mrpartmrnt of !Brd]aniral attb iElrrtrical 1Enginrrring The Department of ).Iechanical and Electrical Engineering was established by the Board of Regents iu June, 1901. The following year Professor Sidney R. Sheldon, of the University of \Visconsin, took charge of the department, ancl路immediately began to plan for the upbuilcling of a great course. The creative period is now past and the department has started upon a period of substantial growth. The demands for the engineer, capable of doing resou rceful work is ever increasing. This is especially true of the electrical and the mechanical engineer. \Vith the development of the vast resources of the \\'estern states comes the urgent cry for men skilled in the technical arts. infused with modern ideas. The owners and promoters of the numerous electric railways and power plants that are springing up in the great X orthwest are turning to colkges for men who are up to elate in their ideas, wh(J are honest and energetic. and who are keeping pace with the great strides made in the production and
use of electricity. This great demand for the trained engineer is the cause for the increasing popularity of the course offered by this department. The Department of l\Iechanical and Electrical Engineering is now prepared to give thorough and complete courses in wood working, foundry work, armature and motor design, and the operating and designing of electrical machinery. The department occupies one-half of the Mining Building. A large drafting room has just been fin i~hcd and equipped. During the past year many n<:w and valuable pieces of apparatus have been added to the equipment of this department. The feature of this part of the School of . \pplied Sciences is assured. The increase in teaching force. i:1 funds for equipment, and in the demand for electrical engineers are three potent factors that will make this department one of the strongest in the 'Cni\'ersity.
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