The Montana ·School ~of Mines . .
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AMPI.IF.IER PUBLISHED
Vol. 6, No.9
BY THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS
OF THE MONTANA
SCHOOL OF MINES
March 3, 1960
Fischer Heads' Magma Staff The Magma staff held their first" meeting of the year Friday, Feb-. ruary 12. At this meeting positions on the staff were assigned; editor, L. Fischer; associate editor, J. Bennett; art editor, J, Sigurdson; , class editor, J. Cromrich; .faculty editor, P. Utter; campus editor, Y. Ferris, assistant, M. Becker; sports editors, H. Higinbotham and R . .Laughlin; activities ,editoll,. H. Thompson; assistant activities editors, J. Chor and M. Munoz; business staff, J. Ruffatto and J. Vercella; photographers, J. Applegate and E. Shumaker. There will be another Magma staff meeting in the very near future.
Thirty-Five on Honor Roll Two seniors, Richard Vincelette and Douglas Wadman, head the Montana School of Mines Honor HOll w\th "straignt A"averages. 1<lacmg third in index points is James Conway, a rreshman, son of iong-time School of Mmes employee. Thomas Conway. 'In ~rder to be ehgible for the Honor Roll, a student must carry 1'2 credit hours and have an index of at least ::\.::\5·. Engineermg stuuents whose indexes are the highest on the honor ,'olls uus year wru be awarueu -auvanceu scnorarsnips at Montana _,l;nOOlor lvuhes lor the year l~bU-l~til. The rouowmg is tfie honor roll in its entirety, together with average 01 classes iepresenteu:
The Show Goes On "The -Girls in 509" is a 'comedy for Republicans, Democrats, Independents-in fact, for any voter who wants to laugh. When a notnow fashionable hotel in: New York is b~ng remodeled, a pair. of he~mit ladies, Sandi Maddock and Gall, J ones, are discovered in onll of the back suites. They have been the·re ever since that black night in November 1932 when Herbert Hoover lost the election. Deliberately 'cutting themselves off from the. outside world, they vowed to remain secluded until That Man is out of the White House and a Republican is elected. Led by Bob Varker, a professor of journalism fro in a small Midwestern college, who is under .the impression he is working 'for the New York Times, the press descends upon the tw~ ladies. Close on the heels of the press is the National Chairman of the Republican Party, who is played by Al,·,Rule. Another visitor is Al Mondlak, the National Chairman of the Democratic Party. As member~ of one of the country's oldest and once richest families, the two ladies defy both politicians and are faced with eviction ·and disgrace. They retain their independence and privacy, however, when unheard-of wealth pours down upon them, imd they move in the glittering, bejeweled triumph of the past, to a new hermitage in the WaJdor.f-Astoria. ' The cast, suited each individually for his character, is as follaWs: Mimsy, Gail Jones; Aunt Hettie, Sandra Lee Maddock; .Old Jim, Dave Caldwell; Ryan, Dave Rob~ ertson; Pusey, Bob Vllrker; Miss (Continued on page 4)
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Vincelette, Richard R.,' Billings, Montana Sr. ' 3.00 23 w aornan, .u_ouglas R., CUt rsanx, IVlOncana Sr. 23 3.00 .Conway, James ·i'., zsu cte, IVlOncana -__Fr. 19 2.89 rsoettcner, Artnur L., Lrr~at .Ifau", Montana Jr. 18 2.78 uram, :t\ooert ~., Butte, Montana ----.F'r. 17 2,.76 lVlanagln, lJOnalU ~., Hucce, IVlontana __ ...,-Jr. i17 2.76 '!:SUi, rcooert l!:., Long Heach, Ca'lllOrnia --Fr. 18 2.72 Dick Vincelette and Doug Wadman are last se~ester's pledges to !:Sllyeu, l-erry W., Wolf z-omt, IVlOn~ana Jr. 18 2.72 the Mines 1300 club. Both have a long-standing acquaintance with Davis, ~dward G., Butte, Montana -$r: 18 2.72 ,the honor roll. . epeeiman, ~QWln L., .K.all"pell, lV.LOntana Jr. ._:. -,.. __:>.._ 18 2.72 lVlanrux, :::.anara Lee, butCe, lVlOncana -_~ Gen·l. / 17 ::\:,1 ::\0 2.",0 cognlan, WIlllam d., lViarulac~an, lViOntami .t'r .. lViUCK,ltObert LX., .i:sUtt~,IVlOncana ::sr. 23 2.05 . LrlUet'te, cnnstopner H., ltOCKYltlVer, Ollio E'r. 17 ~ 2.05 17 Thompson, lienry ..Ii:., Tioga, 1'10rth lJaKota ::soph. 2.65 'I'. - .....1_. Jfl::;che.r,LlI:!Wel:*o,Hutte, ..1Vlop.(.ll,na LXenl:_ 16 2.03 16 Anderson-Carlisle has begun<.;.>-------------~varKer, ltooert c., Hune, lVioncana _-:G~n'l. 2.ti3 li~rrmg, dllan 1'., IVicIVilnVllle,uregon :::iopn. 22 2.59 the preparatory plans for EnginMinE!ral dressing, George dran17 eering Day (E-Day), April,2 and n.aza, :::.yea H., l'aKl.:;tan ---------:::ir. 2.59 dy; chemistry, Bob Johnson; me- .::.mlth, IVlarvm Lloyd, Lrreat Falls, Montana ::sr.' 23 2.48 3. chanics, Pete Gross. , "reelY, L eonar d -:::i.,Lrrea,t .t'alls, iVlontana " ..... Sr. 15 2.47 At present t'he plans include the The Anderson-Carlisle. Society LI 'F J ., B utte, Montana Fr. 15 2.47 . presentatl'on of a first and second would like to .urge all students to ",Ull1C1, ranClS H An 18 ~;ze of $30.·00 and $15,00 respec!:Searaslee, ""lV1n ., aconaa, IVIontana Fr. 2.44 P~ 'participate actively in the E-Day 18 2.44 tively, for tl?-e best displays ,pre- program 'and begin d~splay work .t'i..irCnUer,James c., .t·OLlmam -Clty, Wlsconsm __S~. Gen'l. 20 2.40 sented. These dl'splays must rep- as soon as their department \ is an- HOllmg, John W., Butte, Montana 21 resent student work with equip- nbunced. utt~r, ltObert R., Eureka, Montana Sr. 2.38 24 ment available on the campus and JOhn;;on, .Koben E., Anaconda, Montana Soph. 2.38 will'be judgedlby an AIME com\ t(eegan,.lVllchael .I:t., ::SpOKane,w'a::,hmgcon ::Soph. 25 2.36 mittee. " verceHa, James 1t~,Butte, Montana · Gen'l. 14 2.36 26 Contrary to previous years, the rtoberts, Donald E., Whltehall, Montana Sr. 2.~5 entire student body will be dividcoppo~ l{ooert N. ,Butte, Montana Gen'l: 15 2.;:!3 ed by the E-Day planning commit-\ By Dick VinceLette Lrarey, l\obert Webb, Kalispell, Montana ::soph. 15 2.33 tee into groups t« represent the The Student Council is sponsor- Curtis, Raliegh, Butte, Montana Gen'l. 16 2.31 various departments. To date, the ing a beard-growing cOJ;ltest which ~~lcholS, l\iamon J., Whitehall, Mon~ana ~ Jr. 21 2.29 departmental diviSion, has not is open to ~ll ma1e students at the Bayliff, William H., Butte, Montana ~------Fr. 18 2.28 · h e;d b u t eac h d e- Montana School of Mines. The been accomp 11S Average of Classes Represented on Honor RoLL partment has be.en given a chair- contest will begin Monday, March . 5 Juniors 2.65 man 'as follows: 7, and will end on M-Day, May 4. Geology, Paul Schultz; physics, Prizes will be awarded for the 9 Freshman ----------.-------..-----------------2.63 ! Al Herring; mining, Ray Utter; best all~around beard, the longest 9 Seniors -------------------------------------2.60 petroleum, Marvin Smith; metalbe a r d, the m 0 s t "Way-out" 7 General ---------------)---------.------------------ 2.48 lurgy, Jim Donova,n; (unique) beard, land the "scroung5 ,Sophomores -------------------,....--------..--------.------2.46 iest" beard. , First prize, awarded for the best . all-around beard, 'will consist of a new electric razor and accessor~n a meeting held on February. This is the last call for. st~The Geol0,gy Department held ies. Other prizes to be awarded 2:2, the International Club decided dents to halve their pictur.e tak- . its first seminar of the second se- will include safety razo,rs, various to have their annual dance on en for the MAGMA. Any stumester last Tuesday evening ,at shaving lotions, and other items. March 18. This dance will be seruiTh~ first mineral dresiIng semdent who has no had his pic7: 010p.m. in Main Hall. , Rules for the contest are as fol- formal, and dates are required. inar of the semester entitled "Deture taken earlier this year, Mr. Kenneth Fox discussed var- lows: Those attending will enjoy the termination of Electrokinetic Pomay do so by signing up at the ious aspects of the volcanic rocks ...lmusic from one of the best bands tential and Surface Charge for bookstore. Pictures will be taken in the beard- in town. of Yellowstone Park in which he 1. All particfpants fIighway Aggregates," was .pre- , at Williams Camera Studio this groWin~ contest who wish to Javaid Alvi, the President of the focused attention on the age, disSaturday afternoon, March 5, be eligiblj"! for a prize must InternationalClub, left for his sented on February ,17 by Mr. Altribution ,and petrology of these from 1:00 to 5:00. • register .. No one will be judged. home c,s)Untry of Pakistan on F.eb- bert R. Rule. r9cks. Rule, a resident of Butte, is a who is not registered. ruary 16. Manuel Galup, therefore; 2. Registration will begin Mon- moved up from vice-president to graduate in Mineral Dressing. He discussed the relationship between day, March 7.. acting president. Electrokilletic Potential and the 3. Contestants will register with Werner Raab from Germany to an Mrs. Nile in the bookstore.' was elected vic.e-presidept to fill adhesion of an aggregate asphaltic emulsion. He explained MARCH4. All contestants must be dean this vacancy. _ 3-Meeting, Montana Section AIME, Physics Lecshaven when they register. . Gaston Pasut from Chile, I,lnd how highway surfaces can be im5. 'Contestants are free to registell Eduardo Antuna from Cuba gave proved by selecting the proper agI ture Room, 8:00 p.m. gregato:! - emulsion combination any time on or. after March 5 spelfches about. their respective 5-Sigma Rho Dinner Dance, Country Club, 7:39. through Electrokinetic studies. until the contest ends. (Recountries during a dinner held at p.m. The progress report has been- submember, hO,wever, thatyou the Episcopal Church on February 7-.t'aculty Women's Club party for Student Wives mitted to the Highway Commission must be clean-shaven when 23. '" and Coeds, Library-Museum Hall, 8:00 p.m. I in Helena for comments and sugregister.) 8-Geology Seminar, Main Hall, 7:00 p.m., Speaker, gestions. Interested faculty mem-'" 6. Contest winners will be picked Mr. Donald Robert~, "Ewing and Donn Theory bers and students attended the by a panel of judges during the well presented seminar. of the Ice Ages." \ Kangaroo. Court held during 9-Meeting, Student Wives, Coed Room, Main Hall, "M" Day. (The judges will be selected I(IDdannounced in the 8:00(p.m. which is all black with red Sigma near future.) As you might have noticed by Rho letters, and another short I7-Student Wives, Bridge, Coed Room, Main Hall, 7. It is not necessary to specify noW', the members in the Sigma type which is black except for tlle 8:00 p.m. , which prize you wish to be eli- Rho Fraternity have received their sleeves which are white, and also I8-International Club Dance, Library-Museum Hall, . gible for, as this will be decid- jackets. The members had a pick there is the longer type which is 9:00 p.m. •ed by the judging panel. . of three types. First, a short type all black with red lett.ers.
STUDENTS!
Coming
Anderson-Carl·l· sl e SOC·Ie·t·y fop' E Dav _ Beg'. Ins_ PI ann·lng
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G row '. a Bear 'd.I
Fox Speaks
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Plans Dance
Ev'ents
Spring Has Sprung
Sigma Rho Gets Jackets
Rule Speaks At Seminar