Mechanical Ei^ineeriflg.
N entering the Mechanical En
gineering building the first
thing that attracts our atten
tion is the carpenter shop con
taining sixty sets of tools with as
many work benches.
We next go to the second floor
of the building where we find two
class rooms and main office of this
department. On this floor may be
found sectional views of the air
brake cylinder and valves, the air
pump and the engineer’s valve
for the appliance of the Westing-
house air brake, and many models
too numerous to mention, but
among them are the models of
three different kinds of engines.
First is the Corliss engine model
showing the workings of the
valves for different positions of
the crank. Second is the link and
valve motion of the locomotive
engine, showing how it would
cause the forward or backward
motion of the engine by shifting
the link up or down. Third is
the plain D slide valve engine
model made by the First and
Fourth classes of ’98 and ’99.
We also find boiler attachments,
such as the pop safety valve, water
column, steam gauge and injec
tors.
As an extension of the main
Mechanical Engineering building
there is a one story building which
stretches out towards the North.
On entering it we find the lathes
for turning wood and iron, besides
the emery wheel, grindstone, rip
saw, milling and planing ma
chines, Yankee drill and many
other machines, all run by an 18
horse power straight line engine.
Next we find the blacksmith shop
which is furnished with thirteen
forges. Overhead is a large
blower run by a 5 horse power
slide valve engine which commu
nicates with each forge. Last,
but not least, is the work at the
vise, which consists of the chip
ping, filing and scraping of iron.
Falling under the immediate con
trol of this department is the ice
plant, laundry, electric light plant
and the boiler plant.
The intention of the writer was
only to give a brief outline of the
Mechanical Engineering depart
ment in this issue, to be followed
in the next issue by a more de
tailed account.