Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-08-22
THE STATE SCHOOL Of MINES

the STATE SCHOOL OF MINES
New Appointments and New Equipment For
School of Mines at Rapid City.
Mr.. Welton j. Crook, Of California,
has been elected Professor of Metsllur.
Ry at the State School of Mines at
Rapid City and will begin his work
when the school opens, September 18th.
Mr.. Crook is y graduate of Leland
Stanford University and has had me.
tallurgtcal experience In Australis and
In California. He has for some time
been with the Pacific Coast Steel Com.
pany, serving them In an important
position at their plant In South San
Francisco. Mr.. Crook has been closs!y
associated with Professor Howell
Clevenger, Of Stanford Univsrs sity, who
is one of the most successful mstallur-
Rists of the west Mr.. Clevsnger IL
will be remembered, won his spurs
while student at the School of Mines
In working over large dump pile at
the old chlorination plant near the
school buildings and extracting tho
gold therefrom at handsome profit.
Since his graduation be has bssn
actively engaged In the mining regions
OF the west as consulting metsllurgists
and as q teacher at Leland Stanford
University. Mr.. Crook enters upon bio
work at the school With the purpose OF
making 1t strong department. not
only for giving instruction to students
but also for investigating the ores Of
the Black Hills and with the view Of
aiding. as far as possible, In their de-
velopment. He and his wife will reach
Rapid City within few days
Miss Bertha Morris Of Rapid City
has been elected registrar and score
tary to the president and will enter
upon her duties September 1st. Miss
Lulu Qnist who has for more than I've
yesrs served the institution in this
capacity retires with the hearty appre.
cistion and best wishes Of oil who have
been In any way connected with the
School OF Mines during her time OF
service or who have otherwise had the
pleasure Of her acquaintance.
Several Of the instructors have been
away from Rapid City during the sum.
mer but will shortly begin to ret ,rn
for the years work. Professor Mark
Ehle of the department. OF dining is
10 California. Professor O. O. Van
Mugs of the department of Physics is
with the Westinghouse Electrical Com.
pany In Pittsburg, Professor II. L. Mo.
Lsury Of the department Of Maths.
matics is at bis old home in New York,
Mr.. Q. Irygstsd, instructor in modern
languages and history, is at his old
home in eastern South Dakota, and Mr..
Il. w. Talbot, instructor in preparatory
science is in camp near Hill City. Pro-
fessor NJ. F. Coolbsugh Of the depart.
ment Of Chemistry has been doing con.
siderable work In tbs laboratory dur.
Ing the summer and has Just returned
from short visit In Chicago. Profss.
sor j. H. Steele Of the department of
engineering, has been ct home. Pro.
fessor Victor Zieglsr, Of the depart
ment Of Minerslogy and Pstrography
is spending considerable part Of bic
summer studying the minerals. rookie
and ore deposits of the Black Hills. He
is at present working in the vicinity Of
Keystone, Hill City and Custer. Prssi.
dent O'Harra has been at the sohool
most Of the time but is now making
visits to various parts OF the Hills. He
was last week 10 the Belle Fourchs
valley.
At the present time . considerable
amount Of work is being done in the
way Of repairing the buildtngs, putting
in cement foors In certain rooms. tint
ing many of the rooms and hsllwsys.
and painting the outside woodwork Of
the main building Frequent requssts
are coming in for school literature and
the outlook for the school for the com.
ing year is excellent.
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