A L U M N I N U M B C E L E B R A T I N G ... - Mines Magazine

W i n e . W cVOLUME XXX APRIL, 1940NO. 4ontentdHere are some of the outstandingGreater overflow capacity peradvantages;foot width, with substantial saving infloor space; ability to operate at 4" in 12" slope without backslipsurge of sand load; low power requirements; noorstalling, even underoverload; ability to produce extremely fine overflows; efficiency athigh density. These coupled with increased tonnage and decidedlyimproved metallurgy are the reasons why more new AKINS Classifierawere placed in operation last year than in any precedingmonthsperiod.twelveWith production costs what they are, any reasonable prospect ofreducing them deserves the careful consideration of managementand mill operators. Our engineering department would welcomean opportunity to discuss AKINS modern classificationwith you and your consultants.We also manufacture: Lowden Dryers; SkinnerMultiple Hearth Roasters; Ball. Rod andTube Mills; Smelting Equipment; Crushersand Rolls; Diaphragm Pumps.Birthday GreetingstoMINESMAGAZINEWhen Mines Magazine published itsfirst issue 30 years ago, ColoradoIron Works Co. was celebrating its50ih anniversary. Colorado Schoolof Mines was !hen nineteen yearsold. Since the school's founding in1879 many of iis graduates, formerstudents and faculty members haveparticipated in the development andimprovement of products manufacturedby Colorado Iron Works. Thiscompany was among the first to advertisein Mines Magazine and hascontinued to do so because, for themost part. Mines Magazine is ourbest means of keeping in touch withMines men.Sendfor B u U e t i n 2 4 - HThis bulletin is a conservativepresentation of AKINS Claisifierpetfoxmance, based uponoperating data supplied byusers, together with detailedCKplanation of AKINS principles.Write or wire for a copy.THIRTY YEARS SERVICE - - - -YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - - - - - - - -President Edward J. Brook, '23ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENDOWMENT - - - - - -C. Lorimer Coiburn, '07WILLIAM DeWITT WALTMAN - -"Man of the Month"WHAT "MINES" HAS TO OFFER THE YOUNG MAKDr. M. F. Coolbaugh, PresidentMINING MURALS TO "MINES" MUSEUM - - - - -NEW GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - - - - - - - -J. Harian Johnson, '23THE MINING ENGINEER AND THE FUTURE - - - - -Fred C. Carstarphen, '05WHAT IS A MINERAL ECONOMIST? - - - - - -Harry J. Wolf, '03RESEARCH AND INVENTION BY "MINES MEN" - - - -John W. Bucher, '02GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF "MINES MEN"CONTRIBUTING TO THE MINING INDUSTRY - - - -Hugh M. Connors, '22IMPORTANCE OF THE GEOLOGICAL-GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERWilliam A. WaldschmidtMINES MEN IN METALLURGY - - - - - - -Donald Dyrenforth, '12THE ENGINEER IN THE OIL INDUSTRY - . - - -Clark F. Barb, '25NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIES - - - - - - - -Kenneth E. Hickok, '26INFLUENCE IN EDUCATIONAL FIELDS - - - - - -George W. Thomas, '26THREE CO-EDS AT "MINES" - - - - - - - -Fred C. Steinhauer, '99THE ALUMNI COUNCIL - -Russell H. Volk, '26THE C. S. M. FOUNDATION - - - - - - - -James Boyd, M.Sc, '32A HELPING HAND TO WORTHY "MINES" STUDENTS -James W. Dudgeon, '13ENGINEERS IN THE MAKING - - - - - - - -Our Scholarship MenPHYSICAL TRAINING AND THE ENGINEER - - - - -John H. Mason, Coach"MINES" EMPLOYMENT SERVICE - - - - - - -Allan E. Craig, '14TRAINING AT "MINES" ESSENTIAL IN SALES _ - - -Cedric E. McWhorter, '24"MINES MEN" IN MANUFACTURING - - - - - -"MINES" ALL-AMERICANS - - - - - - - -^tieparrmdment6iLETTERS -ALUMNI BUSINESSLOCAL SECTIONS"MINES" TODAYSPORTS MARCHPERSONAL NOTESWEDDINGS, BIRTHSJ f o n ouerColorado School of Mines Experimental Plant and U. S. Bureau of Mines FieldStation at Right.INDEX TO ADVERTISERS SEE PAGE 234160161162163164165168171173175177ISO181182183185190191192194195196197211148201203206208212226EDITOR AND PUBLICATIONFRANK C. BOWMAN, '01BRUCE B. LaFOLLETTE, '22Assistant EditorJOHN H. WINCHELL, '17AdvertisingW, K. SUMMERSProductionDENT LEROY LAY, '35CirculationASSOCIATE EDITORSJAMES DUDGEON, '13MiningCLAUDE I. BARKER, '31Coal MiningDONALD DYRENFORTH, '12MetallurgyRUSSELL H. VOLK, 'lbPetroleumARTHUR W. BUELL, '08PetroieurnFRED C. CARSTARPHEN, '05Mathematics and ScienceJ. HARLAN JOHNSON, '23GeologyW. A. WALDSCHMIDTGeologyROBERT F. BARNEY, '35Manufa cturersJOHN A, BAILEY, 'WAthleticsELLAJ.COLBURNNewsSECTION EDITORSA, L. MUELLER, '35M. E, FRANK, 'OiR. J. SCHILTHUIS, '30BEN W. GEDDES, 37A. M. KEENAN, '35WILLIAM DUGAN, Ex-'12D. H. PEAKER, '32C. W. BERRY, '36RALPH KEELER, '31R. J. MALOiT, '37H, M. STROCK, '22KUNO DOERR, Jr., '27WILLIAM J. RUPNIK, '29HUBERT E. RISSER, '37JOHN T. PADDLEFORD, '33A. F. BECK, '25PERCY JONES, JR., '08DIRECTOR158THE MINES MAGAZINE • APRIL 1940Official Organ of fhe Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association. Copyright 1940. Entered as Second Class Matter af fhe Postoffice at Denver, Colorado,under fhe Act ot Congress of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $3.00 a year. Single copies EO cents. No additional charge for foreign subscription.Published every month in the year by the Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association. Address all correspondence, including checks, drafts and moneyorders to Frank J. Nagel, Secretary, 73'1 Cooper Bldg., Denver, Colo, Address all correspondence relating to Mines Magazine to Frank C. Bowman, Editor,734 Cooper Building, Denver, Colo.PRICE OF THIS ISSUE ONE DOLLARTHE MINES MAGAZINE APRIL 1940 159