Bachelors Theses
This collection contains theses written by students of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) as part of the bachelor’s degree requirement. Most are full-text. The earliest thesis, written in 1878, is one of several handwritten theses; these early works are being transcribed as a service to users and in order to enhance their discoverability.
Degrees were awarded in Ceramic Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, and Mining Engineering.
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Theses from 1910
Specifications and bill of material for roaster in ore dressing laboratory of Missouri School of Mines, John Dee Harlan
The determination of friction-coefficients of water in small iron pipes, O. W. Holmes and Ernest Wander
A method for the determination of lead, zinc, copper, cobalt, and nickel in shales., Alexie X. Illinski
Chemical analyses of special tool steels, Elmer List
A study of the efficiency of discharge of classifier spigots, Harmon Edwin Minor and James Bunten
A study of the electrical resistance of coke, gas-carbon, and kryptol under varying conditions, Benton Franklin Murphy and Reuben Conrad Thompson
Abstract of the history of the metallurgy of iron and the development of iron blast furnaces, Norman L. Ohnsorg
Friction in small air pipes, Albert Park and Howard Kelsey Peterson
Transportation of chert in launders, Louis Joseph Porri and John Lyle Pickering
The preparation of zinc blende for reduction, Frederick Edward Riede and Earl Frederick Boland
A study of some problems in cyaniding, Sidney S. Schmidt and Russell B. Caples
A study of the Roubidoux in the vicinity of Rolla, John Elmer Schultz and William Grover Branham
Modern cyanide practice, Harvey Edson Smith
Investigation of hindered-settling ratio of galena and quartz in air, John Sloan Stewart and Ralph Daniel Killian
Nichrome as a rheostat resistance, George C. Vogt
Theses from 1909
Design and details of elevated steel tank, William A. Baueris
Timbering in the Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona, Fred Tete Boyer
The Cyanidation of High Grade Gold and Silver Concentrate, Reginald Henry Brinton Butler and John Warren Beard
The influence of pyrite on the oxidation of galena, William Newton Clark and Mark Stephen Mazany
Technical analysis of corn products, Roy Hayward DeWaters
Minerals and their environment of formation, DeForrest Don
A study of the losses of gold during cupellation in the presence of tellurium, George Albert Easley and Carl Winthrop Keniston
Design of reinforced concrete water tower and tank, Harvey Oden Garst and Pearl Frederick Michael
A study of the settlement of slimes, William Simpson Hall and James Crawford Compton
Geology along the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad from Rolla to Newburg, Victor H. Hughes
A comparison of the solvents used in the hydrometallurgy of silver, Simon Jochamowitz and Enrique Cavazos
The oxidation of natural sulphides, Harry Clay Kibe
Radiation losses in metallurgical furnaces, Frank Richard Loveridge
The construction of the United States Macadam Road at Fort Scott, Kansas, William McElroy
The design of a dam and the investigation of a water supply for the city of Rolla, Missouri, Frank Xavier Nachtman and Ernst Lorenze Chamberlain
The microstructure of drill steel, Arthur L. Pollard
A study of some problems in assaying, Aaron Max Shah
Effect of certain minerals on fire assay of lead, Earl McColloch Smith and Rowe Francis McCrae
Investigation of hindered settling ratio of galena, sphalerite and pyrite as compared to quartz in air, Ralph Wilheim Watson and William Danels Clarke
The oil industry of the Coalinga field, A. Emory Wishon
The volatilization and absorption of silver chloride, Edgar Joseph Wolf and Victoriano Elicano
Theses from 1908
Mining and milling of a low grade copper ore, Richard Edward Armstrong and Horace Asahel Johnson
Effects of copper on the cupellation of silver, Charles A. Baker and Miles Sedivy
Pot roasting of lead ores, Ralph Robert Benedict, Edward Phillip Barrett, and Frank William Harper
The effect of certain minerals upon the volatilization of silver chloride, Boyd Dudley Jr.
Development of power on Little Piney River, James Duncan Fowler and Frank LeRoy Flynt
Effect of arsenic on assay for gold and silver, Rosco Conkling Ham and Frederick Arnold Moore
The effect of antimony on the assay of gold and silver ores, Herman Carl Hase and Charles Lewis French
The development of a lead, zinc prospect, Felix Anthony Lyneman
Tests of efficiency of the Rolla power plant, Ward Barr Mix, Edwin Bryant Thornhill, George Fred Kellogg, and Clyde Rex Wood
Design of a re-inforced arch over Frisco Railroad on Tenth Street, Rolla, Missouri, Don Morgan Neer
A report on the Shattuck and Arizona Mine at Bisbee, Arizona, John Joseph Sanford
Test made on the Missouri School of Mines power plant, Leland R. Walker, George Hewitt Boyer, and Alfred Leo Nye
Theses from 1907
Meridian-projecting instruments and methods, Albert Babbitt Bartlett
Plans, estimates and specifications for a sewer system for the city of Plattsburg, Eldon E. Cook and William C. Perkins
Treatment of a low grade gold ore, Paul Richardson Cook, Sakuhei Sunada, and Arnold George Baker
Chemical and physical analysis of steel and iron, John T. E. Ericson
Lime roasting of a galena concentrate with subsequent smelting in the blast furnace, Aubrey P. Fellows, Tsik Chan Tseung, James Carter Long, and Edwin Richard Wash
An investigation of the treatment of a silver ore by lixiviation with sodium and cuprous thiosulphate solutions, Elston Everett Jones
Design of a lead blast furnace, Walter Irving Phillips and Andrew Jackson Seltzer
Design, specifications and cost estimate of two hundred ton stamp mill and cyanide plant for treatment of gold ore, John Payne Sebree and William Peter Hatch
Analyses of limestones and shales, Byron John Snyder
Graphical representation of compressed air formulae, John Thomas Vitt and Paul Andrew Philippi
Efficiency of mill practice in the Joplin District, Ira Lee Wright
The design of Main Street reinforced concrete arch over Frisco R. R., Hyman Zirulick
Theses from 1906
Furnace calculations, John McMillen Brooks
A special investigation in concrete steel and application to square set system, Horace Alonzo Hand
Treatment of Joplin tailings, Preston King Horner
Treatment of a Mexican copper ore, Harold Thomas Mapes and Robert Hardy Bedford
Report on Polaris Mine, Stanley Ralston Moore
Plans and estimates for the disposal of sewage and storm water for the city of Rolla, Mo., Tracy Irwin Phelps and Robert Arthur Barton
Report and preliminary estimate for a sewerage system for Lebanon, Mo., Ramon Rivera
The commercial preparation of baryta, Ray Fleming Rucker and Damon Duffield Dunkin
Copper matting blast furnace run, John Vivian Stevens, Frank Bowman Powell, and John Dozier Shanks
Theses from 1905
An investigation of the chemical and metallurgical treatment of a cobalt and nickel ore, James Watts Caples
Analysis and metallurgical treatment of copper ores from Ajo Basin, Arizona, Harry Carleton Chamberlain
The treatment of a gold-silver-copper ore by the Argo process, Elmer Cooper Heck and Josephus Jarvis Brown
Lead blast furnace run, Ray Eugene Hoffman, John Henry Clary, Jesse Herman Steinmesch, Cecil Theodore Green, and Walter Scott Grether
The investigation of the deleterious action of certain metals on the cyanide process for gold, Lamar Horacio Hunt and William Alexander Gardiner
The lignite coal of North Dakota, Clyde McKeever Laizure and James Knight Christopher
Cyanide tests to show action of common cyanicides, Charles L. Lintecum
Treatment of a complex Arizona gold and silver ore, Edgar George Ross Manwaring and Clifford Redman Wilfley
A study of Kentucky fluorite, William Corsey Nesbitt
Analytical determination of copper products, Charles Dosh Smith
The Russell process -- Laboratory tests and design of plant, Alfred A. Thomas Jr. and Thomas Cowperthwaite
Laboratory tests and design of plant for treatment of gold ore, William Charles Wyman and Julian Insco Prugh
Theses from 1904
The measurement of the quantity of water delivered by Meramec Spring, James K. Black and John Owen Ambler
Design of a mill for the concentration of an Arkansas zinc ore, Ralph Augustus Conrads and Matthew Vincent Quinn
The design of a water supply system for the Missouri School of Mines, Lewis Alfred Delano and John Turner Rice
The absorption of matte by sodium carbonate, and the effect on the fire-assay, Leo J. Foster and John Thomas Keenan
Neutralization of free acid (H₃P O₄) in commercial mono-calcium phosphate (Ca H₄ (PO₄), George William Harris and Harry Adam Grine
Experiments on a telluride ore and design of plant for treating same, Charles Le Clair King and John Severin Schroeder
Studies in ore deposition, Cyrus Edward Minor
The study of ventilation by the centrifugal fan system, Glenn Beckley Morgan and Walter James Tweed
Notes on Phelps County ores, John Morgan Price and Evan Edmund Price
The design of a process and plant for the manufacture of alum from clay, Clarence Woods
The Russell process - laboratory tests and design of plant, Charles G. Wrisberg and George Vest Bland
Theses from 1903
A polyphase generator of the Missouri School of Mines, Cornelius Mark Daily
A design of an ore dressing plant, Arthur Ignatius D'Arcy
Gold precipitation, William H. Gill and Raphael Curier Alexander
The destructive distillation of pine sawdust, Frederick Hauenstein and Herbert Arno Roesler
The electrolytic refining of copper, Lewis S. Logan and Frank R. Bell
Dikes, John Edward Walker
Methods of discharge measurements of streams, Royal Sylvester Webster and Walter Adams Luther
Theses from 1902
Report on the Reed, Stimson and Kelley copper and iron banks of Phelps County, Mo., Albert Hill Fay and Carlos E. Martinez
