca, N. Y., as second-class matter. The new Term has started. As usual, many have dropped by the way, but work goes on just the same, We all have a chance to start fresh and keep our work up to the mark. To the Seniors this word of advice is probably unnecessary, but the Freshmen never seem to realize that all the latter part of the work depends on the first few weeks. They say to themselves that they will rest for a while and make it up later. This is a fatal error, as some have already found out, others need to have it hammered in time and time again. A very low "Prelim " pulls one's average down much more than a good one can possibly raise it. There is a proverb which says that a word from the wise is all that is necessary. In this case the wise do not need the word--they have their work always well in hand. It is the foolish that always have to learn by experience. Just remember that you were not sent here to play but to get your "stand" up and keep it there. The Third Annual Dinner of the Cornell Society of Civil Engineers was held January i8th at the Hotel St. Denis, in New York. A very interesting and amusing menu was placed at each plate. It was fully illustrated with pictures of the officers and committees in action. The avowed purpose of the meeting was "For making a study of the Mechanics of Solids and Fluids produced by the...