GAS ENGINEERING.
In order to meet the constantly increasing demand for training in gas engineering, four courses have been established at Cornell University. First, a course of lectures on the general theory of gas engines; second, a course of lectures on gas engine design; third, a drafting room course in gas engine design; and fourth, a lecture course which treats of the engineering problems involved in the conversion of various solid and liquid fuels into gas fuels, and in the transmission of gas fuels. This course discusses the different gas making processes and gives descriptions and studies of designs of apparatus used. The object of these four courses is to give to the student taking them the fundamental ideas of modern gas engineering.
The gas engine laboratory, which was moved into one of the small buildings in the court after the building had been rendered fireproof by concrete walls and floor, has proved a very satisfactory addition to the laboratory and will doubtless produce much valuable scientific information. It is now equipped with examples of every important type of gas engine which has been produced since the time of Brayton. A producer gas plant is being installed and will soon be in practical operation. Through the kindness of John Wilkinson, M. E., Cornell 1889, chief engineer of the Franklin Co., a four-cylinder Franklin automobile engine has been presented.