1927-05: Auburn Engineer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 02, Issue 08

This is the volume II, issue 8, May 1927 issue of Auburn Engineer, a newsletter published monthly during the school year by Engineering Societies students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The newsletter includes articles of interest related to engineering and engineering...

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Main Author: Auburn, Ala. : Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Societies
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/stdtpubs,3949
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Summary:This is the volume II, issue 8, May 1927 issue of Auburn Engineer, a newsletter published monthly during the school year by Engineering Societies students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The newsletter includes articles of interest related to engineering and engineering education. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.Articles: Diesel engines come to front--Economical power production obtained by diesel type engines; Electrical characteristics of driven grounds; Construction of large embankment--Fill on Central of Georgia Railway one of world's largest; Railroads practice safety--Few accidents now occur; Seniors make inspection trip--Many points of interest to engineers visited; Large gas-electric cars put in service; [editorials]; The seniors (editorial); Regarding staff positions (editorial); The old staff (editorial); Doing what one is told (editorial); Blue Keys elect (editorial); Spades elect (editorial); The engineering societies; Technical tidbits (Clock runs by balls and wind, requires no winding; Testing explosives by photographic methods; Automobile owes efficiency to air conditioning tests); With our alumni; Canadian power development rapid; The safety valve (humor);