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

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: Scant
notice has been taken by any newspaper in
New York Of the importance OF the proposed
alliance of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology and Harvard University.
Tech has for forty years 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
nical schools. and employing methods Of
teaching which have been recognized both at
home and abroad as standards. Prowess in
sport or athletics has been rele1ated to a
position probably unique, in the United 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
elective courses ha- gained no Roadway at
Technology. Each, Of the fourteen different
departments of study has prescribed courses,
successful completion of the immediate pre-
ccding REQUIREMENT, In these and many
methods allowing the trend of events in other
institutions of education to have little or no
effect on II.
to the highest degree the American university
ideal, elective courses. athletic contests.
social Intercourse, college spirit and magnih-
Two years ago about 5000 900, known as
the Mckay Enjoyment, was left to Harvard
been overshadowed by, the Institute OF Tech
nology Members of the corporations of both
Harvard and Tech, most Of whom are sue
competing technical school within n few miles
Of the institute would be unwise, and they
sought a means to avoid this duplication. An
agreement was arrived at by both bodies and
submitted to the alumni of the Institute for an
expression OF opinion resulting in a disap-
proval by vote of TO l.. The faculty Of the
Institute voted against the proposed merger
about so to O. In spite of this, the corporation
passed the agreement favorably by majority
Of 4, and at present all that remains to prevent
the union is the settlement Of some legal
can he diverted to the Institute.
Harvard on her part Of the agreement is
turning over her scientific endowment and
equipment to the Institute. Is abolishing the
Lawrence Scientific School and receiving in
return representation in the Technology
corporation.
The Institute Of Technology for her part of
near Soldiers Field. accept Harvard students
in Il classes an become practically Har-
own name and government.
The objection OF the Tech alumni to this
plan is that two educational institutions Of
such different standards cannot be run in
the smaller and that the atmosphere of the
college Is directly opposed to the ideals of the
technical school; The half way arrange
will interminge in classes and Fairgrounds,
and vet Tech students will have to be de-
barred from the degrees and athletic con-
found, the alumni Of Tech say. to detract
from the serious purpose and intense concern
fration that IT has been necessary for the tech
cn student s ,2 hve s be or ,sh
nology after the proposed agreement goes
INTO force at such affairs rs football or base
ball Eamcs PROBABLY they will ,opnose their
NEW YORK June Is,