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Tape 2 July 17, 1969
Eckles: What did you do specifically in World War I besides
the Naval Consulting Board?
Potter: My mission was to organize the engineering colleges
of the country so that they would develop programs
to meet the needs for technicians, such as draftsmen,
as well as in the skilled trades, such as machinists,
carpenters, electricians, welders, horseshoers and
cabinetmakers.
Eckles: What the English would call an artificer, so that
we could have these men serve in war plants and
shipyards and in the armed services.
Potter: Yes, they needed many of those types and our
country was short. We were dependent entirely for
our supply of those skilled in the trades on continental
Europe, such as Germany and Italy; the
Scandinavian countries; and the British Isles.
That supply stopped when the ~irst World War began,
and we found ourselves with the need of tens of
thousands of those skilled in the trades. My job
was to organize and encourage the engineering colleges
to realize that it was their duty not only to educate
engineers and to develop new knowledge in that field,
but also to be certain that we had an adequate supply
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| Transcript | Tape 2 July 17, 1969 Eckles: What did you do specifically in World War I besides the Naval Consulting Board? Potter: My mission was to organize the engineering colleges of the country so that they would develop programs to meet the needs for technicians, such as draftsmen, as well as in the skilled trades, such as machinists, carpenters, electricians, welders, horseshoers and cabinetmakers. Eckles: What the English would call an artificer, so that we could have these men serve in war plants and shipyards and in the armed services. Potter: Yes, they needed many of those types and our country was short. We were dependent entirely for our supply of those skilled in the trades on continental Europe, such as Germany and Italy; the Scandinavian countries; and the British Isles. That supply stopped when the ~irst World War began, and we found ourselves with the need of tens of thousands of those skilled in the trades. My job was to organize and encourage the engineering colleges to realize that it was their duty not only to educate engineers and to develop new knowledge in that field, but also to be certain that we had an adequate supply |
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