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How did C. D. Howe become an engineering professor at Dalhousie University?
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Howe became an engineering professor at Dalhousie University because he was offered the position. A popular story about Howe was that Swain had Howe and fellow engineer James Barker toss a coin to see who would get the job. Barker denied the tale later in life, stating he had no interest in the position and no one who knew Howe would be foolish enough to gamble with him, as Howe had shown himself to be uncommonly lucky.