Stevens Institute of Technology - Link Yearbook (Hoboken, NJ)

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Uhr Enarh nf iihiinrn 1922 Kink ELMER S. TUTHILL OSCAR BAUHAN JOHN A. WILSON, JR. HAROLD MASSEY FREDERICK WIERK ALDEN B. GORHAM GEORGE H. SHOREY, JR. J. WILLIAM CARSON S. M. ANDERSON HERBERT WOTTRICH

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E15 Qui' Alumni TEVENS-What does this name mean to us? Is it simply a word used to distinguish one particular family from millions of others, or has that family and those later associated with the name distinguished it? Is it merely another of the commonplace words encountered in the course of daily events, or is it a symbol of the best that can be had in the way of engineering ability? Does it mean to us a place whence one, after having studied diligently and obtained the coveted degree, may go forth and lose himself in the tumult of daily life, or does it bring to our minds a clear picture of the contributions made by Stevens graduates to the welfare and progress of the country? All Stevens men, both alumni and undergraduates, are justly proud of their Alma Mater, but only those who have had the time to study the records of our alumni can fully and sensibly appreciate the achievements of Stevens graduates. This article is therefore written with the purpose of portraying what Stevens men have accomplished, in order that their splendid work may be understood and appreciated, and that we undergraduates may better comprehend the goal we must strive to reach if we, in our turn, are to uphold the name of our Alma Mater. Let us first review briefly the history of the founding of Stevens, the first college of mechanical engineering established in this country. When Dr. Henry Morton, a young but prominent scientist, was called upon to become president of the new institution of learning which was to be founded in accordance with the will of Edwin A. Stevens, he clearly foresaw the .need of a school for the training of young men to introduce scientific and efficient principles into the all too crude and wasteful methods of industry then in usage. It was therefore decided by the Board of Trustees and President Morton that the new institution should be a school of Mechanical Engineering. For the original faculty, President Morton called together seven promising men of the time, all of them young and enthusiastic in their work. These men had no text books to guide them-they were compelled to rely on their own re- sources to meet the constantly changing problems of science. But by constant experimenting they gradually envolved a broad basic course of study such as would fit a graduate to enter and successfully develop in any branch of engineering. The number of men to be graduated with the early classes was rather small, due not so much to limited attendance as to the fact that the secondary schools of the time were not sufficiently prepared to send forth men who could successfully take up the training that President Morton and his associates felt was necessary to equip young men for the places they were desired to fill in practical engineering and manufacturing work.' In view of the excellent training received by the select few that were graduated, it would be expected that they would accomplish great things. This expectation is fully justified, for Stevens graduates have occupied the highest places in gas works engineering and management, electrical engineering, heating and ventilating engineering, telephony and telegraphy, radio engineering, railroad engineering, hydraulic engineering, efficiency engineering and scores of 8 2 E