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11CltOPO Iita n .f/ MONTHLY
PUBLICATION
Volume 1
BY THE MONTANA
Butte, Montana, Thursday,
STATE
SCHOOL OF MINES
Number 5
April 24, 1924
"M" TO BE PAINTED MILL ALTERATIONS MINES, GYMNASIUM ANNUAL MEETING
MAY 7th Annual
Spring Function Since Will Be Observed.
NEARLY COMPLETED 1910 Changes Made Under Direction Haley Result in Marked Improvement.
By E. C. vVhile We students of the Mines are being snowed under by the profs, with their oral quizzes and written exams" our "M" on Big Butte has crept through' its, winter's coat of snow, and yearns for Easter raiment. Every' spring, since the year 1910, When the "M" was first placed on the mountain side, a day is set apart on which the great letter receives 'its annual whitewash. This year "M" Day will be observed May 7. Students will be excused fr0111 classes, but not from roJl call which is to be made by the ~~niors, The senior class is in ~harge the work, all students shanng 111 the task of the day. It is hoped that thIs. year the program" successfully carned out in past years, will meet WIth favor. The general program for the day is as follows: Al1 classes meet at the school at 9 o'clock on "M" Day morning. Here a rol] call is taken, and the absentees names recorded for future reference. The necessary tools, such as rakes, ~Icks, buckets, water cans, and the ltme for whitewashing, are gotten frOI11 the storehouse, and the ascent (Continued
,IS ASSURED
ATTENDED, BY SIMONS
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of I State Board Approves Plans. Building Will Be Among Best of Its Kind in State.
Professor
Reports Enjoyable ing at Bozeman.
Gather-
i\ fter many months of work exFor a number of years the Ore pended in remodeling the mill, it is Diggers have carried on their athletProfessor Simons attended the now practically ready for operation.ics under the handicap of not having thirty-seventh annual meeting of the Changes were started last June, and a first-class gymnasium, and the Montana Society of Engineers, which the w~rk has been going on more or season just passed without any gym was held at Bozeman April 10 to less intermittently' since that time, AI- at all. During the past several months April 12, inclusive. though it isnot yet entirely complete, considerable work was done toward The first day was taken up in regit is available for use by the seniors obtaining the necessary building, but istering and renewing old acquaintin their metallurgy laboratory work. 'the whole thing was more or less un- ances. Friday morning the members Formerly the mill contained much certain. It is now definitely decided were shown through the canning unused space, which has now been that the structure is to be built, the factory and a flour mill, these being utilized by the establishment of the state board of examiners having ap- representative of two very important assaying department in the west half proved the plans on April 12. and quite extensive industries in Bozeof the mill building. The building will cost $15<'l,000.00. man. In the 'afternoon they were The work was done under the direct It will be built of brick, and the roof shown the new buildings and other supervision of Mr. M. F. Haley, who will be of copper, it being similar in improvements that had been made at also drew up the plans for the changes this latter respect to the new met- the college, which indicates that the which were made in the .rn ill. Mr. allurgy building. The general dimen- money received by the institution has Haley has so rearranged the machines sions of the structure are 120 by 80 been expended largely tor scholastic that now it is possible to work feet, while the actual gymnasium floor purposes. In the evening the engiaccordinz to anyone of twelve dif- space will be 117 by 77 feet. neers were treated to a very splendid ferent fl~w-sheets, while formerly the On the main floor, ble.achers will theatrical performance, it being the work was limited to only two flow- be constructed for the seating of spec- musical comedy, "Prince of Tonight," sheets. Also the capacity of the mill tators. The bleachers are designed to presented by the Looters' Club of the has been increased five times. The seat 2,000 people, and an additional college. Professor Simons states improvement has been made possible 1,000 people can be accommodated on that it was one of the most finished not so much by replacing machinery the running track above. The seat- performances he has had ever seen, as by utilizing the machines already ing capacity of the new gym will be either amateur or 'professional, the in possession in a more efficient, time- the largest of any similar building music, costumes, and acting being of saving manner, A great many con- in the city. the very best. venient devices were designed and inThe plunge, which will be 60 by 20 Saturday morning, at a meeting in stalled, making the entire mill an ex- feet, is to be located in the basement. the auditorium of the Engineering tremely well co-ordinated aggregation Here, too, the locker rooms, showers, building, new officers' and members of machinery. and other necessary equipment will were elected. Professor Simons was 'In addition, space has been reserved be installed, The lack of a plunge in, chosen president of the society. The for the installation of a ball mill and the old gym has been greatly felt by election was followed by the annual oil fiotatiol~ machines, These are ex- the Mines' students, and consequently report of the retiring president, Mr. pected to be available for the mill in the plunge in the new gym will be one L. D. Conkling, professor of civil eng ithe near future, When entirely com- of the things highly appreciated, nee ring at Bozeman, Several interestpleted, the mill will be one of the most Undoubtedly the new gym will be ing papers on engineering in Monup-to-the-minute school mills in the a great impetus to athletics at the tana were then presented. country. School of Mines, Heretofore teams The annual meeting was concluded have been developed without proper Saturday evening with a banquet, at training facilities, nor the necessary which a number of interesting talks equipment, which conditions tended wert: made, among the speakers being to discourage both the players and the President Atkinson, who spoke on management. With circumstances "Engineering." bettered, 'as they are surely going to '======.==.==~~~====== By the process of personal elimina- be when the n~w gym is completed, t tion of all the other contestants, Ferne the Mines can look forward to a proSchnoebelen of the freshman class, will portion'al "rise in the strength of its ' represent the School of Mines at the athletic teams. Montana State Intercollegiate Ora- would-be, orators dropped out orie by Collegiate baseball made its -first aptorical Association's annual contest one until Schnoebelen is the only one pearance in Butte this year when the this year. Along in February quite a remaining. Mines' Alumni defeated the Ore Dignumber were considering writing oraHis oration deals with the, Indian gers in 'a hard ,fought contest on the tions and trying for the medals of- question and the treatment they are "Cinders," Sunday, April 13, Th'e 'Alumni have an experienced, fered by the .English department, an~ receiving on the reservations.' Those which gave for the .right to go to the state con- who have read his effort s'ay that it hard~hitti~g 'aggregation. test. However, when it came to the (C~nti;lued on Page 3.) (Continued on Page 3.) actual work of preparing subjects the
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MINES 10 STAGE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT Because the students at the Mines arc showino- considerable interest in I)aseball, and '" because apparatus and equipment for track work are lacking, Coach McAuliffe and Professor Scott are planning to hold a round-robin baseball tournament. Four teams will be orga't1ized two of these from die: freShman cl~ss and the other two f rOm the upper ' classes. The players and captains of each team will be annOunced late!". The tournament will consist of a (otal of six games, played over a period of three' weeks. Each team will Play once a week In order that the games will not interfere either with School or outside work, they will be PlaYed after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays'., A lot of interesting comP\!tition i$ b~ing developed i,n the COmIng tournament.
SCHNOBELEN MINES REPRESENT A TIVEIN ORATORICAL CONTEST
'ALUMNJ.'.N1NE"DEFEATS ORE DIGGERS