Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...made here only on the basis of average. The United States Census deals only with the statistics of wages relating to manufacturing but even here the method used is faulty and is a makeshift for the correct system, which is impossible of consumtion. The problems of collecting railroad wage statistics are also perplexing on account of the great variety in the grades of labor employed. The railroad managers in giving out their figures have been accustomed to throwing all the grades about a thousand in number, into five classes and giving the average for each class. Henry C. Adams, Statistician...
Three courses of practical work were carried on this summer, an elementary course in plane surveying and two advanced courses in railroad and geodetic surveying. The freshman course, covering the full seven weeks of the period in camp, was spent in running level lines, making chain, azimuth and compass surveys, laying out mining claims, taking soundings, and in plotting the country by the plane table, and transit and stadia methods. Besides the field work a day or two was set aside every week for computing and drawing maps...
...geodetic course, the instruction in railroad surveying was begun and carried on through the remaining four weeks of the period in camp. The ground was divided up among three imaginary railroads and a company of men assigned to each. For each party a captain was appointed who assumed the responsibility for the instruments used in the day's work, and who made daily reports of the progress of his section. Each railroad or section was assigned two miles of country for its track. This was first surveyed and the field notes marked on a map. After estimating the cost...
...given instruction in boxing and tumbling. The time of the older boys will be given up largely to debating and to discussing political questions. S. Thurber, Jr., '01, is to have general direction of the work. The club-rooms will probably be on Lambert street, east of the railroad and north of Cambridge street...
...Makoniky, a small town a few miles south of West Chop on the Sound side of the island, the University has rented about 400 acres of land with a summer hotel and wharfing facilities. The work there will consist of field practice in plane, topographical, geodetic, and railroad surveying...