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BUTTE,
MONTANA,
JUNE 11. 1925
Number 7
MINES GRADUATES MINES OFFERS STUDENT MANY ADV ANT AGES A CLASS OF EIGHT B U I L DIN G S, EQUIP- BIG "M" IS BRIGHT JUNIORS HOLD ?dENT AND COURSES FOR ANOTHER YEAR ANNUAL PROMENADE ARE BEST On Wednesday, May 6, there was Affair Well Attended As far as buildin~ and equipment considerable activity for a while on far the type of cour ses offered are concerned, the Montana State School of Mines now ranks among the best small Colleges in the United States. Several Of. the buildings would be welcomed ""lth great joy on the campuses of lllany other mining schools. The equipment, though not present in as great <J.uantity as is found at larger univerSities, is of exactly the same make and arrangement as that owned by the largest and richest institutions in the COuntry. The students at Montana Mines have the right to feel proud of ""hat their college can offer them. Old Main Hall, erected in 1899. is a SUbstantial, dignified brick and stone Strutture which at one time housed the Whole institution. Two years ago it was ~~nlodeled and now provides space for f le president's offices, the offices of tOur .professors, the registrar's office, he ltbrary and reading room, the mu~eu11JS,the class rooms for mathematICS, mechanics, physics, English, eco~rnics, geology and mineralogy, and e physics and mineralogy laborat o¡ I rles. Also the main locker room and <lVatories are in this building. Iil'he new Chemistry and Metallurgy aI!, completed two years ago at a ~OStof $250,000, is considered the best ~r its purposes west of the Mississippi ~Iver. The abundant equipment for ~aching chemistry and metallurgy is b I new and entirely up to date. In the Iasernent floor are the metallography aboratory, the supply store rooms and vaults, the showers and lavatories, and ~~ce for several research laboratories. I e first floor contains the main met .. ~ lurgy laboratory, the physical chcmIStI' d Y laboratory, a class room, a raughting room, and two suites of (Continued on Page Six.)
the southern slope of Big Butte. The occasion was the whitewashing of the "M". F0'r some time previous Mines students had been remarking that the "M" was looking rather dull, and the seniorsf in ally gave the word, They performed their annual task in a snappy manner. Roll was taken at 9:15 in front of the main building. There were no absentees to mar a record of six years of- perfect attendance. After this buckets" rakes, and picks were gotten out and the procession started up the hill. The hose cart borrowed from the Quartz street station, and in charge of Warren, Haughten, and Wiggenstein, was already at the foot of Big Butte and the hose laid out. It required an h0'ur or more to even up the edges and fill up the holes in the big letter. Following this there was some delay until the lime arrived. Then the sophs and freshmen formed a line an eighth of a mile in length. and a continuous stream of lime and water began to pass up the hill. The seniors at the t0'P, in charge of McGreal and Rudolph, made the whitewash and plastered it over the "M". The actual whitewashing did not begin until 11 :00 and it required until 2:00 o'oclock to finish it. Upon completing the work the hungry Miners were treated to a tasty "M" Day dinner given by the Co-Ed Club. More than 125 were served under the direction of Miss Cohen, president of the club. Thowing cans and "monkeyshines" in general were kept in check by a policing committee composed of Anderson, Ball, Selfridge, Thompson, Martin, Tait, Rudolph, Henrichsen, Quinn, Warren, and Sigler. Only three
D R. H U L T DELIVERS THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
The Junior Prom was held at Columbia Gardens on the evening of June 4, where, in spite of â&#x20AC;˘ the rather I disagreeable weather, about 600 guests enjoyed one of the most important and successful student affairs of the year. The graduates were the guests of the juniors and they, as well as all who attended,
agreed
that the Prom
would
be remembered as one of the best that the Mines has ever had. Tex Howard's cellent
nine-piece music,
rendered
ex-
and the appreciation
orchestra
of
the guests were shown by continued applause after every dance. The programs were simple, but attractive, and the punch served was excellent.
On Friday evening, June 5, at the Butte High School Auditorium eight Mines men received their degrees showing that they have completed their courses in engineering. The folio-wing men received degrees in Mining En, gineering: George Lukashenko, Louis" Maricle, Charles McGreal, and Joseph Rudolph. Degrees in Metallury were conferred upon: Adolph Salmonson, Leonard Swanson, Thomas W. Tait, and A. Russell Templeton. (Continued on Page Five.)
STATE CONTEST
ORATORICAL AT HELENA
Henry Stanley, 1928, the School oi Mines representative at the Montana State Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest held -May 12 at Mount St. Charles The patrons and patronesses of the College in Helena, failed to take one Prom were the following: President of the first three places, but made a and Mrs. G. W. Craven; Professor and good showing in what was considered Mrs. A. E. Koerrig ; Professor and Mrs. the best contest in the State Oratorical Association has yet held. First place Curtis L. Wilson; Professor and Mrs. was taken by Richard J. Lally of A. E. Adami; Professor and Mrs. W. Mount St. Charles with the subject, T. Scott; and Professor and Mrs. L. J "Back to the Constitution"; second Hartzell. place by Robert D. Williams of InThe Junior Class arranged the de termountain Union College wit h tails of the Prom as a single com- "Youth at the Bar"; and third by mittee. Winton Weydemeyer of Montana State College with "The Conservation Natural Resources". men roused the ire of this august body. of Montana's State UniThey were paddled in proper form the Frank Ryan of Montana versity and William Keefer of Billings next day. Institute were the other The "M" is second in size of its Polytechnic kind in the country, and is 80 by 120 contestants. The judges were Judge John A. feet. Its thickness is estimated at three feet. The "M" was built in 1910 and Matthews of the State Supreme Court; was enlarged in 1912. It has been John G. Brown, a Helena merchant whitewashed every year since. (Continued on Page Fi~e.)