Author: Michigan Engineering Society

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-28

Total Pages: 1108

ISBN-13: 9780282112868

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Excerpt from The Michigan Engineers' Annual: Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society for 1899 Ir was with much hesitancy that I assumed the office which by a majority of your ballots, was made imperative. And now to think of giving any direction to your thoughts or plans, seems like presumption itself. I am certainly very grateful for the honor conferred, and like a boy with his pocket full of goodies belonging to another, will promise not to do so any more. At this our Tenth Annual Convention, held at the Capitol, where our first or ganization was effected, a retrospective view shows the wisdom of organization. The proceedings of other similar societies, nearly all formed since this one, evince a growing impulse toward im provement. So much is this true that. A copy of society proceed ings is received as a long-desired letter from a friend, and studied through and through, to learn what others are doing. These exchanges will in time make a useful addition to our libraries, and I recommend that they be carefully filed and bound. It is the active worker and searcher after facts, in these days, who stands foremost; and our Society, as such, and each individual member, should be no exception to the law. The duty is thrust upon us, and two words express the situation Do or die. It will not do to say we have done very well so far, and are satisfied with our attainments. The mill will never grind with the water that is past. There is room enough up higher for the energetic surveyor and engineer, and he can always be improv ing from observation, study, and the teaching or experience of others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Michigan Engineers' Annual written by Michigan Engineering Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-28 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Michigan Engineers' Annual: Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society for 1899 Ir was with much hesitancy that I assumed the office which by a majority of your ballots, was made imperative. And now to think of giving any direction to your thoughts or plans, seems like presumption itself. I am certainly very grateful for the honor conferred, and like a boy with his pocket full of goodies belonging to another, will promise not to do so any more. At this our Tenth Annual Convention, held at the Capitol, where our first or ganization was effected, a retrospective view shows the wisdom of organization. The proceedings of other similar societies, nearly all formed since this one, evince a growing impulse toward im provement. So much is this true that. A copy of society proceed ings is received as a long-desired letter from a friend, and studied through and through, to learn what others are doing. These exchanges will in time make a useful addition to our libraries, and I recommend that they be carefully filed and bound. It is the active worker and searcher after facts, in these days, who stands foremost; and our Society, as such, and each individual member, should be no exception to the law. The duty is thrust upon us, and two words express the situation Do or die. It will not do to say we have done very well so far, and are satisfied with our attainments. The mill will never grind with the water that is past. There is room enough up higher for the energetic surveyor and engineer, and he can always be improv ing from observation, study, and the teaching or experience of others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.