Member, mechanical superintendent, wants position. Has had 12 years' experience as master mechanic of smelting plants in United States and Mexico. Also superintendent of shops doing marine, mining, and general contracting work. Experienced in manufacture of mining tools equipment. Up to the minute in copper, lead, and zinc smelting. Has learned a great deal, can forget much, and has the inclination and ability to learn more. Best of references. No. 255. Member, graduate of Columbia School of Mines; aged 45, with experience as mine surveyor, engineer, and superintendent, and as designing, manufacturing and constructing engineer; familiar with mining methods, with handling of men, with machinery, with designing, with erection and construction work. Available for long or short engagements in United States or Canada. Now in the West. No. 263. Graduate of Michigan College of Mines, with 15 years' experience in engineering, exploration, equipment, efficiency and safety work, management and executive. Experience obtained in Lake Superior Region, some foreign experience. Good record and references. No. 272. Recent graduate, woman, having knowledge of analytical and metallurgical chemistry, and courses in assaying, mineralogy and geology, desires position as chemist or assistant chemist. No. 273. Member, graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with 10 years' experience in geology related to mining, 5 years in the Northeastern and 5 in the Northwestern States. Especially familiar with geology of iron, copper, lead-silver and gold. Qualified in microscopic determinations. Desires position as field engineer or with mining company. At present in government employ. No. 274. Young technical graduate, S. B. and S. M., speaks Spanish, experience in Arizona and Mexico, desires geological work of any kind, go anywhere. No. 275. NEW YORK SECTION Executive Committee DAVID H. BROWN, Chairman JOHN H. JANEWAY, Vice-Chairman F. E. PIERCE, Secretary, 35 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. P. A. MOSMAN, Treasurer LEWIS W. FRANCIS BENJAMIN B. LAWRENCE At the meeting of the New York Section held at the Machinery Club on Dec. 8, 1915, the subject was "The Engineer in Modern Warfare, with Especial Reference to the Present European Conflict." Dr. Henry S. Drinker, who is Chairman of the Institute committee on the Engineer's Reserve Corps movement, opened the evenings' talk with a short statement of the aims and advantages of the Students' summer military camps, fostered by the Society of the National Reserve Corps, he being a member of the Advisory Committee of University Presidents. The speakers of the evening were Col. William M. Black and Col. John Biddle, both of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Col. Black is the Senior Colonel of the Army Engineer Corps and is at present Chief Engineer on the staff of Major Gen. Leonard M. Wood and is in charge of River and Harbor Improvements in New York Harbor. Col. Biddle is a high ranking Colonel of the Corps of Engineers, a graduate of the Army War College and a former member of the General Staff; more recently he has been attached to the Austrian Army as an observer, during the war now in progress. Other guests of the evening were Capt. E. D. Ardery, Capt. R. T. Coiner, Capt. T. M. Robins of the U. S. Army; Lieut. Col. E. W. Van C. Lucas, Majors Whitley and Conrow, and Captains Humphreys and Robinson, of the 22nd Corps of Engineers, N. Y. Ñ. G. and Major Gen. O'Ryan, Commander of the State National Guard. The duties of the engineer were pointed out in great detail by both Colonels Black and Biddle, and it was shown how dependent the modern army is on the Engineer Corps. The frontiers of belligerent European nations have been converted at present into practically continuous lines of trenches under the direction of engineer officers. The engineers charged with the maintenance and operation of lines of transport and communication, are as essential to the military operations as the men behind the guns. On the other hand, there are engineer troupes whose service is wholly destructive; bridges, railways, tunnels, roads, etc. must be demolished behind a retreating army. The difference between civilian and military engineering was pointed out, with especial reference to the value of the time element, and the weight to be given to methods and refinements which in military work expediency does not often justify. The following list of books was recommended by Colonel Black for the civilian engineer, who desires to inform himself on matters pertaining to the subject discussed: Engineer Field Manual,1 Military Railways, Technique of Modern Tactics, Art of Fortification, Annals of a Fortress, Fortification and Siegecraft (in Encyclopedia Brittanica). Some of these are included in the list issued by the War Department and published on pp. xiv to xvii of this Bulletin. A resolution was adopted, requesting that the Library of the Institute procure the books recommended by Colonel Black. Colonel Lucas spoke of the work of his 22d Corps of Engineers. and offered to designate a good company to be fathered and officered by the Institute, to specialize on the mining work required of the Engineers. General O'Ryan spoke of the general need of coöperation of engineering societies with the National Guard movement and gave an interesting exposition of his successful efforts toward allaying the antipathy of labor unions to the Guard. PERCY E. BARBOUR, Chairman, Program Committee. 1 Government Publications. ST. LOUIS LOCAL SECTION Executive Committee ARTHUR THACHER, Chairman R. A. BULL, Vice-Chairman W. E. MCCOURT, Secretary-Treasurer, Washington University, H. A. BUEHLER St. Louis, Mo. R. R. S. PARSONS H. A. WHEELER The St. Louis Section held a meeting in the Joplin District, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29 and 30, 1915. The morning of Friday was spent in a general view of the district, with visits to the various properties and mills, among them the Bertha A slime plant and the Oronogo Circle property. After luncheon at Webb City, given by the Webb City operators, the Section visited the mines and mills of the American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co. The dinner in the evening at Joplin, attended by 83 members and guests, was presided over by Arthur Thacher. The program follows: For the Operators, C. T. ORR. Geology of the District, H. A. BUEHLER. The District Energy, GEORGE HAYLER. Leases and Other Things, ALLEN MCREYNOLDS. The Institute, PHILIP N. MOORE. On Saturday, as the guest of the coal operators in the Pittsburgh field, the Section visited the strip pit mining operations in that field. The membership in the Section now numbers 154. W. E. McCOURT, Secretary. PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE SECTION Executive Committee R. V. NORRIS, Chairman CHARLES F. HUBER, Vice-Chairman EDWIN LUDLOW, Vice-Chairman N. J. RICHARDS, Vice-Chairman, ARTHUR H. STORRS, Vice-Chairman, CHARLES ENZIAN, Secretary-Treasurer, U. S. Bureau of Mines, DOUGLAS Bunting RUFUS J. FOSTER JOHN M. HUMPHREY ROBERT A. QUINN The Fall meeting of the Section was held at the Club Rooms of the Engineers' Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 415 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa., at 8:45 p.m., Dec. 4, 1915. An informal dinner, attended by 40 members and guests, preceded the meeting. Chairman Norris presided at the meeting. Several proposals concerning the sources of increase of revenue for the American Institute of Mining Engineers were made. After some discussion, the members adopted a resolution recommending the increase of dues to $15 per year and the members to receive the bound volumes of Transactions. H. M. Crankshaw, member, then presented his paper, Modern Method of Mining and Ventilating Thick Pitching Seams. His paper was extremely interesting and elicited considerable discussion. William Griffith, member, gave a brief informal talk on results of a number of experiments he has been conducting on small models of mineroof supports. Mr. Griffith's talk was listened to with great interest. He was asked a number of questions concerning the relative supporting value of various types of supports discussed. Hugh Archbald, member, presented a chart showing relative inside and outside delays in coal hoisting. CHARLES ENZIAN, Secretary. CHICAGO LOCAL SECTION Executive Committee R. W. HUNT, Chairman J. A. EDE, Vice-Chairman H. W. NICHOLS, Secretary, 5213 Blackstone Ave., Chicago F. K. COPELAND G. M. DAVIDSON The Fall Meeting of the Chicago Section has been postponed owing to the absence of the Secretary. The next meeting will be held Jan. 14, 1916, at the Chicago Engineers' Club, when there will be a talk by Dr. J. A. Mathews on Iron in Antiquity and Today. AFFILIATED STUDENT SOCIETY NOTES The School of Mines, of the University of Minnesota, held a meeting on Nov. 10, 1915, at which K. P. Swensen, formerly Professor in the Imperial Polytechnic Institute of Nanking, China, gave an illustrated lecture on mining and educational experiences in the Far East. Mr. Swensen spoke of the mining resources and opportunities of China, Japan, Korea and Manchuria, and related some of his experiences in those countries. At the meeting held on Dec. 2, 1915, H. R. Bishop, of Cobalt, Ontario, gave a talk on Prospecting for Gold in Nicaragua. ADOLPH DOVRE, President. The Chemical Society of Tufts College, Medford, Mass., held a meeting on Nov. 22, 1915, at which 25 members, 3 members of the faculty and 9 alumni members were present. After a short business session the following papers were read: Electrolytic Refining of Copper, by C. B. Town, '16. Both of these papers were received with interest and the members of the faculty seemed pleased with the methods adopted by the Society in having students prepare papers. LEO T. MURPHY, Secretary. The Mining and Metallurgical Club of the University of Toronto made application for recognition as an Affiliated Student Society of the Institute, and at the November meeting of the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Committee on Affiliated Student Societies, this application was granted. The Affiliated Student Societies now number 26. The officers of the Club are as follows: H. E. T. HAULTAIN, Honorary President, E. C. FAIRBROTHER, 1st year Representative. The University of Washington Mining Society, of Seattle, Wash., secured from the U. S. Bureau of Mines several reels of motion picture films illustrating mining and smelting operations and showed them on Nov. 8, 10 and 15. The subjects of these films were as follows: Iron Mining Operations, showing exploration, stripping, underground mining, etc. The Use of Explosives in Quarrying, showing drilling, firing and blasting. Mine to Moulder, showing every step in the process. Mining Iron Ore, showing drilling, blasting, hauling, timbering, etc. The pictures were arranged with a view to emphasizing the methods of accident prevention. On Nov. 10, the attendance was about 200, including nearly 100 children from one of the grammar schools. On Nov. 15, nearly 100 persons were present, composed chiefly of students and members of the faculty. HENRY G. BOLTON. The Students' Auxiliary Society at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, has elected the following officers: HARRY E. CRUM, President. LELAND E. FISKE, Vice-President. LAWRENCE E. COLE, Secretary-Treasurer. This year the Mining Society meets on alternate weeks with the Geology Club. Each society has its own officers and organization, and arranges separate programs. So far this year the following talks have been given: Mining Millions. By PROFESSOR TERRILL. Relation of Geology to Mining. By S. F. KELLEY. LAWRENCE E. COLE, Secretary-Treasurer. The Pick and Shovel Club of the Case School of Applied Science has elected the following officers for the current year: R. D. SCHMIDT, President, C. K. MCDONALD, Vice-President, F. C. MCNUTT, Secretary, C. E. DAVID, Cor. Secretary, At one of the first meetings of the college year F. M. Rapp, a graduate of the Case School and a member of the Pick and Shovel Club, told of his experiences in prospecting for diamonds in Africa. At another meeting Dr. Van Horn delivered a lecture on his trip through the gold mining district of Nevada, followed by a talk by Mr. Edwards a member of the faculty, on his trip through Canada and Minnesota. One evening was devoted to illustrated talks on the various practice-term trips taken by members of the Club. CARL E. DAVID, Corresponding Secretary. |