Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
The school OF Mines.


for the School of Mines at Rapid City
has been completed. The contractors
have begun hauling stone and lumber
on the grounds and the stone inasons
are now at work on the foundation.
The building will occupy a prominent
position between the two old Buildings
and will contain two full stories and
basement. 1t will be made of red press
ed brick with sandstone trimmings.
The first floor will contain an assembly
room, presidents Offices and recitation
rooms. The second floor will contain
lecture rooms for the departments of
chemistry and engineering, a physical
laboratory, a mechanical drawing room
and separate rooms for the work in quail
itative and quantitative analysis. 1t
will also haye q dsrk room for photo
graphic work as we'll as one for CONNER
cial analysis besides several store rooms.
In the basement, in addition to the
usual space for heating plant, fuel and
janitor's supplies, there will be suite of
rooms furnished for the young ladies
consisting of lunch and cloak rooms and
lavatory.
After the completion Of the new build
ing, the west building will undergo sey-
eral changes. The entire third floor will
be reserved for the Department Of
Geology and Mineralogy, the second
floor will be set aside for the CONNER.
cial Department. for which number Of
regular business college desks have been
ordered. The first floor will be proyid-
ed with lunch room for the boys and
room for the literary society. The
east building will be devoted entirely to
the department of mining and metal
lurgy. This summer large muffle fur
mace has been erected in the assay
laboratory and the entire laboratory
overhauled. The upper floor will be
fitted up as laboratory for metallurgical
chemistry. This will be under the
charge of Professor Fulton, and will be
particularly devoted to the use Of stu
dents for practical experiments in the
cyanide method of extracting gold frotii
its ores.
After the above changes have been
completed the school will be in condi-
ton to give as complete course in min
ing engineering as is given in any min
ing school in the United States. Among
the increased facilities are new and
large assembly room, a physical labora.
tory, g large and we'll lighted mechanical
drawing room and separate rooms for
the work in qualitative and quantitative
chemical analysis. These have been
urgently needed for some time and their
absence has been the cause of great in
convenience. The engineering course
has been strengthened by the addition
of Professor Harry P. Taylor to the
teaching force. Mr.. Taylor is fotmer
student of Cornell University. Ithaca,
New York, and graduate of the Colo
RADIO School of Mines. Much of his life
hdo pCCh opChb III bhO WCDe, "9OAO hV
has had practical experience in mining.
He is particularly strong in both land
and mine surveying and will have
charge of that work in the School Of
Mines as well as of the classes in me-.
chanical drawing and physics.
Another new feature of the school will
be the boarding club, which will be con-
Quoted in central location in the city;
under the supervisor Of the authorities
of the school. Miss Anna Brown has
been engaged as matron and brings with
her considerable experience in institu-
tional work. Students will be provided
with table board at $3.50 a week. AS
room rent in Rapid City is very low,
this arrangement will greatly reduce the
expenses of students and make the cost
of course of study at the School of
Mines as cheap as at any school in the
state.