L_12JA A- i I' i i 1 1 4 SEN lOR CLASS BOOK M O N T yV N ^ E) u nr nr n MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF M I N 0 :>z: 2§GQ n 'E, the Senior Class of 1912, have collected in this booklet a series of pictures and snap shots taken during our four years at the Montana State School of Mines. Now that our course is about completed we realize that our life here has been one of keenest pleasure and profit, no small part of which has been contributed by the many excursions among the mountains and mining camps of the West. Our collection is small but suggestive to each of us of the friendship which exists between the members of our class and the good fellowship which we have prized in the association with our teachers. Our work and recreations are also suggested in some of the pictures of laboratories, classrooms, mines and trails leading over the hills about Butte. Thus our little booklet is essentially our own souvenir, but we trust a few spare copies may interest some of our friends who have an interest in us. 3 '^ vT -in Montana state school of mines! Q MAIN BUILDING GYMNASIUM MILL BUILDING M O N T A N A S T ATE SCHOOL OF M IN £ ST n □C2Z THE FACULTY CHARLES S. BOWMAN. M. S. - President and Professor of Metallurgy Iowa, Chicago GEORGE W. CRAVEN. B. S. - - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics THEODORE SIMONS. E. M., C. E. Professor of Mining Engineering Freiberg Harvard DARSIE 0. BARD, A. B. ------- - Professor of Geology and Mineralogy LESTER J. HARTZELL, E. M. - - - Colorado School of Mines Professor of Chemistry EDWARD B. HOWELL. A. M., LL. B. - Grinnell, Iowa Lecturer on Mining Law ARTHUR E. ADAMI, E. M. . - . - Montana School of Mines Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering EARLE B. YOUNG. A. M. ------ Instructor in Mathematics and Mechanics Wisconsin zc nrz T • - MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINE $11 TOP ROW— L. J HARTZELL. A E ADAMI. E B. YOUNG BOTTOM ROW— G. W. CRAVEN. THEODORE SIMONS. C H BOWMAN. E B HOWELL. D C BARD [MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINES Bas 2:^ ARTHUR F. BASSETT "Jeff" "Women, like princes, seldom find real friends." graduate of Yale with the degree of Ph. B., ett entered the Scdiool in the fall of 1911 with OTTO B. CHRISTIAN "Rube" Otto Christian came from the Butte High School, graduating with the class of ’07. He made an excellent record at the School of Mines. Much good will and many favors were gained by the class through Otto's favorable connection with the engi- neering department of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. He is a gen- tleman whose congenial nature and pleasing manners have won for him a lasting place among many friends JOHN T. ANDREW "Jack” TREASURER "And on their own merits, modest men are dumb. ” Jack was a graduate of the Paroch- ial High School at Butte. He entered in the regular engineering course at the M. S. S. M. Quiet and unassum- ing, Jack was one of the brightest and most diligent of the class. How- ever, he will most likely be a bache- lor all his days. Tragedy! a view to securing an E. M. Concentrated efforts have ifsulted in his making- the best of his oppor- tunities. The law of contrasts gives him the name of "Jeff.’’ He is an able exponent of the terpsi- chorean art in all its forms. M O N T A N A STATE SCHOOL OF MINES JESSE E. COHEN " Daffydils” Jesse graduated from the Anaconda High School. He doesn’t hold himself responsible for that. His school rei'u’ation is based upon his basketball WALTER D. CLINCH " Willie” “Willie” is a graduate of the Butte High School with the class of 1908. As a student he ranks as one of the best, and as a writer on original sub- jects he has few equals. His hobby is baseball, and as the pitcher in our famous Freshman . Sophomore game he will long be remembered. Some game. HAMILTON (“Doc”) COOKE, JR. PRESIDENT “Doc” joined the class of ’12 in 1909, coming from Minnesota University, where he had spent his freshman year. He soon became the most popular man in the cla.?s with the professors as well as the students. As president of the class his execution of affairs was admirable. During the year 1911 he was manager of the football team. “Doc” was a member of the committee of three having charge of this hook. “For he was a jolly good fellow. ability. Among other accomplishments, Jesse has acciuired the ability to roll a cigarette and smoke it with an ease and grace becoming a gentleman. A hard working student and an excellent fellow in every respect was Cohen — maybe. lx's; I M O N NA state school of MINESI 1 GEORGE M. FOWLER “Senator” “Let George do it.” "Senator” is a Fergus County product and speaks well for the richness of the soil in that particular district. He attained the office of secretary and UJC EMMET CULLITY "Mutt” "Conspicuous by his absence.” “Mutt” prepared for his college course at Manual Training High School, Indianapolis. He has a knack of getting things seemingly without effort, and could sleep under almost any conditions, regardless of the noise of lectures or laboratory work. He made an excellent record on the foot- ball team, having won his “M” three years in succession. A lion in society and an all around excellent fellow was “Mutt.” MURL GIDEL “Maude” “Maude’’ came from the Butte High School, class of 1908, with a good record which he has continued at the Mines. Always an excellent worker. Murl stands among those at the head of the class. Geology and chemistry seem to be his tendencies and in the laboratory or in the field he was ever to the fore. He always took an in- terest in school affairs and in the office of class secretary he rendered efficient service. His long suit is girls — some heart breaker. treasurer of the Dancing Club and the Athletic Association in 1909-10. His execution of the duties of these offices was the best in the history of the School. For making a pace the “Senator” had everything without wings beaten. The class of ’12 is deeply indebted to him for his services as class photographer and as associate editor of the class book. MMONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINES! I DC ETTORE GIOVANETTI "King" "Aye, every inch a king." The Butte Business Col- lege furnished “Joe’s” early schooling. A “math, shark” is his nom de guerre. The calculi were his hobbies. You couldn’t stick Joe. He was popu- lar without knowing it. A good hearted fellow and often a life saver to the boys. Joe will always be pleasantly remem- bered. A king for a night at Elkhorn was one sweet taste of fame and honor for Joe. r' THEODORE PILGER "Spike" "How he will talk; good God, how he will talk!" Coming from Golden, Colorado, “Spike” joined the class in 1909. His ex- cellent school spirit cou- pled with business ability won him “the honor’’ of managing the football team last fall. As a “hot air merchant” and an all around peddler of “that stuff,” Spike has but few equals. His thirst for knowledge see m- ingly never abates. To argue for argu- ment’s sake h a s ever been his fail- ing. Beware! CHAS. W. GRUPE "Comrade " VICE PRESIDENT Charles is a graduate of the Fergus County High School. He was elected captain of the football team of 1911, after an excellent record on the team in former years. A man of action was this Grupe, hav- ing no time for trifles. You could tell from the way he talked he had something on his mind. Charlie was an associate editor of the class book. “What are you laugh- ing at?” PAUL K. WILLIAMS " Laughy" "May blessings light on him who first invented sleep." “Laughy” came from the Butte High School, ’08. For general excellence in all his studies Paul was one of the best. The rare accomplish- ment of being able to take in a lecture through one ear is given to “Laughy.” “Sleep, it is a gentle thing.” Paul was an excellent football and baseball player. A smile he had for everyone. J. M O N T A N A T H s'luleiits began eoui’se with the Class of the ’ 12 : _[ Andrew, Christian, Cohen, Cuh lity, Clinch, Craig, Cowler, Gi- (lel, Giovanetti, Grnpe, Gervais, Han- sen, Ilartsuck, iMcAnlift'e, Newton, Pierse, Tilton, Voyer. Williams and Wright. Classes began immediately af- ter registration day and lessons were attacked with a zest which, has seldom been equaled, as each freshman strove for a creditable “stand in.’’ The first impression of social relations between students of the school was that of good fellowship, the true western spirit of democracy being iji evidence. The first event of general interest was the Fresh- man-Sophomore football game, which took j)lace during the second week of school. It was a hard fought contest throughout, but the sophomores as usual seemed to “have something on” STATE SCHOOL OF M I N E~m E FRESHMAN YEAR the freshmen, aside from mere football ability. The final score Avas 10 to 5 in favor of the sophomores. i\Iean while the mysteries of mathe- matics, chemistry, drawing, etc., Avere pursued Avith more or less vigor. If some of the Avould-be mining engineers Avere sIoav in being disillusioned, at least their instructors Avere not, and for various reasons a number of “freshies” dropped out. Those remaining made fairly good records and the final exams Avere satisfactory. At the end of the first semester came the holida.y A’acation of t.Avo Aveeks. This time was spent by some in A'isiting at their homes, Avhile others remained in the city. .Among the latter some Avorked in the mines, Avhich afforded them financial aid as Avell as exi)eri- enee. About sixteen of the original class registered for the second semester. NeAv resolutions Avere made and the routine Avork Avas taken uj) Avith A'igor. As spring aT))roached. the freshmen’s thoughts turned to baseball. The abun- dance of good material in the class Avas b('und to make itself knoAvn and a team was organized. The sophomores Avith egotism and lack of foresight posted a Avould-be scathing denunciation and challenge to the class of ’12. This Avas met Avith a fitting reply and the game Avas scheduled. The onl.A’’ possible re- sult folloAved and the sophs Avent doAvn MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINES! FRESHMAN YEAR — Continued to igiioiniiiioiis defeat by a score of 24 to 3. Tlie freshmen “showed up” so well that the seniors, amon^ whom were most of the “varsity” team men. drowned their dif?nity with jealousy and demanded a ftame. This was the i-eal contest of the year, and after ten innings the game ended in a 7 to 6 vic- tory for the seniors. No excuses, — hut the admissions of the seniors will he rememhered. The close of the school year came only too f|uiekly and the last days were crowded with many events. The all- importaiit finals were a source of worry until disposed of. Social events, chief among which were the Junior “Prom” and commencement, occupied the at- tention previous to departure. After a month’s vacation, the fresh- men field survey began. The crowd, with their outfits of bedding, tents, etc., boarded the train for Bernice, i\Ion- tana. Camp was i)itched three miles north of the .station near the ranch of “lion.” Sam Jones. The ranch is lo- cated in a narrow valley rich in vege- tation and watered by Red Rock Creek. On either side rise stee]) ridges clad with evergreens. The tents were pitch- ed in the midst of a clum]) of pines near the ranch house. Kverythiug about the camp was arranged in a true sports- manlike manner, ditches being dng around the tents and beds of evergreen boughs arranged. The work of surveying was begun immediately. The class was divided into s(|nads of four, each souad being provided with level, transit, rods, tapes, etc. The various ])ieces of work done by the squads w'ere as follows : A pre- liminary traverse survey with eleva- tions of each station ; a larger traverse survey with elevations, which was later used as a basis for a topographic sur- vey ; a railroad survey, taking sections and laying out curves, triangulation upon the mountain ])eaks; survey of ditch line; tram line; mining claim sur- vey. and laying out a mill foundation. Besides this, weir measurements were taken on the stream. One task was no sooner finished than another was be- gun. The several members of the scpiad (dianged ])laces. becoming rear (diaiii- men, head cha inmen, note taker and transit man in succession. The work each day lasted from eight until four. Mmontana state school of mine si FRESHMAN YEAR — Continued the evenings were used for notebook Avork. The OAit of door life and the alnnid- anee of Avholesoine food provided by “TIon.” Sam, together Avith the l)eant.v of the surroundings, all Avere conducive to a good humor verging on hilarity most of the time. It Avas a contest be- tAveen “eat, sleep and be merry.” Be- tween the early morning rays and Mrs. Sam’s breakfast bell at seven most of TOP OF HIGHLAND M O U NT A 1 N --E LEVATION 10.100 FEET us foAind the SAvimming ])ool for a plunge. Only a feAV moments’ grace Avere alloAved the lagging ones, then breakfast and to Avork by eight. By four o’clock each day’s Avork gave place to amusement, and to the proper ini- tiation of one Avho shoAved “cold feet” tendencies toAvard the a])plication of the recreation facilities. There were SAvimming, fishing, hnnting and all the attractions of mountain life. Evening found “the bunch” gathered around the camp fire listening to the flights of fancy of “South Dakota” Peterson, Avith humorous interruptions by the “lion.” Sam. Jokes Avere cracked, yarns Avere sT)un, and songs sung in the good old-fashioned Avay. Finally the (|uieting hush of the pines held SAvay over the merry making and the cool mountain air induced sleep, a reaction Avhieh did .iustice to the activities of the day. During the stay the boys made sev- eral long trips to Boulder Hot Springs and other points of interest. But like all good things it could not last for- ever, and reluctantly camp Avas broken and a happy, sunburned croAvd re- turned home the last of July. All praise to Professor Simons and iMessrs. Haines and Adami, Avho made the trip very highly instructive as Avell as en.ioyable socially. THREE FORKS OF THE MISSOURI RIVER MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MIN MINERAL MUSEUM CHARLOTTE RUSSELL. REGISTRAR AND LIBRARIAN LIBRARY CYANIDING SCHOOL LABORATORIES ORE DRESSING ASSAYING— TESTING SCHOOL LABORATORIES BALANCES— POWER MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MI N ES 7/ — V THE RICHEST h M O NTANA -STATE SCHOOL X V ' 7/'^z:rDC^'- OF M I N E S I -7 nn LL ON EARTH MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MIN THE SOPHOMORE YEAR “j — <;^OURTEEN of the original twenty were enrolled as a Sophomore class in September, 1909. This nnmher was angniented, however, by the addition of Hamilton Cooke, Jr., and Edgar AVild, the former coming from the Uni- A'ersity of Minnesota and the lat- ter from the University of AA^is- consin. Good natured rivalry in ath- letic sports added to the whole- some good fellowship thro-ughont the year. Among the more nota- ble events of the year may be mentioned : Sophomore - Fi*esh- men football game at Columbia Gardens, 10 to 0 in favor of the Sophomores. The basketball games left us tied with the Freshmen. In baseball we were defeated by the Freshmen with a score of 24 to 15. It was in Alay of this year that the huge “AI” on Big Butte was laid out and paint- ed. As originally constructed this letter was 68 feet in height by 75 feet in length and could be seen for miles. It has since been enlarged so that its dimensions are now 86 by 91 feet. During this year our school work took on something of a professional air. In chemistry our work had passed beyond the stage of qualita- tive results and general reactions, and our professor introduced meth- ods of analysis dealing esi)ecially with ores and smelter products. AA^ith it all the elements of speed aud accuracy were introduced, which gave us (juite an air of im- portance. Then there was the work in mineralogy, the myster- ies of the mines and our begin- ning in geology, all of which placed us on a splendid talking basis with i)rospeetors and mining men. In the meantime our Pro- fessor Simons introduced us to tae note hooks he had collected in for- mer years in surveying in the Anaconda mines. Here we were given Hirther application of our knowledge of trigonometry and descriptive geometry. And finally we were taken to the J. I. C. mine and given the task of actually surveying a mine and drawing the map. Here again the idea of speed and accuracy pre- vailed, and we were given an insight into what a real day's work for an engineer meant. For one thing, it meant going nnderground at eight o’clock and keeping busy with the outlined work througho'ut the day. At the close of the year all of us felt that we had earned the right to the relaxation of a vacation. How- ever. most of us found opportunity to occupy part of our vacation time in working in the mines, furthering our acquaiutauce with mining meth- ods and experience as miners. IMONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINE $11 WASHOE SMELTER AT ANACONDA THE LARGEST COPPER SMELTER IN THE WORLD MONTANA STATE SCHOOL OF MINES THE JUNIOR YEAR UR Junior year was characterized by more extensive visits to mines and reduction plants, together Avith considerable practical Avork in the geological field. All of this Avork, Avhile enjoyable, Avas given a serious air by the re(piirement of accurate reports cheerfully ])'-epared and covering the features of the visit. Our class Avork also reached a stage of application Avhich made it more interesting. The long year of calculus just past Avas uoav justified by its ai)plicatiou to mechanics as found in struct- ures and machines of various kinds. The mechanics in tmrn had its application to hy- draulics and to our Avork in designing as carried on in the (IraAving rooms. Onr labor- atory Avork Avas noAV confined entirely to practical Avork on ores. A thorough drill in as- saying Avas folloAved by a list of experiments involving the chief reactions in most of the important reduction pro- cesses. There Avas concentrat- ing, roasting, chloridizing, cy- aniding, etc., all of Avhich pointed to the finished end Avhich Avas gradually coming into A'ieAV. The various excur- sions Avere the features that the class looked toAvard as the great treats of the year. Several trips Avere taken to the Washoe jJant at Anaconda, the last one extending over a period of a Aveek. During this time each member of the class was assigned a definite Avork each day by Professor BoAvman, who had the Avork in charge. When the reports Avere finally collected each of us had a complete account of all the more important operations. Our knoAvledge Avas accom])anied by a familiarity Avith the practice Avhich certainly added to our confidence in the knoAvle