The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-11
MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF MINES
men AT GLOBE HOLD BANQUET
Over Thirty Graduates Of Noted
Mining Institution Hold En-
joyable Reunion.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FORMED

over thirty graduates Of the Mich
igan College of Mines including many
of the prominent mining engineers of
this section Of the southwest, gathered
at the Dominion hotel Saturday night
for a reunion and banquet, says the
Globe, Ariz.. Daily Globe. The banquet
was planned for the purpose Of getting
together the former students Of the
mining school and having a good time,
and 1t closed with the organization of
the Southwestern Alumni association
of the Michigan College of Mines.
The decorations were in old gold
and silver, the college colors, and each
of the banqueters wore rosette Ind
streamer of the same colors. There
were over thirty present and it was one
of the most enjoyable affairs ever Civ
en- here Fred Hoar. the first Michigan
college graduate TO come TO Globe, who
is now in the district acted as toast
master. and he called on the old and
young graduates OF the school for brief
speeches. Louis A. Wright. consulting
engineer OF the Miami Copper COM
pany. talked on "The Success of an
Engineer" of which he is well quail |
fed to speak, and n. O. Lawton. super |
intendent OF the Miami company, the /
oldest alumnus present, told of the i'm
portance of practical experience TO
young engineers. Henry V. Smell. SUI
perintendent Of the Superior & Globe,
spoke on "The Necessity for Mining
Engineers"
Toastmaster Hoar gave an interest
ing talk on his experience i'm Globe
since he came here thirteen years ago
to assist former Superintendent Par
nall, who was also a Michigan man.
He told how Parnall had asked him
to send for Michigan graduates for the
Old Dominion engineering staff and
how the number of men from that coll
lege has steadily increased in this dis
trlct
Charles Kumke. chief engineer Of the
Arizona- Commercial Copper company.
who was one OF the princip pal promoters ,
Of the banquet, was asked to tell the ,
objects of the gathering and he re-
sponded with well applauded speech
He stated that tine first object was to ,
renew old acquaintances and make new
ones among the alumni and to recall
Incidents Of colleges days. In order TO
perpetuate the spirit of the reunion ,
md bind together more closely In
social way the graduates OF Michigan
College OF Mines, Mr.. Kumke proposed
he organization of tile alumni assocla-
ion, which was done with the follow
ng officers:
President, Louis A. Wright; vice.
resident, Fred W. Hoar: secretary
nd treasurer, Charles Kumke.
During the evening the colored or
hestra furnished music and in addi-
ION to the toasts there were college
ongs and college wells. which were re-
earsed with vim. 1t was decided to u
meet semi-annually.
Those present at the banquet were: Z"
.ouis A. Wright, n. o. Lawton Fred
V. Hoar John c. Per aberthy. Henry V
nell, Thos. L. Mel cod ]. f. Thoms.
Ieorge c. Moore. Charles A. Kumke.
:. b. Tinker, I. a. Ettlinger. Harrison. r,
!. Dunn, John ID. .Wanvig r. p. Earl I.
ng. Z. ]. Haug, a. G. Stoddard. II. G. G.
ngle, f. r. Calkins. r. \. Mcdonald. =
!. 3. Van Bergen, G. II Morgan, Geo. a
-rnold. Blsbee; H. A. Collins, b. o. n
'ickard. Charles Sokup. X. X Kuntz 81
). ii. Wilkinson. II. H. Howard. Z. +. a
.eland. c. f. Newton OF Clifton: NJ B. lin
Iuston. Abe Mathews and Dave wor- II
ester of Ray. ~ In