Abstract
The object of this paper is to determine what has been, and apparently continues to be, the attitude of engineering organizations toward society as expressed in their rules of conduct. This, according to the author, is a time of stock taking and of a critical examination of the orders under which society and its constituent elements are operated. Within the church, among labor organizations, in government, in the educational field and in the professions, — everywhere, in fact, the same searching inquiry is going on as to aims and methods, and it is his belief that there can be no better time for a review of the codes of ethics designed to regulate the professional practice of engineers. It is further sought to develop the engineer’s concept of his public relationship and responsibilities as contrasted with such relatively minor obligations as those to the profession of engineering, to a client, to fellow-engineers, and to himself.