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THE engineer´s influence in modern society may be pictured by considering him as an energetic surgeon operating in a large and effective way upon the social organism. He is skilled in the use of instruments, but generally quite ignorant and unconcerned about the nerves and endurance of his suffering patient. His one-sided interest in tools and techniques begins in the engineering college where his teachers are content if he learns technology. Later, when he comes to apply the knife of modern science to the vitals of society, does he inflict needless pain? Does he suffer too? But can it truly be said that the average engineering graduate is uneducated? The academic-minded scholars may say he is, but that proves nothing. These scholars have forced a liberal education upon our physicians and lawyers. After all, the captains of industry employ the engineers. They might tell what training leads to long-range success. What do they say about our modern engineering education?