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BUTTE,
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13, 1930
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When Hoover Greeted Mines Students at Nations Capitol
Eight School of Mines men em an eastern tour were presented to President Hoover on the capitol grounds. The picture above was snapped at that time. Those in the photo, from left to right, are: Front row-Herbert Hard, Joseph Newton, Congressman Scott Leavitt, President Hoover, Dr. Curtis L. Wilson, Noah Gershevsky and Louis Nuckols. Back row-e-Donald Mayo, Glen Sigler, John O'Connor and C. Becker Hoskins.
SENIORS GET GREAT RECEPTION by the "loyal" other fifty per cent of seniors and they read the foHowing int~e students. Handcuffs were removed scription printed on it in large letters; "Mines" Juniors Welcome Their "Masters" Upon and the somewhat late address of welKEY TO THE Their Arrival from New York City; Seniors Bow come was given by Stanley Williams, CRYING ROOM a junior. His "speech" began like his; Immediately after this all joking "Upon the accomplishment of such a was put aside and real congratulations The student body turned out fifty "mixed band and orchestra" that greetfeat as you have, worthy seniors, I, bestowed on Dr. Wilson and the Per cent strong and gave a worthy, ed the proud, grinning seniors. A in' behalf of the junior class, do pre- seniors who, withal, took everything in welcoming party to the exalted seniors btss horn, an. alto, a fe,:", rattling sent you with this key," etc., etc. The the right spirit always dominant in upon their arr-ival in Butte last Tues- drums, harmonicas, and a piccolo fur- key was then graciously handed to the that class. , . nished the discordant and "varying" I i day. music that led the procession of some I After sorne small amount of per- 15 or 20 automobiles on the grand TOUR ANt> Suasion, the seniors and, unfortunately, parade through the business secton of OR. THOMSON RETURNS, FROM LECTURE A. I. M. M. E. CONVENTION Dr. Wilson, immediately upon their town. Left-hand turns were ignoredStepping on the station platform were and why not? Didn't Mayor Beadle Promptly handcuffed and marched by 01 Butte ride in the auto next to the Dr. Francis A. Thomson returned ciation with the world's m1l1111gleadthe greatly outnumbering jun.i~rs, Ila).tded ones? Didn't he furnish the reecntly from New York City and er.s. Sophomores and freshmen to a waiting, truck and the likewise important hand- Washington, D. c., where he attended Received by President. City truck. I cuffs? Much may be said to his credit the annual meeting of the American 'While at the nation's capital Dr. The Miles City cowboy objected to, 'is a good sport on such and other Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Thomson, Dr. Curtis L. Wilson, and this sort of a recepton, but seeing that occasions sponsored by the Miners. Engineering as Montana's delegate. the class of eight students were rehe was outnumbered, and not wanting The seniors in their derbies. spats, The attendance of the School of ceived by President Herbert Hoover, to crumple his red carnation, he quite and flashy red carnations looked good Mines' entire graduating class at the who complimented the boys highly for \\Iillingly took his place among the in the city truck which was all decked meeting was one of the outstanding their great interest in their engineering Others. with large signs, painted for the oc- features of the conference and lent wprk. casion. uch formalities as congratulations considerable prestige to Montana's irniThe splendid opportunity afforded 411d hand- ,haking were, of course. disA Iter the trium phau t procession had portance in the mining world, Dr. the seniors by this trip, which is the \len ed wi th and the favorite home- marched through the business district, Thomson said; and from an educa- 'largest trip ever taken by Montana stuCOming bras band proved to be any- the "hand" led the way to the school ti o na l standpoint the students bene- dents in the interest of education, wilt thing but, a band. Instead, it was a campus, where everyone was greeted fitted considerably through their asso- , (Continued on Page 4)