Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-17

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structural geology, stratigraphical
geology, practical geology, topograph-
ical mapping, geological surveying,
Photography, geological philosophy,
history OF geology, principles of ore
deposition. special problems and re-
search work.
The New Mexico School Of Mines
has acquired a gold and silver mine
at the base OF Socorro mountain and
within two miles of the scnool. Here
the student is afforded excellent op-
portunities for the practice of mine
and studying all the vari-
GUS features Of practical mining, A
double compartment incline shaft is
one Of the features of this mine,
which together with slopes, wines,
levels, cross-cuts, ore bodies and
mine timbering show the under
ground workings Of a mine. Students
in the mining and metallurgical cour-
ses are expected to make two
weeks tour Of inspection of the min
ing camps lying within easy reach
of Socorro under the leadership OF
one of the members Of the faculty to
inspect the mines, concentratOrs, and
smeters. At the close of the school
year of 1906-7 inspection visits We're
made 10 the mines concentrators and
reduction works at FL Paso, Texas,
Douglas, Bisbee and Tombstone, Ari-
zona, and Cananea, Mexico.
Field Practice for Undergraduates.
Surveying parties are organized
among the undergraduates of the en-
gineering departments during vaca-
ton time in which field practice is
secured in various branches of sur
veying for period of about month.
Wherever it is possible students are
urged to secure employment during
the summer months with regular sur
yeying parties, In these practice sur
yey expeditions the first year men
are assigned to a township of land
which they are required to sub-divlde
in compliance with regulations of the
U. S. land Office and make a topo-
graphical map of the transit and sta
dia and plane-table methods. Upper
class men and students of mining en-
gineering are given the task of max
ing complete surveys and to construct
maps of important mines, while the
civil engineering students run the
line for an imaginative railway from
five to ten miles in length, together
with making maps and estimates as to
the probable cost of construction. Sur
yeys are also made for irrigation sys-
tens.
The New Mexico Schools of Mines
has made rapid strides since 1t was
founded by act of legislature in 1889
and its advancement is due in large
measure to its natural advantages OF
location and the employmc-t of in,
structors thoroughly familiar with
their work. The first semester of the
Forthcoming term will open Monday,
September 8, for the registration OF
students, and recitations will begin
Tuesday, September 10.
The following are members of the
faculty and their respective duties:
Members Of Faculty and Board Of
Trustees.
Robert Peelle Noble, Phi. B., A NJ 4,
president of the faculty and profes.
sor of chemistry. Emmett Russell
Smith, B. S., C. E., professor of civil
engineering Reinold Vernon Smith,
B. s., professor Of mining and metal
lurgy; Clifton James Sarle, NJ s., Phi.
D., professor of geology and mineral
ogy; Ralph Waldo Twinins, A. B.,
principal Of the academy; Miss Anne
w. Fitch, registrar The position of
professor of mathematics has not yet
been filled.
The Board of Trustees of the insti-
tuition consist, exclusive of the Gov.
ernor of the Territory and the super
intendent of public instruction, ex-offi-
clio, of the following: Aniceto G. Abey-
tia, Socorro, president; c. T. Brown,
Socorro secretary and treasurer; A.
H. Hilton, San Antonio; w. A. Flem-
ing Jones, Las Cruces, and Patrick j..
Savage, also of Socorro.
These citizens are we'll and favor
ably known throughout the Territory
and stand very high in the estima-
tion of the people in every way. Mr..
Brown has been secretary and treas
urer of the institution for many years.
He is one of the leading mining en-
gineers and experts in the Southwest,
and enjoys the highest reputation for
professional skill, great experience,
thorough reliability and good judg.
ment in mining matters.
The administration of the school,
which is directly under it's president,
Professor Robert P. Noble, is howev-
er, also closely watched and regulat-
ed by the Board of Trustees, the men,
bers thereof giving time and labor
freely for this purpose and attending
to their duties regularly, carefully
and efficiently. They are all success
full in their different lines of voca-
tion and are doing what they can for