The Mines Curriculum Are Today’s Students Cruising Down Easy Street? Ralph Baird knew the School of Mines was going to be a challenge from the moment he arrived for his admissions interview in the spring of 1967. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print