The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-06


University of Idaho, situated as it is
in one of the premier mining districts
of the union, has appropriately main
tanned strong courses in the technol-
ogy of the mineral industries, and men
trained in these courses have gone
forth to render most valuable service
in the development of the states
great mineral wealth.
In order further to strengthen this
work the commissioner and board of
education, acting upon the recon-
mendation of President Lindley, have
recently announced the creation of
school or college of mines as an ad-
minstrative unit of the university.
The scope of the school of mines is
thus indicated:
within this school will be includ-
ed the work in mining proper in met
allurgy and in geology; and it shall
include the exploitation of the nom
metalliferous minerals Except road
making materially as well as that OF
the precious and useful metals"
Personnel.
The school Of mines faculty includes
the following:
Francis A. Thomson "a. B., i. M,
M. Sc, Colorado), dean and professor
of mining. Dean Thomson for the
past IL years has been head of the
mining department of Washington
State College, and has there gained
reputation as teacher and admins
traitor Prior to that time he had been
engaged in professional work in New
ada, British Columbia, Montana, Cali
fornia and elsewhere. AS author of
widely used treatise on milling and
cyaniding and as writer on technical
mining topics he has gained a ma
tional reputation. Dean Thomson has
an extensive private consulting prac-
tice in the northwest, and is one of the
consulting metallurgists for the U. s.
bureau of mines.
Douglas C. Livingston (B. S., Ming.
Eng, McGill), professor of geology
has been at the university for the past
six years and has won recognition as
a teacher of ability and power. Before
coming to Idaho Professor Livingston
was engaged in active mining ana
geological work in Arizona, British
Columbia and Mexico. Since 1915 he
has been in charge of the work IN
geology and his success in this field
is attested by the fact that this year,
as head of the department OF geology,
he is acting as state geologist and in
cooperation with the U. s. geological
survey, is preparing manual or di-
rectory of the mines of the state.
Robert Rhea Goodrich (Ph. D. in
Metallurgy, Columbia), associate pro-
lessor of metallurgy, is an investi-
gator and teacher of recognized abil-
ity and wide experience. For seven
years DR.. Goodrich was professor OF
metallurgy at the University OF Arl-
IONA, and his Investigations into the
hydro electric treatment of copper
ores is a classic in it's field, as is also
his more recent investigation OF the
gold tungsten ores of Murray, Idaho
Although only short time in the
northwest, Professor Goodrich's SER
vices are in demand for the solution
of complex metallurgical problems.
Members of the faculties OF engin-
eering and of letters and science, also
of course, give instruction in various
fundamental courses to students ma
joring in the school OF mines. These
together with the men mentioned and
various assistants, comprise the
school of mines faculty.
Equipment.
In equipment the Idaho school OF
mines is second to none in the west.
The ore dressing and metallurgica
laboratories are especially well equip
ped and are used jointly by the ad'
vanced students Of the department
and by the metalurgists of the bur-
eau of mines. Complete crushing, pull
verifying, concentrating, smelling ant