The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-19

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nection with an announcement by tn
trustees of a gift Of $500 for the pur
chase and installation Of new equip
ment for the university's ore-dressinl
laboratories.
"This gift, by the Miami Copper
company for the promotion of research
in the problems of ore concentration
is further evidence of the generous at
titude on the part of many compan
officials toward the engineering
schools" Professor Taggart said.
Another Lesson From the War,
1T is d direct result OF The lesson
taught by the war that much of the
the college laboratory can be rapidly
and profitably applied to commercial
technical operations by proper CO.
operation between the technical stats
of commercial organizations and the
investigators in the universities.
The Importance Of thorough and
specialized training In ore-dressing has
been recognized c~oincidentally with
the rapidly increasing demand for
scientific and technical knowledge i'm
posed on concentrating mill operators
by the constant diminution in grade
OF metallic ores available for exploita-
tIon. In the old days Of high grade
ore deposits no special knowledge was
necessary to make a profit out of the
treatment Of the ores mined.
According to w. G. Swarr, mining
and metallurgical engineer of Duluth,
IN an article written for Engineering
Foundation, which is fostering indus
trial research on a nationwide scale,
each year there are consumed in the
United States about 1900, 900 tons OF
iron ore. Known deposits meeting
this requirement are being rapidly
depleted. The economic utilization OF
low-grade ores is the solution of this
problem"
L treat the ~present-day, low-grade
ores at a profit requires the handling
Of enormous ronnages on a very small
margin Of possible gain" Professor
Taggart continued. "The successful
initiation n direction of such prof.
ects call for the highest scientific
hIOWlCUSC dIu CnSlItS ii Shlil.
Since no two problems of ore treat
ment are alike, training In the subject
properly takes the line of a thorough
grounding in fundamental principles,
with each lesson pointed where pos
sible, by an experiment with a typical
piece Of mill apparatus. Such train
ing for the general student In mining
opr7 n,nfo1f,1~ny AZ, hsro fn,, oftooIr. or |
the usual concentrating problems that
Will arise in his engineering expert
Intensive Training.
The man who plans tosbe q spe-
in ore treatment needs more
Intensive training. This may be OBJ
either in the sield or in school,
but such a. man will save time =, he
does part Of his preparation in IA
school where the experience of an in
strucfor is available FOR direction of
his efforts and help IN his difficulties.
For such a student intensive research
into some difficult and, preferably,
explored field is the best of
al training.
His calls in later work will mostly
come only because others have failed
the solution of the particular prob
EN-, which usually means hal It is
lew and difficult. Hence, his training
must teach methods. of attack and aid
he development of the students i'm
lgination, initiative and analytical
Research as outlined will do
his, or it Will make evident the lack
Il such qualities, without which sue
essful specialization is impossible,
nd thus save much labor and dis
prominent.
Cooperation between the universe
and the industries of the country
as been the subject of much thought
fithin the last few years and many
lans have been put forward to make
nch cooperation effective and profit
Bile to both parties"