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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REVIEW FOREWORD N looking over the TECHNIQUES of previous years, one cannot help but notice that, among their failings,-for they all have them and so will the many to follow,-one weak point stands out before all else. They lack a certain interest,-that interest which each. part of Technology feels toward every other part, the students, the activities, the alumni, that interest and spirit which binds us together into one great whole. Realizing this failing, and wishing in some way to remedy It, TECHNIQUE 1915 decided to establish a new department, the object of which should be to set forth, through contributions from students, alumni, and faculty, the various phases of our life at Tech,-our interests, our clubs, our publications, the make-up of our student body and our elder brothers, the alumni,-in short, a review of what life at Tech may mean, both at present and in the future. In embarking upon an entirely new venture such as this, many difli- culties arise, such difficulties as are incident to the beginnings of any innovation, at Erst, a groping in the dark for something tangible upon which to start, then the lack of interest among those upon whom we call for contributionsg and, finally, perhaps our own inability to carry it to a successful completion. We do not set it forth as a finished product. VVe appreciate its failings, its incompleteness, its crudities, and for them beg indulgence, but we have great faith in its possibilities, and Hrmly believe that it is a start toward something that, improved upon year by year, will do much toward making TECHNIQUE the finest and most finished of all college year-books. THE BEAVER: TECI-VS NEW MASCOT - 7' ANY colleges and universi- ties have their mascots. --- Yale has the Bull-dog, Princeton, the Tiger, Florida, the Alligator, Missouri, the Hog,-and now we have ours. What it is, its significance, and how it was lse- lected, will be explained by the fol- lowing letter from one of our New York Alumni, who was instrumental In its selection. How Tech chose the Beaver is here related for the Freshman Class of 2014, by which time all the old . E ..,---:f'i4h7?Q,2j4J.5rm5:EwxyfzcpTa ,,- x . E.: R, .,. S , 1 : U ,Arm ,f .f,,-'.i!-..L'1'lJ?ii:'4!'l' ay 1 :Nm m .':::,m::,:u:. .'f::1,v'1cw:3, ar-.. - ibn - . .JA ,..f. --- A, .- zrzrz,-w::::Iuq.wf1P - ,4oa:':.c1mK n.. 52 ' vf.:..a.f 27 ' rr' J ' - -'Ji I. , , M , S-rin-.4.4wf... AA I 1 if ln, R . . .,.... E.5'fF...,l Lx 4r 4f11J:f1'iiMli5Si'i1 -2MfEe'fZ I if 5251- ' -'M-wWf?554?i55 'gk'-ii! Fgfdlli :ww -:fffffwfwm P -.-- 5 - ur! ef? '3'fZ'iZf11 ff2r2sm.Ws,rL. I mag 3'- -MT., Nh V 5 I xx 5 mf, 4 E i Y,-.Ua.,.,...-..tms.xxxu.s. ux1 255,3- 52-5' - f j'fffWfffH 'f1'fff5W5'?1 2 2 2 ' 2, 1 ,:- x g ! A , .1 1 1 s r'f:a7c'r:cc1 nc'sv2:w,e.'-L.-'zc ,':4 flill G 1.