The state herald., 1908-05-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
AT GOLDEN.
ADDRESS AND GIFTS
DEGREES GRANTED TO LARGE
GRADUATING CLASS AND
PRIZES AWARDED.


commencement of the Colorado School
of Mines was held Friday afternoon at
Golden. The hall was well filled long
before 2 o'clock, special cars having
brought large crowd from Denver,
including Gov. and Mrs. II. A. Buchtel,
| Judge and Mrs. w. II. Maxwell, Judge
and Mrs, John Campbell, Judge and
| Mrs. o. e. LeFevre and many other
prominent citizens
A class of fifty stalwart mining en-
gineers received their diplomas.
/ Thomas f. Walsh, who has made his
millions in Colorado mines, gave the
/ school $1,000. and also delivered one
of the finest addresses it has ever been
| the privilege of Il Mines graduating
| class TO hear.
Mr.. Walsn's gift was in the nature
of most gratifying surprise. 1t is
| divided into two funds of $1,000 each.
Mr.. Walsh is much interested in the
/ development of the rare mineral ele-
ments Of the state particularly uran-
ium, yanadium and tungsten, and the
money is to be used Tor this purpose.
The second $1,000 was given in the
name Of Mrs. Walsh and their daugh-
/ ter. Evelyn. The money was placed
at the disposal of President Anderson
to be used as IA loan fund from which
students who desire to prosecute their
! mining studies and do not have The
means to do so may receive assist.
ance.
The degree Of L. NJ. (Mlning engi,
neerl was conferred upon William
Reuel Chcdsey, Charles Alexander
I.angrall, Albert Warren Brinker,
! Charles Dcnison Root, Martin Hamii-
ton Kllrour Carroll Burt Island, Karl
Gregory Link, William Val DeCamp,
Jesse Taylor Boyd. Clarence Harold
! Murch, Burr Jones French, Gary Il,
Block, Irwin Percy Jones. Herman
Charles Zulch, Thomas Samuel Harrl-
son. Henry Lewis Jacques, Milton Al
fred Pray. Williams Ashby Jones, Jr.,
Lawrence Charles Page. Seymour F.
| Cline. BENJAMIN Wallis Knowles,
Charles Leroy Brown. Howard Doug
las Whitehouse, Charles Frances
Adams Reno. Morrison Harris, Robert
Montgomery Wheeler Arthur Whit
comb Bnel. William Ward Blackburn,
Leon Paul Hill. Malcolm Menelaus
Stuart and Alfred Chester Ellsworth.
The degree of T.. Met (motallurgical
engineer) was conferred upon Forrest
Sloan Dunleyy. Byron Morgan John
| son, Willis Wright Evans. Ira jay
Dits, Maynard James Trutt, Harold
Hutchinson Goe, Sidney Willis
French. Carl Eugene Lesher, Freder'
lei, +. Frick. Arthur John Weinig,
Robert Baxter Elder, Russell Ritchey
Bryan and Hal Greenwood Knight
Degrees OF T. NJ. and Z. Met, We're
conferred upon Samuel Craig Sandus-
Ky. Herbert Austin Everest and Jas.
Bennett Lowell
William Samuel Medcll was given
the degree Of bachelor of science. Me,
deli took his degree as Of the class Of
1895.
Prizes for superior work were
awarded as follows:
Pocket transit and ancroid barn'
meter, 10 William Reuel Chodsey and
Charles Alexander Langrall
Fifty dollars to Herbert Austin Ever.
est for thesis. "Tunnelng Machinery"
Fifty dollars TO Herman Charles
Zuich and Thomas Samuel Harrison Tor
thesis, Court Maps and Models"
Fifty dollars 20 Harold Hutchinson
Goe and Sidney Wills French for the
sis. THE Concentration Of Tungsteln
Ores"
Hundred dollars TO william Ashby
Jones, Jr.. and Lawrence Charles Page
for thesis. "a Report ON the Old Town
Mine. Idaho Springs"
stoiber prize Of 800 20 Carl Eugene
IcHher for thesis, "'rho Electrothermic
Reduction Of Zine" and $50 10 Fred
erick =. Frick. Arthur John Mcinig
and James Bennett Lowell for thesis,
Copper Converting"
The governors prize Of $50 for gen.
eral scholarship, character and school
loyalty was divided into two parts OF
t25 each and was awarded by Governor
nuchtc' himself TO Robert r. Elder and
benjamin W. Knowles, The Governor
said he had offered the same priz" In
nix other institutions OF learning In the
| alntn md honoh Tint lninrn Enyern0rn