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

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10 TECHNIQUE 1915 Mrs. Maclaurinis home, can indeed feel that he has missed much. But it is because all loyal Tech men realize that Mrs. Maclaurin means much more to Tech than this that the TECHNIQUE Board has deemed it a precious privilege to be able to dedicate its book to her. We feel certain that all Tech alumni who have had the opportu- nity to come in contact with Mrs. Maclaurin will, without doubt, agree with President Rollins of the New York Alumni, when he said at their banquet in New York: I have seen Dr. NIaclaurin among men of learning, I have seen him at the reunions during the summer with the boys 3 I have seen him at the meetings of the corpora- tion of Technology,-and in each case he was a fitting part of the scene. On only one occasion have I seen him when he was not the bright and shining star, and that was at the reception in June last to the graduating class. The trouble was that there he stood by a greater star, Mrs. Maclaurin. I was close by, standing in line with them to receive. The men came in, and they said, 'How do you do,' to the doctor, or they said nothing and walked by. VVhen the mothers and the sisters came, one said to Mrs. Maclaurin, 'Jim has spoken of you.' The next one said, 'I thank you for what you have done for my son., That is what the present life and iniluence of Technology is. And you men who live scattered around this broad land can feel sure that, when you send your sons to Technology, they are under the influence of a man who can teach them science, and under the influence of a woman who will make men of them. To this our President replied, Mr. Rollins has placed his finger with unerring accuracy on the critical fact, which is that the key-pin of Technology is not the President, but the President's wife. She plays a far larger part in the life of the Institute than the President could ever even dream of, and she dreams about the Institute and thinks about the Institute infinitely more than the President ever doesf, Thus Mrs. Maclaurin is not only a part of the student's life, but a part of Tech, following with unabating interest every change, prov- ing herself to be the true mother of Technology, possessed of and expressing all those attributes linked so inseparably with the idea of 111Oth9Th0Qd,-NLS love, its sympathy, its understandingg and we can but say with Robbie U Burns,- And still to her charms she alone is a stranger: 'Her modest demeanour 's the jewel of af.

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MARGARET ALICE MAcLAuR1N ARGARET ALICE IXIACLAURIN daughter of the late VV1ll1a1n Young, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. At hgiiigd the age of about sixteen, her fatheris health being broken, e 'K she accompanied him on a voyage in search of health. They spent some time in Australia, but afterwards moved to New Zealand, which move proved to be satisfactory as a health-restorer. There the family lived for several years. From here the family journeyed to France and Italy, spending a couple of years in these countries, and finally settled down in England. Before the family left New Zealand, however, lNIrs. Nlaclaurin returned to Scotland for further study, particularly the study of art. Her stay in Scot- land was interrupted by her return to New Zealand that she might marry Dr. Maclaurin, who was then a professor in the University of New Zealand, at Wellington. Her son Rupert was born in 1907. A few months later the family said good-bye to their friends in New Zealand, as Dr. Maclaurin had accepted a professorship at Columbia University in New York. In that city M1's. Maclaurin spent only a short time, as Dr. Maclaurin was then offered the Presidency of the Institute. In the summer of 1909, after his inauguration, the family travelled in Europe, and, returning in the fall, settled in Boston. That temperament, so genial, so kind, expressing so much of gentleness and hospitality,-products perhaps of an artistic disposi- tion, charms, perhaps, that played no small part in attracting the attention of the New Zealand professor,-has with its glow warmed the hearts of many a weary, homesick freshman, and cheered to better endeavor some lagging upper-class-man. We would that our parents and friends knew of the devotion of our frequent hostess, Mrs. Maclaurin. We wish that they might know her in her home as we are privileged. We wish that they might know of her sympathy with us in our trouble, and of her visits to those who are s-ick. We would that they might appreciate her uplifting influence at all our social functions, and her untiring generosity in matronizing so fre- quently for us all. True hospitality is a virtue which many desire and few possess. That Tech man who has not felt himself enough a part of the ,Stute to have enjoyed at least one pleasant evening at E91

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