ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECH This institution was founded in 1892 by Mr. Philip Danforth Armour of Chi cago. The work of instruction was begun in September 1893. The aim of the Institute was expressed in its first public announcement as follows: °This institution is founded for the purpose of giving to young men an opportunity to secure a liberal education. It is hoped that its benefits may reach all classes. It is not in tended for the poor or the rich, as sections of society, but for any and all who are earnestly seeking technical education. Its aim is broadly philanthropic. Profoundly realizing the im portance of self-reliance as a factor in the de velopment of character, the founder has con ditioned his benefactions in such a way as to emphasize both their value and the student's self-respect. The Institute is not a free school; but its charges for instruction are in harmony with the spirit which animates alike the founder, the trustees and the faculty; namely, the desire to help those who wish to help them selves." Four-year courses in mechanical and
electrical engineering were first organized. A union was effected with the Art Institute of Chicago for the purpose of developing the course in architecture which that institution had successfully maintained since 1889. The result was the establishment in 1895 of the Chi cago School of Architecture. In 1899 the course in civil engineering was added; in 1901, the course in chemical engineering; in 1903, the course in fire protection engineering, and in 1911, the course in industrial arts. The courses now offered in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemi cal engineering, fire protection engineering, ar chitecture and industrial arts, all lead to the de gree of Bachelor of Science.