The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-09-14
SCHOOL OF MINES NOTES
Institution Opens with Good En-
rollment and Years Work Is Al
ready Well Under Way.

Work was resumed at the
School Monday morning and n
gratifying feature of the enroll
ment was in the large number of
names of former students.
G.. f.. Eckhard succeeds Prof.
o. h. Smith in the chair of Civil
Engineering. Professor Eek
hard is graduate of Iowa State
University. He has taugh I for
three years, a part Of this time
in the engineering college of his
alma mater, and has had two years
of practical experience in his
chosen line of work.
Arthur K. Adams has assn med
the duties of the position of Pro-
fessor of Mining Geology. Pro-
fessor Adams is n graduate of
Harvard and has done post
graduate work at that institu-
tion and at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology. He has had
considerable practical experience,
also, in connection with the y.
S. Geological Survey.
William l.. Richer is a gradu-
ate of Otterbein University, and
the Chicago University, where he
graduated with honorable mention
For the past six years Professor
Richer has been principal of the
Coshocton, Ohio, high school.
He now becomes Professor of
Mathematics at the School of
Mines.
E. w. Waldron is a graduate
of the University of Michigan,
where he specialized in English,
Latin, and History, and has
since had several years of sue
cessful teaching experience in
both grammar school and high
school work. The board of reg
ents of the School of Mines Sc
lected him from among several
pplicants for the principalship
of the academic department.
j. H. Batchelder, Jr., spent
the summer vacation at his home
away back in the mountains of
New Hampshire. He reports a
most enjoyable time but appears
glad to take up his work where
he left off last spring.
w. p. Goodwin was on hand
for work Monday morning after
apleasant visit at his home in
Lexington, Kentucky. He has
undertaken an engineering
course and will stay with it until
the finish.
Hezekiah Hall came down
from his home in Water canon
Monday, after having spent the
summer very much to his liking
up in the Magdalenas. He con-
tinues to grow physically as we'll
as intellectually.
J. J. Hilton was on hand for
the opening and shows a dispo-
sition to stay until he can be
counted among the Schools
graduates in mine engineering.
Dan'l M. Miller gave his
friends a pleasant surprise by re-
turning this year. 1t had been
reported that he would not re-
turn. He spent the summer at
his home in Lake Valley and vi
cinity.
C. S. Beaudry, o. D. Robbins,
and X. A. Strand put mining
theory into practice in some of
the great copper mines of Arizo-
ma this summer. They all have
resumed work at the School and
their summers experience will
doubtless serve them we'll.
George F. Utter has enrolled
again. He reports a pleasant
summer at his Silver City home.
in Los Angeles, and on a cruise
down the Pacific coast.
E. N. Hobart is expected to
arrive from his home near Silver
City Monday. Better late than
never.
Geo. c. Baer of Hillsdale,
Michigan, Dalton Dyreniorth of
Evanston, Illinois, and Oreste
Peregallo of El Paso. Texas, are
among the new students who
have enrolled for technical
courses.
Mrs. Fate Van Duesen. who