Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-15
ZNTHE OIL FIELDS
Office; 624l w. n. PECK Residence, 2442

the subject ~ the proposed school
ut vocational training Tor oil in"n
regret that Mr. Nniimmc. chi"f ut
ihc petroleum division of the bureau
~ mlnt", VINO should property rep
resent the bur'l,u At THIS u-"iink
could not be- present. though II was
his d"sirc, ~ { has fallen upon ~"
to speak Tor IN" bureau ~ mines,
The bureau ~ WInos has always
endorsed lcrlfimatc mov"mrniH u'
this Kind From IN" tim" of iis 81
shnizatiun Il hna been Interested IN
vocational training and has TAKEN
AN active part on ~ own account iu
training miners, Aurltrtmru ana AZ
llad vacations II has particularly
Interested Itself in min" Afety ana
sanitary work \ number ut nih
,iuna und rescue cars are mainiain'l
| throughout the mining districts oi
| the country from VII ch this work
M carried ON II always has AN nr-
sanitation for iustruCtug IN lttrHl
methods and Tor working out IN
PROV ciurnh practical mining. You
are aware ~ some uf Ia" cndraNuir
| hat have been made along these
ines In the otl folds The bureau
has great fhlih In the future ot de
Neiopmcnt uf lhs work aud bel eyes
ono OF It's greatest uses can be iu
connection with vocational tfainins
lcsid-r tho intercst IN the tram
INK VI practical men, the bureau has
| always kept In close touch win
mining schools . Except for tho nin
tiOns at Pittsburgh and lisrilcsv lie,
all the experiment stations Ot ihc
bureau are located NJ sn,VerHitirr
and are carried on Ia cooperation
with them. hctrNc that the oil
| industry is IN particular need " well
trained technical men
have taken thus time to eNphin
the interest of the bureau ot mines
that YOU may understand why II has
no hesitation In endorsing worthy
movements alons the llneH OF yoca
tionai and technical triining. when
| transmitted Mr.. Wards request,
Mr.. Manning, director OF the bureau
teloxraphed that he waa heartily In
favor OF the purpOscs Of this meet
ing and instructed me To comply
with Mr., wards request believe
can safely say that the burcnu will
cooperate as far Ag It can ana as
long as tho school needs and de
serves support
will not pfcHlme 20 offer suggsu-
tions regarding purposes or organiHa
ilons ~ this phubl | believe taht
you who have been In most 'ntimat"
touch with the practical necessities
IN the oil fields are hy an means the
ones To work out what i- most
wanted. when YOU have worked out
your definite plans. II YOU still wish
the cooperation ~ the bureau, !
am sure YOU will find II limited only
by the power ~ the bureau Ia meet
with your n'o,is
| can not forehcAr tn pass this op-
pcrtunity 10 tell again what tho
bureau considers its chief function
and What believe is the fundnmen-
tai conception for such n school nH
YOU propose. Tho spirit uf the
times IN tho app cation ~ scientific
knowledge to practical things In war,
In Industries, In every lay NE
Science Il not limited tu the univrr-
sitics or to college trained men. hut
whenever one OF YOU thuughtfully
and method .Cally work out sothe new
or improved thing you ARE doing
scientific work IN ita true meaning
Any one who Ia familiar with tho
wonderful things that have been
worked out In The oil fields by tho
so-called practical man can not holp
but marvel a, tho ingenuity and fino
reasoning displayed The oil GeldA
are full Of science Hut YOU who
are taken up each day with that