Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-21
SCHOOL Of MINES.
Citizen Man Visits the Institution of
Learning.
A MODEL MINING SCHOOL.
Special Correspondence.

Special correspondence.
Socorro, N. NJ, March 21.-Your cor
respondent visited the New Mexico
School of Mines this morning. A wind
storm made the day ~disagreeable, but
the attendance at the school was ex-
cellent.
The first hour was spent in Prof. f.
A. brakes room. He is now comfort
ably quartered in the new brick build
ing, which will some time in the near
future be the south wing of the ma
chinery and assay department of the
institution. His class in English is
o reading Sir Walter SCOTS most
popular work. 'Ivanhoe," Prof. Drake
is an excellent English scholar and
his classes show excellent training.
l was then escorted to the main
building and introduced to Prof. F. A.
Jones, principal of the school. Prof.
Jones' room is directly in the right of
the main entrance of the building. 1t
Is a 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 quanti-
tative and qualitative laboratory. This
room is in the extreme south wing Of
the main building. 1t has just recently
been 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
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school. 1t is equipped with all the
modern conveniences necessary In the
execution of all kinds of assay
work. Next m the machinery and
metallurgical department. Here are
the crushers, grinders, busking board
and balances. Each balence is placed
on a short stone and cement pier built
from the ground up. One of the bal
ances now used in the chemiacl cabin
ct is so fine that a pencil mark IN a
piece of paper can be weighed. The
school is also supplied with a gas plant
and water distillery 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 from all
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Jones has taken great pains during his
travels to gather together this collec-
ton. A fine Photographic microscope
has recently been added to this depart
ment. On the second floor is found
Miss J. f. Atkinson, B. 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. r.
Smith. This room is well lighted and
a fine view of the surrounding country
can be obtained. This department is
well equipped with desk rooms, clos
cts and blue printing frames. We next
visited the assembly room. Miss Anne
w. Fitch, assistant in general science,
presides there. A 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 IA be rails
ed and lowered according to the size
of the pupil.
The building is constructed of sand
stone and trachyte, making it very
substantial.