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The Morttan'a School of Mines
AMP"LIFIER '.
VOL. IV, NO. 16
Published by, the Associated
Students
of the Montana School of Mines
JUNE
5, 1958
~irst M.S.M. Honors' Robert P.Koenig
Speaks Convocation Is I-Ield At NUnes CommencemenL
The first convocation specifically held to bestow, ~onors on outstanding Montana School of Mines st.udents was held on Thursday, May 29. Scholarships, amountmg to $4600, 'Yere a~arded to top students, and various depa~tme~ts received gIfts of money equipment and textbooks. ThIrty-eIght varsity letters were presented t~ members of the 1957-59.football, basketball, and baseball teams; intramural trophies we:e given to the champions and runner-ups who participated m the different events of the school sports program. The American Smelting and ReProfessor (Coach) S i m 0 n i c h fining s c ho 1 a r s hip ($500) for awarded varsity letters in football metallurgists' was presented to Dart Davis, George Maxwell by Dr. Haynes. to Dick Banghart, (Co-Captain), The American Society for Metals D u a n e Diekman award ($400) went to Dick Rob- Mike Freebourn, Kelly Hemmert, Tom Martin (Co-Captain), Gary erts. Professor Vine deHvered the Riley Dan Rovig, BOobRowe, Bill AS&R mining scholarship ($500) Rowe', Bob Sheldon, Bill Sheldon, and the Gardner Denver Co. schol- Steve. Shugrue, Glenn ,Shurtz, Bararship ($600) to Al Walkup and ry Sullivan, ,AI Walkup, and Don Williams., Basketball monograms Jim Wallace, respectively .. went to Gus Coolidge, Jim FreeThe Mobil Producing Co. schol- bourn Mike FTeebourn (Captain), arship ($400) went to Lilburn Mel Bennett, Leo Belanger, LilLueck via Professor Harnish. burn Lueck, Don Mahagin, Jack Don Zipperian was .the recipient King, Doug Smart, and Ron Rickof the AIME' Women's Auxiliary man. Letters in baseball went to SCholarship ($1000-$500 loan). Gus Dick Brady, Dick Crnich, Don Coolidge was awarded the Viola Crosley, JIm Donovan, Ken ErickVestal Coulter scholarship ($200) son Jim Hanley, Roger Hansen, for being the smartest, athlete, and Don Mahagin, John Straight, Dan Dick Vincellett won the Gino Di~- Trbovich, and Jerry Yopps. monti scholarship ($400) for the . Intramural trophies were gIven second time. Seniors Pat Butler . ti and orgamza IO~S and Bob Rowe won the Rotary to individuals 1 Club scholarships ($300 and $200), who won first and secon d paces 11m k b While freshman PerTY Bilyeu was the following events: Bas et a - 11 V 011ey b a presented with a scholarship from Third Floor, Theta T au; S occerh -Theta Tau, Sigma R 0; the Cobb Foundation ($100). The d t s; I d International Club, n epen Rotary and Cobb scholarships were Badminton _ Gordon Parker, en. DIck offered for the first time this year. " B b Tab 1e T enm.s - I 0 ' Doug Smart received a Ha~d- Banghart; h H m; a.n d book of Chemistry and PhYSICS Laughlin, Mohamed Mos BI f ield , ball Singles George urn from Dr. McLeod, and Mrs. Peck Leo Belanger; Handball Double~announced the various gifts given George Blumfield and Lloyd Smith, ~o the library by organizations and Dave Malyevac and Leo Belanger; lndividuals. Tennis - Amplifier Sta,ff Magma Edward P. Shea presented the Staff', Softball _ Magma Staff, AIME Student Paper Award ~o Staff. Jack Jones in behalf of the BIl- Amplifier Coach Simonich also presen~ed lings Section of the AIME. Ross the faculty with a trophy for wmWayment won the Montana So- ning fourth place in the volleyball ciety of Engineers' Gold Medal round-robin. The announcement Award which was bestowed by was greeted with 33 cheers (facDonald E. Kampshror of that ulty) and 200 boos (students). group.
Robert P. Koenig, president of'~路~---------":'_--_:--:_--------------_ ~erro de Pasco Corporation, .. de- to break with the established or- vigor and a sense of participation livered the address at the fifty- der " and ph YSlClSs .. t a 11 over th e in something vital." .'. sighth com~er:cement at Montana world awoke to the fact that our J oinin~ Cerro de. Pasco Copper School of Mmes on Monday, June knowledg e I's s t.ill I Iit S Iinf ancy. 2. I In Corporation in 1925 as an assisHe was awarded the Degree of "It is interesting to note that tant geologist he went with Interand Doctor of Engineering, honoris complaints are often heard that a national Mining Corporation causa. new conservatism is beginning to remained until 1933. Mr. Koenig and Mr. Koenig, a native of New be felt in research-especially in- then became vice-president manager of Montezuma York City, was graduated- from dustrial research. Mr. William H. general and in 1935 joined Harvard University in 1925 with Whyte, Jr., 'in his interesting book Corporation highest honors in geology. "The Organization Man," for in- Lehman Brothers as an engineer. From 1939 to 1950 he was viceMr. Koenig spoke on conformity stance, makes charges that "represident a-nd director and the need of the world for the search by committees" usually pro- president, non-conformist. "In general, how- duces poor results. More and more ever," he said, "I believe it is well scientists are compelled to devote to conform, within reason, to the an inordinate amount of time to atniceties of behavior and what we tending committee meetings, and call 'good manners' and save one's the results therefrom are often credit for mote worthwhile enter- only a reflection of the average of prises." those in attendance. This state of affairs appears to be particularly A non-conformist he defined as bad in Washington, where there a man who makes decisions by ex- are some men who do little else ercising his own independent judg- but attend meetings. One critic of ment rather than by following the committee system once rethose of a group. Within the con- ferred to a giraffe as 'an animal fines of this definition, a non-con- designed by a Committee'." formist is a most needed man, but quoting Emerson he warned, "For Mr. Koenig emphasized that non-conformity the world whips these forces of non-conformity you withIts displeasure." were at work in the field of sciNowhere in the world, Mr. ence, "The .automatic telephone Koenig went on to say, I'S there system," he said, " ... was int d b y an underta] k er. Eastman' greater need for the non-conform- ven e ' b kk. ist than in the field of science, was a 00 eeper when he revolu. . d "The freeing of science from the t.ionize 路photography. The joint . of Kodachrome were mubonds of conformity. has been in mventors . . D 1 un ap was a veterinary Progress, at lea'st as far as West- srcrans. h h ern Civilization is concerned, since surgeon w en e invented the the Renaissance. To be sure, pro- pneumatic tire. A 20-year old stud t t H d ROBERT P. KOENIG en a arvarc created the first gress has not always been smooth tirca 1 Iiig'hi't po arrzmg . material, or continuous. Human nature, being prac of Ayrshire Collieries Corporation. d so I I h what it is, spurts of accomplish- a~ so goes'r n t e field of pure He reli quished its presidency in ment are often followed by periods s~lence, ong ,IS.tS cou!d be com- 1950 but is still a director. of mental crystallization, and a pIled of productIve solItary workMr. Koenig is a director of Reresurgence must await the arrival. ers. Indeed, we .need. or:Iy contemplate Alb rt E t th b public Coal and Coke Company of a new genius. FOol'example, one . e ms em In e?of the massive figures in Victorian scurl~y of the Berne patent of~lce, since 1944, a director of Cerro de Pasco Corporation since February workmg t th tIt science once concluded that physics ' . o~. e mos revo u lon- 1950 and the corporation's presiwas not a proper field to advise a a;:y s~lentiflc con c e p t of our dent since May of the same year. young man to enter since, except tImes. He holds directorships in the Banco for a few minor details, everything In cluding his remarks, the Wiese of Lima, Peru, the Empire was known. Then came Rutherford, speaker stated: Trust Company, the Magma CopBohr, Planck, Einstein and others "For you engineers about to per Company and the San Manuel throw your hats into the ring, I Copper' Corporation. He is a trussee a life of great satisfactiontee of the Mutual Life Insurance not withaut problems, to be sure, Company of New York, Chahman but a life that can be lived with (Continued on page 4)
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Building Fee Passed By Student Body
C. G:DOBSON
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3 Professiona I Degrees Given b Three professional degrees. will ~ presented during the fiftyelghth comme~cement exercises at M:ontana School of Mines路on June ~l1d. The recipients are James J. OUgherty, Chris G. Dobson and Charles C. Goddard Jr. Mr. James J. Dougherty, Assistant Superintendent of Smelting
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at the Anaconda Reduction Works, will be awarded tbe degr~e of metallurgical engineer. He I~ an alumnus of the School of Mmes, Class of 1922. . . A native of Anaconda, he JOIned the Anaconda Company in 1922 as a chemist, became Superintey!-de~t of the Laboratory Sa~ple. MIll m 1927 and chief chemIst m 1928. From 1928 to 1936 he served 3;s Superintendent of the Arsemc Plant, Superintendent of Roasters, Superintendent of T~eaters and Arsenic Plants, Supermtendent of Reverberatory and Superintendent
'" '" * of Copper Crusher. In 1937 ,Mr. Dougherty was made Assistant Superintepdent of COoPperand Zinc eoncentrators, and in 1944 became Superintendent of Reverberatory, Converters, and Casting Plants. In 195(}he was appointed to his present position. ' He holds memberships in the American Institute of Mining, MetaIlurgical and Petroleum Engineers, the Montana Society of Engineers, the Montana School of Mines Alumni Association, the B.P.O. Elks, the Knights of Col(Continued on page 4)
The Associated Stu den t s of M.S.lVI.approved, with a solid majority vote, a buil<).ing fee to pay for the student union building. Building construction will start sometime next fall. The vote was taken following the first M.S.M. Honor's Convocation on Thursday, May, 29. Results were as follows: Students voting ._. 131 In favor .__ . 120 Opposed .__ ._. . 11 The results of the vote will be presented to the State Board of Education for approval at the first opportunity. The building fee will go into effect"next semester. The new SUB will have a lounge, game rooms, a dance floor, snack bar, and room for various stud nt organizations. According to present "plans, it will be constructed next to the Petroleum Building on the north side. The student council has been asked to offer suggestions as to the size, number, and location of the various rooms and will review tIre' architect's sketches before final plans are drawn. The building will be financed by a government Housing and Home Finance Agency loan. The State
Board of Education, on May 12 authorized an e x pen d i t u r e of $175,000. The fee increase was first presented to the student body at a convocation held on Wednesday, May 21. Dr. Koch told the students of the necessity of the fee increase and gave some of the background on the student union building. SeveTal students asked questions concerning the operation of the building, which were answered by Dr. Koch. Registrar Milt Brown gave the building fee figure for various: units of the Montana State Univer- : sity system for comparison. ASSM president Robert Wylie announced that a proposal to re-' instate the Blast had been presented to Dr. Koch and that fUTther investigation would be conducted. Wylie also urged all interested students to attend the student council meetings next year and said that yellow notices would be posted giving the time, place, and reason for the meetings. ' At the close of the convocjl.tion, plans of the Western Montana (Dillon) student, union building were shown to the students.