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)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)