The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-20
COLLEGE OF MINES.
p. 3. Mcdonald Writes Of School and
Approaching Reunion.

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Writing for the Engineering Il Min
ing Journal, f. y. Mcdonald of Iron
River Mich, says of the Michigan
College of Mines and it's forthcoming
big celebration;
The Michigan College of Mines at
Houghton, Mich. will observe it's TWEEN
ty-ffth anniversary in four-day re-
union celebration planned for the week
OF August 8. Those who will partici-
pate are experienced. technically
trained men. representing the import
ant mining districts of the world +.
w. McNair, president of the institu-
ton. has spoken with President Taft.
and with George w. Perkins. of New
York. i'm regard TO their visiting the
college at that time. and both will en-
deayor 10 be present. Special NJ. c. NJ.
cars will be run from convenient CEN
ters throughout the West and the Lake
Superior country. The celebration will
not be confined To the graduates OF
the college. but the invitation has been
extended to the non graduate NJ. G. NJ.
men.
The Alumni.
Five hundred and seventy-one men
are graduates of the college II is re-
markable that but twelve have left en-
gineering pursuits. 4 large number
have developed from strictly technical
positions into the operating and COM
mercial side of mining. Nearly 200 of
the alumni are i'm the iron ranges of
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
and the Lake copper country, i'm the
heart of which the college is situated.
Moreover, this great field the name of
which symbolizes standard mining.
serves as a recruiting station for other
districts, and many graduates promi-
nent in the industry over the world re-
ceived their initial experience from
several years spent in the iron and
copper mines. Next TO the Lake SUI
perior country comes the Southwest
whore. in Arizona and Mexico, over 100
Houghton alumni hold positions. The
remainder are scattered in this coun-
try, Canada, South America the Phil
ippines, Australia. New Zealand, South
Africa and Europe.
I'm addition To the business interest
felt i'm the Michigan country. the re-
union viii for some time partake Of the
nature of homecoming. Many of the
men, born and raised in the district,
left for out the way corners of the
earth soon after graduating; not a Few
married copper-country girls. and it is
expected that these will return Cnot
unaccompanied). prepared to spend
some time in the vicinity.
The Celebration.
There will be four days OF formal
celebration. Time viii he reserved for
class and group reunions. and there will
occur carefully planned excursions
about the copper country. which has
changed considerably since last seen
by some of the graduates. 1t is pre-
dicted that an era Of closer intercourse
win be initiated by this reunion of old
friends and classmates. all engaged i'm
the same business for the mining in
dustry is one in which there is a large
alumni could materially increase their
helpfulness to each other by syste-
matte attention to the matters of mu-
tual interest. To this end the college
purposes issuing a small booklet Civ
ing the present and permanent address
and occupation Of each graduate.
The College.
The Michigan College of Mines was
established by act OF the state legisla-
ture. and is maintained as State in
stitution. The sole purpose of the col
lege is TO train men for mining. This
concentration on particular line Of
training does away with many perplex-
ing problems which arise when numer-
Gus lines of effort are proceeding sim
UNANIMOUSLY The tendency for con
ccntration Is furthered by the dOmi
mating mining environment. within a
radius of eleven miles from tho college
arc fifteen active copper mines. where
In constant operation are the deepest
shafts and the most powerful mining