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The Montana School of Mines
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PUBLISH;ED
Volume 6, No. 14
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Students Vote Split Ticket
BY THE ASSOCIATED
First Copper Lounge Dance
STUDENTS
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OF THE MONTANA
SCHOOL.OF
MINES,
. friday,
May 20; 1960
Copper Lounge'Dedicated M-Day
Dedication of the new student union building was held M-Day, Sigma Rho. Fraternity gained, May 4, at 2 p.m, Dr. Edwin G. 'the two "big offices" in the M-Day Koch was the master of ceremonelections. William 'I'hompson, Sigies of the program which includma Rho, won a decisive' victory ed: invocation by the ReV. HO'win the presidential race, and Allen ard Y. Williams O'f the United Rovig also. of Sigma Rho, gained Congreational Church; introduca close victory for the vice presit.ion of guests; presentation of dency.' Pete ,J. Gross salvaged the Copper Lounge by architect Eldred office of secretary for Theta Tau's F. Moyle; acceptance .on behalf .of' sole victory, Webb Garey and Bill State Board of Educat.ion 'by Pickard, both independent candi.George Haney, chairman of the dates, were elected as, delegates', Local Executive Board: acceptance The student body approved a CQnon behalf of Montana SchO'O'1of stitutional change' by a 155, to' 11 Mines by President Dr. Edwin G. vote: this however, was, just shQrt KQch; acceptance and O"pening Qf O'f the required 2/3 majQ,rity.J The CQPper LO'unge Qn behalf O'f Asame,ndment reads: "Shall apPQint, sociated Students by President whenever apprQpriate, individuals Richard R. Vincellette; and the and 0.1' cQmmittees to. represent benedictiO'n by the Rev. HQward the assQciated stud'ents bef,Ql'e 0'1' Geology' Field 1rip Y. Williams. Qn FacultYl bQards, cQmmittees or A party Qf Historical GeolQ,gy AuthO'rity for the SUB's cO'nQther grQUps.." . , students led by GeO'lQgy ProfessO'r ,structiQn was' g>ranted by 8tate I An 81.6 per cent JO'feligible stu- W. CQXtraveled to' JeffersQn GanBQard Qf EducatiO'n by SectiQn 75dents vO'ted, the lowest percentage yQn O'n May 7 fQr, the purpQse Qf 201 and 75-203 O'f the Revised Dr. Koch Addresses Group Qf the overall averages was acco-rd- studying geQlQgical struotures and CQdes O'f MO'ntana. The~ CO'p'per ed to' the General Students, an Qft hunting fQ'r fQssils. Mr. CQXPO'intLO'unge at MQntana SchQQl '00' and perhaps discriminating-against ed out many interesting geQIO'gic Mines has been erected under this factiQn, with a 76.4%. The ·senior features. One of the mQst outstandauthO'rity and financed thl'Qugh class turned Qut in a respectahle ing spectacles s'een was that of the terms Qf a lQan agreement with 89.2% it lead the individual classes. an uncQnifQrm!ty between Rrethe Federal HQusing1and HQme Fi· tat' t' '" .1' Cambrian and PaleQzO'ic rocks. The Dr. Nile Attended the ahnual Johannes P. Dreyer, a graduate nance Agency O'n a federal lO'an O'f Th e e1ec t IOn SIS, ICSare as ~o - grQUP spent most Qf the afternoQn meeting Qf the SeismO'lO'gical Soci- student~ who. is frQm HamieskrQQn, $250,000. This lO'an wiN be repaid l.ows: in the Lime Spur Quarry hunting ety Qf America, which was in CQn- SQuth Africa, gave a mineral dres- frO'm a s'pecial student uniO'n buildPresident fO'r inv1ertebrate fossils, and a lar'ge G. Kravik . ..__ , . .__. 40 variety were fQund. AmQng the fO's- junctiQn with the annua,l meeting sing seminar on May 11 in the ing fee and Qther nQn-tax funds,. BUilding. Mr. Dreyer Appropriated tax money has nO't W. ThompSQn _. ._. . 104 sils fQund were brYQzQans', brachl- of ,the GeQlO'gieal Society of Arneri- Metallurgy D. Mahagin _._.__ .__.__ . .. .... 54 'QPO'ds, horn cQ'rals, and crinQid ca. The t:neeting was held at the talked Qn The FlQ,tatiQn Qf a CO'P- been used in this, prQject. University Qf British Columbia" per-IrQ'll Qre from the PalabO'ra Vice'-President I s,tems. . VancQuver, B.C. from May 3 CO'mplex which is in the Eas~rn D. McMillan _.. ..__ ._~_ .. ._.__.__ 80 thrQugh May 9. Transvaal, Qf SO'uth Africa. He A. Rpvig . ._..._... '85 I talked Qn the characteristics of the A. BQettcher _.. . . .__ ._.__34 Two Attend Dr. Nile cQnferred with other Qre, after which he sPO'ke on its m~n_ Qn the U .~. C_Qast'an . GeQ- general -processing: Secretary The- s'eminar ASEE' Meeting detic, Suryey and gave them th~ Speaker at the Sixtieth CO'mwas enPrQf. J. AlbertsO'n and PrQ!!).J. latest infQrmation Qn tlie e'arth- was well pll'esentedand jQyed by !ill who. attended mencement Qf MQntana ~chQQl O'f McCaslin departed frQm the SchO'ol ~ quake activity in MQntana. E-ach P. Gross _._. . ..__._. , 76 Mines Qn June 6 will be Mr. Wayne _lQfMines Campus, Thursday alt- day there were talks by O'utstandE.. Glenn, general manager O'f prQT Delegates ernQo.n en rQute fQr MOSCQw,Idaho, ing men in the / l5eismQlO'gy and C. BrQwn .__ . .__ . .__ _ 48 ductiO'n fQr CQnQcQ,HoustO'n, T'ex., where they p'articipated in the anand 1960 president Qf the SQciety W. Pickard .__ .. ._.. .__~_ _.__95 nual meeting Qf the American SQ- geQlQgical fields. M. Keegan . ._. .. 64 ciety fO'r Engineering of' PetrQleum Engineers Qf the EducatiQ~, Dr. Nile has been cQllabQratO'r P. AtkinsQn .__ . ..__ ... .__ ._. 74 on May 14 and 15. American Institute Qf Mining, MetfQr the whO'le state and cO'nsultant R. Garey . .__ . ._..._.__80 allurgical and Petroleum EngiBO'th Mr. McCaslin and Mr.' AI- fQr the U.S. CO'ast and Geodetic F. Larvie .__ . ~ . , 35 bertson will particip,ate in panel ..survey, s\nce 1946. The, "M" Club, letterman O'rgani- neers. zatiO'n Qf the Montana SchQQl O'f Mr. Glenn, a native Qf Fort discussiQns. Mr. AlbertsQn wasStatistics by Class (Voted) Mines, in the meeting O'n May 11, W Qrth, decided to becO'me a peFreshmen .__.. . .. 80.5% Qn a pane.] titled, "Teaching Litelected the' fQllO'wing officers: Speaker troleum engineer while still in juSophQmQre __ .._.. ... . ._ 86.8% erature to. Engineers." Mr. McCas- In,ternational President Pete AtkinsO'n General . .\_. .. 76.4% lin was Qn a panel discussing niO'r high schQQl. He entered NQrth K Vice Pres. .. Dick Crnich JuniQr _._._ .. .__. .. ._.:-:.78.4% in what Texas Agricultura.l CQllege in Ardep'arttnent mechanics Visits Circle lingtQn after graduating frQm high Mr. Richard Stratpn was the . Sec.-Treas. c__'_... DO'n RQlfe SeniO'r ........__. .._. .. .'._.__89.20/0 shQuld be taught. ' \ principal speaker at the Annual ~ Th~y als? discussed the 'SPO'rts schQQl in 1933. TwO' years, later to. Texas A & M InstallatiQn Banquet Qf the Circle Carmval and set up cO'mmittees he transferred CQllege to. study petrO'leum engiK Club, which was held at LlQyd's to. run the scheduled events. ' Friday 13. I The meeting was adjO'urned by neering.! ShQrtage Qf funds fQrced him Offiaers were installed fo.r the the new president, Peter A.tkinsQn. to withdraw frQm cQllege and he fQrtheO'ming year. President Lestarted to. wQrk fQr a fO'Qd CQmrQY Latimer gave a shQrt speech ,pany O'n a jQb in OklahQma City. and cQngratulated the newly elect~ He finally fQund a job as CQQk.in ed president fQr '~he cQming -year, a bQarding hO'use at the UniverJ.Qhn RuffattQ. Many O'f the memsity Qf OklahQma and he was thus bers brQught dates. f , . Recently a stQry appeared in able to' resume his' cO'.]]ege wQrk. ,Jim GlQver, Manager Qf the MO'n- many lQcal newspapers, that fresh(He was graduated frO'm the Unitana PQwer CO'mpany, spoke O'n men cars were to. be banned Qn the versity Qf OklahQma with a degree the YQuth of Amerjca., He empha- cam.puses Qf the six units, of high- in petrQleum enginee,ring. sized the impQrtance Qf the Circle er educatiQn in MO'ritana:' The stQry During the summer Qf 1939 he K Club and the impO'rtant rQle tha:t was true but the. fact that this Qrder was' to' be an Qption of the wQrked for Cpntinental Oil CO'mpit plays in Campus and CO'mmunity President Qf the c'Qllege was o,mit- any, and subsequently wQrked in affairs. ted. The President Qf the schO'Ql Electra, Texas; Robbs, New Mexico; PQnca City, OklahQma. FrQm was to have the final say in the 1952 to. 1958 he was assistant manmatter' and it was Jeft entirely up ager Qf prQductiO'n for CQnQcO"s to the variQus Presidents. RO'cky MQuntain RegiQn. In the Thl»'e has be'en, as Qf yet, no. latter year he has. 'assumed his Qrderj frQm the President's Qffice present PQsitiQn.. On the, afternO'Qn .O'r'Apdl 30 at the MQntana SchO'O'lof Mines Mr. Glenn served in the infantry Garey a~d Hemmert put the pies _on the heads Qf PrQfessors, Christof- a smQker was held by Theta Tad panning freshmen cars frO'm the in WQrld War II. When discharged, fraternity. The purpQse of the ca~,pus. The freshmen can breatthe. he held the rank Qf Captain. fers and. McGlashan. • f meet' g wa t . t (a SIgh Qf relief and put their hikHe attended the American Man- / .,. In b s 0 a.ctqhuatlhnpros,pec- ing shQes' away. ) (CQntinued O'n page 4) t I",e mem ers WI . e present' , members /O'f the organizatiQn: A With an aura Qf sO'lemity, Jud~<$.>------------_:'_--large crQwd was in ,attendance and Arthur Bigley called the KangarO'Q during last summer's field senson. a mQ_stenjO'yable time was had by CQurt to. Qrder May 4th at 1:00 p.m. The prQs.ecutiQn brought forth their all. On the c~urt's dQcket were thljEle 5hielf witness, Mr. Harvey HanAt a recent meeting"pl~ns were .tMAY-'-20 .._MO"mmg S'emmar, 4 p.m., E'ngmeer B Ul'ld'mg cases Qf_alleged maltreatment of nah who. testified that Hall fQrced made fO'r the annual FO'under's, Day 20, 21-Spring 'Carnival . students. The attQrney for the de- them to -lQng grueling marches conclave. The Diamond Bar Inn at fense was Walter EnuerUn and the frO'm which few of the students Jackson has been set as the p,}ace 21-Junior Prom. prO'secutQrs were DQn RQberts and ~urvived. Mr. Hannah's O'wn injur- fQr the meet to be held. May 28 25--Joi'nt Meeting, -Montana Sec. AIME Richard Vincelette. les were Qf such an extent that he and 29, have been se't as the dates Library-Museum H~n, 7 :30 --V.m. The first case was that of WU- is still unable to' have, cQmplete and many members are p'lanning 25-Honors Convocation \ liam alias Sill Hall vs. the student use Qf his limbs. After the defense to' attend. Also at the meeting, \ 25-Honors Convocation, 11 :00 a.m. bQdy Qf the SchQQl of Mines. He summed its case, .lthe jury fQund ideas for advertising the Mines as 28-AIME Picnic, Columbia Garden was charged with cruel and. inhu- Hall guilty Qn all cQunts and sen- an excellent engineering schQQl man treatment of geolQgy students (CQntinued on page 2f were discus~ed.' The, dedication of the, Copper' Lounge on the afternoon of M-Day, was followed by a dance in the main lounge in' the evening. This. first social affair to. be held in the Copper Lounge was very successful. A l3l:ge crowd of dancers tried out the beautiful dance floor. ' The band occupied the, por-tion of . the dance floor next to. the huge fireplace. Booths were set up at the other end 'of the, room and along Qne side,' while the remainder of the room was used for dancing. T]1e dance arrangements.' were handled by the CO'Pper Guards. The affair was a fitting clQse'to. M~Day.
Dr. Nile:-Attends Mineral Dressing Vancouver Meeting Seminar Given
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Glenn To Speak at Commencement
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New IIMII Club Officers
Freshmen Sti II Ride at M.S.M.
Theta T~u Holds Smoker
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