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

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Represented « ii the slafF of llie Massachusetts Institute of Technology are some of the ablest scientific brains in the world. These men are seeking to prepare slu lents for a productive, well-adjusted life, the ultimale result of the union of science, engineering, architecture, an l the humanities. ADMINISTRATION

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PRESIDENT THOSE of us who have known Technique as a fine prochict, year after year, of student en- terprise and skill were not surprised hist year when it was selected in competition with other year- books as one of the outstanding annuals published in an American college. Technique had won ac- claim before and will again, but this recent dis- tinction is jileasant confirmation that the book and the men l)ehind it are carrying forward a tradition of excellence that extends back to 1885. The excellence of Technique reflects the quality that marks undergraduate activities at the Insti- tute. In reporting student affairs it has rich mater- ial with which to work, and it takes a bird ' s-eye- view such as it presents to remind us that Tech- nology students live a well-roundiMl life and that they know how and have the facilities to jilay ef- fectivelv while thev work. We welcome this new record of student life, therefore, not only for its distinction and utility as a book and as a history but for its exemplification of the success of our extra-curricular activities. Here in this well-ordereil, well-editetl volume is additional evidence of the wide variety of enter- prises which Technology students conduct with pleasure and jirofit to themselves and benefit to the Institute commimity. The j)roduction of a l ook of this kind re((uires diverse abilities, as a glance at the organization of its statt ' will show. It involves aesthetic judgment and skill in the graphic arts, journalistic and editorial competence, and carefid business man- agement. In Technique 1940 all of these abilities have been joined to prttduce a resvilt that embodies the high standards reached in previous editions and that sets a new mark for successive volumes. l c,jJL T- CxTW - tfei US