Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-22
SCHOOL OF MINES.
Citizec Man Visits the Institution Of
Learning.
A MODEL MINING SCHOOL.
Special correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Socorro. " NJ, March 2f.---Your cor.
respondent visited the New Mexico
School OF Mines this morning. 4 wind
storm made the day disagreeable. but
the attendance nj the school was OK
cellcnt.
Tho first hour was spent in Prof T.
A. brakes room He IL now comfort
ably quartercd in the new brick build.
ing, which viii some time in the near
future be the south wing of the ma.
chiner. aud assay department OF the
institution. His class In English is
now reading Sir Walter Scott's most
popular work. "lvanhoe." Prof Drake
is an excellent English scholar and
his classes show excellent training.
| was then escorted to the main
building aid introduced to Prof. +. A.
Jones. principal Of the school. Prof.
Jones room Is directly in the right Of
the main entrance Of the building. It
Is n large. cheerful. airy. well lighted
apartment. with a supply closet on the
north. The accommodating professor
kindly showed me through the school
and gave data on the different depart.
ments. We first went into the quaint.
tative and qualitative laboratory. This
the main building. II has Just recently
heen renovated and repaired. quite a
number of improvements being made.
New shutters are being hung and each
desk has been supplied with water
and private lockers. A large and much
NEEDED fume conductor has been insti-
tuted. From here we went into Prof.
f c. Lincoln's lecture room. and next
to the assaying department of the
school. II Is equipped with all the
modern conveniences necessary in the
execution of all kinds of assay
work. Next comes the machinery and
metallurgical department Here are
the crushers. grinders, busking board
and balances Each balence Is placed
on short stone and cement pier built
from the RrOund up. One of the bal
nnces now used In the chemacl cabin
et is so fine TINT n pencil mark on
piece of paper can he weighed. The
school Is also supplied with gas plant
and water distllery apparatus. In the
basement under the north wing of the
main building is located the geological
and meteorological cabinets. In this
department scores of specimens OF
quartz, mineral and stones fro 1 all
parts of the world can be found Prof.
Jones has taken great pains during his
travels to gather together this colec-
tion. A fine Photographic microscope
has recently been added to this depart.
ment. On the second floor Is found
Miss J. +. Atkinson. H. of l.. She has
control of the preparatory department.
on the west Of her class room. facing
the mountains is what used to be an
anti room, but now Is a nicely decorat-
ed study. belonging to Miss Atkinson.
On the third floor Is located the
draughting and engineering depart
ment under the control OF Prof O. II.
Smith. This room Is well lighted and
fine view of the surrounding country
can be obtained. This department Is
we'll equipped with desk rooms. clos
cts and blue printing frames. We next
visited the assembly room. Miss tnne
w. Fitch, assistant In general science.
presides there \ large and well filled
library Is located in this room Ad-
Unstable desks have been instituted
for the benefit of the scholars. They
are so arranged that they can he rails
ed and lowered according To the size
OF the pupil.
The building is constructed OF sand
stone and trachyte. making IL very
substantial.