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STUDENT BRANCHES OF NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES

There have been established at the University of Virginia Student
Branches of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1912), the American

Society of Civil Engineers (1921), the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (1922), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
(1934). These societies hold regular meetings for the discussion of periodical
literature and the exposition by resident and visiting engineers of the present-day
problems in Engineering. A valuable feature of the meetings is the opportunity
presented for practice in public speaking and debate. At stated
meetings the Branches hold joint sessions for the discussion of mutually
interesting questions.