Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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eral and particularly qualified in specialized parts of a field. This results in a staff capable of affording well-rounded basic instruction and also of offering extraordinary schooling in par- ticular professional areas of the students choice. Along with the general trend of expansion and improvement at M.S.M., the Mining Depart- ment has altered and increased the number of courses and is now giivng a more complete education in mining. The department has been aware for some time of the trends in industry leading to specialization and to resulting needs of more complete approaches to the study of Mining Engineering and Petroleum Engineering practices. To meet the requirements of offering a more comprehensive training and thus afford as wide opportunities as possible to students for work in their chosen engineering profession, the department recently has crystallized new courses of study in the three optional fields of Mining Engineering: namely Mining, Mining Geology, and Petroleum Engineering. Page Nineteen Jf'i72'i71g Building. 59a-fc. -Q .5-s,F':. - 5 5 'a' 'i., E'-m Ready to sight in.

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I. DONALD FORRESTER Department Chairman Professor of Mining Engineering, 1944. B.S. 1928, Utah: M.S. 1929, Ph.D. 1935, Cornell. As in the past the Mining Department, under the direction of Dr. I. D. Forrester, has remained one of the foremost departments at M.S.M. Four hundred and fifty future engineers are now enrolled in the Mining Department study- ing a diversity oi courses offered by the de- partment. A class of about 150 mining students will graduate this year, one of the largest groups that the Mining Department has ever had. Classroom work is supplemented by fully equipped laboratories, located in the mining building, which give the students a complete course ot study in practical mining problems. In addition to classroom and laboratory facili- ties the Mining Department provides a full scale experimental mine in which students can en- gage in the actual practice ot mining and tun- neling. The mine has recently been improved by work done on it last summer. The Mining Department is comprised of eight full-time faculty men, each oi whom is well trained in the engineering profession in gen- Mining En ineering Department Leveling up. Orifice meter. Mixing it up. Testiny Cmiflff Oil.- Mucl lab. Petroleum lab. Prof. Vine checking up. 2605 13' 161!2 . Stormer Viscosimeter Page Eighteen

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Rex giving advice. Mining En ineering Department As a result of the changes, it is now possible for a student to study specifically the field of mine operation from the standpoint of metal mining, coal mining or mining economics. In the Mining Geology area, which treats primar- ily with exploration and appraisal methods of mineral deposits, the student is afforded the op- portunity to specialize in either the metal min- ing branch or petroleum field. In the Petroleum Engineering training, the curriculum has been improved by instituting new courses in Petro- leum Engineering Stoichiornetryu and Under- ground Behavior of Hydrocarbon Compounds . These changes are in keeping with the most advanced practices followed in other petroleum engineering schools. lt is felt that the constructive changes which have been made will contribute to the Welfare of all students interested in mining. The new courses of study will go completely into effect at the beginning of the fall term next September. Page Twenty FACULTY BRUZEWSKI, ROBERT FRANCIS, Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering, 1947, 1949. B.S. in Min. 1947, Missouri School of Mines: M.S. in Min. 1949, Missouri School of Mines. DAVIS, CHARLES MALCOLM, Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 1948. B.S. 1932, M.I.T.7 M.Ed. 1947, Boston University. LACKE, IOI-IN P., Instructor in Mining Engineering, 1949. LATVALA, WOODROW IOI-IN, Instructor in Mining Engineer- ing, 1948. B.S. in Min.E. 1948, New Mexico School of Mines. SCHOOLER, DURWARD RICE, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, 1942, 1948. B.S. in Min.E. 1926, E.M. 1944, Missouri School of Mines. VINE, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Assistant Professor of Mining En- gineering, 1947, 1948. B.S. in Min.E. 1942, E.M. 1947, Co- lumbia. Latvalcz Davis Bruzewski Schooler Lacks Vine