The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-18
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in Coal ! II Mining G.
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Utah Profess Attends uni
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Name This Year.

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The tenth annual short course
in coal mining at West Virginia
University at Morgantown vii Will
Starting on June IL, five full
weeks have been completed and
the sixth and last week has be-
gun @ Il will conclude with the
state nations for mine fore
men q and frebosses cert fcates.
which be conducted on Friday
and Saturday by r. M. Lambie,
chief of the Departments of Mines.
While the attendance was not
as large as last year, yet in view
Of the disturbed conditions in the
mining industry, it is considered
really remarkable that this years
attendance has been 50 large.
Sixty-nine men enrolled for the
course and the daily attendance
h as been over sixty. From a..
m, to IS p. NJ. they have been on
the lob erysminuteao of every day,
and n any Of them have worked
until nearly midnight answering
the daily homework questions ms
that have been assigned.
AS indicativeEof the seriousness
Of purpose Of the men and OF the
value they place on the snort
course maybe mentioned the case
Of O Scotch miner4:in attendance
Coming to this country a llttle
over two years ago, he became
sick, and was in the hospital sor
in his room for ten months,~
be worked for two months, but
the mine shut down and and V he hes5SW vas
out of work for fourteen months
REALIZING the great value of the
short course he borrowed the
money to go toSlMorgantownE for
the six weeks. training.
Another student who has been
exceptionally interested is Prof.
r.. s.. Lewis, head of the mining
engineering work at the Uniyer-
.sity of Utah, Salt Lake City. Pro.
fessor Lewis went to- Morgan
town determined to see Just how
West Virginia conducted a sue
cessfuI short course, SO that some,
thin Of a similar nature might
be started IN Utah If conditions
US sE N IN
owing to the fact that some
publicity had been given to his
prop osede visit, he decided to reg
lister att the short course under an
ass led name, so that he might
have the fullest opportunity to be
one Of the boys, and not be hand1-
capped by his high position So
5.R, S.Lawrence, mine surveyor
from EIiawatha, Utah, has been
a faithful student, and no one out
side of the teaching staff, has
known his identity. Mrs. Lewis
has also been taking work IN the
regula r4University summer school,
and inasmuch as Professor Lewis
had already registered as MT.
Lawrence, 'i Mrs Lewis .7's mad mad e oo
likewise, and has been known as
Mrs. lawrence IN all her
classes.
H PROFESSOR Lewis has expressed
himself as being highly pleased
with the work, and says he has
gained a great deal not only from
the class work but also from M ms ~
intimate association with the
short course students. hi 4
Probably the most popular
courses this year have been as as
usual, mine gases, safety lamps,
Ventilation, mine fires and explSos7
ions and explosives, but methods
81 working, tim bering, electricity,
drainage, and pumping, mine
management, drawing, hoisting
and hau1age have been Just as IN.
teresting. The daily work in
West Virginia mine law and IN
is-ithmetic has been of utmost
value to the men. .sa.5
In first aid and in mine rescue
training the sections have been
kept small so that the men could
get the maximum Of personal at
tention from the Bureau OF
Mines men from rescue car No g,
who were the instructors in these
subjects. The menBa also had the
advantage OF having their rescue
training in til e new smoke cham
lber,, which the State Department
Of Mines: has :'ist constructed In
MechanicalfHa11. This station is
completely equipped, the smoke
chamber being about f fly feet
long by twenty, feet wide, with
windows all saround so as to per-
nit close watching Of the men
being trained, and with the best
equipment procurab Bile. All equip
nent has been so selected that
when the new mining building at
the 5University, VIII b is so urgent,
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