A course on "Engineering Economy" becomes the first formal class on the "business" of engineering. It covers the engineering theory of railway location.

"He asked me to keep track of my time to test my efficiency. He regarded sleeping as not working and therefore reducing efficiency. This was too much for me, so I never consulted him further — and, naturally, never passed his course."

— FRANK PRIOR, AB '19 (ME), ABOUT HIS ME COURSE PROFESSOR