Show STATE SCHO SCHOOL L OF MINES contributed university of utah dec 24 the building for the milling and metallurgical plant is now about completed and work has begun in the setting up of the machinery mr albert shaw has this work in charge under the direction of J M callow C E the plant will be placed in commission as speedily as possible mr george J silver has resigned as foreman of shops to accept a similar position with the silver bros iron works company of salt lake his place at the school of mines will be filled by james A who comes directly from sibley college cornell university mr is eminently qualified for his new position he is a graduate of a mechanics art school at st paul minn he has been employed as a machinist machinis t by the american hoist derrick dom company pany the lake erie engineering company the allis chalmers company and the warner swasey company he he afterwards took a course in mechanical engineering at cornell university which institution he leaves to come here entering upon his duties jan ath mr has the highest class of recommendations from his previous employers pl as well as from sibley college advantage is being taken of the two weeks vacation to complete the installation of machinery in n the dynamo laboratory ja oratory the new machinery for the laboratory has been slow in arriving some of it being three months overdue but at last it has all been received favorable weather has permitted the surveying class to do more field work than usual this fall however no more field bork work will be done now until spring meanwhile the class will engage in the office work of a surveying course the illness of dr james E talmage due to blood poisoning has caused a temporary suspension of his work on the new uranium radium mineral that he discovered several months ago this mineral is peculiar in some respects but the doctor has about completed an exhaustive investigation the results of which will soon be ready for publication dr louis A parsons instructor in physics has also become interested in the radioactivity of dr balmages Tal mages new mineral and will contribute an article on this new and puzzling element radium to the next issue of the mining review dr parsons is undoubtedly the best qualified person in utah to write upon this subject be beginning el inning with next fall a new chair in mining plant and mill work will be established at the state school of mines the holder of this chair has not yet been selected I 1 but the field is being looked over with a view of securing the strongest and most experienced man possible for the position A scholarly experienced man with teaching ability is wanted the new professor lessor will conduct the courses in mining plant and mill design this work will he be put in the senior year of the mechanical engineering gi course which is being offered at the school of mines this year for the first time applications for this new chair should be addressed to the director dr jos F merrill |