Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

and courses of instruction relatlng 10
mining, metallurgical, electrical ana
snch other branches of engineering as
nertain to the pursuit and development
I'm all its branches of the mining IN
dustry Of Utah"
To accomplish this purpose the sehooi
now offers four engineering courses
each leading to degree and requiring
four wears for completion. These
courses are mining engineering, electrl-
cal engineering, civil engineering and
mechanical engineering, respectively,
In each of them the aim is to prepare
the student for the duties OF the pracu-
cal engineer in connection with the
mining industry of this intermountaln
region. This industry Is becoming so
vast and varied that it demands the
services Of specialists In many lines OIL
engineering. The different courses
named above were prepared with view
of making such specialists and all stud
,es that did not contribute to the end
desired were rejected. Thus the course
I'm mechanical engineering, for instance
differs In some respects from the
courses In this branch of engineering
usually offered elsewhere, The ann hete
is 20 familarlze mechanical engineering
students with power plants ana ore
dressing mills, the latter subject sel1on,
being made n part OF the mechanlchl
course as given elsewhere. similarly
the courses I'm civil and electrical engi-
neering give special attention 10 corr
responding phases of the great mining
OF necessity then all these courses
have large amount OF work In com
mon, such studies as mathematics
chemistry, physics, drawing, surveying
shop work etc, belonging to each
But In all these courses whether th'
student is studying physics chemistry
nIrarolopy. or some branch Of cngi
neerng he finds the same methods o
instruction employed-a combination o
the theoretical and OF the practical. III
is grounded In theory, not for the sak'
Of theory alone but that his practlca
work may have meaning for MN ~
knowledge Of the subjects taught De
comes practical knowledge not pe
cause he neglects the theoreucal pu
because he masters II ana sees lls hp
nlication I'm his laboratory or field prac
Use. Indeed his laboratory work J
largely designed for the purpose Q
bringing home TO him. OF making rea
IN him the knowledge he gets tror
his books and lectures
Practise work In the shops the lapI
ratorles, the drawing rooms, ana IN
field occupies large part OF the SUI
dents attention from the beginning ;,
the end OF his four years course II
Is thus occupied, on an average, NJ
legs than thYee hours per day duril
this entire time Besides he spen'
from ak 10 eight weeks during on
summer vacation In practical surveyor
at the mines IT,,
But the facilities at the school
mines are not the only ones drawn W.,
fo,. giving practical instruction. III
,roo3 variety of mines, smelters, M
other ore reducing plants, power PAM
shops. and MANUFACTURING estaOhs
,nents almost at the doors or q
school all afford an Invaluable mea
III practical instruction For, being
near these various works are frequel
iv visited by students and their instru
tors Tor observation and study
value OF such visits is obvious
Now to state some OF the tacluues
practical work more specifically. La
orntory, or field, or shop work II 40
I'm connection with and as part
nearly an the courses offered, but spa
WIN hermit of a brief mention OF |
equipment Of only few G, the lai
ratories The others viii have 70
passed over with the remaik that 'I
are open for inspection each sch9 '', y
ana ,isitors are always most WELDON
no give the field work In survey
shore are one three-nch telesco
olght modern transits and three ley,
besldeg chains. steel tapes, flag pol
ieyeling rods stodia rods, etc. :,
The equipment OF the mechanical 7
oratory includes four Richie tesu
raaGhlnes, steam, gas, OIL ana ho'