The Euroengineer and the Current Influence of Europe

Recognition in the USA In February, we published a letter from Mr C. J. Hawksworth, from Winchester, USA. We now have a caveat from Mr C. Shearer, living in the Pacific Northwest, to the effect that he believes Mr Hawksworth’s letter to be ‘very misleading ’. He writes: The impression one has from his letter is that all one needs to do to become registered in the USA is to have a note from the Institution, along with details of one’s college training. Mr Hawksworth does not appear to realise that each State in the USA has its own rules and regulations regarding professional registration. While I do not claim to know the rules and regulations for each State, I have heard that some States are very ‘easy-going’ and relaxed regarding registration. Mr Hawksworth appears to have the good fortune of residing in such a State. Verulam

In any organisation, the larger the group of senior engineers involved in determining the training programme of young engineers, the more objective will be the opinion as to what is required of that training. Different firms have different markets and therefore different priorities. B.P. Clancy

The Euroengineer - does he exist? I believe there have been a very few sightings of this rara avis but, as with the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman, one is not quite sure of the facts. Mostly the sightings have been in continental Europe rather than in the British Isles, for reasons I will explain. Indeed, the Euroengineer should be neither a ‘monster’ nor ‘abominable’. If he does not yet exist, it is essential that we create him and cause him to breed, for our need is great. Although not a god he may be the salvation of Europe and Voltaire’s words seem very appropriate ‘Si Dieu n’existait pas, it faudrait l’inventer’. Professor P.B. Morice