Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-25
MINING CONGRESS is
TOLD OF OPERATIONS
IN ARIZONA SCHOOLS
Activities of Our State Universe
ty in the Educational Field Are
Described to National Body BY
Prof. Willis.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. pa The
advantages offered to students in the
mining courses at the University of
Arizona were outlined In talk before
the convention of the American Min
ing Congress now in session at San
Francisco by Professor willis Of the
department of mines at the univer-
sity. AND & the most important
points outlined 70 the congress by|
Professor Willis was the work which
Is being accomplished among non
resident students by the correspond
ence plan, worked out by the univer-
sity authorities here
by the Arizona plan" said Pro
fessor willis. the instructors who
are doing the extension work are
at the same time the personal advis-
ors Of the correspondence students.
These men will make it a point to
visit the students and assist them in
their work, particularly over the early
stages when many students become
discouraged The ordinary cores
pondence schools are seriously handi-
capped by the fact that they cannot
offer laboratory work, but this prob
lem is solved by the Arizona plan by
having the university laboratories op-
en- to these students during the sum
mer.
THE first step I'm the development
of the resident work is the short
course and trade education Trade
courses are not new. For many years
colleges have given them. but i'm a
different way The majority of trade
schools attempt TO teach in two or
three months on abbreviated four
years course. This eliminates the
student for a higher education, but
other than the benetf such courses
have been to the prospector. they fail
in their object Of lettering the trade.
The present four years course re-
mains substantially as at present i'm
regard 10 the fundamentals, physics
chemistry and mathematics, but the
Arizona plan involves several chang
es in the rest Of the system. Courses
are arranged in such a way that the
student is furnished early in the
course the necessary work 10 make
him proficient to obtain and hold some
position in the industry. Under the
present system the student does moi
begin TO study mining until the third
year. the first two years being taker
up with the fundamentals. Hence
2 many students lack the inspiration
during the earlier part of their cours
2 es and fail 10 see where the things
they are taught are adaptable to- thei
needs. Many become discouraged an,
, leave school only to find that the,
are not any better fitted for a place IL
e., the industry than they were whel
they left high school I'm the presen
. course much time is given TO detail
which could be learned i'm "a mucl
o shorter time in practice These de
o tails are often given at a sacrifice o
a thoroughly technical grounding. AM
invariably cultural subjects are omit
ed
BY the Arizona plan, three sun
.r mers Of practical work will be p,
tuli Gu LHt ulhl III uuurt ground I'D
e second in mill and the third in smelte
work. Through cooperative wor
IS with the mining companies the un
de versity will place these men in pos
tions where their summer work ma
ID be supervised by the university off
m Gals
Besides the observation and stud
IL trips, regular work will be done a
f. mine near Tucson, which has bee
loaned to the university. This min
- is fully equipped and has extensiy
H. workings, a large mill and the neces
airy shops
'e "A course win be given I'm enginee
ing Jurisprudence, in order that Oh
enpengineer may be familiar with oh
principles of law which may be el
countered during the development
engineering uroipcts