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Drawing 1. [Thornton and West].

The purpose of this course is to familiarize the beginner with the
technique of Engineering Drafting. The student executes each week
under the supervision of the Instructor a plate (15×20 inches), the
entire course consisting of about twenty-four such plates. The Fall
Term is given to Mechanical Drawing, including practice in lettering
and dimensioning; the Winter Term to Projection Drawing, including

the intersections and developments of curved surfaces; and the Spring
Term to Machine Drawing. Three periods a week of three hours each
are assigned to the course; one hour is devoted to a lecture by the
Professor on the theories and constructions illustrated in the weekly
plate and the remaining eight hours to practice in the Drafting Room
under the Instructor.