A Helluva Engineer.

Every year at the School of Mines there is a tradition that all the Freshmen climb Look-Out Mountain to the M on the side of the mountain. Not only do they climb the mountain but they get a hardhat (mine is Yellow) and they must bring a 10 lb rock to carry up the mountain and contribute to the M. Once at the top you get paint thrown all over you... Another tradition to go along with this is the singing of the school song the ENTIRE way up the mountain. I probably sang it at least 30 times. I dont think i will be forgetting it. I also had water thrown at me by upperclassmen on the walk up. This is my hardhat... Me and Bailey.

Me and some of my floormates after the climb...

Just in case you were wondering, this is the song we sang the entire way up to the M.

THE MINING ENGINEER

I wish i had a barrel of rum and sugar three-hundred pounds.

The college bell to mix it in and clapper to stir it 'round.

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I'm a rambling wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

A helluva, helluva, helluva,helluva, helluva engineer,

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I'm a rambling wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

Hail, Hail the gang's all here.

What the Hell do we care,

As long as we get our share?

Hail, hail the gang's all here,

M-I-N-E-S!

What the Hell do we care now?

As you can probably tell this song makes pretty much no sense.We are definitely not song writers here at Mines.