New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
PLANS GREATER STEVENS
Pres. Humphreys Tells Tech
Alumni of New Service.
DINNER IN HIS HONOR
Want Engineers to Get Their
Post Graduate Training by
Actual Work.

The tenth annual dinner of the alumni
of Stevens Institute Technology. held at
the Hotel Aston last evening. as a testi-
monial to DR. Alexander {. Humphreys
was attended by seven hundred gradu.
ates, whose enthusiasm made the occa.
sion transcend the usual run of college
dinners The progress OF Stevens Tech
in the ten years was the chief theme of
the speakers.
President Humphreys, i'm opening his
address, dwelt on the possibilities OF a
greatly enlarged service to the comm.
nifty IL Stevens could obtain the required
means.
There can be no doubt that We have
the opportunity to obtain and develop a
site which is second to none in the coun.
try for a college Of engineering he said
Certainly IL is not my idea TO develop
for number of students. but TO develop
for quality Of graduates. We must de-
velop so as 10 be more sure of graduating
a larger proportion OF men qualified to
take the lead in the industries.
II should like 10 provide a little more
for the metallurgical and electrical
branches of our profession, especially rs
our present course applies in such large
measure ia these two branches. That
may not be misunderstood as favoring
the extension Of the normal or standard
81 gineering course to meet the increasing
demands due to the rapid progress in the
engineering science. it may be in order
for me 10 state that | do not favor
narrow education for the engineer.
but if it is contended that | favor
for the majority Of engineer students a
four years course, and do not favor post
graduate work in college or university
for the majority. then ! am willing TO ac-
cept that responsibility, all authorities to
the contrary Notwithstanding. | disagree
with some Of my friends in the colleges
in believing that postgraduate work
should be done outside of college in tho
school OF practice and experience.
1.-THE advocates Of an extended course
in engineering cannot hope TO extend the
normal course so as TO keep pace from
year TO year with the rapid strides OF en-
cheering science Let us use the four
years To teach the fundamentals of en-
cheering science and to teach the under
graduates how TO avail themselves later
Of this training in mastering specially
in the school of experience.
1--WE have with us tonight men who
are living examples OF the ability 10 con-
duct productive research in the school OF
practice and eyperience-George Vest
inghouse. Dr. Edward Weston. John \.
Brashear. Then there is Edison. Coming
10 corporations, We have the General
Electric Company. whose president is
with us tonight: The Pennsylvania Rail-
road. and many other great corporations
which are carrying on research which
profits the world al large
The other speakers were John H. Fin
ley. president OF the College OF the city
of New York. Or. Henry :. Pri;chctt,
president OF the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, Or. Palmer
c. Ricketts,. president Of Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute Colonel George Har--
vey. editor of "Harper's Weekly and
The North American Review; Or. Wal
ton Clark, vice. president. OF the United
Gas Improvement Company. NeWcomo
Clark, vice presidert OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company; Professor
Charles II. kroeh and Professor Albert
+. Gands. of Stevens. and Henry Tor
rance. jr.. vice-president and treasurer OF
the Carbondale Machine Company.