The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.

A special interim committee of
the United States senate appointed
to select a site for a federal forest
experiment station will visit Cloquet
on May IL to inspect the site recon-
mended by Minnesotans. The gov
eminent has been petitioned by the
University of Minnesota to establish
the station at Cloquet, taking over
as basis the forest station already
maintained there by the forestry
department of the University. A
large delegation from Duluth will
attend the Cloquet gathering and a
meeting to have been held at Duluth
has been given up to give the SEN
ators more time at Cloquet.
Portland cement can be made
from mari and clay, of 'as good
quality as that made from other
raw materials, according to a bull
letin of the engineering experiment
station, University of Minnesota,
which has investigated the subject
in accordance with request of the
1921 legislature.
The bulletin just issued by the
experiment station, was written by
Prof. Raymond E. Kirk. While the
use of limestone should be favored
where that material is available,
mari is a satisfactory material IT
says, pointing out further that Min
nesota has no limestone, deposits
suitable for Portland cement manu-
facture, although Duluth has large
mills using Stag as raw material.
Minnesota, Prof. Kirk says, has a
large amount of mari. The ques-
ton is, he declares, whether the
character and location of those de-
posts would make feasible their use
in profitable cement manufacture
To determine the answer to these
questions he suggests further in
vestigation.
Capital of not less than $4,000.
600 would be needed to erect q
satisfactory plant for making Gem.
ent from mari, according to Mr.
Kirk. He estimates that 800 acres
of mari 20 feet deep would be need.
ed to supply 1000 barrel mill fon
so years.
John H.. Finley, associate edito,
of the New York Times, formerly
| president of the College of the
City of New York and commissioner
of education of the state of New
York, will be the speaker at the an
nual College of Education banquet
to be served in the Minnesota
Union on the university campus the
night of May 3. DIR. Finley wa:
Red Cross commissioner for the
Near East during the war. He en-
tered Jerusalem with the forces OF
General Allenby. Long devou'
student of the Holy Land, Dr.. Fin
ley refused to ride into Jerusalem
it is told of him. When the roofs
of the Holy City came into view he
dismounted from the car and en-
tered Jerusalem on foot. Immedi
ately after speaking at Minnesota
DR.. Finley will leave for Stockholm
to deliver series of lectures fol
the Scandinavian foundation.
The University of Minnesota viii
be host to the spring track meet
of the Minnesota State High Schoo
Athletic association on Saturday
May 10. Teams from high schools
in all parts of the state are expect
ed to take part. The meet will be
divided into two classes, one repre-.
senting twin city high schools, the
other including men from all othe,
high schools. Preliminaries will be
run off in the morning. In the
afternoon the finals will amount ia
a double header as there also will be
a dual meet between the University
Of Minnesota track teams and that
from Northwestern University. Spe.