MSMALUMNUS IAlumni
~ssociation,
School of Mine's and Metallurgy, Rolla, Missouri
Vol. 1. HO ME- COMING OCTOBER 14-15-16 REGISTRATION AND NEW FACULTY MEMBERS.
Th e registratiun this fall was th e largest in t h e hist ory of the school for llny one semes ter. A total of 411 have regist ered. Th es8 are classified as fo llows: Freshm en .......... ........................ 1 47 Sophomor es ............ .. .................. 10 3 Juniors ............. .. ... .. ............ ...... .- 71 Seniors .......... .. .. ...... ... .... ............. 64 Graduates.... ............ .................. 8 Sl~ecia l s .... .... ..... .. . .. .... ...... .... ... .. . 6 Unclassified .... ... ..... . ..... .... .. .... .. 12 With t h e stu dents w'h o wi ll register at the b egin nin g of the se'co nd semest er, the total l'egi~. tratio n fo r th e year wi ll not fall far short of 450, sh owing a su bstantial growth over last ye~r wh e n 408 r~g:i stere d for the year. I!1 all 28 states and 7 forei gn cou ntries were re;:>resented in the regish'ation. The alu mni, as in past years, (;i ci good service in connection with new students. Many of them mention ~ ell alumni as t h ei!' source of in spirat'un in coming to M. S. M. 1:brry P ence, '23, cam·e dO '.'Il1during regist"a t ion to get ~moth er n 3W Miner fro111 his home t own, F all City, Neb ., s 21-ted off ",igh~ . Whil e h ere h e met ::t boy from Mexico City, to whom he ~l :1 d r £c om-:l~e-:ldet l th3 school sev3!".'11 ytnrs ago . Dr. M. E. H olmes h~ s been app·::>intHi by the Board of Curators to he~d the new departm(ont of ceramic engi nt £ring .. Dr. H elmes h as bee n for a l ::.1lnber of Y2:1r8 conn ected with the clramic in du stry, coming h ere from j he cE:ramic cxpu'iment station of the 'Gnited States Bureau of Mines at Col umbus, Ohia. The new c3ramic de[.2l'iment was establish ed at the direct r equest of ti'Je clay industr:es. In spite of the fact tl1at it was not menb,ned in the catalog, owing to its belllg au thorized after the catalog was vrin ted, th ere were f ive registrants in the course thi ~ fa ll. The new co urse [,l".J-:l1ises to be an important one in s~ hoo l curricllla. Prd. P. A. Wiiiis came to M. S. M. t i,is fall as assistant professor of mecha nical engineerin g. Prof. Willis g'l'aduated fr om l\1 . o1tana State Co llege, and has bee n teaching ' at the Kansas State AgriL J,1tUl'al C'oll,ege
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Manhattan 1.1,') until he came h el·e. F. C. Farnham has been appointed in structor in phys ics. Mr. Farnham t'!'lme from New York University where he Nas a lso instructor in physics . He graduate d from Nebraska Wesle yan . lVI. H . Gr i Z£i tt,·, has been appointed il'structor in G€l'man, taking the ;Jlacc of Prof. O. A. Hen nin g, who i ~ a-.v~,y on lea'!e h'r one year doing graduate work. Mr. Griffitts came hre from the Univer sity of Michigan, where he g radu ate d and wh ere he was <l lso instru ctor in German . A . V. Kilpatric:k, new instructor in mechanical cngirleering, came here froTY; Ames, I owa, wh ere he had been graduate assistant in mechanical engi · n ee ring. Mr. Ki lpatri ck gl~ad u ated fron; South Dakota College. I . L . Hebel, a graduate of th e University of Colorado, has b een appointed instl'l.lctrn" in mathematics. Mr. Hebel was ivstru ctor in mathel, ' atics at the Uv,iversity of Colorado (luring the past year. OLD GRADUATE S SEND THEIR SONS TO M. S. M.
Mere an d mol''" the men who h ave gracnated here ill past years ar e se nding th ei r boys to M. S. M. for their tduratio n. This year t h ere are six so n!; of old grads in school. C . L. Olmst·~ j who gra dua ted in 190 1 and wh o is now connected with th e St. Joseph Lead Company at Rivermines, Mo, entered his boy, MYl'(:n, h ere this year. J. L. Pickles, '02, District Engin eer for the Nationa: Ra il ways, West Du luth, Minn., also sent his boy, Louis, this ye:1r. Claud e Myers, Presid'3nt of the Locds Surveying Co., St. Louis, has h i~ boy, Rob er t, here for his second year. L. A. Delano's boy, Phillip, is h ere this year as a junior. Mr. Delano , who graduat ed in '04, is Mill Superint en dent of the St. Joseph Lead Comrany. E. T. Perkins, '99, Consulting Engineel' and Mine OJ)erator, Joplin, Mo. , hiS his son, J;;dwin, in school as a ~e nior.
Charles King, on of Charles L. King who graduated in '04 and wh o is now decea;;ed, entere d school thi S year - ~ om Parson~, Kans.
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FOOTBALL PROSPECTS GOOD. Fil'st game, Miners '41, McKendree 13.
The presence of nine letter-men {rom last year'~ su ccessful eleven l-oinis toward a strong '26 team h L' the-Missouri Schoul of Mines football contmgent. Coach MoCollum possess(,3 a brilliant bltck-f ield quartet in Captain L;oe, Ledford, Lemoll, Thomas. Also Berty, a ' 24 letter-man, ic ont for a positiun in the back-fie ld. YOUllg, R. Jolmson, G. Johnson, Allebach a nd Bolon are t he line men of . 2.Jility who earned varsity positions in '25 and will '. (ll'm the nucle us for the development of n stalwart line. The fnward wall wi!l be the object of much a ttention in order to enable t h e Miners' ",ast·gtepping back-field to fundi'o n properly. Scrimmage is 81rE-ady being rracticed daily liS Coach McCo(]um drills his charges for the McKendree Cullege game to be fe- Howed by the Miners' annual game v.ith the Washington U. Bears in St. Louis. In all abou t sixty men are out fo; footba ll, a nd am ong the new-come1'S is so me esp echlly promising material. Cavanaug h and T emples have shown al' agreeab le sb ili ty at gaining yard~' ge ill the dail y se3sions, and they are cue to see sei" vice in the Miners' eight ;games ached uled for· this fa ll . .. I n Niec'ermeyer the Miners have a likely I')ol:ing wing-ma :l: a nd Boyer, Roberts :ma Tucker appear to be excell ent lin e material. A newcomer on the MilleT schedule for thi~ yea r is t h e Arkan s'a s Aggi e3, whe ~ill play in Ro lla on Oct. 16 ,:s on e ('1' the features -of t he Home-Con,ing Week of the School of Min'es. The schedule for th e season is as follows: October I-McKendree Oollege, Home. October 9- Washington U., St. Louis. October 16-Arkansas Aggies, Home. Octo'b er 22-Kirksville Ost eopaths, Home. O ctober 30- St. Louis U., St. Louis. Nov. 6-Eva n ~yille College, Evansv!jie, Ind. Nov. 12-Drury College, Home. Nov. 25- Spl'ingi'ield Teacher.5, Sr;ringfield.
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wii! b e i.n Ro lla f o)1' the Hom e-coming H e expe cts to r et urn to his j ob in Cnile during th e latter part of the w int.er. Th ere are a number of M. S. lVi . boys in Chil e a nd Mr. H e ad describ Gd an a ccidental a nd amusing m e eting with one of t h em: " L eft al on8 f or a fe w m inutes in a room with a you ng chap who was evidently a n ew co m er, I introduce d mysGlf to him w,it h th c customary 'My nam e' s H ea d.' Havin g neve r seen him before I w ~. s ex tr ee m ely s urprise d wh Gn h e answere a, 'O h , are yo n Bab e H ead?' H a r r oved to b e M. A.. L edford, '26, wh o hGd just a rri ve d." 1st Lieut. Cha ':l es R. lVIize , '2 1, is attend ing th e Batter y Off ice r s Course at F ield Arti ll ery Schuol at Fort sm, Okl a h oma
is l ocated in th e Mid-Continent Oil Fi eld, is visiting in Ro lla. Through the kind ;: ess of Mr. d ~Cousser, the department of g eology has recently received several goo d coll ections of fo ssils frol11 T e x a s and Oklahoma. Roger O. Day, '25, is now with t he W e~ te rn Electric at their Hawthorne Wo r ks, Chicago, K. I. Gannon, ex ' 1 6, is now District Manager 01' the Celite Products Co mp any in St. L ouis. Gannon succeGded J. C. I n gr a m, ' 13. J ack is now w it h Armour and Company in Ch' eago. Il:du strial Ga s for A ugu st contain s an interesting arti cle "The Ceramic I nd ustry " by Hor ace H. Clark, '15. MI'. Clark is Ind ustrial Gas Engineer wi th the Peopl es Gas Light and Coke Con, pa ny and is located in Chicag o.
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GEN ERAL ALUMNI NEWS. Dr. C. E . Ban]sley, ' 20, w h () f or t he past year ila s b ee n do ing gr a duate work in t he Uni 'lc;rsity of Mi chigan a t Ann Arbor, M ichigan, r e ceive d th e dep.Tee of Doct or of Scien ce on Jun e ) 4~ 1 926, ranking as honor man in t h t: class. We ar e g la d to say th at Dr . Bardsley is now back a t M. S. M. at hi , old pla ce in th e civil engine erin g oepartmen t. R. N. Stubbs , '~1, is wit h th e Ham;r.onc: I ron C:> mp any, American Trust Bldg., Birmingha m , Alabama. His home address is Hig hla nd Plaza Apart ments. B. E. Hammer, '22, is f ore ma n of th e Fortun a Min e of th e B r ad en Co pprr Company , R a n c.agua , Chil e. Harry Pen ce, '23, is w it h th e Cert vint ee d Prod,icts Compa n y , 100 Ea st 4 2n 6: S L., N ew York C;ty. C. D. Evan s, ex' 28, is in th e Saa Dieg" ; mill of th e Compa nia Min e:'a A ~ar co, S. A., a t Sant a Ba rbara, Chlh u ahua, Mexi co. C. E. Petc;rson, '16 , is with th e f irm of B enn ett, Post ['.nd Coghill, Invest n, ent Bankers, 7 Wall St re et, N ew York City. H e visite d fri ends in Ro ll a (h;ring the s umm er. R owe F. r,i[ cCrae, ' 09, who s in ce his graduation ha s be en connect ~ d wi th the J ar.klin g inter ests, has res:g n ed his j) ost :J.:" assistant superintf~ n de nt of t he A rthur pla nt a t Ga~' fi eld, Utah, t o (;u t er a partn ers h ; ~) w , th h is brother, Charles E . McCrae , €x'23, und er t h e f irm n am e of McCr ae and Com pan y . Th ey w ill enga;e iT! investm e nt b : >.nking . During th e SUl1\mH the K a n sas City St ar carri e d a pictu re of a n ew 1 5 stor y sk y-s crap er, kn ow n as t h e Di erks Buil din g. This bu ildin g is b E. ing fin a n ced b y 'VI cCr a e and Compa n y, coo pe ratin g wi h Chieago conn ections. J. K. W alsh, ' 11, m a de th e hi gh est scorp in his r egi n',c; nt in the offici al p istol practi ';e h eld at th e en ca mpmen1 of th e 28 0th Fi eld Art illery ;'It Arcadia, Misso ur i, Au g u st 1 t o 1 5. With a Col t 45 a utom a t ic pisto l, J . K . mad e a perfe c. ~ s core on the m oving targc;ts at I E> an d 2 0 yar ds. At . s low f lrG on th e station ary targets , he n:ad c six bu llse y es, an d at r apid f ire };E: mad e fou r . Hi s t otal nu mb er of roints was 39 9 ou t of a possible 4 50. J. K w as a l \V ays a straig ht shoot.:!; a r d his man y friend s w ill b e gla d t () know of t his part icular demo n strati on " oj his a bility. J a m es L. H e ad, ' 1 6, wh o is wit h t h e Chih .--E x plora tion Co., Chuqui camata, Chi le, ha s w r i tt e n t h at h e w ill r eturn t o t he s t a t es a bout Octob er 1st a nd
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L ieu t . Geo r g e Zeller, '23, is atte nding th e Ordin an ce School, Waterto wr A rs en a l, W a t ertown, Mass. A. X. Ill inski , '10, is chemist in t h e F ixe(: Nitrogen R esearch Laboratory, Bur ta u of Soils, U. S. Department of Agr icultur e, Wa o.l;ington, D. C. His hom e address is Garden Hotel, 1 916 16tr. St., N. W. , Washington, D. C. 1"1. P. W ei.g el, '23 , has accepted a posit ion a s ch 8mi cal eng ineer for the Gu gg enhGim intel ests in Chile, S. A. His ad dr ess is Ca re Anglo-Chile ,P I Co n solidate d Nit:'at e Corp ., Cassilla 17, Tocopilla, Chile , S. A. R. E. MurP:1Y, lVI. S. M. ' 23, has acce pte d a p osit ion t o t e3.ch geology in the U n ive r sity of K e n t uck y dur ing t h e co min g ye ar. Dur:ng t he past yea r Mr. Mu r ph y was a g ra duate s cu dent 8t t he Univen 't y of vV:s con sin . J . M. W a n 8 n ma ~ h E:l', M. S . lVI. ' 23 , wh o ha s ha d th l'(~' ye ars of g " a d LH: t~ w or i, at th e Univer sit y of Wi s :onsin, i ~. n ow en ga g ed ~'S pc; t l'oleum geol og ist f01' t h e Gulf Com pany i n Co:u m bia . Mr . P . D . W i:k il, SO il an d w ife w ere v isiti n g fri end ~ in R olla Tu ~ sd ay, Sep tem ber 7. p . D., w ho gradu a t e d he r e in 1 919 , to ·) k gra duat e w ork in I'Vash ingto n U ni':Hsity last ye ar, a nd i ~ n ew t each i ng in t h 3 depart m en t o f che mistr y of t he Ir, dian a State No rm al ai. T err e H a ute. E D . L y nt on , M. S. M. '12 , w ho ha s fo r sever'a l yea r s beGn in t he empl oy of t h e Standard Oil Co mp a n y of Californ ia, rec entl y don a ted th e d epartm ent of geology of th is scho ol a very fin e colle ction of California fo ssils. L B. Ben to n, lVI. S. M. ' 19, who has heel : do ing ;letr oleum geology w ork in T ex a s for sevE'ra l year S. ' was in R ol.:a Sep te m ber 11 and 12. K . H . d eCouss.:!l', M. S. M.: ' 2 2, who
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MARRIAGES. J a mes E . StolgE dill, '25, an d Miss Bernice N . Robin s w ere married in St. Louis W e dne sday, June 30, 1 926, il the Holy R csary Church. The Cf;r en, ony was f0l1 8wed by a r eception at the h ome of th e brid e's parents at 4240 W es t Le x in £"Lon Ave ., St. L ouis. Jimmie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Stogsdill of V Ida, Mo., and graduu:led in m echani cal engine ering from M. S. M~ in 192 5. He is a m ember of th e Grubst" ke r Club. H e is e mployed t.y the Meter Coal Company of St. Lou is. H is m an y f ri ends join in wishil'~ the yo ung (;.:mp le a ll su ccess. R. D. W ar d, ' 25, was married Ju lv 31 , 192 6, a t Se n a th, iVIi:osouri. Deta iis L lVe not y et I.ee n received r egard in;; the yo un g lady of his choice, but all join in wi shi n g R. D. a nd his wife SllC ' (( SS and hap piness. It E. Mu r p hy, '23, was marri ed on .'\':::,y 28 , 19 26. I\'!:urph a lso has n 'l t {1; r ni ro h 6d deca i!s, but his friend s e:{Len d congrat .ll ati ons just the sam e. F e i ~ no w Inst,'uctor in Geology at t he U n iver sit y OI K entucky . Th e marri a g e of Miss Arl ene Hatch, dc. ug hter of Mrs. Bertha Hatch, 518 NorU, R osed a le Avenue, and Ra y K oll a r of Tu ls:t, Old a was so lemnized d hig h n oon Au gust 25 in the hom .:! cf t he bri de . Im m edi atE:l y f ollowing the cerer. ony a w eddin g breakfast w a s serve d ~ ll t he Hatch h ome. Mr. an d Mrs. Kel lar left f or a sh or t w edding tri-:> <'; I. d w ill be :tt home temporari ly wit.h t h , brid e's moe, er. Mrs Kollar a t · tf nd e d schoo l in K ittanning, Pa. Rq compl eted his CO~l r s e at M. S. M. t his sJ..rin g, being hon or man of his class, Hn d is now fl' s ocia ted w ith t h e Pul'~ Contin r 'ed on Page Three.
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MSM ALUMNUS 15sued quarterly, in the interest d the a lu mni and formE;!' <;t u dents of the School of MlI1es and Metallu rg"r. Subscription pric included in Alunmi dues. Application for entry as second matter is peadi ng.
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O ff icers " f th e A s so cia tion.
M. H. T hornberry ................ Presid "nt C Y . Clayto:1 ...... .. ... .. .. ....... Treas u i· e~· K. K . Kershnl!r .. .... .... .. ........ Secr etat'y Noel H ubibarrl .. .... .... Alu mn i Recorder Edi t ors.
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Noel Hubbard .
ANN OU NCE M E NT . In presenting te the a lumni ::.n d former stude,1ts of the School of :Mines and Me ta LuJ'gy thi<; f irst issu e of the M. S. JVI . Alumnus we wisn t.o c ffer t he fo ll o ,ving explanation as to its alms and purpo~es . For a bout 'O :ghteen months we have sent to yo u qaarterly g'eneral m frrmation regard, ng the school that we fe lt should be of interest to tile's," wh o spent fo ur yea r s of thE;ir lives on this campus. Generall y speaking, those f OUl' y'ears have meant m u ch to yau. YOte have forrole 1 acqu aintances and friends hips h 2,'e that have an d ",i:1 !i:O with you thr.;; ugh yo ur lives. It is t1,rough the m}di l'm of these quarter·· I} bu lletins, first in mimeogr aph .Eo,-m i'TIli now in priute d form, that ,\,e hop!': to keE;p you ir, closer to u ch wi';h those friends «nd acquai ntances. It has been SH iel an d often, that t'~e f. ~ h001 spirit a~ III. S. M. is more in·· tense than at the ave~'ag'e schvol. It is only natural 1' ,,:;( th2 alumni ShO'..l~d c:l.l'l'y this SP:t'lt y, ;th them when th =:,' have left th e campus and entend lipon thE;ir ch'1Scn profess;o n. It is therefore but r,atnral thiot the al umni should be int,n' '~ted in matters }Jc,!:'taining to the ochool , its success, Its needs, an d its f;< :lleral welfare . ' Vith these t"tJUghts in mind we !HC l1' aking this modest beginning wi·...n an alu mni publication. There has beeT: much discussio n every since ilw vrgf<nization w:-t<, established regarJIng an offici':!l !=ubiication fOT the L ~ sociation, and we fee l that the alumni body in genf! ~' al will approve of 'i;hl~ f irs', attempt. The cost is ,a pproximately the same as it has been in sencii,lg out t h e b ulle';in in mime,ograp h form, Rnc we can include much more m::;.terial. We do not expect 01' desire in allY way to compete with the Missouri Miner. We expec: to continue gIVl'll~ them our hearti2st s upport. It covers
a ground that the M. S. M. Alumnus w]1 not attempt to covel', and it fills 2, most usefu l l'tl!'pose on the campu s. Suggestions, criticisms, anu a geni:'ral discussio:J. of the publicatio:l aTe cordiall y invited from the alumni. Continued from Page Two. Oil Company as petroleum engineer. He is a member of the Sigma Nu F ,'aternity and a b:J Phi Kappa Phi and 'l'<:.u Beta Pi . Their many friend s jOiYl i':, wish ing th e m 'I happy successful I;te. EMPLOYMENT. Keep in mind the fact that th e Alumni Recorder maintains a list of those desir ing employment, and is very frequently able to place prospective employers in immediate touch with dEsirab le men. Beiow is a list ·,f those in tere,;'.;E;d in a change at this timt·. If you kno \'; of ope nings write or wi r e at once and every effort will be made to se e t~ ,at all M. S. M. men int prested an d qua lified are informed. E MPLOY MENT LIST.
I -One Gl'zduate in E lectri':!al Engineering, class '26. 28 years oui. Has had abo ut one year's experience along electl'icallines. Would like wo :;!, as electrician or assistant enginE;er. 2-0ne g'l'aduate in Electrical Engineering, cla ss '24, age 28 years. T wo years' experience along electric 11 lines, test of t r ansformers, all types of industrial m otors, dynamo t est. Woul d like positio n in Middle W est with public utiiity company. 3-0ne graduatE' in Mine Engineering. 36 .rears old. 13 years' expe ri ence in Ie d and zi nc mini ng, the first six years of which were spE;nt in different capa citip.s-assayer, surveyor, drill ing and g enera l undergroun.l, surface mechanic and tending prospect drills. Th e last seven years ha\, 2 bee n spent as superintendent of min es . Desires pla ce operating properties. 'i-One Graduate in Chem. and IVIe t., class '95, Consulting Engi n eer, will do consulting work in J oplin district. 5-0ne graduate in Mine Engineering, cla ss of '23. 28 years old. Has h ~(l two years' work with r ailroad, 3ix months with hig hway, and one year in str uctural steel. Wants constructi on wcrle. 6--0ne graduate in Mine Engineering, class '13, age 36 years. Will do examination and consulting work in Nr ,-t hwest territory. ~;-One graduate in Civil Enginee;:-
ing, class '24. 28 years old. Has had 2 1-2 years state r.ighway work, pavem en t construction, bridge constructiol'!, and as instl'umentman on survey work. Has also ha'.l drafting room experience. Would like fie ld work in highway, railroad or bridge construction . 8-0ne graduate in Metallurgic::!l a nd Chemical Er.gineering, class '25. Has had four years' college work in chemistry and one year in metallurgy and nine months' experience in materia ls for constrnction . Wa nts work i" m etallurgy or chemical "en gineering. 9--':One graduate in Mine Engineering, class '26. Is 27 year s old. Ha <; had three summers experience in mining also four months s urveying and mapping. Would like a position a long m ine engineering lines . 10-0ne g r aduate in Mine Engin eering, class '26. Would like work in mining or ore dr ~ ss i ng. 11-0ne gradu ate in Metall urgical Engilleering-, class '18. 3 1 years old. Has had vari"d experience in 'chemistry and also ~om" ·e xperience in wi1.'e mi ll. :;;everal yean.' experience-in lead refining and in te~ting in, research de partment. About one year in con struction and development of French prn· ('e,~s zinc oxide plant. 12-0 ne gmduate in Metallurgy, clas,. ' 14. H as had varied experience in t he min ing- fie ld in the Weste rn staies, a nd c s min ing and metallurgica l eng i'1eering. 13-0ne Oil Fi eld Engin eer, Vocational class '24. Has had fIve years' experience in tr:msportatiori, abo~lt two years railroad valuation brid0'e costs, etc. W Oclkl prefer POs-itl'Oli. wtLh Mining 01' Oil Co., doing research r f b .bor and production cost. . . 14-0ne Highway Engineer; ' completed two-year yocational course 'n ri,?:hway engineering in '25. Has h ad arproximately one year's eXiJerie~ce 1;, sta te high 'vay work as inspector. 15-0ne gradunte in Metall urg ical Engineering, clas;: '10. Has had varied e ~pe rience a lon ~' chemical Tesear-: 11 ;.nd teaching. W ould like position ·~s chemical enginee ring or t eaching. 16-0ne non-g ~ ' ad u ate, class '16. H ad practically completed co urse in metallurgy. Has hHd varied experien ce 111 chemical r eseQrch work in n on-fe rr ous metall ul'gical plants and in chemical p!a:1.ts since lea ving school. 'Wants position :tlcng chemical engillc:ering lines in Middle W es t. 17-0ne graduate in Civil Engineering. class '23. Het; worked as draftsmal",in strumentman, office ' engineer
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as:;:ayer, bridge \\·ork". Wou ld like a mJ lj j ob . 28-0n e gr a,d uate in El ectrical Eng im:er ing, '26. 23 :t ears old. Would li '{e nydr(\-electric, public u,tility or con str uction worK. 29-0n e graduate in Civi l Engin eering, class '22 . 27 years old. H a~ ha d fiv e yeal's' State Highway work an d on e year subdivision work. 30-0ne g r \l dua tc in Civil Engin eeri ng, class '23, 29 years old. Has ilaJ ex perience in iroI: explor ation, stream g ur.gi ng, analyz i n.g and work in g up rEcords of stream flow . Vari ed ex .. perie nce in gener:1i office \vork, (;(,s t, c~laftin g and clll1stru ction depart];!Cnt.s of Joa " ~'e l11:; nufact uri ng com ·· ]J;: ny. T ea ching- or other work w it!'! pc.rma n ent he,ldqua rters acceptabl e. 3:- - 0n e gra..:! uate in Mi n e En gin eer j' ig, clas '24 . H 't" ha d two yea r' s exre r;p n ce in hi gh\':aY work. 3 2-0 n e gra ,i uate in Mi ne Engine sTin .;. class '25. 31 y ears old . Has had [.i}, year's I,I'ad ical experien ce a ., miner, fOT em.m an d assistant eng;IleE:1. Is exp etienc E.d in general !11'ining- m evh ods, mil~ e and surface s ur · veys. Al so h as had n in e months exp;:rit:: nce with Slate hi g hway WOl·\;:. Gal'. make r l ilrcad, highway, miih" an a city sur ·/ey,>. P erfers min ing work in J oplin di stri~ts . Oth er di stnict s accepta ble.
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in highway and construction work, a nd fo r two ye~ll; was junior enginee': U . S. Geological Survey. Wants fi€hl. or cons:ruction work. Perfers Wes t or Middle VI' est. I8- 0ne grad ua te in Civil Engineering, class '25 , 23 YE:ars old. Ha s had four m onths as assistant city e n~· j n eer for city of 25,000, four month,: junior engin eer Illin ois State Righway, and six months draftsman f or l ~ rge stru ctural ste el concern. Wants work alon g construction li nes. 19-0ne gr::duate in Mine El1gin eel'ing, class '05 . 47 year s old. Has ha d vhrie d experi'J nce as mining engineer i n W ester n min e\3-asshyer, metallu rgist, mill-m a n, experimental work, ShIH-bo ss , mill foreman, etc. Want.s wo rk in eng ineeri ng or hydro-m etallLirgy, or as ·~onSl; ltin g engin eer. 20- 0 n e graduate in Mechanical Engineering, cla % '19, 29 years old. H a5 ha d seven years experience draf ting a n d estimatin g, construction work, l'\11d as sales e ng ine er. W ould like ,.'ork a long sales eEgineering or Mecha nica l engin et'cin;; lin es, perferably ~~ Sr , L ouis or vicir-ity. 21- 0n e gndu a te in G€ology, class '] 2. 36 yea r s ol d. Has h ad broad exj:: e rience in geol ogical fi eld work and in respon s ible po~itions. Wan ts place ;:'8 feb'ole um gE:ologist or executive. S;.; lary $900 0 t o ~12 000 per an num, 22- 0n e g r a du ate in Mine EngiTI/;'erin g, class '08 . 42 years old. Was for t e n years assistant mining e ngin ee r £.01' large Iliinois coal co rp oratioP. , 6 YE:ars as sup er intend en t of coa l mi nes in K entucky. Wants posit ion a3 m ine operato r (' r other eJ1lg i11E:ering work. Can han dl·e m en . 23-0 n e gr a du :;te in Min e En g in('eri.n g, class '2G, 23 year s old. H a3 had th r ee s um rr.ers experiE: nce in m ining a nd ·lbO°.lt two m onths with Misso uri Highway Commission. 24- 0n e n ,)I1-graduate in Metallurg y, age 25 years. H ad almo st co mpleted coll ege werle requirE:d for it (~ egr ee . Has had \'C,ried experience 03 dra ftsm a n, s urv eyin", transitman, a lso a s testing epgineer a nd engin eer ch <:; ly,ist. ,,5- 0 ne graduate in Mining Engi]' f.e ring, cla ss '25. Wants mining po ition . 26-0 ne graduate in Civil Engil1 ee ri ng '26. 29 years old. Has hail ?r out one year's experiE:l1ce staLe highwa y wor~, as iaboratory a s ist<mt , lid inspector, W ould li ke Civil Engi np E:ring or eng-il 'eerin g sales wOl'~; . 27-0n e g-ndu:,te in Mine Engin~ er:ng, class '2 3, aged 3'1 years. H as h a d experien '. e ,15 mi ner, su rve yor,
DEATH S. Beck.
Cn Jun E: 24, 1!,26 , Tom Beck, '24, wh ilo in specti ng so me electrical wir ing in h:s fat :1er's coal mine n 2a r Dc::; Mo: nes, I owa, i n w me way came in cont.act with a high vo ltage wir e a n J was E:lectr ocuted . Tom was to have tee n married within a few wee ks of h is death. He was a m emb er of th e> Grubstaker Club.
va r io us parts of thE' United St?tes. H e active in bot h metal nad nonm eta llic f ields. H e is survived by his wid cw and four children . The old est
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J 0r.n McK. So uthgate died at a hospital in Hamn-:o nd, Indiana, Tuesday, Jul y 6th . H e had go ne to the hospital with an acute attack of nppE:ndi citis. FollO \" in g a n operation , perit.onitis developed r es ultin g in his d eath . Mr. Southgate attended the School of Mines f rom '97 to '03. At th e time of his death h e was Ch ief En g ir,eer fo r th e Ozark Pi pe Lin e Co mpany of St. L ouis a nd was temporaril y located at H[. mm ond. HE wa s a member of th e Sigma Nu Fratt rnity. Dicke rson.
Students who h ave attended th e School of MirJes during t he past 35 year~ will be i nte! ested but sadden e J b y the news of t h e dE:ath of R. R. Di ckerso n who 'ri ie d at hi s home in Roll a on Jul y 5, 1 92 6. Mr. Di ckerson entered t h e 2mpby of t he School of MinE: in th e spring of 1891, and studEnto of the School of Mines h ave s' n ce that t im e come more 01' Ie s into intimate t ouch with him in co,11 9ctio n with his \'.ork as sup erint E: n den t of build ings a,1d g r ounds. H e was a f a:t hfu l em;:>]oy, e of the scho :) ] and w ill leave a host of fri ends to mourn h is passing. H e is s urvi ve d bv h: :; widow and one daughter, Mrs. Bessie , hxander, who '<; t he wife of R. C. Alexa nd er, '03 .
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On thE: ni g ht or Jun e 23, 1926, DeIbert Finl ey, ex' 16. was killed in a n autu l110bil e acciLle n t n ear Duncan , Oklh . H e and W. E. L. Bryan of New Y ork City w ere driving t h e car at about 35 mi les an hour wh en th ey s uddenly came up on a wagon with a trailer attacae d, T!1 trying to avoid the waO'('n the auto went into the ditch aIlG overtu urn e::l, crushing Finley to ceatll bE: nea t h the wheels.
Sc·n ato r Fra nk H. Farri s di ed at his hom e in Roll:"! on September 1, ] 926 . S enator F~ lTis ha' l on g b een inti n-:ately connected with affairs .., t the Sc hoo l of Min es a nd has r endered the sc hoo l va ill ab l ~ se rvice in th e Mis· ~o u l'i Legislature in co nn ection wi t 1 legislative matters. At the time of hi c:eath he was a l11(;mber of th e Board of Ul'ator s and assigned to the executive ccmmittee of thE: School of Mine'> a n d Meta llurgy, H e is survi ve d by his wife and four da1.:ghter s. One dau ghter, Billy, is : he wife of L en Williams, M. S. M. '25 , ann another, J osep hin e, being t he wife of R. L. J ohnson, '2 1.
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1\11 . Authur Te ll staedter, '84, di eJ at hi s h ome ::It ReseUe Park, N . J., on August 12,1 926 . He was 61 years old . Mr. Neustaedter was one of our pro minent g radu at.es a nd practic ~ d his profession in South Af ri ca, C ·,ntr a l
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