Mineral Industry Education ? Lost Generation of Mining Graduates a Problem Demanding Attention in Postwar Period
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 2
- File Size:
- 869 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1945
Abstract
WAR and normalcy do not walk hand in hand, whether it be in industry, the educational field, or in the daily lives of individuals. Schools and departments offering curricula in mineral engineering have been seriously disrupted, beginning with 1942 and reaching a low during 1944. Selective Service regulations and voluntary enlistments have effectually stopped the flow of college-trained men into the mineral industry, and the flow into the colleges is little more than a dribble. The year just closed has been a most serious one for our institutions. Until March many of our faculties had been kept reasonably intact because of the large training programs of the Army and Navy. Although the number of
Citation
APA: (1945) Mineral Industry Education ? Lost Generation of Mining Graduates a Problem Demanding Attention in Postwar Period
MLA: Mineral Industry Education ? Lost Generation of Mining Graduates a Problem Demanding Attention in Postwar Period. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1945.