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By the early 1900s, the campus - dominated by Ridenbaugh Hall, the Mines Building (later known as Engineering), and the Administration Building - took on a collegiate air.
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In 1906, President James MacLean wrote that the campus grounds were 'something to be deplored and forgotten'.
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(1)Jay Glover Eldridge-Dean of the University Faculty; (2)Charles Newton Little-Dean of the College of Engineering; (3)Permeal Jane French-Dean of Women
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The American Institute of Electrical Engineers is composed of students registered in electrical engineering, though national membership is limited to members of the three upper classes. The Idaho branch offers prizes to the member of each class who attains the highest grade average at the end of the semester and attempts to create good fellowship.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers was installed at Idaho in 1926 and is affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineering, founded in 1852 for the advancement of the engineering profession. The society maintains contact with the national organization and with practicing engineers. Those students registered in civil engineering are members.
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The Associated Society of Mechanical Engineers is a national organization. It aims to acquaint the future mechanical engineers with those various problems which face practicing engineers by arranging programs which include pictures of projects, speakers, and general informal discussions. Each year the club sponsors inspection tours for its members, which enables them to derive some practical knowledge of actual engineering practice.
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Associated Engineers: An organization composed of all engineering students on the campus, promotes student activities and acts as liaison between students and faculty.
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This group is composed of representatives from each of the engineering groups. Their job is to organize and initiate all engineering activities such as the "Idaho Engineer" and guest speakers, as well as the Engineers Ball.
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Through the efforts of this staff, a very professional magazine is distributed to each associated engineer monthly. This book is very informative to the engineer because it explains many processes and materials which are of interest to the engineer. These people have spent many hours throughout the year gathering such material and they have done a very good job of presenting it to the students.
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Row 1: James Grubb, Keith Jacobs, Scott Larrondo, Helen Turner, Jeff Coffin, John Rhodes, Wendy Coffin, John Caldwell; Row 2: Charles Rock, Wayne Befort, Don VanderBough, David Kennedy.
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The Associated Engineers is composed of the faculty and all students enrolled in the College of Engineering. Its purpose is to bring about a closer relationship between the different departments of the college and a broader understanding of engineering. This is accomplished by various social activities and the securing of prominent practicing angineers to present technical subjects to the organization. The Associated Engineers sponsor the biennial engineers' show, which is a complete exhibit of all the Engineering Schools. The main social event of the year is the Engineers' Dance. The official magazine of the organization is The Idaho Engineer, published semi-annually.
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Students young and old found triple-digit totals greeting them at the cash register. (Hayes).
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Students in Mechanical Engineering are shown working on a car engine; testing its fuel consumption.
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The intermediate step between an idea and the actual building construction is putting the plan on blueprint.
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Dean Robert Furgason summed up the goals of the college: emphasizing quality instruction by reorganizing a number of courses, instructional labs and innovative forms of teaching. He also emphasized the excellent teaching and research failities available to the students here at the University of Idaho.
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The legislature appropriated $275,000 to construct a new Adminstration Building. Work began in 1907, and the doors opened in 1909.
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Campus Day Parade, 1914
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Students from the engineering motor mechanics class worked on community members' vehicles in this lab during the 1930's.
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The year 1976-1977 was accompanied by an enrollment increase in the College of Engineering. The good job market, the growing interest of women in engineering and the importance of engineering skills in other careers accounted for this increase.
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For a while, some people believed the Ad Building walls remained sound enough to rebuild, but the idea proved infeasible and workers dynamited the structure.
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Fall began and so did first semester classes on the University of Idaho campus. But it was rather hard to get back into the routine of carrying books.
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An instructor is explaining to his students the IBM® Key Punch machine for punching program cards.
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The Barrell Arch Roof of the [Kibbie] dome has been named America's Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement for 1976….The roof provides Idaho with the largest indoor college facility in the nation and the fifth largest overall….Representatives of the awarding agency were on hand for the first football game...to make the official presentation of the plaque which is now erected on the main concourse in the dome.
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...Senior mechanical engineering student Burnell Wimer cuts an all-nighter short by napping in the Library. (Hayes).
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One of the most colorful of the military department's activities was its annual encampment, such as this one on the campus in the early 1900's.
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Please don't tell me this section is full. Nothing else will work.
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The next step for graduates after leaving the Kibbie Dome was going into the "real world." Liberal arts majors could look forward to lower opening salaries than that of their fellow graduates in engineering and business. (Hayes).
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Students worked side-by-side with faculty members to insure the success of the project. Their work produced chips that processed information five times faster than conventional methods, and which could correct up to 16 errors per 255 pieces of information transmitted. (Hayes).
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Wire-wrapped chips had to be checked individually for production flaws. Graduate student Carrie Claflin hooks one up to a Hewlett-Packard computer to verify that every part of it has been propery produced. (Hayes).
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Along with many research projects being done in the College of Enigneering there is another way for students to gain a knowledge of industry. This program is called Co-operative Education….[ in which] students combine academic studies with work in industry....Approximately thirty companies, including Standard Oil and Boeing, give students the opportunity to work with practicing professionals.
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