The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-09

true one.
IL we are To face the future VI
must solve to some extent, the com
pick problem, the problems presented
by dishonesty on a Wholesale basis
Mr.. Chann;ns's address.
Mr.. Claiming said In part:
In the autumn of 1884. | was aske'
by Ex-Governor 4. L. Swineford o
Alaska, who was al that time COM
missioner OF mineral statistics, TO ex-
famine and report upon the various
"copper" mines of the state for the forth
coming annual report.
Having only graduated from the
columbia School of Mines a little over
a year before, and realizing b. this
time that the possession Of a diploma
did not confer upon one n complete
knowledge of the mining industry, II
was with considerable fear that | en-
tered upon this vocation But few
days work. however. convinced mo
that everyone was ready TO help me,
the particularly gracious people being
the Cornish mine superintendent and
captains, who made allowance for my
inexperience and with their vast fund
Of practical knowledge guided my
steps Alright To such men as Cap
tain James Dunstan William Tonkin.
Samuel b. Harris, John Daniel and
Johnson Vivian, l was particularly in
debted.
In talking with them and their var
ious subordinates the question of tech
nical education was frequently dis
cussed. and its desirablity for the ris-
ing generation was freely admitted. In
particular there was a crying demand
from the ambitious young and middle
lged men for some means Of studying
the science of mining outside of work
ing hours.
Early imbued by my mother with
the truth of the words of ST. Simon
that IAN should labor for the develop
mont, material. moral and intellectual
OF the class most numerous and the
poorest" and knowing that talent and
genius from all conditions rise. I was
filed with the desire 10 found
school. which has now developed into
the Michigan College Of Mines.
After finishing my examination and
writing my report for Ex-Governor
Swineford, in January. 1855, l wrote
4 letter 10 the Marquette Mining jour
nal stating thoroughly my views on
this matter. and suggesting that some
thing be done by the state toward the
establishment of mining school.
AS has always been the case in re-
spect to meritorious suggestions. the
Marquette Mining Journal published
this letter i'm full with favorable edi-
torial comment and a copy of this
issue of the Journal found its way to
the Hon. j. A. Hubbc1i. who as SEN
ator was then representing the upper
peninsula i'm Lansing The suggestion
appealed to him. and I remember his
writing me asking me to get him some
extra copies of that particular issue of
the Mining Journal. which l did and
sent them on to him.
He soon after secured the passage
Of an act by the legislature which was
approved May /, 1885 establishing the
Michigan College of Mines, which how
ever, at that time was called the
School of Mines, and with IL an APP
of $4,000 in support of the
school.
Although a graduate of the Column
bia School of Mines and thoroughly
loyal to my Alma Mater. l am con-
,f,,fn
financed and onicered and located in
a mining district like Lake Superior,
cannot be excelled in the superiority
Of the instruction it can offer it's pu-
pills
The state Of Michigan derives much
revenue from the mines. both directly
and indirectly. and it should not be
niggard by in it's appropriations for the
NJ ichigan College or Mines.
Did Not Like Speech.
Governor Osborn. as well as a num-
Der of others in the gathering on the
platform. apparently did not approve
of some of the remarks of Secretary
Nagel and after the meeting the gov
ernor criticised the sccretary's express
sions on the initiative, referendum and
recall
at is such speeches as that Of Sec
rotary Nagel today and others by At
turney Wickersham that have kept
President Taft apo;ogizing ever since
he assumed Office" said the governor.
Several selections were given during
the afternoon by the Greater Hancock
Cleo Club.