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

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. Cxd 11exk - Smith PKmnETT. Ph.D., LL.D., ' ;ts - h- if. — I ' h.D.. Munich; LL.D., Hamilton, Uni- -crsit) ' i)f Pennsylvania, Har -ard Uni -ersitv, Vale Uni -er.sity, Johns Hopkins, Williams; A.B. and A.M., Pritchett College. President of the Corpoijition, Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloLiv; made Assistant Professor in the Naval Ob- servatory, Wasliinuton, 1S7S; Assistant Professor of Mathe- matics and , stronomyin Washington I ' niversity, St. Louis, Mo., 1S.S1 ; Professor of Astronomy in Washington Univer- sity, 1S84 : Chosen Superintendent of the U. S. G. and C. Survey, 1897 : President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from lilOO. Report on Observations of the Total Eclipse of July 2d, 1S S ; Observations of Conjunctions of the .Satellites of Saturn; A Determination of the Mass of Mars: A Deter- mination of the Diameter of Mars from Micronietric Ob- servations, with a Discussion of Systematic Errors; De- termination of the Longitude of the Mexican National (.Ibservatory. The Transit of Mercury, 1S91 ; Report of Washington University Eclipse E.xpedition : The Solar Corona of 18il!l, with Discussions of the Photo.graphs ; Eclipses of Saturn ' s Satellites and Their I ' se in Determin- ing the Planet ' s Diameter (with tables): Personal Equation in Time Observations; Meridian Circle Observations, etc. : A Plan for an International Arc of the Meridian ; and many other papers and reports. Residence, 174 Bay State Road. Georce a. (3sborxe, S.B., Wii kcr Professor of J (r rw(? c .— Harvard S.S.. ' CO. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, L ' .S. Naval Acad- emv, ls(31-(i5; Professor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from ls(i0 ; Secretary of Faculty, 18()8-71 : Walker Professor of Mathematics from 11102. Author of E.xamples in Ditferential Ecjuations, I8811; Differential and Integral Calculus (1801), etc. Residence, ■J4 ' .i Berkeley Street. ' ■ lO. £-

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Brrsiticut rittljctt i Bl IIE announcement of the resignation of President Pritchett. sub- mF niitted last December, to take effect upon the election of a successor, offers us an oppi.irtunitv to Iciok back fmni a student ' s standpoint upon the last five years or so at the Institute. At no time in its existence have L reater administrative problems presented themselves. To their solutiuii Dr. Pritchett ga e all the energv and concentration of his strong personalitv ' . The main question is now settled, and the minor problems which were crowding in behind can be dealt ith in a positive way. The arousal of the active interest and care of the Alumni in the Institute ' s welfare have been the jjrincipal results of Dr. Pritchett ' s adniin- istrati ' e policy. In an educational way his influence has been always un the side of progress and improv eiuent. Rest-arch work and advanced instruction have been especially encouraged ; entrance requirements have been atlvanced and additional courses and subjects introduced: and the Facultv has in- creased in number from fifty-four to seventy-one, or o er thirty per cent. The number of graduate students has rapidly increased, until now they form nearly one-se enth of the entire student body. Dr. Pritchett has done everything in his power to improve the social conditions among us. and for this he has earned the respect and gratitude of e ery Tech man. To him are due Field Day, which gives the Fresh- men the best possible start in an athletic way: the Union and the Kom- mers, at which we may get in touch with each other : and the Convocations, at which we may get in touch with the workl at large while sharing the inspiration of some of the nation ' s best minds. It is to •• Prexy. in fact, that we owe nearly all the social advantages that we now possess; and we appreciate our indebtedness thoroughly. This is but a brief resume of Dr. Pritchett ' s years at Tech, for we are glad that the time to say farewell has not vet come. When that time shall arrive, he may be sure that he lakes to his new work the hearty good-will of all his students, who know him not only as •• Prexy. but as a friend.

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Robert H. Richards, S.B., Professor of Mining Engineering and Mctallnrgy. — M.I.T., Gy, III. Assistant in Cliemistry, Massacliusetts Institute of Tecli- nology, 186S-0y : Instructor in Assaying and (Qualitative Analysis, 1869-70; Assistant Professor of Analytical Chem- istry, 1870-71 : Professor of Mineralogy and Assaying, in charge of the Mining and Metallurgical Laboratories, 1871-72: Professor of Mining Engineering, 1S7:!-.S4: Secre- tary of the Faculty, 1S78-S : Professor of Mining Engineer- ing and Metallurgy from 1884; President of the I.I.T. Alumni Association, 1873-70; President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1880-87. Author of Ore Dressing, 1903. Residence, 32 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain. ur- A V. A Ui A,£ ' -- WiLLi.x.M H. NiLE.s, S.B., Ph.B., A.M., LL.D.. Professor of Geology and Geography Emeritus. — S.B., Harvard L.S.; ' 66; Ph.B., Yale S.S.. ' 67; Berzelius Society; .A.M. Wcsleyan. ' C ' J ; LL D., Temple, ' Oo. Professor of Physical Geography, Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, 1871-78: Professor of Geology and Geography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1878, Emeritus, 190:i : Stated Lecturer on Geology, Welles- ley College, 18S2-88; Professor of Geology, Wellesley Col- lege, since 1S88 : President Boston Society of Natural History, 1892-97: President Appalachian Mountain Clul;), 1879, 1882 and 1898. .Author of various geological papers, published chiefly in Proceedings of Boston Society of Natural History and American Journal of Science. Residence, Hotel Vendome. T .JfZ Ch. rles R. Cro.ss, S.B., Tltayer Professor of Physics and Director of the Rogers Laboratory. — M.I.T., ' 70, Sci. and Lit. Instructor in Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, 1870-71 : Assistant Professor of Physics, 1871-7 ) ; Professor of Physics from 1875 : in charge of Department of Physics from 1877 : in charge of Course in Electrical Engineering from its establishment in 1882 til! 1V 02. Author of many papers on electricity, acoustics, and other branches of physics, published chiefly in the Pro- ceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Residence, 100 Upland Road, Brookline.