The mother's first thought, when her daughter finishes
her preparatory work and expresses a desire for
College is, "How can I let her go?" This seems the
greatest problem though when she becomes reconciled to
the fact that she must lose her sometime, she debates
with herself, "Is my daughter...
"The house does not make the home, but it has a
great deal of influence on the health and character of
the family.
In planning a house, its special uses must be considered.
The house intended for a home should be made
s convenient, sanitary and attractive as possible.
The...
Since this treatise is to deal only with the
construction of one special machine it is unnecessary
to go into an extended discussion of dynamo electric
machinery in general. Some of the parts common to all
electric machinery of this character will be mentioned
and then a short account of...
In long distance transmission where it is impossible to transmit a direct current for electric rail roading and for many other applications on a very low voltage percent line loss, it is essential to transmit the power by means of an alternating current at high pressure and then reduce its...
Living now in an age where the steam engine in
many localities soon will be a mere relic more than a
useful mechanism with which to convert steam into useful
energy. It is rapidly being replaced by the gas engine
and the electric generator, in which the latter is
thought...
As far back as History goes we have conclusive proof
that man has traded commodities with his fellow-men. At
first these exchanges were in the form of barter, a man
would trade something which he had and did not care much
for,with another man who had something he desired more....
This thesis is mainly a collection of historic data regarding the Union Pacific Railroad together with the opinions of various persons regarding the Union Pacific; also opinions on corporations in general and railway corporations in particular.
In designing a machine of any kind, considerations
must be made regarding the kind and amount of work
it will be required to do, the foundation for its support,
and the amount of space available for its occupancy.
An engine which is to be used for driving an automobile
must...
The data used in the design of this hydro-electric
generating station was furnished by Hon. Walter M. Pierce
from a survey conducted by T. R. Barry C. E. in the service
of the Grande Ronde Water Co. during the summer of
1906.
In the preparation of this thesis there were...