Academics, 1900-1929
Case attracted bold scientists and engineers Professor Harry Fielding Reid's trek to Alaska in 1890 to explore and map Glacier Bay (pioneer the field of geophysics and future Nobel laureate) In 1895 Prof. Dayton C. Miller from the Physics department took first full-length x ray photographs of the human body.
By 1906, CSAS graduated a total of 530 students from which 178 were mechnanical engineers. The end of the WW I - Undergraduate enrollment decreases
1918
October 1, the US government assumed authority over students due to World War I Student Army Training Corps established - course of study to meet war-time needs. In the spring of 1919, the Reserve Officers' Corps was organized as an Infantry Unit for the academic year.
Prof. Theodore M. Focke '92 became Case's first dean.
1924 started a study of a merger with Western Reserve. In 1926, a joint statement from the two institutions reported that such a merger would be impossible.
As to Case's own objectives, Prof. Fred H. Vose, head of Mechanical Engineering, wrote a one-man opinion that the chief aim of engineering education should be to train students so that they could think clearly, plan and contrive, visualize and conceive. "A brain crowded with facts, but not trained to apply them with understanding and discretion, is a dangerous thing to have at large." He believed in breadth, to include English, history, economics, and business. His disapproval of too much specialization in a four-year course was backed by his citation of Case graduates who held high places in automotive, marine and power engineering, among others, despite their lack of specialized training in those fields. At that time more than 2,500 graduates were as widely dispersed vocationally as they were geographically.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
1904 department called: Department of Chemistry including Engineering Chemistry.1907 department called Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
1909 First degree in Chemical Eng
1915 First BS in Chem Eng
1922
First MS in Chem Eng
Physics Department
Dr. Charles D. Howe, president of Case, approaches Mr. John D. Rockefeller Sr. and recieves a large gift to build the Rockefeller Physics Building and the Rockefeller Laboratory for Mining and Metallurgy - open in 19051910 First B.S. in Physics awarded to E.G. Clark
a United States Weather Bureau station was installed in the Physics laboratory with a complete outfit of meteorological instruments on the roof of the building. Lectures were given to students in general physics by Dr. W.H. Alexander, official in charge of the Cleveland US Weather Bureau station
1917
Dr. Dayton Miller (Physics) aiding US Government in WWI research on sound and shell shock
1920 dedication of the new Warner and Swasey Observatory on a hill at Brunswick Circle, East Cleveland, was the big event
1922
Mr. John R. Martin offers Theory of Radio Communication (Physics) Dr. Christian Nusbaum offers X-Ray and Crystal Structures courses (Physics)
1925
Physics Department develops a Radio Recieving Station
Department of Mathematics and Astronomy
in 1919 Worcester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey donated their observatory to CSASinitially located on Taylor Road in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The observatory, which at that time housed a 9.5-inch (24 cm) refractor, was donated in 1919 to the Case School of Applied Science. and was dedicated in 1920.
Civil Engineering Department
In 1902, Prof. Frank Neff chair of ECIV until 19311904 course on Railroad Eng, along with highway eng, roof and bridges and details of construction
"The catalogue of 1907 states ""Civil Engineering occupied twelve rooms in the Main huilding . Besides recitation rooms, there were drafting rooms, library and reading rooms, cement and concrete laboratories, and offices. The library then contained 1000 volumes, 2200 indexed pamphlets and 7000 prints and photographs. The instrument room contained a precise level of the U.S.Coast and Geodetic Survey Nodel, a 100-foot standard bar for comparison of tapes, 20 complete engineer' s transits, 12 engineer's shovels, chains, leval and sight rods of all types, and many cases of structural models and materials.""
1923 First MS in ECIV to S.B. Folk.
1929
Civil Enginnering: emphasis on railroad eng somewhat reduced, more emphasis to highway eng and mechanics of structures
Metallurgical and Mining Engineering
First degsignated B.S. in mining in 19031903 Department of Geology and Mineralogy becomes a seperate department with Dr. Frank Van Horn as head,
1904
Dr. Charles D. Howe, president of Case, approaches Mr. John D. Rockefeller Sr. and recieves a large gift to build the Rockefeller Physics Building and the Rockefeller Laboratory for Mining and Metallurgy - open in 1905
1907 Mining & Metallurgical Engineering; in 1908,Curriculum splits mining engineering and metallurgical engineering into seperate programs (Engineer of Mines and Metallurgical Engineer)
1910 First B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering awarded
1911 Courses in Mining and Metallurgy offered were: Topographical mapping, mining and metallurgy machinery, drawing and mine surveying, metallurgy and electric smelting, metal refining and gas analysis for engineers, ore treatment, mining law, mining engineering, metallography, metallurgical analysis, ore and rock analysis, and ore mill and metallurgical plant design. Dr. Charles Fulton (Mining and Metallurgy) joins the department and becomes department head
1912 First degrees of Metallurgical Engineer (M.E.) are awarded to R.R. Abbott and M.A. Ammon
1918 The library of the Mining and Metallurgy Department contains 1130 bound volumes, 1170 pamphlets, and 34 periodicals. By 1927 "Metallurgy library reorganized and enlarged (1857 bound volumes, 1600 pamphlets and 17 periodicals)"
1921 Metallurgical and Mining Engineering;
Last designated M.S. degrees in metallurgy were granted
Mechanical Engineering Department
1903 Opening of the new power laboratory for Mechanical Engineering. The drawing lab on the 2nd floor moved and was replaced by pattern making space while main floor was devoted to machine work exclusive Mechanical Engineering Dept acquired air compressor, the Westighouse gas engine, the De Laval steam turbine, new condenser, the boiler room was equiped with 125 horsepower Babcock & Wilcox boiler. New feed pump, and heater1906 Mechanical Engineering accepts donation from the Artic Ice Machine Company of a five ton refrigerating plant, addition of several automobile engines and the automobile testing floor
Electrical Engineering Department
In 1901, courses of the department included Applied Electricity, Electro-Chemistry and Metallurrgy, Electrical Laboratory ( 2 afternoons a week for juniors), Applied Electricity, Analytical and Graphic Treatment of the Theory of Alternating Currrents, Dynamo and Motor Design, The Operation, Construction and Installation of Alternating Current Machinery, and Power Distribution and Electric Railways.Courses expanded to meet the demands of the time.
1903 Inspection trips to various electrical industries of Cleveland and neighboring citiesstarted and continued for many years. Inspection trip reports were required
1908 Electrical Engineering Club formed by Junior and Senior Students, meetings were held once each week. Most of Electrical Students were affiliated with the Armerican Institute of Electrical Engineering, Cleveland Section. Papers and Lectures were given to the group by outstanding E.E Engingers.
1915
Electrical Engineering: "Staff was raised to five men including two professors and three instructors. By 1916 the seniors in Electrical Engineering were taking a semester's study of Science and the Art of Illumination., largely given by lecturers from the General Electric Company., the Welsbach Company and; other experts.
1921
Equipment increased and includes a,omg others a small automatic telephone exchange, a wireless receiving set and other apparatus for wireless telegraphy and telephony. Departmental library expanded to include several hundred volumes on electrical engineering subjects. There were many periodicals, bound for reference"
1925
"first MS. to T .D. Owens. and 2nd M.S to John Martin in 1926
the inspection trips took the juniors to Fort Wyne, Indiana, Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1927 the inspection trips took the juniors to Ningara Falls, the General. Electric Company at Schnectady and Pittsfield, Massachusetts and to New York City and Washington D.C .. "