The Socorro chieftain., 1906-08-25
THE SCHOOL OF MINES
In First Glass Shape for the Work
Of the Year Now about
to Open.
NEW PRESIDENT OF FACULTY
The Institution Has Recently Been
Provided with First Glass Mod
ern Equipment.

To show what one of the fore
most journals of the territory
thinks of the School of Mines,
the Chieftain reproduces the fol-
lowing from the Santa Fe New
Mexican:
A we'll edited, finely printed
and handsomely bound catalogue
has recently been issued by the
New Mexico School of Mines, To-
Gated at Socorro. The book is
altogether very attractive, with
its rough dull finished cover, the
front of which is embossed in a
lighter shade. geographically
it is one of the neatest and most
comprehensive pieces of book
printing ever turned out by the
New Mexican Printing Company
and for that matter by any other
printing establishment in the
great southwest. The catalo-
que contains 120 pages.
A fine half tone engraving
showing the main building of
the institution comprises the
frontispiece and gives the reader
a good idea of the dimensions of
the school as far as edificeS are
concerned. Other illustrations
appear in the body of the book
One picture is that of the grind
ing room in the assay laboratory,
and another is view of the muf-
fle furnaces in the same build
ing. Still another is from a
photograph of the schools eX-
hibit at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, in st. Louis. A
sketch reproduced from "A pen
and ink drawing is also publish
ed, showing the complicated
plan of the mine which is the
property of the school. The cat
alogue describes fully and we'll
the several courses of study and
the purposes of the institution;
it also points out the advantages
of location in the midst of pc
culiarly rich mining country, and
devoteS space to a description of
the great natural resources sur
rounding the school.
HISTORICAL.
The New Mexico School of
Mines was established by an act
of the Legislature in 1889. Two
years later a board of trustees
was appointed and an organiza-
tion effected. Steps were then
taken for the erection of the nec-
essary buildings but it was not
until six years after the original
bill was passed creating The in
stitution that it was really open
ed. Within the short space of
time intervening from that time
TO this has come to be recogniz-
ed as one of the foremost educa-
tional institutions of it's kind in
the United States. 1t has grad
uated students who are holding
responsible positions not alone in
this country but in the neighbor-
ing republic of Mexico. The lat
ter country offers exceptional in
ducements TO experts in mining
engineering and metallurgy and
graduates find lucrative situa-
tions there for the asking. Six
ty-seven students were enrolled
in the various departments dur
ing the fiscal year ending No
vember 30, 1905. The enroll
ment is growing steadily each
year and when the school will be
reopened this fall it will proba-
bly, have the largest roster in its
history. The tuition fee is small
1t is $50 per semester for nom
residents of New Mexico. While
to bona fide citizens of the terri
tory it is but $40. The labora-
tory fees are extra, but they are
also comparatively low, ranging
from So to $40. The school will
reopen this fall on September 10
lOI tnc uISt ScihCStSi VI i1oo-of'
Within two miles of the school
is the Torrance gold and silver
mine. This mine was acquired
by the institution some time age
and is situated at the base OF the
Socorro Mountain. This mine
affords splendid opportunities fol
the practice of mine surveying
as we'll as for the study OF the
various features of practical min
ing.
FEATURES or rHE SCHOOL.