University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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iiiiiiiiniiiiimiiiiiiimiimiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiNiinimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiliniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii THE SCHOOL OF MINING ENGINEERING iiiiiiiii«iiiiii(ii!iiii!iiiiRi ' ii!iiiiiiiiiiimiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!imimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiimirai!!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN THE Mackay School of Mines ranks among the foremost under- graduate mining schools of America. This is due in part to its location in the Silver State where mining is a paramount industry, in part to the fine equipment presented to the school by Mrs. Marie Louise Mackay and Mr. Clarence H. Mackay, and in part to the high character of the instruction imparted. On June 10, 1908, the Mackay Schools of Mines was dedicated, and the Departments of Mining, Metallurgy, Geology, and Mineralogy, took possession of their new quarters. The building is a beautiful one — the design of Stanford White — and contains fine offices and class rooms, a spacious museum, and well-equipped metallurgical, assay, chemical, geo- logical and mineralogical laboratories. During the past year important additions in the form of gifts have been made to the collections in the Museum and to the equipment of the metallurgical laboratory. A new course in mining has just been introduced at the Mackay School of Mines. This course was prepared after a thorough study of the mining courses given in different American mining schools and a thorough con- sideration of the requisites of the Nevada mining industry, and is believed to be as good an undergraduate course in metal mining as can be obtained anywhere. The main changes which have been introduced are: An increase in the number of hours from 18 to 21 in the Junior and Senior years, a rearrangement of the subject s taught in such a manner that ele- mentary mining instruction may begin in the Freshman year, an enlarge- ment of the courses in Mining, Metallurgy, and Geology, and the addition of courses in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering wanting in the old curriculum. Thus the present course is a much stronger one than was formerly given and has the further advantage of bringing the students of the Mackay School of Mines into direct relation with the director of the school in their Freshman year, instead of in their Junior year as here- tofore. While the instruction of young men in mining and allied subjects is the principal work of the Mackay School of Mines, it carries on numerous other activities for the purpose of developing the mining industry of the State. Numerous letters are written and bi-weekly press bulletins are twenty-three

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During the next year it is planned to add newly developed machinery to the mechanical and electrical laboratories in accordance with the estab- lished custom. The Electrical Engineering department now has under construction a 2 kilowatt, 500 cycle radio-telegraph set of latest and most improved design. It will have a maximum sending radius of app roximately two thousand miles. Power will be derived from a generating apparatus just manufactured for the University by the leading builder of this type of machinery. The switchboard, starting panels, power transformers and condensers are being built in the University shops and an overhead phosphor bronze aerial will soon be erected near the Mechanical building. Arrangements are being made for communication with the high schools at Tonopah and other points and with a number of electric power gen- erating plants. In the Mechanical Laboratory, in addition to the regularly scheduled laboratory courses, it is planned to conduct a number of experiments on crude oil engine pumping equipments, in cooperation with the State Engi- neer ' s office and the U. S. Bureau of Irrigation Investigations. A bill introduced by Senator Newlands is now pending in Congress which aims to create a system of engineering experiment stations in the Land Grant Colleges of the country. If the measure is passed, the exper- imental work of the Engineering College of the University of Nevada will be greatly expanded. X --- k Wo .-. Mackay Mining Building Electrical Building- Mechanic Arts Building twenty-two

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published g iving information on mining matters. A State Mining Labora- tory determines the value of samples from Nevada submitted to it by citizens of the State, and a short course for prospectors gives assistance and instruction to those who are interested in prospecting. Secondary mining schools at Virginia City and at Tonopah are under the supervision of the Director of the Mackay School of Mines. Thus the Mackay School of Mines is making every effort to assist the development of the mining industry of Nevada. rc d{ U i A l cort Mackay School of Mines twenty-four