The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01
HARVARD AND W. I. T.
A Careful Analysis OF Facts Hearing Upon
Their Alliance,

To THE EDITOR OF The SUNNI: SCAnt
notice has been taken by any newspaper in
New FORK of the importance Of the proposed
alliance of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology and Harvard University.
Tech" has for forty yehrs been recognized
as a leader in technical education. influencing
that branch of training almost to the extent
OF being the prototype Of all American tech
meal schools, and employing methods OF
teaching which have been recognized both at
home aud abroad as standards. Proves in
sport or athletics has been relegated to a
position probably unique IN the tied States.
Track athletics and gymnasium work are all
that the students have been able TO do with
success while maintaining the required grade
of scholarship. Further. the system OF
Technology. Each OF, the fourteen different
departments of study has prescribed courses
successful completion Of the immediate pre-
cedng requirement. In these and many
other ways the institute has held to its own
methods allowing the trend of events in other
institutions Of education TO have little or no
Harvard. on the other hand has developed
to the hi ghest degree the American university
ideal, elective courses. athletic contests
social Intercourse. college spirit and magnih-
Two wears ago about si0o0ooo known as
the Mckay Endowment, was left to Harvard
10 establish technical school or to develop
Lawrence Scientific school which has always
been overshadowrd by the Institute OF Tech
noloey. Members of the corporations of both
Harvard and Tech, most of whom are sue
competing technical school within few miles
of the institute would be unwise. and they
sought a means to AVOID this dnplication. An
agreement was arrived al by both bodies and
submitted 10 the alumni of the Institute for an
expression Of opinion, resulting in a disap-
proval by n vote of TO |. The faculty of he
Institute voted against the proposed merger
about 50 to o In spite OF this, the corporation
Of T. and at present all that remains to prevent
tho union is the settlement Of some legal
difficulties by which the Harvard endowment
can be diverted to the Inst itute.
Harvard on her part of the agreement s
turning over her scientific endowment and
coupili,n; 70 thn Institute, is aholishing the
Lawrence Scientific School ana receiving ii,
return representation in the Technology
The Institute of Technology for her part OF
the Arrangement agrees to move 10 cambridge.
near soldiers Field. accept Harvard students
in its classes AM become practically har-
wards archaeological school, but retaining its
own name and goNernmcM.,
The objection OF the Tech alumni TO this
plan is that two educational institutions OF
such different standards cannot be run in
conjunction without the larger dominating
the smaller and that the atmosphere of the
college directly to the ideals OF the
mcnt whereby. Harvard and Tech students
will intermngle in classes and Fairgrounds.
and yet Tech students will have 70 be de-
barred from the degrees and athletic con-
tests of harvard and consequent interest. is
found. the alumni of Tech say. to detract
from the serious purpose and intense conc"n-
tration that it has been necessary Tor the tech
meal student to have will be interesting
10 watch the effect on the students Of tech
nology after the proposed agreement goes
into force at such affairs as football or base
ball gaines. Probably they will onnose their
own institution. so to say. lAdTnAGH.
NEW YORK June 2S