The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-14

The movement for this alliance started about a year ago when peti- tion, signed by six members of the h. stitute corporation, was presented to President Henry s. Pritchett. The prime movers were II. A. Carson, the distinguished civil engineer; Samuel Cabot; Eben S. Draper, one of the country's leading textile machinery makers; A. Lawrence Rotch, whose iIt- Yestigations in meteorology have been recognized with high honors abroad as well as in this country; John K. Freeman, engineer of many vast un- dertakings and president of the Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engineers: and Charles A. Stone. electrical expert and engineer and manager of numer- GUS power. light and traction inter- ests in different parts of the United States and its island possessions. The petition requested that the corporation of the Institute should ascertain whether any arrangement could be made with Harvard University for combination of effort in technical edu- serve the organization, the traditions and the name of the Massachusetts h. stitute of Technology."
 After a years consideration the eX- ccutive committee Of the corporati.'n has presented the plan which is to ba submitted to the Harvard corporation in the next fortnight. The plan prac- tically provides For a new school, or~ ganized and managed by the two part ies to the agreement, which shall en- brace all che work and facilities "f both in the direction of either pure or applied science and shall Tet3n me name of the Massachusetts School of Technology. The entire funds used by Harvard for the Lawrence Scientific ~a1i nA on, it's books to that department of the University, the income of all property which 1t may hereafter acquire for commercial and industrial science, and also 'three-fifths and no more of the net income which may acCru from the bequest and devise of the late Gordon Mckay" are added with the use of all machinery and equipment now employ ed to this end, to the funds and proper ty held by the Institute for similar purposes.
 One of the misapprehensions that has gone aboard in the discussions Of the last year Is that in some way Teen nology would lose it's indentity and some of it's rights. Both are most carefully guarded by the terms of the proposed agreement which specifically allows the Institute to reserve such amounts from it's funds and such of it's property as 1t may require to car ry on its work in general education distinguished from that in industrial science, which has become it's chief function. Furthermore, the Institute has a two thirds majority of com mittee of nine that would manage the proposed institution, and the Presi- dent of the Institute for the time be- ing would also be president of this committee and chairman of the faculty under it. while the treasurer of the In stitute would be eX-officio the commit tees treasurer. There Is, of course, a provision that all appropriations from money furnished by either institution and all proposed appointments or re- movals of officers paid from the funds of either shall be submitted to the corporation concerned for its approval, students fees, however, being furnish ed bv the Institute in every case.
 This places the management of the alliance in the hands of those naturally best qualified to direct it to the great est advantage-the men who have helped to make the Institute of Tech nology what 1t Is and who are main taining Its present position In the fore among technical schools. At the same time 1t leaves the University Its prop CT share of power and responsibility. 1t Is thought, and 1t makes possible the most intelligent and economical kind of cooperation.
 For a long time there has been talk of the necessity of the Institutes nov