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NUMBER 2

PRESIDENT THOMSON OF MINES CHOSEN N. S. A. HEAD

Dr. Wilson and Class Make Trip East

-School Representatives Will Make Trips Reports Given at Conference by Mines' To Various Montana Colleges Professors, Koenig and Shenon

Harrison E. Howe of Washington, D. C editor of Industrial and Chemical E~gineering Journal and noted scientist and lecturer, delivered two addresses in Butte Friday under the joint auspices of the Montana Society of Engineers and the Montana School of Mines . The lec. ture at the Mines took place in the afternoon at 2 o'clock, while the lecture before the engineering society was held in the evening at 8 o'clock at the Butte Chamber. of Commerce. The pubUc was invited to hear both addresses. Announcement of the lectures was made by Prof. A. E. Koenig, head of the chemistry department of the School of Mines who made arrangements for the visit ~ere of the noted speaker, who is making a tour of the west and appearing before some of the leading engineering and chemistry societies of the country. The subject of the afternoon talk was "Science the Creator of Industry". Dr. F. A. T~omson, president of the school, acted a scha,irman. The subject ;for the evening address at the chamber was "Discoveries of Tomorrow", This address was one of special intm:est not alone to chemists and engineers but to the public as well. In event Dean W. M. Cobleigh, of the Montana state college at Bozeman

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CALL FOR DEBATERS IS BEING ISSUED BY PROF. SCOTT

HARRISON E. HOWE Author, lecturer land scientist, who was a guest of Butte Friday and delivered two addresses here on topics of Interest to cngineers and the public in general.

OF MINES

A call for those interested in making one of the School of Mines debating teams has been issued by Prof. Walter T. Scott who is the coach of debating and forensics. For a number of years the Miners have maintained both debating and oratory as a part of their student I activities. Last year an especially good showing was made by the speakers. Margaret Helehan of the freshman class won the Montana Intercollegiate Oratorical Association contest which was held at the School of Mines in May, bringing the first victory which the Ore Diggers have enjoyed in six years of competition. The debaters won from Montana Normal, Eastern Normal and. Billings Pofy.technic, lost to Montana State College, and held a no decision contest. with Inter-

Will Be Met in New York City by President F. A. Thomson

Dr. Francis A. Thomson, president of the Montana School of Mines, wes elected i president of the Northwest Scientific asscctation in the annual conference held The entire Senior Class of the Monrecently in Spoklme. Attending were tana -School of Mines left for New York nearly 300 scientific workers from over City, Monday, February 10, on an extenthis region, including representatives of sive trip of scientific and technological the science departments of virtually every study. Dr. Curtis L..Wilson, head of the major institution of higher learning in Metallurgy Department. has direct charge Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and of the boys northern Califofnia. The students, who are traveling at their To serve with. Dr. Thomson were elec- own expense--the trip being a matter of ted Dr. C. C. Todd, of Washington State choice with them-will be met in New pollege, vice president; Dr. Joseph Hun-I York by Dr Thomson, who is being sent gate of Washington State normal, sec- b~ the local ~~aPter of the American Inretary; H. N. Putnam of Spokane and stJtute of Mining and Metallurgical EnDr. E. F. Gaines of Washington State gmee~s t~ the annual convention o~ that College, councillors and L· K Armstrong organization held February 17-21, inclu-. Spokane mining engineer, trustee. sive. This widely attended conference closed Arrangements have been made for the mountain in which the Miners .had all the seniors and Dr. Wilson to attend the conafter a two-day session. better of the argument. vention and to sit at the "Montana Tab!e" Prospects for this year are still someMany Subjects Discussed. at the banquet to follow. what uncertain. Four experienced men These scientists of the northwest delved The students who will attend this exare in college. Harold Johns, Joe New- into. declining precipitation theories, child tensive four. week excursion are: Joseph ton, Edward Cadwell and T· Y McBrfde- health, forest fire control, senility in Newton, LoUISB. P. Nuckols, Herbert W. [t is expected that all of them will be trees and many other subjects a,t the Hard, Noah Gershevsky, C. B. Hoskins, out for places ag,ain. All of the co-eds, opening session of the s'xth annual mect.- Don A. Mayo, John J. O'Connor, and who made a fine showing last year, are ling. . Glen Sigler. g~ne and with the limited number of From the various educational instituEn route to New York the boys will gIrls now m attendance It IS rather tions speakers, which included Dr. P. J. stop at· Baltimore for a day and while doubtful if a cooed team can be placed Shenon and Dr. A. E. Koenig from the there will visit the Baltimore Copper I'n the field. In addition to those who SChODIof Mines, gave reports on a wide Works to inspect the series system of th right to wear the jeweled electrolytic copper refining. They will ~:;.~ :e:tin; pin in other years, there field of subjects, including forestry, social also visit the steeI rail manufacturing science, metallurgy, geology, psychology, plant at the Sparrows Point Steel Works. are a number of freshmen who are in- medicine, meteorology, ellgineering, bot- From here they will go to Philadelphia ter.ested in this season's competition and any, chemistry and zoology. and while there visit the Alloy Steel Comwho will bet the chance to show what pany (Midval~ Co.); the Baldwin Locothey can do. motive Company; and the Leeds and An orator will have to be developed to ANNIE ANDERSON WINNElt OF l"IAR- Northrup Company, manufacturers of scireplace Margaret Helehan as the winner entific instruments. The next stop of ATH9N SWIM of a state contest is eliminated, under the importance is New York City which they rules, from further competition. When will make their headquarters for the next there are enough rnterested, the Mines nine or ten days. Here, besides attending representative is decided by a local conBy covering eleven miles in less time the A I· M. M· E- sessions already mentest held early in April. The state con- than' any of the eleven entrants in the tioned, they will visit the Metropolitan test will be held this year the first of Marathon swim, Annie Anderson "walked Museum of Art, the Amer'can Museum of May at Bozeman under the auspices of off" wIth first place in the marathon Natural History, the Brons Par:{; Dr· WilMontana State College.· son's alma mater, the Columbia UniProfessor Scott says that debates may swim eclipsing her closest rival, Freda versity, and if time permits they will be scheduled with practically all of the Ehrlick, by three and one half miles, At see the cadets drill at West Point. While colleges in Montana. It is the turn for I the sta;rt of the contest a number of men in New York they will make side trips Mines teams to go tOD.illon to meet Mon- Signified their intentions of competing, to the Raritan Copper Works, Perth tana Normal, to Blllmgs to encounter but before the swim was fairly under Amboy, N. J.; the A. S. & R Lead works; the General Bakelite Company where Dr. way they all dropped out leaving it a

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