Th,e Acropolitan fl MONTHLY
PUBLICATION
BY THE MONTANA
STATE
SCHOOL OF MINES
BUTTE, MONTANA, JANUARY 31. 1925
Volume 2
Number 3
NEW COURSES AT路 IWILSONMAKES THE SCHOOL OF MINESI PWf~~~i~LT~'~~~~h~ If Legislature
Passes Measure Under Consideration It Will Be Means of Permitting Students of Butte and Anaconda to Take First-Year Here
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(By Prof. W. T. Scott) Added courses with a greatly increased attendance next year at the School of Mines may result if a measUre recently introduced in the state legislature is passed at the present session. Thus far the proposal has been the most interesting and commenteduPon measure suggested to the Solons and is receiving much editorial coml11ent around the state. The bill as presented to the House and passed there January 16, provides for a recommendation to the State Board of Education that enough work be added to the present freshman courses at the School of Mines to take Care for one year of students who wish to graduate in any standard course of~ered in the University of Montana at Its other institutions, the State UniVersity at Missoula, the State College at Bozeman, and the State Normal College at Dillon. At present the School of Mines is limited to offering Work that directly pertains to the courses leading to the mining and metallurgy degrees. . The friends of this proposition have Very strong arguments to bring for- PROFESSOR KOENIG Ward. They point out that the School of Mines, with its new buildings andl ADDRESSES ROTARY eqUipment, is in a position to take care ." ' of between 250 and 300 students. AI-i. Pr~fessor Koel1lg spoke on Chemthough .. d t II rstry before the Rotary Club which rmrung an me a urgy are. .' picking up a ft er tlre recen t busi usiness held Its weekly meetmg on Thursday ' depres sion, . . ye t there rere iIS no promise t h at January 22, at .the Silver Bow Club. these irid tri '11 tt . Professor Koenig discussed the inter1 us nes WI a ract many more . nlen to Montana mines than are now in estmg developments in industrial chernattendance. On the other hand, there lstTrY during the past year. he application of theoretical principles of chemistry, formerly used only lIALEY GIVES COURSE in laboratories, to industrial problems has been the feature of the development in industrial chemistry during 11r. M. F. Haley, assistant in mill the past year, Professor Koenig said. :vork, is conducting a noon-hour class An over production of sulphur by a ; practical engineering every Monday, Texas company has resulted in an exuesday, and Wednesday. About 30 perimentation with the tTIlX1l1g of students are availing themselves of the melted sulphur with concrete and the OPPortunity to study the practical discovery that the concrete will abPOints concerning various mechanical sorb 17 per cent. of its bulk in sulphur appliances. Boilers, pumps, air com- and when so treated its tensile strength Pres f sor s, an d e 1ectric motors have thus is increased from five to ten times. 1a.r been discussed, emphasis being Resistant to Weather. d on the actual handling of the difThe sulphur treatment makes sanderent machines in practice. The stu- stone, side walks and tiles more redents report interesting sessions. (Continued on Page Three)
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many high school graduates each istry and metallurgy department went year in Butte and nearby cities who to Seattle and Bremerton January 20, would like to get a college education I where he spent several days making but who cannot see their way clear to i metallographic tests for the Wilson raise the funds for the four years of Chemical Co. The problem was to instudy away from home. Usually it is a vestigate the cupro-vanadium, ferrocase of parents who cannot afford to titanium, and ferro-vanadium used by finance them and of educational insti- the United States government at the tutions already swamped by the nurn- navy yard foundry for making highber of young people who would work grade castings, requrrmg an extra their way through college if work was tough metal. The Wilson company is to be obtained. The surest relief for investigating these metals, believing this situation in Butte is to employ the that they may solve some of their buildings and equipment of the School problems in the construction of rolls of Mines to meet the needs of these and crushers. young folks and of their parents. When the work at Bremerton was Estimates rather below the possibil- finished Professor Wilson spent a day ities than otherwise have been made to at Seattle visiting the University of show that the average cost of a year Washington. He reports that the at college, beyond that of the senior, building which housed the school of year in high school at home, is around Iimines was burned last December with $600.00 to $700.00. In recent years the nearly a total loss of equipment. The expenses of a young man or young I result is that the fifty students in minwoman away at college or university ing and metallurgy are somewhat scathave mounted decidedly in comparison tered about the campus, pursuing their with what they were a few years ago, work. and S0 this estimate does not seem unProfessor Wilson was the guest of reasonable. 'Ihe number of students Prof. C. R. Corey, Montana Mines '05, who w?uld avail themselves of the OP-I and now professor of metallurgy at the por turuty to get the freshman year at i University of Washington. home in Butte is large enough to mean I an aggregate saving of at least $50.000' (Continued on Page Two)
BASKETBALL
Mines 15, Dillon Normal
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On the night of January 9 the Mines basketball team won from the Dillon teachers by a score of 15-9 after two extra five-minute sessions. The repeated tie scores indicate the rapid action that characterized the game. A large and enthusiastic crowd witnessed the game, which was played in the new coIlege gymnasium. Mines 14, Dillon 10. The Ore Diggers won the second game from the Normal team Saturday, January 10. The game was slower than the first, but just as interesting. Sigler starred for the Mines. Fouls were frequent. on both sides, resulting 111 retarded action.
FIELD (By F
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Some of us enter a profession because, perchance, it has been "thrust upon" us by friends and relatives, like greatness upon a king; some because environment and circumstances seem to leave little choice; and a few be-' cause they have a natural liking and aptitude for the work. All start out with high. enthusiasm and plenty of .ambition to build a career, but- with a good deal of visionary and imaginary. Which of the three groups is likely to show the greatest degree of success? It almost goes without saying that he who has a natural aptitude for the work and a love for it is most likely to succeed. The geologist belongs to one of the newer professions not yet completely weaned from its forbear, the mining engineer. He assumes a part of the duties formerly undertaken by the' mining engineer just as have the mechanical and electrical engineers about the larger mines. It is- another instance of specialization in knowledge and practice, and the geologist has won his right to the place and title because he has proved his worth. Like 'all new professions, it has had to contend with much prejudice arising out of ignorance, but fortunately it has come from the nonprofessional class with an excuse for not knowing. The work of the geologist is largely the application of engineering principles to the solution of geologic problems and if I were to attempt a definition of the problems, I would classify them in two categories: those involving geologic history and those involving earth-structure. In any case the answer demands a field investigation and very careful corelation of the facts obtained. Of course, all information available from a re1iable source should be taken advantage of, that is, (Continued
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FIRST SEMESTER ENDS
The first semester of the School Year 1924-1925 ended Friday, January 30, and the second semester begins Monday, February 4. The last week has been a busy one, both for the stuMines 12, Livingston 18. The Mines lost a game to the Liv- dents and faculty, due to various final ingston Railroad Club on the night of examinations, most of which are quite It is hoped that the January 15 by a score of 18-12. The comprehensive. Miners were en route to Bozeman for anxious faces seen about the halls will into smiling, happy a game with the Bobcats the follow- be transformed ing day. ones again when the second semester begins. (Continued on Page Three)