Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
Exhibit of Michigan's
rlinerals
Citizens of This Community 7ay Have
Opportunity To Examine Cabinets
Distributed by HoughtOn Col
lege of Mines

Distributed by Hougnton Col
lege of Mines.
The several high schools OF this
county have recently received com
munication from the Michigan College
of Min es at HoughtOn, the center of
the copper country in The upper pen.
insula, statifv that this very import
ant educational institution of Michigan
has. s.undertaken TO make up number of
collections or sets Of mineral speci-
mems to be loaned TO the schools. One
Of these sets il to remain for definite
time in school. after which II is TO
be passed on to another that may have
filed an application for it.
The Michigan College of Mines is
required by law to keep a collection OF
the rocks and minerals Of the state,
and these subordinate sets which are
to be circulated among the high
schools are prepared auxiliary to the
parent collection at J1oughtOn. BY
this means the college proposes to
do what it may to stimulate among
the people an interest in minerals and
rocks, especially as they occur in
Michigan.
For Use of the Public
These collections, which will rotate
among the high schools, are uOt for
the use Of the pupils alone, by any
means. On the contrary, it is the de-
sire to get the citizens outside of the
schools interested in them, and to
have the public as widely as possible
examine them aud become familiar
with them. 1t is recognized that the
more the people in general are inter
ested in mineral resources Of the state.
the more Likely such resources are
to be developed.
Then again, IN the same way that
botany may contribute to the pleasure
of one possessing even a slight know
ledge OF the plants Of his vicinity, so
the knowledge to he acquired concern
ing the minerals in his neighbUrhood
and throughout the state, through The
medium of these circulating collec-
tions may be source Of pleasant
study aud a powerful influence toward
good citizenship. There is no more
beautiful or facinating side to nature
study than in the crystal forms of
minerals, and nowhere are OrganiZa-
tion and growth more clearly eXemp-
lifted
Each set will be composed of 3S
minerals and 6S rocks. While these
will not include all the important
rocks and minerals of the state. the
set will comprise most of those which
lend themselves readily TO popu-
lar study Of geology and physiograpny
One Of the conditions upon which the
loan is made TO high scnoOl Is
that it be put into active use in in
struction, and it may be used in the
grades as well as In the high school
proper. Another condition is that 1t
shall DE kept at all reasonable times
accessible to the citizens of the com
munity who may wish to examine IL
and study its contents.
Minerals Identified Free
The College of Mines at Houghton
also stands ready at any time to iden-
tify, without cost, provided specimens
are sent with transportation prepaid
and postage is forwarded for a reply
any mineral er rock that cannot D'
identified by comparison with the
specimens IN the collection. Suct
specimens must be sent To the college
through the science teacher, principa
or superintendent ofa public school,
but any one is privileged to submit
specimens through these persons.
Even in those parts Of the staLt
where there are not rock out-cropping
almost all stream beds and the soil
which represents the glacial drift
contain interesting rock and minera
fragments. and muCh pleasure, anC
often useful knowledge, may be derived
from their study. A particularly in
teresting feature of this study is to de
termine if the fragments had thei
origin in local rocks, and If not, TO de
termine the source from which the.
came. With each set of specimen
there is furnished one copy OF Note
on Rocks and Minerals of Michigan,
issued ny the Department of GeolOg,
of the College of Mines, Additiona
copies may be purchased at the college
at 80 cents each, ret.
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