Educator challenges Edison on education system and engineers
The piece reports Thomas A. Edison faulting the educational system as failing, citing his questionnaire of 600 applicants. Columbia University engineers reply stressing the need for a broad liberal arts foundation before specialty training, arguing education must prepare leaders and adapt to evolving engineering demands.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Simnon
New York Herald
George B. Pegram
School of Fines, Engineering and Chemistry
Columbia University
Columbia Seeks Broad Training for Engineers
The university aims to provide a liberal engineering education to meet high ideals and prepare future engineers for successful careers. The idea echoes Nicholas Murray Butler that in modern days the university is not apart from world activities but involved in them.
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Hin Hfe
Columbia
Enwe Wehools
Wiengraie
Thfe
Pro- Texsion
Old School of Mines
Columbian
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Island Campground on Salmon River Creates Tourist Retreat
Harmon Idaho proclaims public holiday to mobilize work for Ashind park island project. The inland island in the city center will become a camping area with shade trees and brush trimmed, a swimming pool and bathing houses added, promising a premier west coast tourist retreat for visitors to the Salmon River region.
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Harmon
Idaho
Ashind Park
Wuto
Salmon River
Lembi
Zinc Institute Urges Roosevelt Zinc Coin Plan
The Amant hean zinc Institute opened with a resolution urging the treasury to coin a 2 percent Roosevelt portrait zinc piece. The resolution cites zinc coins in France Belgium and Germany as economic support for a key industry. W S Ingalls of New York and Dr J J Muttedze of the U S Bureau of Mines addressed the gathering.
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Zinc Institute
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Amanthean Zinc Institute
St Louis
ePhe
France
Belgium
Germany
W. S. Ingalls
New York
American Bureau of Metal Statistics
J. J. Muttedze
Mississippi Valley Experiment Station
United States Bureau of Mines
Radium's Scarcity in Ore Highlighted by Geologic Survey
The United States Geological Survey notes radium occurs naturally in ore in extremely tiny quantities. It remains invisible under a microscope and cannot form large masses as it is produced by the slow decay of uranium and rapidly decays into other elements.
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United States Geological Survey
Notice to Delinquent Stock Holders at Cedar Creek
Office of the Cedar Creek Mining and Development Company Limited in Wallace Idaho dated May 18 1921 notifies delinquents of a three mills per share assessment levied April 4 1921 with amounts listed opposite shareholder names including William Beck secretary treasurer and address 710 Hotel Street Wallace Idaho.
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Ceder Creek Mining & Devlopment Company, — Limited
Wallace
Idaho
William Bec
Cedar Creek Mining & Development Company, Limited
Notice of Assessment by Eagle Mountain Mining Company
Notice announces a two and one half mill per share assessment on the outstanding capital stock of Eagle Mountain Mining Company Limited. Board meeting held April 28, 1921 sets levy to be payable on or before a stated deadline. Wallace Idaho source dated April 25, 1921.
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Eagle Mountain Mining Company, Limited
Wallace
Idaho
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders 1921 Wallace Idaho
Notice of annual meeting of stockholders for Eagle Mountain Mining Company and Western Union Mining Company in Wallace Idaho. Delinquent stock on 3 June 1921 may be sold at public auction on 2 July 1921 at 7 30 p m at the secretary treasurer’s office in the County Court House building Wallace Idaho. Secretary Treasurer W H Herrick and BEN L Collins Secretary.
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W. H. Herrick
County Court House
Wallace
Idaho
Eagle Mountain Mining Company, Limited
Western Union Mining Company
Samuels Hotel
Ben L. Collins
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