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

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14 TECHNIQUE 1915 government once more began to send students abroad, but the num- ber was very small until the year 1909, when a delegation of forty- seven students was sent over to America. Since that time a dele- gation of from about fifty to one hundred students has been sent to this country every year. The students, from early times to 1909, were, in large majority, busily engaged in courses in literature and art, such as law, economics, gov- ernment, etc. Since 1909, however, the tendency has been more and more toward the technical side of education, and, as the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology is bet- ter known to China for its courses in science and engineering than any other American institution, a great number of Chinese students have enrolled in the Institute in the last ive years. And this in spite of the fact that the Institute charges the highest tuition and gives the most diflicult work in the coun- try. They now number forty-two, which amounts to two and six- tenths per cent. of the total num- ber of students enrolled at the Institute, a.nd about five per cent. of the total number of Chinese stu- dents in this country. They are all supported by the government, with the exception of tive, who are self-supporting. The governmental students have to pass a competitive examination at home for which any Chinese subject, with- out distinction as to locality or re- ligion, can apply. The candidates are expected to have an equivalent amount of preparation to that of an American high-school graduate. Be- sides chemistry, physics, geography, history, mathematics, and one foreign language other than English, the government lays special emphasis on English and Chinese. The can- didates rnust have enough Chinese to be able to express clearly and precisely in writing what they in- tend to say, and their English niust be at least grammatically correct. Therefore, the governmental stu- dents in America, who have gone through such examinations, should be able to maintain their school standings fairly well, though they are more or less handicapped by the language used here, which is en- tirely different in nature from that used at home. The governmental students can choose the course they like best and the school they think best suited for the course chosen. They are allowed to stay in America for an approximate length of six years. They can have one or two years of practical work, if they choose. In other words, they are almost as free as any private students. After their return, however, they are ex- pected to work for the government .,,M, ....,. A : nn' :Ili-!f:fIEl,'I'5 ' '7 7 ' i 1 if lx Y' , . ' 7 L1 'I ' ' J' j5..M-I '- - II ' '. -s :

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1915 TE CHNIQ UE 13 grads, who know the Beaver Story, will have followed t.he 'ctipw of Gelett Burgess, and be rigging shafts and beltingn in the heavens or treading the ten-foot shaft to . . .H Over in New York at the Tech- nology Club the question came up as to why Tech had never had a I1121.SCOT,lZ1I1d then and there it was decided to create one that would bring 'cgood old lVI. I. T.,'luck, and typify the spirit of the school. hlany mascots were considered. The Kangaroo was thought of be- cause it, like Tech, goes forward by leaps and bounds, and it came from Australia as did President lllac- laurin. The Elephant was thought to represent 'the Tech man,- strong, wise, patient, hard-working, and, like every man who Hgets through, has a good tough hide. But'these were passed over because they were not Americans. Mr. Hornadayas Animals of North America was consulted, and the Beaver Was instantly seen to have the exact qualiications for our mascot. It not only is typical of Tech, but some of its habits are much like those of President Mac- laurin. Nlr. Hornaday says: Of all the animals of the world, the Beaver is noted for his engineering and mechanical skill and habits of industry. His habits are noc- turnal, he does his best work at nightf, The Beaver was formally pre- sented to Technology, and accepted by President hlaclaurin, at the Annual Dinner of The Technology Club of New York, at the Hotel Plaza, on January 17, 1914. The gray Beaver hat was Worn on this occasion, as it will always be used in Inter-collegiate affairs, to dis- tinguish the Tech man. L. D. GARDNER, '98. THE CHINESE STUDENT AT TECH the early Greeks flocked 3 into Asia Minoi' to study -He '5 the Eastern civilization, and as the modern Japanese have poured into Europe and America to acquire the Weste1'n learning, so the Chi- nese are sent abroad in increasing numbers, year by year, for the same purpose. Since America is more friendly to China, and her educational institutions give better training in certain practical science and engineering courses than Euro- pean colleges and universities, a greater number of Chinese students are coming to America. About thirty years ago the Chi- nese government sent three delega- tions to America, each containing about fifty students. After this the sending of students was stopped, for some reason, for quite a long time. About ten years ago the Chinese V . . , . , .. J EN . Q ....,- h:9'i5E7z'e'- ' ff - 'iiiififfi ii'-V M RE- 3 ,W , 1 : , !fF62'?E':bE:a:.au'::1:-.. I' 4,-7.1. ::::r'..'zE?uuf117-,:.r:.6':,a:'.'.gr? -'-',,,... N . . . :: I... 1 3 : ..Jg..jnMHg,..,,.,,.:.u.,.,..,.1T-in-far Ye w ....x.,....,,i.,,,.:,fl.,,,,,..g.:..,Iwi lac.. A.: .T 2-,TEE : 1 - :A-1-f f- V151 I in F?f.-E!!! lift, L. .E-'Sf f1 ff 7 lf -ri my 1 aff.-9:Jf!r:f.f-Lme .4:14e:c:2a4ic1w1Q'qQ, ,h, . :. E L ,,::.11:: bm, .:i:,vDQa59,ZQ29?21d.,..t....t.m...:.m.:..-..'f .4.n.1:i-'jr f- m .1 H nm :.nf'?.ze'i'fi7511.:.uex:m:-.x,:2 35?-AZ!! ........- ..,......,......,.....,...,..en . 1 i . ff 5: 'Z' Ls il E I -l - 5-573.3452-5m7mz....,,,,:,: V,,,,:,E Q! . ...... .,..., ,. ,.,. ,,,,.,.. .... . .. . 356116 T.

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1915 TECHNIQUE 15 along the line they are pursuing now, for five years, with a reason- able remuneration. H. S. Hs1N. THE CO-ED AT TECH f' VER fifteen years ago, after having taken the degree of L Bachelor of Arts at one of the large colleges for women in the East, I came to Tech. As a place to study chemistry, both in its practical and theoretical aspect, the Institute was highly rec- ommended to me. I must confess, though, that, till I was actually in Boston and had called at the Bur- saris oflice and seen some of the Institute buildings, Tech was but a name to which one wrote for a catalogue and from which came a large and exceedingly impressive book, telling of courses innumerable. In reading that catalogue, and in subsequent attendance at the Insti- tute, one was impressed with the very slight English training that is required from a Tech student. One cannot but feel that the student has been deprived of a wealth of happiness and pleasure when he has not gained some intimate knowledge of the best English and American writers. Then, of course, the ques- tion comes, I-Iow could a man at the Institute do any more work than is already required of him, in any course he may choose to take?,' That the Institute stands for work, work, and little play, no one who has spent even a month there can ever doubt. The man or woman going to Tech must have a willing- ness to work and a capacity for work. In the year and a half that I studied chemistry at the Institute, I never found but that the women received every courtesy both from the students and instructors. To my sense women were accorded ab- solutely fair play, and it seems to me that is all that the most ardent advocate for women's rights could hope and ask for. Concessions and special privileges to Women, I am glad to say I did not see, nor should they, in my judgment, be expected or counted for, on the part of women who may choose to attend the In- stitute or any co-educational col- lege. To me the work that I did at Tech was exceedingly satisfactory. The training was careful, accu- rate, and broadening, and I gained thereby a sureness and certainty in that particular branch of work which I studied at the Institute, which enabled me to do work as an analytical chemist in one of the large New England mills for several years. The student who goes to the In- stitute and is willing to work comes away from there not only ' ' ' 7 ..1. 0 U-V 21217-L2iT.' 'Ag' 1745741 i . E :I X c , , -ff ' -'H' r'-'r.'.u::r:?'1.swr.::.w,,,...:.- - '5' fl. ,4+,w m'::z'f'W'rm'.m-: '::f r -- -A-' '- .-111' Ewa' I : ,Lax ,-,-,Mwwmem-...I-rf:affzff'f'M::N ifgl- ,, M, iWnssasav.az:iwz4nqrcx.,,. - '-mi i.-f-Jai F P..:i L- .,..:: c QW: If 5 H AQ I . E. 5 E. 2955: Mn. .:,:4'ff,gzg,z,saaw1z ' j Ki, kxrafji F1-4..:..1sasaam qggqmmlggqfggocgsmgxx, E gggggigg .. . ,x 5 ef .. z ml ' R:---V-....,...,.,..,,-PH! '1 1 1 1 2' if ' '. -fi 2' 3. Q N' ii 1 1 'i L '?1'.HC'mc':v,':'m--':v:.'i. :::':55 .. H., . . . . . .. 55-17, f' '- . 4: S I