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

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30 TECHNIQUE 1915 seems like a very commonplace statement. It is a very common- place, and yet very important, piece of work that the Association aims to accomplish. It is not with any big, spectacular programme that it comes before the student body, but in a quiet way. Nevertheless, its officers and members are trying to make the Association a power that shall help men to live clean, noble lives, of great usefulness to their fellow-men. Technology is a peculiar field, and oders difliculties all its own in Christian Association work. By this the writer does not mean to imply that Tech men are peculiar people? They are not, except that they work particularly hard. And in this fact lies one element of the ditiiculty. The men here at the Institute are so busy that they hon- estly have very little time to devote to definite altruistic work. But it should be noted that the phrase very little timei' was used. The Technology Christian Association acts on the theory that each man here has a small amount of time which he can devote to some un- selfish work. No one is asked to do much, but each one is urged to do something. Our men are scattered all over the city and the suburbs. Many of them are active in the work of the home church, Sunday-school, or in some settlement house. The Tech- nology Christian Association recog- nizes all this work in a broad sense as what it seeks to promote. A practical way in which these men can aid the Technology Christian Association is by telling the secre- taries just what they are doing, so that they may have a better idea of the influence of Tech men. But enough of difficulties. They are many, and the Technology Chris- tian Association, in common with other organizations, is looking for- ward to the glorious future across the Charles, when in every Way the Association will find it easier to realize its dreams. Even though they do not make a big showing here and now, the oflicers intend to have an organization which shall be ready to use to the utmost the pos- sibilities and the responsibilities which will come with the opening of the new buildings. At the end of the first term, the Technology Christian Association had 405 members. This meant a growth of nearly 100 per cent., for in September the membership was 218. While only a small propor- tion of these men are actively con- nected with any department of the work, their interest is none the less real and helpful. For it is not the fact that a man holds an office that counts, but his being sufhciently in- terested even to join an organiza- .... ' --fy: fr' 'EEL :ETHTNAHEC ,ai ' ffl v E - E Eg? '1, : , .fra-::i-a:.::1:::.::.'::.v::::a - 4- -f 1, G '::fv?:Q9iu:::fi?f.'2i '7Z74i1L:Z' .- ,, g A M ,,., , ju, ,, . , , I ..- I.- ...nun . . . ,.. .rg . . . ,...,:.::e:.':.:'.':- f44:: . .. wvfwffff1ff11.-R-Q K2-:qi-5 :.m..,,,g l,xi-l? 5'f!!!!llLTi2'i'B9! i!'!t'.L'l.l'1!' ' I F ,QE I - , 5 2 : 'mia :::::::.f-: Qllh..Sl!!llQ5'f717!fiZ71Zm,.u ' ,...,,,:.,,.,.-'-M 3 5 A I Z It E., - -g,,, ,Hn,45,3,3,,T,E,5QxQRs5,xki Er-1 ' --' W . I , E -. X -- Egian'-1 R::::,':i1::r::1,'.':,'.nn-: EW! i i i Q ' if ' '. -- x j -,Wi 71 -X i it T 'i 'f'T . T..fiZG'R',C'!'A4'!W,'!. .L'.5.'i,!.'ZL .? ru:-:FH 2

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1915 TECHNIQUE Q9 level, in this respect, at least. It is to be hoped that those in whose hands its fortune rests from year to year, will remember that, as it came to be in the immediate inter- ests of the athletics of the Institute, so its loyalty should inseparably hold to those interests. And, as it arose out of Tech as a whole, and to the glory of Tech as a whole, in this spirit of high democracy it should be steadily carried onf' The writer of the above, and the Friend', there mentioned, was the late Mrs. Evelyn Greenleaf Suther- land, tenderly remembered by a past generation of Tech men. Not only was loss safeguarded by her own personal financial guarantee, but positive success insured by her other efforts. Through her word, the Hollis Street Theatre became available for the initial production at a time when college shows were given in halls, through her influ- ence, well-known composers were persuaded to write songs for the production, and, Hnally, the book of this first Show was the product of her pen. Her wishes and intent in her labors for the Show are given in her statement quoted above. Her interest in and affection for Tech are best evidenced by her gift to it. It is interesting to note in the tale of the early managers that the ma- jority were men closely afliliated with the athletic interests of the Institute. Winslow and Corbett were managersg Hall, Murray, and Rowe, members of the Track Team, Laws, the centre of the Varsity Football Team, MOI'S6, on the Hare and Hounds, and an original mem- ber of the Advisory Council,-to name but a part. This is hardly to be wondered at, considering the genesis of the Show, but serves to illustrate further the very close re- lationship existing between the two branches of undergraduate activity. Of the later years of the Show, but little here needs to be said. That it is amply fulfilling the earlier hopes, and yearly bringing nearer to realization its many potentialities, requires no affirmation. For its future, the present writer can do no more than echo the words quoted above, adding the wish that, in meeting its ever increasing oppor- tunities and responsibilities, it may contribute a modest share to the triumphant tale of successful years to be made by THE NEw TECH- NOLOGY. ALLAN W. ROWE. TI-IE TECHNOLOGY CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION HE TECHNOLOGY CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- TION seeks to maintain a positive Christian influence among all the men at the Institute. This ,. . , f ........- if-.2i.i....L..4-Z--ix. .,. ir ,E : ,zf E, - -2-.-s :: : ,,, .11-:::v.....,.- -'.:.-:.a::a:,w.':m::-.. -' A, E. -.3 .:':::v::zw,:::.g,.. Jfamx .... L : : , .-Jn: r . .J . HRW.. X -S' w U ...+....,,T,.f,-1,11-:ww-EEHM X' : , : : rm,- gr? . 1- : r-1, ,Lf ,-m m, ,Qi ,, IC, ., g. g - E I j--4,5111 ff I V IEE? 'viffmfrsm.2z'.'44:fe.f:4v241cq1'f,51'44, N, .x iq 5 .. .,...,...- :iiEE::w: fffQp',swzsmv:ff,..f.s' - mm ,Q ,Q - 3 ' walk- A : -E 3 -E-mamma ::,-:C',64.Z'.??5f15E:s:t,..,,:gE Q5 :L:: ' 5:12:,':-1::::::,',':,v,',':v,'1iWZ 1 1 Q Q 1 3. :J i. .--ix 'ILA T ix .l 3 V. 1 1 ' 1 'FR.WRC'L A2'!:?m'J,!, i:.'W:l. I 4155-ua 4

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1915 TECHNIQUE 31 tion Whose sole object is to help men in right living. Through such men the Association expects to in- fluence the moral tone of the Insti- tute. And a disproportionately large number of the men who are bearing the responsibility for the various Institute activities, are mem- bers of the Technology Christian Association. The feature which brings the Association most prominently before the student body is the informal talk given each Thursday at 1.30 in the Union by some man of promi- nence. These meetings are Well at- tended, and are generally regarded as one of the most important of the regular occurrences at the Institute. The Technology Christian Asso- ciation always has several groups meeting regularly for Bible study and the discussions of practical topics dealing with a studentis eX- perience. While there are not nearly enough men interested in this department to satisfy the am- bitions of the Association oflicers, still some men ind these helpful, and voluntarily give an hour or so each Week to this study. One of the most successful lines of Work conducted by the Tech- nology Christian Association is the system of Freshman advisers. The aim is that each new student, when he comes to Tech in the fall, shall have some upper classmen who Will help him register, and then, in a general Way, aid him and exert a good influence over him throughout his first year. The Technology Christian Asso- ciation Wants to be recognized as a helpful organization. Its General Secretary and his assistant are both ready to help Tech men in any Way in their power. They Want you to let them know how they can be of service to you. And they assure every student in the Institute, Whether a member of the Tech- nology Christian Association or not, of a hearty Welcome Whenever he seeks their help. L. R. TALBOT. TI-IE FRATERNITY SITUATION AR and Wide throughout the F ' country, in nearly every f -' state and in hundreds of col- leges and universities, the frater- nity situation is at a critical point. By some it has been termed the great Anti-fraternity VVar. The opposing factions have taken it into the legislatures of several states and are seeking every means possible to Hcleanse' our American colleges of the Ucursev of the Greek-letter fra- ternity. Their campaign has been successfully carried into many col- leges and has succeeded in so tying them in with regulations that they cannot long survive, or have had them entirely abolished. lNIoney - J : . -,r.',-arenas, if EN ' E H-.. - si - :E . ,,ia:racers,--.z:.':.x-:'u::e.-'..1 ' - , . .Q -..........,..,....... N..,..H,,,f-,f5Jz:'5T-4 . . .. . - - - .1 Hg ffm--fi-H-'mggspgr-mi?--.K iv - -3- Y: ..'.l5E.LL'.i6?C'2??,,IHZZNQFUJ:-171.---1 ex -. ,A : .v : : REE Eff , , Agn, ,. ,.-am, -- 5 5,1 uf., ffl.f 1 '1- 5'j31'j? ' ' az ,-if iffy P , . :. , L ,.':L1::: Eilizw: ima. .ENE iiioioibigmgixuluwlnu E 5 1 Iii 573,-5-,15,-,nvannn r,ai6'::c6h?'?f?I5l.QXQa:xx:3 Q.h:....... R:.....,-.............,...'m - - - - - 1. :I ,fk wi 'ZH-, .X I EI T 'i 'L I 'FI1.'1':4'L1'1:z4'n'J':'.u:.'- m:'f' :::':E . , .... .. . .V Vjsqw , Jn E I