E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . iety of mining engineers,despite the fact that over 35 per cent of the paperspublished in the Transactions during the last five yearshave dealt with metallurgical subjects. It was there-fore thought advisable to change the name to theAmerican Institute of Mining and Metallurgical En-gineers, and it was so voted by the members on Feb. Iron and Steel—Joseph W. Richards, Chairman. Reduction and Refining ok Lead—Heinrich O. Hofman,Chairman. Reduction and Refining of Zinc—George C. Stone,Chairman. Reduction and Refining of Miscellaneous Metals—Charles H. Fult
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . iety of mining engineers,despite the fact that over 35 per cent of the paperspublished in the Transactions during the last five yearshave dealt with metallurgical subjects. It was there-fore thought advisable to change the name to theAmerican Institute of Mining and Metallurgical En-gineers, and it was so voted by the members on Feb. Iron and Steel—Joseph W. Richards, Chairman. Reduction and Refining ok Lead—Heinrich O. Hofman,Chairman. Reduction and Refining of Zinc—George C. Stone,Chairman. Reduction and Refining of Miscellaneous Metals—Charles H. Fulton, Chairman. Petroleum and Gas—Ralph Arnold, Chairman. Coal and Coke—H. H. Stoek, Chairman. Nonmetallic Minerals—George F. Kunz, Chairman. Mining Geology—James F. Kemp, Chairman. Mining Methods—Louis S. Gates, Chairman. Milling Methods—Robert H. Richards, Chairman. Accounting Methods—Judd Stewart, Chairman. Legislation and Public Policy—Mark L. Requa, Chair-man. Industrial Organization—T. T. Read, martin cobyell Secretary A. I. M. E,. 1871-1872 18, 1919. It is expected that this change, definitely in-cluding metallurgy in the title, will result in increasedinterest in that branch of the Institutes field. The in-itials A. I. M. E. are retained. It would be interesting were a compilation to be madeshowing the manner in which the various geological,mining, and metallurgical subjects have been coveredin the Transactions and in papers presented at meet-ings of the Institute; how much attention has been paidto gold, how much to copper, iron, and other , it is certain that the field of the Institutehas been and is a broad one, and eveiy eflfort is madeto meet the varied needs of its members. This is evi-dent from the following list of technical committees,whose purpose is to obtain papers of high merit onsubjects covered by the titles of the committees: Reduction and Refining of Copper—E. P. Mathewson,Chairman. Extraction and Ref
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