Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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18 TECHNIQUE 1915 glesworth, a member of the Cor- poration, a club was organized much after the pattern of the young, but highly successful, Cosmopolitan Clubs of Harvard and other col- leges. An organizing committee was brought together, consisting of upper classmen from several na- tionalities, many members of the Faculty, and President Maclaurin, a man of exceptional cosmopolitan experiences and sympathies. It is noteworthy that many members of the Faculty have enjoyed very active membership in the club since its organization. The officers are taken from all nationalities, and one or more members of the Faculty hold positions on the governing board as advisers. National chairmenn are appointed each year to represent the members of their nationality at the meetings of the governing board, when the number from any one nationality is sufficiently large. Several entertainments, known as national nightsf' are given during the year entirely by the representa- tives of one country or of a certain part of the world, each aiming to show the customs, games, and other interesting features that exist in one particular country. Many of these programmes have proven some of the most enjoyable that have ever been given in Technology. They are in- tensely interesting, varied, and are carried out with great enthusiasm. Is The foreign students at the Insti- tute have found the Club of great benefit, and have welcomed the opportunities it has offered not only for becoming more cosmopoli- tan, but for becoming an integral part of the active student life. The club is so popular with Ameri- cans that the American membership, one-third of the total, is generally full. The membership fee is small, but the members, numbering some eighty, are very enthusiastic. Pleasant relations exist with the Harvard Club, many hospitalities being exchanged during the year. A joint dinner will be held this year. Recently an alliance with the na- tional association of college Cos- mopolitan -Clubs has been effected, which, it is expected, will add much strength to the local organization. ,M THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES NE of the most important factors .in the efficiency of the training at the Insti- tute is the fact that in each depart- ment where it is possible there is what we term a professional society, well organized and open to all. These societies are seven in number: the Architectural Society, the Archi- tectural, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Mining Engineer- ing Societies, similar in government and purpose, but each according to : .h,v1f,af:,awL:L'oaLz.::.'r-.aaiwfxlzaw ,ff 1 ...:1..,...,a,..f.. ,- ,, -- . 4 ...,,,,,..,,... ...... . .. .. . ..-4.-. - , : , ,rzc-aarme-::.-:faa-riaili ai' rn, - 'ln :11,,,... f ...Z..I.1if?!.Ch7 ''-4f5l.F.-M1'-- - - 3 L '15 EGF, , ,27 Av 5 ..-.maz:::'7:.fS-,zf1::P7f4ZH3::f.ms,1,. Al Fi'- 1-725 -...., . 5 A :.4...f ,- ff,,:,W'Z:-,ga.gr E,.,....,,..... - ,fy I ,I--.3:muvr::aeffvr1h:5'?'J::.4m,'.v. ' 3 - - 2--19 gnu ' : 3...,,w. : M2412-' . Aa- -: sMlL':?:E'f4!f?:H?'1'4fL--'1-I---gMn?.' ' i-.eaiiii -,,,,,Jl :7 3.!,7W.:lH.LfM::-,.-,n.r 4 -I A ,Q . ..............Q...,,,,,,,mzgggm1:,., : 5 : ma: EE-2-I E' ' ' 'U' - ' il- , .ltr q X Vfafifiii uM.....-........,....,, , , ,fx H2 g fi ' N ' ' E5 im, ,..-..,..'.,...-.,,.,.,,.,....,,. . . . . . .L ,, Kxuigujqi, .x I Q.: T3 g:mi.,l,,,7?m,ZHc,yn?n,:'grL,L'?l:EI H:H::i-:

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1915 TECHNIQUE 17 never to be forgotten, and never to be replaced by anything to come. Their college days are over, those happy, care-free days of little work and much play,-days that hold memories dear to the heart of every man among them. VVhat one is there but can remember his straw- bestrewn and sheepish arrival, the hazing, the rushing, the day that Petey Simonds put the cow in the chapel, or the night he danced the Salome at the Sophomore banquet? VVho but can remember how, as a Sophomore, he nailed the class numerals to the chapel spire, and how as a Junior he fell a victim to the charms of the college widow? But memories such as these fill a chapter long since completed: the page has turned, and a new one be- gun. The scene has shifted, the past is behind. Let us then look to the present. These men arrive at Tech with a new and broader view of life, with a new purpose,-a determination to reach the height of their ambition, -a determination strengthened by the fact that their playtime is over, and the business of life before them. Work is first and foremost in their consideration. But need it entirely occupy their minds? Even realizing that no longer can class politics, athletic attainment, musi- cal club trips, or editorial fame hold charms for these men, is there not some way for them to help, some field for their energy besides the class-room and laboratory? Right here in our midst is a veri- table mine of talent, backed by ex- perience that should not be neg- lected. Here is a man who was president of his college musical clubs, here one who wrote the music for the college show, and another who edited the university daily. Wle do not ask these men to join in the rush for office, there are men in plenty here to do that, but can we not avail ourselves of their help, their co-operation with us in making our efforts more fruitful and our clubs, shows, and publica- tions the best in the country? This then is the place of the college man at Tech. THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB f' ' HE very cosmopolitan nature of Technology, with its 50 nationalities and its 113 for- eign students, rnade it quite fitting that, in the spring of 1910, a Cos- mopolitan Club should be organ- ized, which should have for its purpose the bringing together of foreign and American students under purely social conditions rather than in the business-like class-room, where only a slight acquaintance is possible. Through the activity of Mr. Gorton James, then a Junior, and the generosity of Mr. George VVig- . . ,, ,, ..,.....,.s.,-f..n....,......,:--v... A- ,L ,..'-'H-...m,,.-....s... :-.:,z:.',':,u.'. N . bl -iii, . 3, inn, . E AEA 4' f' 'min 'I 559- alt.. .Q1LLu.c'emf.a.'9ff41z4:ws:b-'-RP-e-Q 2221222 ' ' L1 .bag MW' if lfhEis:ri '9'55SiseiIfI1' I H 1'- -my pg ' 'vzefuimzlemffaeffwaafcffff 4 ta , LL . L AHRE!! 5442. .:jf,'f1uzcsomcv1ff:z T ' , 2 I KKXQMIEQF' A 35.3-5-.lmndannnnn rg.-5'.!5g6'Zi'6lHfMQcQm.:rceN 3 . . N 51 rv. ,. .. . Q-g::::'-' Fur:m-:m::::::,wm,','lR 2 . 2 2 2 2. '. -f-'X A-'rt'- '-1 .1 QI 1 s 'FEfcc'e'.ff:'W':'Lv':. .c',. :-'-':a-',:f?'. -rzzrfiii I X415-no. T' ,

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1915 TECHNIQUE 19 its own light. Among the engineer- ing societies, quite a large part of the work of the society is the ar- ranging of trips to the va.rious man- ufactories, plants, testing stations, and construction camps throughout New England. Trips such as these are made on an average of every two weeks, and are generally sup- plemented by lectures along kindred lines by some practical engineer. Although the trips are very bene- ficial, for their value can readily be seen, the most important part of the work of the societies is carried on through the medium of Smokers, where business and pleasure are happily intermingled. The first part of the evening is given over to a lecture, or, more often, an informal talk, on some subject of vital interest to all, and by some man prominent in the practice of the profession in question. Following this, refresh- ments and smokes are enjoyed, and lively discussions ensue. INSTITUTE COMMITTEE ' N 1893, due to the activity of l several influential members of the Senior Class, each of the four undergraduate classes elected three representatives to a commit- tee formed to promote the welfare of the Institute at home and abroad. Though founded for a very broad and excellent purpose, the Committee, during the next twelve years, had but little real authority, and was not particularly prominent in the undergraduate life of Technology. The growth of student activities during the years from 11905 to 1910 made the recognition of a central governing body highly desirable, and, as a result, we find the prestige of the Institute Committee at this period steadily increasing. This was especially true in 1909, when the representation was increased by the addition of one representative from each of the professional societies as Well as one representative from each of the other important activities, namely, Tech Show, The Tech, the Musical Clubs, TECIINIQUE, Ath- letic Association, and the Technol- ogy Christian Association. Probably the most important event in the history of this organi- zation was the establishment in 1913 of the :'Association of Under- graduates of the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technologyf, Every student at Technology is a member of this Association, and the Institute Committee is authorized to transact all business of the Association. Among the powers of the Committee are the ratiication of appointments to the Managing Boards and the election of Alumni Advisers to the Tech Show, The Tech, and the Musical Clubs. A general super- A E ff v- ff- .. .E E 1 , . 1 : H. vf11!ivu3 .:1::,:::q-iunxf. 4-'7' 'YE f'94l'Z:14 :: TY2: F-Y : '-J' ,h',5:m '1:::11gccra1iz.gZ.n3Q f if-- 1ppi:jT5'Z71'raamA'.:f:.''.' vb- +4-'IT :'--.-.ras 1 E 5 . . , .,fn,,,c.,.,....x'.,.. -i.,,..,....,.-. I y .:mm,.- . . . .,..,.- ','- , - rv-' 7, ffjjggjggfmwmtavgqfff- ' if , ,lg 1Axv::1l'wmu1m1zu1L1Q,mL.-I-gi-.,.1Ml urzaul lIi'1I'..rJ l,,.,...'r'S5,'1h: Iffiwslni'-fn'iC-idfig-'i IYY if 4152 I 4319 I h5'5fE'7357?iW5g227ZZ717l::.. , mi.. E l ,ililiii :ffh,.:1 wmem. I 1 5 - Mlfsffi I 3 3 -G --. -- . .. - na.. - afaeammieee-ang .M .. x any W, .. :I ' ':: ',,,Emrx:-::fauf:::.'. '-'',1o'.'i Q . 1 - ' l fl - ' K ' ' H ' -'fff 'f !'f- --'w-J' 512 I 1-U - xfjsfqmff ..I. . Ir:-F ...-. T. NWI I