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

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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

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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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32 TECHNIQUE 1915 talksf' they sayg and, when a uphi- lanthropistv extends a silver tray, upon which lies a choice 'cnest-egg in the shape of a couple of million dollars, and says, Abolish fraterni- ties, and it is yours, the trustees generally take the money. But not always is this the case. There are some college boards who have had this offer made them and refused. They are not all moss-backs. And in some cases the college author- ities, having a false impression of fraternity life, not having taken the time to investigate, conceive a de- sire to show their power-and the fraternities suffer. And so the storm rages, with here and there a spot where the enemy have not obtained a foothold. And amid all this strife the fra- ternity affairs at Tech run smoothly on. Aside from the fact that most things worthy succeed and run smoothly at Tech, there are several other reasons for the calm and serenity of the situation here. First and foremost among these reasons is the fact that we are blessed with a sane and broad-minded faculty, who are aware of the merits of fraternity life, and who know just exactly what they are doing in re- gard to it. Aside from this, the chapters at Tech are of a good substantial character, and under the leadership of men who have been through the mill and succeeded. The right attitude is taken toward scholarship, and the standard is sur- prisingly high. In all, taking into consideration the attitude of the faculty toward the fraternity, the standard of scholarship among fraternity men, and the good feeling that exists between the various chapters, the situation here is one of which we should be proud. And, though else- where legislators sit in judgment, faculties interfere, and chapters or whole fraternities cease to exist, fra- ternity life at Tech will run serenely on, uninterrupted by the outside turmoil. HOWARD LINCOLN COBURN, '98 INCE man began to express his moods and ideas to his - lg fellows, he has struggled to find tl1e word or phrase which would exactly convey his meaning, and has, from time to time, found names so terse, so exact, as to be hailed at Hrst as epigrams, and then, through custom, to be accepted as axioms of thought and expression. Thus, with apt precision, some one, knowing Howard Lincoln Coburnis rare wisdom and broad sympathy, called him Pa,', and since then the words Pa Coburn have become more than the name of a man. They mean a sympathy with the inconsistent ardors of youth which the mellowing of experience . -Y- N, J A ne --- - 1.55-f,,.... is :awmu4:miwc 17 1 5 -44.g.:zzcjg!w:-,:z,y:.e:7f,.4:-4ufbf:f.x::xi ,.. L: ,. ,:: HL a - :A A.: ,- 1an,pz,,,::i:,g i,f-ffff--x-- , ,fy A ...........:az'a.,.,ff115m1':.:um':f:L :-Tm:- V... . . ,,,,............,.....'--f..,.g,,. . .. n ,. 1,p.. fH'lllr1MVFPVlv1lIlfffllA -.-MR-Q.. . I I rg- ui I... I . ..A,,,i..i...l5-.-iss-..L.u...u-44 . .. 4,-: :-4., ':r..f'- - -H-A---'lffffffffywf--f - . -44... ..r::::ffe Q-1, ,,g..,,'9t.-L,:z,.. - . n 2 L -ffflwfwmffffffffff-ff411'l.1yaahil, nz.. E L Ama: Qggghg s 4. . L ,,,,,,f4f41ff1, lx ,ky .dig fl : Z I :,5-- - ,mmm miqugvhgixxxfjuiexcxatxxx E EH-.- n-..,..........,.,..,..,..m , f . 1 , , -' .FX Q K H-2 , , ' ',m,,,,, ,mmm 5 ,, .... . . . . . .. . ,I , K 1. , Y:,:.F..,,,, . .,.,., .... I 5,5..M, A A 1 .....,...-nPz:12:. .,,..FI,.,,.. ,,,,,,g,fE,5