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By nq.clasg; of’ students, however, is the; inadequacy, of* equip
ment more keenly felt than by the senior.
great part of the
thesis and research work ,necessarily includes. the; treatm ent ofynew
and unusual ores. Unless machinery is provided;;lp enable- him to
carry through-the various, processes of-.concentrating, amalgamating,
and cyaniding he is ¿obliged -to resort to-makeshifts' and appliances
q’f- home made manufacture, which give inferior and more; or-less
unreliable results a t best. A great deal ofm oney has- been lost in
the mineral development ^pf ther-state - by the hit or miss methods
previously, "in vogue, and only lately has The importance, of -pre
liminary treatm ent of ore, begun to be recognized.^,In the m atter
of reference bqoks those On hand are*, obsolete .and im no better way
could a reasonable sum of money be employed than in the purchase
& texts; .arid works givipg the latest*developments .of the industry.
O ur /subscriptions to publications are confined -to. but 'fi.ve'.y .S'Ome
provision should' be^-made for binding the few on hand and- com
pleting the fi^es^'A great deal of miscellaneous material -is necessary
to the mining student before graduation. An exhibit of- mine maps
and lantern slides^ types of drills'j-and explosives;--of cables, and
screens and working plans of machinery -should be available. This
list, is but a brief sypop^s of th e most indispensable'••requirements.-ri
In answer to the natural query regarding criteria upon whieh to
base a ju d g m en t^ .-th e am ount-which should"-be devoted to a de
partm ent in a state university- and particularly one ‘ which has for
•its object-the training of, men who are to develop industrial resources
of the state, there are at least three points of view from which a
decision may be rendered, as to what shall constitute a ju s t’share
qf< support, .^neywhich shall be fair to the student and fair to the
state. The- provision recorded should becom e relation to the out?
put and probable quantity-of the resource to* be developed^ It
should compare favorably- with the amount provided by- Similarly
•situated ^states foT’-the ^-me purpose.^
It should also attem pt to meet the demand of the students who
desire tq prepare for that line of work. The value of the mineral
output of "the state qf jQregon for the? year 1906 as tabulated by the
Departm ent .of the In terio r is as follow s: ■