1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

39° THE SCROLL.Y. .\UGUSTUS HEINZE,Columbia. '89.not fallen but persists inhis flight and does nottend groundwards. Unlikethe meteor, too, hiscourse has not beensmooth and unimpeded,but on the contrary obstacleafter obstacle hasmet his progress only tobe brushed aside, sometimeslightly, sometimesonly after the most desperateresistence. Had hispath been strewn withroses he would probablynot be the prominentfigure which he is inAmerica today.If wealth and victory afford satisfaction Bro. Heinze mustbe a much contented man. His genius and resource havebrought him wealth. His courage and persistence haveearned for him victory after many a prolonged struggle.From them all he emerges as a power and influence, stillyoung and apparently with greater success and achievementas the promise of the years to come.F. Augustus Heinze, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. on December5, 1869. His parents were Otto Heinze and Lida M.Lacey. His early training was received at the BrooklynPolytechnic Institute and he subsequently entered the Schoolof Mines at Columbia with the class of 1889. Having completedthe course leading to the degree of engineer of minesat Columbia, he pursued post graduate work in mineralogyand germane subjects in Germany for a period of about twoyears after which he returned to America to build his careerand his fortune.Shortly after leaving Columbia in 1889 he went to Butte,Montana, to follow his chosen profession. He was scarcelytwenty-one years of age and being principally interested insmelting and mining processes he obtained employment fromthe Boston & Montana company for about ^30 per week.His researches in Montana revealed to his watchful eye thepresence of valuable copper veins in the Butte Hills and else-