THIS department was   established   under an act of the General Assembly in 1898 but did not take   material   form   until   1902-03 when its doors were opened to the world with gracious bow.
Of course all great things must have an humble
beginning.    The
giant
.s. j.11^ 6ioi. . tree that towers above its fellows and bids defiance to the storm, was once an acorn. The great river that winds its way to the sea, dividing states and carrying the traffic of a continent on its shoulders, has its origin in some small brooklets that ripples and plays among the stones as it sings melodies to its mountain home. Think what a civilization has pushed westward from that little colonial group at old Tamestown in 1607.
The School of Mining Engineering bids fair to have its name carved high in the future history of Kentucky State. Kentucky is ideally located for a mining school. Kentucky is becoming more and more a mining state. She is offering a splendid opportunity  to  her  sons  and  pleading with  out-
stretched arms for them to remain at home. Kentucky does not need immigration of foreign people and emigration of money but she needs immigration of money and development which will prevent emigration of her own sons and (laughters. The Kentucky Mining School means a development of the material side of our commonwealth. It means the education of mining engineers who can cope with the problems presented and take up the propositions at hand. A development of the mining industry will produce a basis for various manufactories which will give employment to the youth of the state including the boys who take up Mechanical Engineering and finally the influence of the Mining School will be felt in all the neighboring states and ultimately be known throughout the entire south.
The carrier pigeon when first let loose, will wander in a circular flight for a time not knowing just what to do or what course to take: but when once it starts on its journey, it is sure of a successful route to its destination.    The Mining School
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