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The Acropolitan A MONTHLY PUBLICATION
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Vol. III
BUTTE, MONTANA,
OCTOBER 30, 1925.
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MINES TO HAVE DEBATE TEAM MINES FACULTY SECURES NOTED GEOLOGIST Many Prospects This Year. LARGEST ENROLLMENT IN HISTORY OF SCHOOL
Professor John Stansfield Comes to Mines from Illinois.
A call for the debate squad is to be issued November 1, according to Prof. Students From Many Parts When Prof. Frank R. Ingalsbe, head Harvard, founder of Harvard univer- Walter T. Scott, who will have charge of the World. of the department of Geology and sity. During his stay at Emmanuel of coaching this activity this year. Mineralogy, tendered his resignation he was scholar and prizeman, much I路 Prospects for a good showing in forThe college year of 1925-1926 at last June to take up commercial work, coveted honors at the English insti- ensics seem very bright this year in the School of Mines is starting out Chancellor Brannon of the University tution, and in his final examinations comparison with the material that was with the largest enrollment in the hisof Montana succeeded in getting Prof. achieved double first-class honors. available when the Mines decided to tory of the institution, according to John Stansfield, who was assistant the highest distinction possible at his take up this activity last winter. figures compiled by Miss Agnes HubProfessor of Geology at the Univer- univeraity from which he was gradHarold Johns and William Metz, bard in the registrar's office. There sity of Illinois, to fill the position. uated in 1907. Soon after this Mr. who comprised the two-man Ore Dig- are a total of 137 students registered Professor Stansfield comes to Butte Stansfield was engaged by the Raja gel' team that engaged in four con- in the regular courses, while 39 more With an unusually fine record as a of Sarawak, North Borneo, to explore tests during the spring, are both in are taking the evening courses, makteacher, as an author of reports and the interior of his island in the hope college again and expect to try for ing a combined total of 176. The larg!nagazine articles, and' as a worker in of discovering gold or o.thel: preci?u.s positions once more. Helen Mac- est previous attendance was in 1920field geology in strange parts of the minerals. Numerous trIPS mto diffi- Gregor, winner of the state extern- 1921,' when 154 were enrolled in all World. He is expected to strengthen cult jungles and through the tropi- poraneous speaking contest while she courses. !naterially the work along his line cal growths of the Borneo hinterland was attending Butte High School, and A study of the figures relating to at the Montana mining college. gave him an intimate acquaintance last year a member of one of the Mon- the students carrying regular courses Wins Highest Distinction. with the natives and experiences that tana State University debate teams, shows that there are 123 men and 14 Born at Brighouse, England, Pro- have been of untold value to him and will be another strong candidate. She co-eds, the latter breaking .all prefessor Stansfield attended English' of great entertainment to his friends. 'will be joined by Rose Valk, who has vious records for feminine appreciapreparatory schools, winning by outIn Canadian Field. had experience at the Utah Agricul- tion of the work at the Mines. The standing work scholarships at CamIn 1910 Professor Stansfield re- tural college. Wallace Tanner, who class lists shows 5 seniors, 7 juniors, b ld was on the debate teams at the Ana- 29 sophomores, 88 freshmen, and 8 unrl ge university. He entered Em- turned to England for a short stay conda High School for two years, and !nanuel college at Cambridge in 1904, and then went to Montreal, Canada, Archie McPhail, who was a member (Continued on Page Four) the same one of the Cambridge uniof the 1924-1925 Butte high team, are (Continued on Page Four) versities that was attended by John l others who intend to tryout. It is expected that the first call will bring FRESHMEN WINNERS OF FLAG-POLE RUSH out three or four more expounders who have ability but who as yet lack experience; No modest victory was that won If enough respond to the call for over the sophomore students of the candidates, Prof. Scott will probably School of Mines by the freshman class attempt to produce first affirmative the first week after school started. and negative teams and also a fresh- At an early hour one morning the man team. Plans are under way to first year men did a snake-dance in schedule contests with Montana State the downtown section of the city, College, Montana State University, singing, "Hail! Hail, the Gang's All Montana Normal College, Mount St. Here," in honor of members of their Charles, Intermountain Union and group who were responsible for the Billings Polytechnic. Wheaton Col- overcoming of the difficulties that lege, of Illinois, and Colorado Col- stood in the way of dispensing with lege, have asked for debates and may I the sophomore flag. be scheduled if finances are available. It was learned that freshmen had There is also a possibility of arrang- spent a busy day in an endeavor to ing a trip south to meet Idaho Tech, bribe firemen and electricians to visit Utah Aggies, and Brigham Young. the Mines hall with ladders long The freshman team at Montana State enough to prove the means of ascendCollege wants a contest with the ing the pole so that they might tear Mines freshmen. Other contests are down the flag that floated there, the also within the range of possibility, sophomore emblem. Efforts failing, as there are quite a number of east-I the members of the class decided to ern colleges that are sending their do the work themselves and in the teams west this year who would wel- face of great difficulties burned the come a stop in Butte. . emblem of their enemy with an acetyJust at present Prof. Scott is wait- lene torch and placed their own flag ing to hear from Pi Kappa Delta, the on the pole. national debating fraternity, as to The sophomores were not graceful what question will be proposed for losers and by means of a clever deceit this year. Nearly every college in the succeeded in dividing the freshmen United States uses the Pi Kappa Del-) into two groups, which made it easier
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