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School 1,400 Feet Underground, First of Its Kind— USCOW, IDAHO.—A schoolroom 1,400 feot underground in the Morningmine at Mullan, Idaho, in which returned soldiers are being taught theart and practice of mining lead-zinc ore, is one of the latest educational innovations of the University of Idaho.This work, which has been inaugurated by the school of mines at the university, is, so far as is known, the first attempt to apply to actual, underground mining work the new system of vocational education provided for by the Smith-Hughes act, and the experiment is being watched with interest by miners and mine operators alike throughout the wrestern states.The schoolroom is devoid of blackboard, books and benches. {Pupils and teacher alike are dressed in overalls and mining boots, and the school equipment consists of rock drills, picks, shovels, timber, dynamite, caps andfuse.The teacher is Lieut. Frank H. Skeels, officer of engineers of the United States army, recently released from service for this work. Lieutenant Skeels had been a mine manager and mine superintendent. Admission to the school is obtained by application to the federal employment agent at Wallace, and preference is given to returned soldiers who are young enough and brightenough to be teachers.The work in hand is what is known as drifting, that is driving a hori-4zontal gallery or working lengthwise of the vein.The young fellows receive fair compensation for their time, as theschool is carrying on drift work by contract.The salary of the instructor is paid jointly by the state of Idaho and thefederal government.It is expected that within the next month or two schools will be organized at each of the other five big properties in the Coeur d’Alene district.
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Republic City News
Republic, Kansas, US
Thu, Jun 26, 1919
Page 7
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