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Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy ROLLA. MO . VOL.
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MARCH - APR IL
NUMBER
1949
Speakers Chosen For Commencement
Enlarged MSM Building Program Recommended by M.U. Curators
William Orva l K eeling, '23, recently elected member of the Board of Directors of the MSM Alumni A ssociation, die d Monday, Febru.a r y 28, at the West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , of a heart attack. H e has long been active in the e quipping of t路hat portion of the Engineering laboratories p r oject at
ANDREW FLETCHER, President of St. Joseph Lead Company, will deliver the Commencement address before the graduating class of 1949 on May ' 31. Mr. Fletcher is a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University with the degree of Bachelor of S cience in Mechanical Engineering . He has h ad extensive experience in shipya rds. In 1921 he was el ected Tru stee of the St. Joseph L ead Company and in 1929 became Vice President of that company. H e was made Preside nt in . 1947 . He has been particularly active in the S t. Joseph Lead Company operations in Southeast Missouri and in the Tri-State fiel d . REVEREND EARLY W. POINDEXTER, JR. , of Christ Church
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The Board of Curators has voted to proceed with the construction of the mechanical and electrical par ts of the engi n eering laboratories project at the University School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla , it was announced by Dr. Frederick A. Middlebush , president of the University. President Middlebu sh said that advertising for the engineering laboratories was held up for technical reasons. The Curators at the ir meeting in St. Louis April 7, he said, approved the plans and specifications for these two parts of the project as presented by t h e architects, and author ized the secretary to call for bids for the 路construc tion as soon as the adverti,sing can be prepared. This approvla l was state d in a resollUtion adopted by the Board Dr. Middle bush said, and added'that the B o'ard al so ap.proved a general p l an for the futur e development of the pr路oject which would include additional l abo ratories for mech an ics, engineering drawing, and mining engine erin g . Dr. M iddlelb ush said that besides listing the funds to be u sed for constructing ' and equipping the mechanica l and electrical parts of the engineering l abo ratories project, the Board in its reso lution said t h at whenever additional funds for t.he purpose are 'a vailable, by state appropriation or otherwise, the completion of t h e engineering l aboratories proj ect will be effected so as to provide proper fad li ties for the offering of necessary l aboratory work by the various departments of the Sc.hool of Mines and Metallurgy and to aid in ~:: e improvement of the instructional program of the School, and so as to aid in securing fu ll accreditation of the curricul a of t h e variou s d epartments. H e said that th e resolution provides that the sum of $500,000 , whi ch was appropr iated b y the 64th General Assembly , shall b:e expen d ed in the constrncting and (Contin ued on Page 9)
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W . Orval Keeling, '23, Alumni Director, Dies
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COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAM 1949 SUNDAY.
MAY
29路6,00 P. M.
JACKLING
FIELD
BACCALAUREATE EXERCISES ADDRESS
CANON EARLY W. POINDEXTER, JR. CHRIST
Sr.
MONDAY,
MAY
CHURCH
LOUIS,
CATHEDRAL
MISSOURI
30 - 8:00 TO "9:30 P. M.
GVMNASIUM
FACULTY ReCEPTION TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND VISITORS MONDAV ,
30 ~ 9:30 TO 12:30
MAY
P. M .
GVMNASIUM
COMMENCEMENT BALL TUESDAV,
MAV
31 ~ 10:00 A . M.
JACKLING FIELD
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ADDRESS
MR. ANDREW FLETCHER,' PRESIDENT ST. JOSEPH LEAD COMPANY NEW
YORK,
NEW
YORK
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