The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-03-04
MINING CLASS AT GORMAN
SHOWING MUCH PROGRESS
Course Is Being Directed by
Prof. Lewis C. HutsOn of VO-
catiOnal Education Bureau

The class participating in coal
mining under the auspices of the
Maryland Bureau of Mines at Cor
man, Maryland, is progressing under
the direction of Prof. L. c. Hutson,
director of vocational education of the
Maryland Bureau of Mines. Assisting
Prof. Hutson is District Inspector
John B. Watkins. The course will
cover the same scope of subjects so
successfully given at Kitzmiller and
more recently at Frostburg. The
number of instructors will be aug
rented later on by DR.. J. ]. Rutlege,
chief engineer of the Maryland
Bureau of Mines, whose lecture on
new and improved coal mining meth
DDS now coming into use created con-
siderable interest among the miners
of the Georges Creek region. The
course covering electrifying of mines
has been revised and compares ia
vorably with courses of similar ma
ture offered by other coal mining
states.
Prof. L. C. Hutson will also give in
struction of the subject covering gen.
eral mining which was so we'll re-
ceived by the mining men at Frost
burg last summer.
Coal Mine Costs, New Subject.
A new subject has been added COW
ering instruction on coal mine costs.
This course opens the way for fur
Their enlightenment for mine officials
and workers who have not had OPP
portunities present them before on
this subject.
Adding greatly to the general in
terest of the classes will be the sub
jects of first aid and mine rescue. 1t
is generally admitted that there is a
crying need for instruction on these
important subjects in this region
Its Importance is forcibly brought tc
light when considering it effects the
home, family and earning power OF
the mine worker.
The subjects covering mine wiring
track bonding, explosives and drawing
will be discussed from a practica
standpoint.
This course in coal mining is the
first of its kind ever given in thi:
section and falls in line with the
growing tendency within recent years
to encourage and maintain develop
! ments in the promotion of educationa
1 facilities and methods among employ
ees of all classes Of industry.
Educating the Miner.
The necessity of encouraging edu
cational movements has become
paramount issue with those who rea
lie the great results obtained
through education among coal miners
This is particularly true in mining
regions where educational facilitie
are not as they should be. Wher
educational discussions are not in
dulged in, the miner simply mines o
digs coal and that is all. He is en-
tirely devoid of any knowledge o
engineering of coal mining, where i
comes from or where it goes to; he i
not informed with regard to the man
ner of the movements of the Goa
business cycle. The coal mining elias
of the Maryland Bureau of Mines a
German, Md, which meets on Tues
day nights fills this great need TO
education among mine workers in thi
section.
David Mckinley, mine foreman a
the mines of the Emmons Coal Min
ing Company, at Bayard, who is a
ardent booster of these mine classes
attends the classes regularly, whe
the mine classes were held in Kitz
miller three years ago Mr.. McKinle
was one of the class from Bayard.