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AM,PLI FI ER M-Day Blast from Start to 'Finish Vol. VII. ~o. 13
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BY THE AssociATED
STUDENTS
OF THE MONTANA SCHOOL OF MINES
Friday, l\lay 5, 1961
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Kangaroo Court, Picnic, and Dance Highlighted M-Day officially began at 7:00 Wednesday .morning with dynamite blasts behind Big Butte. The blasts were heard throughout the city. I At 8:00 the work crews met at Marcus Daly to' be assigned to-their work details. Some crews were assigned to clean up around campus while others went up to Big Butt~ to whitewash the M. The hose detail fulfilled their duty of washing everything in sight, including. cars Coming up the. hill, and various students, The tradittonaj drenching of the Coeds also took place atthis time, '\
Bob Bill, School of Mines sophomore, recently received the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship. The scholarship is based on national competition and has a value of between $6,000 and $8,000. A four-hour weitten exam was taken in December and the physical was given in February, 1961. Bob was also interviewed by two Naval officers. The scholarship will go into' effect next year. The scholarship also provides one year of graduate 'study and upon receiving a commission on graduation, Bob will have to serve four years in the Navy. From Long Beach, California, Bob attended Long Beach State ColIege for one semester and he has been at the School of Mines for one-and-one-half years. He plans to enter Oregon State next year and take up oceanography. At present Bob is carrying a nineteenhour credit load. A member of Sigma Rho fraternty, Bob is also a member of the AIME, the Goofs Championship Intramural team, and the Burned Club, of which he is a chatter member. Other awards which Bob has received .include a Freshman Honor Sch01arship and the Sears Foundation Award. 'The purpose of the Regular NaVal Reserve Officers T r a i n i n g Corps Program is to educate and train highly select young men for naval careers as commissioned officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps.
COMrNG
By 1:1: 310 the work-weary students were eagerly awaiting the picnic lunch which was prepared and served by.the Copper Guards, who were assisted by the coeds. The picnic lunch was served in the circle. The lunch consisted of ham sandw.jches, salad, potato chips, pop and coffee, and all,the trimmings. A voting stand was set up in the circle also and the students voted for the candidates of their choice at this time. .
McGlashan Getsl Post Wah Research Unit
BOB BILL
Mines Student Speaks on Africa Friday night, May 5, in the Library-Museum building the International €lub featured Chuk Egbuonu from Nigeria. at a public meeting. A question and answer period followed, and refreshments were served. Chuk spoke about the Watussi and Nigerian customs" soci~l groups, castell and staves. In ,NIgeria where politics is .synony'(Continued on' page 4)
EVENTS
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8-Student Wives Bridge Ciub, Coed Room, 7 :30 p.m. 9-Civic Concert Orchestra, Museum Hall, 8 p.m. 10-Student Wives Meeting, Coed Room, 8 p.m, 13-Baseball, Eastern & Western at Butte. 17-'--Theta Tau Professional Development Program I Museum Hall, 8 p.m.. 18-Honors, Convocation 22-Student Wives Bridge Club, Coed ~oom, 7 :30 p.m. . 25-Safety Code Hearing, Museum Hall, 10 p.m. 26--J unior Prom. 27-Baseball, MSU at Missoula.
At 1:'00 everyqne assembled in the Gymnasium. where the traditional Kangaroo Court' was held. Donald W. McGlashan, resear.ch The court judges were Gay Kravik, professor and head of the departJohn Gardiner, Perry Bilyeu, and ment of minera-l dressing at' MonDan Rovig, The prosecuting attana School of Mines, has accepted torney was Don Mahagin and the appointment to the' Highway Reattorney for the defense was Malsearch Board ~f the National Acadcohn. McKinnon. The bayliff was emy of Sciences. ' Pete Gross and the jury consisted Professor . McGlashan has reof the rest of the Senior Class. Facceived this honor in recognition of ulty members tried, {or crimes his many contributions tb fundawene: Dr. Fred N. Earll, Professor mental research in the materials William A. Vine, Professor Gustav used in highway construction .. His Stolz, Jr., Dr. Walter C. Hahn, Jr., appointment is to a new commitand Professor Richard N. Pugh. tee (of the Bituminous Division) The' highlight of the Kangaroo titled "Characteristics of AggreCourt was the sentence given, to gates and Fillers for Bituminous Professor Pugh. He was sentenced Construction". . to ride around the gymnasium on. a The National Academy of Sci. tritycle with a helmet on his head. ences-National Research Council , At 2:100 a softball game was held is a private, nonprofit organization at Leonard field. The game was of scientists, dedicated to the furbetween the,two fraternities, Sigtherance of science and to its' use ma Rho and Theta Tau. Theta Tau for general welfare. President Lind hAd In the election held on M-day, was'the victor with a score of 14 ' coIn, in 1863, approve t!J ca - May 3, Bob Johnson, a junior from to 7, and they were rewarded with emy's charter. The National Research Council came into>existence Anaconda and a member. of Sigma a keg of "liquid refreshments." in 1916 at the request of President Rho became the next president of At 9:'310the Copper' Guards lit Wilson. The Highway Research the. A.S.S.M. Bob defeated Pete flares on the "M", highlighting the BOM-d,created in 1920,. is an agen- Atkl~son, Theta Tau, by a narrow activities of M-Day. . cy of the Division of Engineering (margm of only ten votes, }o6 to 9·6. The day came to a climax with and Industrial Research of the N aDick Crnich of 'Theta Tau be- /the anual M-Day dance sponsored tional Research Council. came Vice-President for next year. by the Copper Guards in the CopOver a hundred He defeated Joe Keane of Sigma per Lounge. Rho in that race. Dick is a junior couples danced to the music of the Faculty Fetes Seniors Aces of Rhythm. The Lounge was from Butte. I Sunday, May 7, from 3 to 5 in the decorated with the school colors of In the race for Secretary, Mike orange and green. Streamers decoafternoon the annual Senior Tea will be held at the President's resi- Keegan of Sigma Rho defeated rated the ceiling and orange and dence. The honored guests are the Cam Brown of Theta Tau. Mike is green M's were placed on the side MSM seniors and graduate stu- a junior and is from Spokane. walls. A large Copper Guard emdents and their wives, and memblem adorned the front window George Bronson" an Independbers of the Advirory Board arid ent, was selected to be a delegate and a large M decorated the other their wives. at large, along with Syd Brown of end of the hall. The, hosts included Dr. and Mrs .. Sigma Rho. Bill Harris of Theta. Now all is quiet on the home Koch, the, MSM faculty, and Facul- Tau was right behind Syd Brown front until M-Day comes to our ty Women's club. . and missed by only four votes. campus again next year.
Johnson and Crnich To Head Student Council