El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29
Branchof Texas University to Teach Mining Engineering;
CreatedBy Legislature of Texas, Begins Work This Yea

and visiting engineers This library
will contain complete files Of the i'm
portant publications in mining and
metallurgy as well as current nn17-
bers. At the school will be fbs v-o-i--
ing library for the immediate uss Of
the students, but also open to otbers-
The school feels justly proud of its
library facilities, which will be better
than those Of many older schools.
Laboratories.
All the laboratories Of the school I'll,
be equipped with the newest most
modern apparatus that a generous an
Precipitation for that purpose can s15-
ply The chemical laboratories are ss
well equipped as any to be fouDd in
the west and ample provision has been
made for the teaching Of chemistrv as
applied to mining and metaIlurr-v ana
smelter laboratories. In the school OF
geology will be found a splendid couec-
ton OF minerals and rocks for the
study OF mineralogy. blowpipe analysis
and petrography- II IS the purpose Of
the school to make this collection even
tually the best in the southwest An
duplicates in the museum OF the bureau
Of economic geology at the main de-
partment at Austin will be loaned to
the School Of Mines It has taken .
years to make this collection. The
quicksilver ores comprise a collection
which is especially beautiful and val
liable Several mine superintendent
and assayers have generously offered
to supply the school with exceptional
and rare specimens that they have Sc
cured Such contributions will be
placed in the collection and due credit
given both to donor and locality.
su6mer School.
A distinctly unique feature Of the
school is the summer work. BY placing
certain vocational or technical courses
in the summer work. year OF the stu
dents time has been saved without
the work required for the degree OF
mining engineer. These courses COM
prise a six-weeks session in the sur
veyiug camp. in the practice mine. IN
the practice mill and in geological field
work. The course Of study has been
arranged after a careful study OF the
course offered in all the mining schools
OF the United States and some Of those
in Europe II IS modelled largely after
the course offered at Harvard univer-
sity, but has been modified to meet
conditions in the southwest It must
be remembered that the School OF
Mines is not preparatory school II
has no sub-cOllegiate department and
offers only courses OF college or uni
versity standard. No special courses
viii be offered this year, but it is pro-
posed to offer additional courses in GER
tain subjects as the demand may arise
Tor them, which VIII enable the aQ-
vanced student to specialize along par
ucular lines.
Tuition and Expenses
Tuition is free to all students regard
less OF the state or country from which
they come a matriculation fee OF $50
is charged all students the first year
they enter. It IS paid but once Other
fees amount to about $40 to $40 per
annum. which only in part pays for
materials consumed Room rent Is s.
to SIS per month in the dormitory, which
includes heating and lighting by cleo
tricity- Board will approximate SIS to
SIS per month So far as expenses are
concerned this win be found to be as
cheap a place as boy can 90 TO col
lege-