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It b the intention of the writer ro
Rive someth i OK of the apprentice
course that the Weating house Elec
tric and Manufacturing Company of
fer* to college graduates, for publica
tion ie The Battalion. It may be of
interest to some of the students of
electricity who contemplate taking an
apprentice course in some large com
pany when they have finished at A.
fc M and of meane passing interest to
Others. Prof. Brown could give all
the information any one desired on
the work here and the advisability of
one pursuing this kind of prepara
tion. but it occurred to me that the
couney as it is seen by an apprentice
himself, might not be out of order.
That is to say, by one who is living
on $37 per. Then there is the dis
tinction we Texans have of being the
first delegation from A: &: M. and
Texas also, a distinction which we
bear with some little pride, which
prompted this writing in a way per-
Ifjtys^R»: 3 jIHHHpri
.f ; f'l'he difference that the VVeating-
house course for apprentices has from
that of the Cfeneral Electric and must
others, and one that b emphasised by
the company as being superior in
many respects, is the large amount of
shop work they inquire of a man.'j
Their theory is that the best way to
become familiar with "Westinghouse
apparatus, is to go into the shrop* and
actually help build it. The appren
tice if given ovet to an experienced
workman to serve as a helper. And
I
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which the Westinghouse
It may he well to mention here that
the regular men are well acquainted
with die best way to build a machine,
though they hardly ever know the
reason why sech and auch a thing
.dene. Thbw though, is no hindrance
to the apprentice as long as he learns
the correct Science of building ap-
paratas.'for the theory will come
him then through a little study.
If there was a division of the
course rtiade, it might be uemething
as follows: (I) Eight to tgn months
^ df shop vubrV;^ (2) six months of
'office; (3) eight to ten months of
test, and (4> possibly a f«jw months
• of Construction work on the- road
Ygt the above divtsioiis are not ngid-
ly : jfollowed by the'forman of the ap
prentices, Mr. Lfewnton, because the
apprentice himself may wish to spec-
iali/c, to a certain extent^ in some
one branch of electrical engineering,
and also on account of various and
Sundry reasons that come up at times.
The shop work generally and in
projier order comes firstT for this
should he taken liefore the rest in or
der that fome knowledge may lie had
of the machine or piece of apparatus
under tesa. This makes the testing
of more value. ITie shop cannot all
be covered in the lime alloted co such
work, of course, bet tberg is time to
euite a good deal of experience in
Chipping jnd filing, wiring up motors,
assembling machine*, switchboard
building. Winding, aimarure winding.
: liMptforuier assembling and w«irk on
the elei trie l<Komatives if any one de
sires this kind of work, and other de
partments if time and ineffhatem al
low and direct. The ones named
are considered the most important for
reasons tha are evident when one
considers the parts that go to make
up a machine.
Office work is a part of nearly
(•gery onefs experience and one that
is gladly welcomed by a fellbw when
he has t«een in the dirty shops for
some months. Hlete the hours are;
short, only 7 1-2 v ba la peed against;
9 3-4 hours per day m the shops.;
The work here may be in the. engi- !
neenng office, sub-divided into the ]
switchboard and power plant depart-j
ments. the sales department, corrys-
pondence department, detail ^md sup
ply department, and correspondence
work i* of especial interest til any one
who thinking of entering the ser^-
vices of die company as a sale* agent,
for in here an insight isObtainied of the
method*
C ompany employ* in doing business
with their customers. The engineer
ing office offers some valuable exper
ience in the dt sigyi of switchboards
and power plants and the translation
of specifications in general.
1H tad the principal thing is the
dynamo test. During the course
testing there is, something in most all
kinds of machines, railway motors,
induction motors, small D. C- ma
chines, and alternators large and
small. - Outside of the regular dyna
mo (ear there are tests for arc lamps,
transformers, the high tension test,
here<the experiments are made with
high Voltages on insulators, etc., and
the standard house, where a variety of
knowledge may be gotten in callibra-
tion work, especially with meters,
and where general testing is done
with low voltages.
The construction work is, if the
man wants it and can get it, the last
item on the program. When the
shop, office and testing have been
completed, the apprentice may go out
on the road to help install power plants
stay!|vith them until they are in good
running condition, and help in put-
ridg ep any of the Westinghouse ap
paratus that may need electrical engi-
to. install it. 'I'he* experience
on tWe road is the place where many
uneimected cases of engineering come
Up that require ah ingenious head to
sofvwthe problem. . No doubt many
of ffie subscribers of the Electric
Journal have hotsoad articles on this
Ml- i * -
l*his_ is a partial presentation of
the bourse and wiiat it includes in
two ; years time. I am not prepared
to gp into much further detail bn the
different kinds of wkjtk to be gotten,
nor ko discuss with any great weight
the knent of the course, for' six months
here would hardly permit one to
whit that is definitely. But it can
be said that the apprentice body, as'
whple, recognize | the value of the
training and are jwell satisfied with
wh |t the company is giving them. It'
de( ends in a great measure on the
ma j. as you hear so often, as tc
whether he is goinj^ to get what will
do ^lim any good. . Anyone could go
thrdugh the whole two years and nor
bjephuch better off! than that of hav-
jreceived a living, an allowance
Which the contpany provides for
be a paying, as well as a much wel
comed project.
The Electric Club has each win
ter a series of lectures on electrical
engineering, delivered by engineers bf
the company. These are practical
talks on practical subjects and are
very beneficial. There are also many
social events carried out under the
management of the dub, such
dances and entertainment* at the club
rooms.
If there are any who wish to ask
any questions nol touched in this ar
ride they may be obliged by letting
the writer know.'
BrsN Gleason. ’06.
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one, and barely know that the
be needed. As heretofore, the meet
is to be between the classes and not
between the companies, as was Nglked
of earlier in the season. A pack is
to be constructed at the athletic field,
and while not yet fully decided upon,
it is almost sure to he of cinders
We have a large number of cadets
that have good stuff in them, and tho
council is gqjng to give them every
opportunity to develop it.
A. J. Neff, *03, who besides dis- I
tinguishing himself op the '02 team,
did stunts with the weights at the ^
spring meet, is going to do the coach
ing along that line. He is going to
grve the weight throwers a talk in a
few days and get them started in the
way they should go.
Prof. Puryear has been elected fac
ulty manager of football for the com
ing season. Prpf. Euryear is a husi-
tler and we fee! sure that he will not
pnly give us a good schedule, but
Will also keep us out of the debt.
He has a letter from Louisiana relative
our team that should make Us all
d. Some correspondence relative
games for next fall has been re
ived, but it is yet too early to an
nounce anything definite,
j As retiring manager. Prof. Potts
Wishes to thank the team and the
corps for the hearty support they
have given Kim during the past two
rs. He appreciates that it was
ue to this support that it was possi
ble to secure the athletic field, to
lear up the deficit, and to place o»r
iruuices on such a firm basis that we
.may now have better schedules and
T-HE,... IE
H. JAMES
acting Druggist
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Stationery, |Pipes, Tobacco
‘oilet Articles * of all
mghouse Company manufactur- has been an excellent manager,
uch and such apparatus^ ITj .1 " ' - ~ ~ '
here are several points of raiiior
interest concerning the work that
year
Idue
yet keep out of debt. Prof..
mi (Jit be mentioned if there was
space, but a few may be aB that is
necessary to acquaint one with the
system used in the works.' [The ap
prentice, while he is in the shop,
works on a check, ithar is he is 'paid
fur tjust the number of hours his
c|e*k is on the board. The first
year the apprentice receives 16 cents
per hour and the second year he re
ceives 18 cents. The regular hours
Mti week amounts lo 54. Overtime
iM paid at the rate i>f time and one-t
half. While in the office the -pay ie
$37' a month the mst year and $42
the second year, j regardless of th*
number of days tye works, that is^
Potts
We
regret that he was unable io take the
management for another year, but we
feel that in Prof. Puryear we have
man who will look after our interests
as if they were his own.
i
holidays are not counted out.
jli A few words may be said of Wilf
kinsburg as a place to live. Most
the Voung men stay here because
is the best part of the City to live an^l
also because the Electric Club has j^
hold here. It is the cleanest section
of the city, yet that is- not saying any
b6oinuchfor .it. Jliere are no sa
loons and because of its many
Churches and the absence of (saloons
it is called “The Holy City/’ Ibete
is to be started here this month a n«t-
atoriuin and gymnasium building to
com: $80,000. With 15,00© \ounc
died residing in the borough of W11-
kinsburg, including Westinghouse
men and employees of the Pen
yania railroad, it is thought this
.
Live Stock Exyerifneatg at College.
In addition to the experiment just,
started at College in testing the feeding
value of Kaffir com and Milo Maize
for cattle, the experiment station
running a check expes-iment of the
same kind at Clarendon, Texas. T.
M. Redded, who was prominent ,as a
student of animal husbandry here last
year, has the work in charge.
Prof. Marshal, co-operating with
Dr. Frapps, anil also direct an. ex
periment at college for determining
thu digestible nutrients of Milo Maize
and Kaffir corn. This is a very im
portant work, as there are onlv two
similar experiments on record, and
the reported results, of them are . so
widely different as to render them
very indefinite. Texas wffi endeavor
to make known the facta. Three
yearling steers, with Cadet John H
McLeod in charge, will be used in
the experiment- 4
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be received an soon as- possible
Matter can be received as late as
Tuesday morning, but if handed in
on Sunday or Monday the editor
can give more consideration to it.
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