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Show Engineering Society HIS would not be a true narrative or report o£ the affairs of the Engineer- ing Society of the University of Utah if the impression were not created at the outset that the present year is more successful than perhaps any previous year, and that the outlook is indeed bright and encouraging; hence from the beginning let it be understood that though the Engineering Society has not yet achieved its ideals, it has done much toward doing things, if not actually having accomplished them.Competition livens matters, competition makes things hum, and competition undoubtedly caused the Engineers of the University to band together seven years ago to form the Engineering Society. In the midst of this successful movement there came another movement in University affairs and school life. Fraternities were organized, taking the place of the older societies of the school, which was more or less divided on an Arts-Engineers basis. The result seemed to completely cripple the Engineering Society, for aside from electing officers during the past two years, little else has been done.But with the growth of the school, and with the realization of the fact that there is a field for the Engineering Society, another change has occurred, which seems to indicate that the pendulum is again swinging toward the success of this organization. And in the second burst of life which promises to support the Engineering Society in the future, its character has been altered from a semi-social, political, technical nature to one wholly technical; its aim being development in connection with the theoretical work of the class room. With this purpose in view, the constitution of the organization was trimmed of a few fancy phrases and high sounding clauses to make something a little plainer in sound and more practical in sense. The membership fee was doubled at the outset, the result being an increase in membership from one member, as shown by by the records of 1906-1907, to nearly eighty bcna-fide members in 1907-1908. Such an evidence of hearty interest and support has been encouraging to the officers of the organization, who have consequently put forth special efforts to increase the interest in, and the efficiency of, the organization. The Engineering Society has enrolled on its records the names of nearly all prominent Engineers of the school, the president of every class but one belonging to the organization, while all Engineers holding offices in the Associated Student Body are affiliated with the organization.During the year more lectures on engineering subjects have been given than during any previous year. Every lecture has been given by an expert in his particular field, and the attendance at these lectures has always been very large. With the new position which has been taken by the society; with the need of such an organization in the University; and with the evidence of hearty support(122) |