The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-20
HAS PUSH AND ENERGY
Prof. L. A. Youtz Will Assist at
the Biological Station.
A CATSPAW FOR HELENA
The Football Team Thinks the Work
Was Little Frigid-Tools for
the Mechanical Depart
ment,

| sor Youtz has recently arrived in the
state, having come from Simpson coll
lege, at 1ndianola, Iowa. He is young
man of push and energy, and not with
out experience in the work he has I'M
dertaken. This is his first year at the
Montana Wesleyan, where he is maxi
ing good record in getting things in
sfape for good work. He will not only
assist in the work of the station, aid
I ing students in the study of micros-
cop1c life, but has undertaken the study
or the microscopic life of the lake. The
OBJECT OF the station as it has been out
lined in the announcement Is to offer
10 the people of the state a place where
original study and investigation may be
mad, and at the same time extend to
such students as may attend the SER
vices of these specialists in so far as
they may be able to offer service. The
announcement was made last week that
Prof. p M. Silloway Of Lewistown
would assist students in the study of
birds, while he himself pursues study
in this absorbing field. 1t is great
pleasure this week to be able to an
nounce that Professor Youtz will at
tend and not only take up work in a
very important line, the microscopic
life, which is fish food, but also will
assist students, If there are any, in get
ting started in this work
+ The football team is expressing dis
approval of the way they are used in
getting games for Helena. Twice the
college of agriculture have had their
team brought to the city by the home
team, and twice they have stopped off
at Helena on the return and played.
In neither case has anything been given
the home team: though all the expense
of the trip has been paid save the board
bill at Helena, of course This means
that the boys have paid the expense OF
the team twice to Helena, and whether
the agricultural college or Helena gets
the benefit of this is an unknown ques-
ton, which makes no difference either
way. They think it but fair that some
allowance be made on the expense of
the games here, especially as they never
pay expenses, when a second game is
played on the same trip.
The department of mechanical engi-
neeflng has received a shipment Of tools
Tor the work in iron and for the forge
room. This work has been delayed on
account of the lack of tools, but now
that they have arrived the students
Will be at once turned into work with
ror
The weather was very unpropitous
during the time announced for the leon
lbs, and very few shooting stars were
seen. Some members of the faculty
watched for them, hoping to get some
photographs, but the clouds were too
dense and there was no chance what
ever.
recent additions to the mineralogical
collections put the department in a DO
sltion to teach mineralogy and blow
pipe analysis to greater advantage
than heretofore
The sum of money donated by r. NJ.
nf L. H.,
professor desired was expended for
minerals of gold and silver principally.
This was deemed wise because OF the
great value to the students of a ia
| miliarity with the minerals of these
two metals.
The three principal tellurides, sylvan
lite, petite and hessite; four silver min
erals, viz, argentite stephanite, cerar-
gyrite and acanthite, and several grains
or placer platinum Constitute the main
portion of this BILL since these minerals
are all expensive. each one costing from
$3.50 to $3.50 The balance of the list
is made up of fine crystallized spaci-
mems, particularly hauerite, bismuthin-
lite. Wiccolite, anglesite and many 9TH
ers. Each of the minerals is a distinct
addition to the museum collection, as
none Of them We're on hand.
Besides Mr.. Cobban's gift an order
| was received Of IS minerals less suit
able for exhibition. They are for the
students use and are not so expensive
as to preclude thorough handling and
study by the class. However, among
this lot were several new ones and
some even more perfect crystalline
forms than We're in the museum. Sub
situations are being made now by the
professor, so that the collection will
be made as fine as possible.
Small fragments of these same min
Ar01 C oil ir hnf efJ11J1 u,
beled, We're received in this order. Stu
dents are given the hand specimens
and the fragments for blowpipe work.
In this way they are able to thorough
ly examine and test these minerals.
These orders We're all purchased Of
Ward of Rochester, N. Y, which guar
antees their excellence. 1T may be Of
interest to Montanans to know that
the head of this noted house, H. A.
Ward. was at one time mine mana
ger in Madison county, Montana.
Professor Smith of the department Of
chemistry is conducting some statisti-
cal work on the mineral production of
Montana. This work is the start Of
university geological survey and the
statistics and information thus OBJ
tanned of these industries will be of
great value in the future work of the
survey.
These statistics are published in the
Mineral Industry of New York city, the
editor of which has complimented Pro-
fessor Smith on the accuracy and COM
| pleteness of the figures furnished.
At present circular letters are being
| sent to the principal producers of build
| ing and ornamental stones. in which
special points of the industry are being
! covered. Also duplicate samples of the
! building stones are being collected by
| these letters. One set of these samples
is to be sent to c. L. White of Bos-
| ton, who will use them. together with
| the special statistical information. in a
| descriptive review of the building stone
| industry of the United States. It is a
! great chance and privilege for the
| quarrymen to be represented in this re-
view, which will be published in V olume
! VIII. of the Mineral Industry. It must
| be that Montana has many GRANTEES
! which would take the place of New
England granite for fine work if the
facts were prominently presented to the
world. This means Is now furnished to
the uuarrymen. The second set of sam
pies will be placed in the university