Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
WILL REPORT
THIS EVENING
COMMITTEE ON EQUIPMENT OF
MINING SCHOOL HAS COM
PLETED ITS PLANS.
WILL ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR FURNISHINGS.
Prof. Leonard Has Prepared a Circular
Regarding Admission To, and
Advantage of School.

The board Of trustees OF the school OF
mines will meet in regular session TINS
evening. The principal matters that
will be considered by the trustees Will
be the report of the committee on equip
ment and the adoption ofsa circular that
has been prepared by President Leonard,
giving general information with refer
ence to the conditions of admission and
the advantages to be offered by the
school
The committee on equipment has gone
to. considerable trouble will present
IN exhaustive report, a fulI
list of the assignments OF rooms to the
different departments of instruction and
the furniture and apparatus needed. The
list of furniture Is divided into two
classes, the first embracing that which
is supposed to be kept in stock by large
school furniture concerns. and the Sec
, ond class, including that which will have
. to be made to order. For the first class
bids will be invited, to be handed in be-
fore June 20, the material to be delivered
on or before August 20. Plans n
! specifications for the material which
will have to be made to order are in
: course of preparation. A portion of this
material will have to be constructed at
the. school building, under the direct SUI
pervision of the professors in charge, n
for the remainder bids will be advertised
for as soon as the plans are ready.
The circular with reference to condi-
tions for admission to the institution,
which will be submitted tonight, goes
into details as to the terms of admission,
examinations necessary and the advan-
tages of the school,.
All graduates o. the high schools of
the state on the accredited list of the
state board of education will be admit
ted 70 the freshmen class without ex-
animation. This will include those who
have graduated from the high schools
of Helena, Butte, Great Falls, Anacon-
da, Missoula, Dillon, Kalispell, Boze-
man and Miles City only. Other candi-
! dates will be required to pass examina-
tons in arithmetic, including the metric
system, higher algebra, through quad
ratics. English composition, geography,
zoology, physical geography of elemen-
tary astronomy. The examinations may
be taken at the opening of the school or
at an earlier date at the home of the ap-
plicant, under the supervision of a COM
petent instructor. 1t is not intended to
limit the pupils to those who expect to
complete the course. Persons of mature
years who hav had some experience in
j the practical operation of mining may be
permitted to enter any of the classes that
they can enter with profit to themselves.
Those who desire 20 enter the advanced
ella sses will be examined in the studies
preceding those OF the class they intend
to enter. Credit will be given for work
done in other institutions, but the right
is reserved to examine all applicants
Notwithstanding these credits. Students
coming from other institutions, will be
required to present certificates of honor
|, able dismissal.
The circular also provides that tuition
shall be free to all who are bona fide res
5idents of this state. And no charge will
be made for the use of chemicals OF
other materials, but deposits will be re-
quired from each student to secure the
, institution against loss by injury OF
breakage to apparatus.
tt is proposed to charge a fee of $25 per
term to students from other states. This
/ being about the most moderate zee
charged by any similar institution.