The Calumet news., 1912-12-23
N. c. N. men IN
GOOD POSITIONS
Graduates of the College of Mines
Advance Rapidly

OF Gao Graduates of the Michigan
College of Mines between 1855 and 1911
/ the alumni register shows that l6l are
now superintendents Of mines or mills,
managers or presidents. Some OF
them, it is true, are assistant super
intendents or assistant managers. but
an equal number are general superin-
tendents or managers of groups of
mines. Also, 10 be sure. some of the
mines with which these men are con-
nected are not yet commercially inn
portant; on the other hand enough of
the men are holding important posi-
tions ether than those listed, such as
chief engineer, inspector OF mines,
geologist for a large mining company
mining engineer for large company,
professor in mining engineering, to
enable one TO say that half OF the
graduates of the college are already
holding important and responsible DO
sitions-and this within an average
time out Of school Of 7.S7 years. Some
Of these men have risen 10 superin-
rendents in less than two years. 9TH
ers have become general managers
ad nsuperintendents in five years.
Thus the period of apprenticeship
for the graduate Of the mining college
is very short. Within a year or two, |
a capable man may expect TO be raised |
10 a position Of responsibility.
Efficiency Engineering.
1t never pays to work with a duh
tool-by just how much it doesn't |
pay to work with dun tools in |
mining, the companies are now find |
ing out as a result of heir expert !
ments in efficiency engineering. |
They have found that it is cheaper
to hire men to keep watch of the
miners tools than IL is to let them
work with them as long as they
please; also that il is cheaper 10
hire men 10 look for air leaks and stop
them up than it is TO let them go on |
leaking. 4 hospital for sick" drills
with sta6 Of doctors and nurses. is
economy by long odds. Sometimes
without working any harder two men
can do what three did before Shafts
are now being sunk three feet where
before they We're being sunk one. Dur
Inc the last three years no less than
ten men have gone out from the Mich
gan College Of Mines. into the copper
country alone TO become efficiency
engineers. In the future we may hope
10 see many ore bodies worked at a
profit due TO these savings in opera
,ion. which now are worthless and not
paving "A dollar OF taxes to the state
as mineral lands.
Mining Geology Course,
The course in applied and mining
geology begins with the new term
,n January 1th The laboratory work
N this course is based upon the
splendid collection which the Depart
nent Of Geology maintains of speci-
mems from the mineral-bearing strata
If the Lake district and other i'm.
'ortant mining districts. A study is
made of the origin. modes Of occur
ence, and mining problems of iron, 3
opper lead-zinc and silver-l lead .
res. a later course takes up gold and ,
liver and the non metals. The ,
curse is conducted by w T. Hopper, =
Who came to the College last fall from f,
nsturtng At tho Tnivirsity of Wis l.,
onaru
New. courses are beginning on Jan
AIRY 9Th in all Of the departments
f the College. Some of note are the
hyeical directors course In First Aid .
% 'he injured, tho courses in Assay
0- and ore Dressing. in Hydraulics.
of Mining Mining Engineer :
ne, Mine Surveying, Mine Ventilation. +,
line Management and Accounts