The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-08
Harvard and Massachusetts
Tech Institute Cooperate
President LowkH Explains Hon They Work to Mutual
Advantage in Instruction of College Graduates
Plans for Scientific Courses Are Made Public.

growth OF such a sentiment, which has
marked these negotiations and the pub
lie discussion that has followed, has rem
dered possible the agreement we have
made.
The first interest of both institutions
as well as OF the community at large. A.
that the arrangement made should work
emciently and without friction. and the
organization devised seems well adapted
to the object. While an ultimate dual
control in some form is a necessity of the
case. II Is important that the direct ad-
ministration should be unified as much as
possible, and responsible for the whole
work carried on. For this purpose a sim
gle officer. the president of the institute
is made the executive head for the COM
bined instruction. He must consult both
corporations about the appointment of all
important instructors in the common de-
partments. and must report annually to
both.
Makes for smoth Reconsideration.
"In short, he must show his hand to
both, is responsible to both, must work in
harmony with both. must have the conf
dence of both, and will lay out the whole
plan for both. Moreover. the president
Of the university takes a consultative
Part in his selection. This has two mer-
its from the point of view of smooth
IOr makes 0OuDiy sure
that satisfactory selection will be
made, and 1t goes far to bind the presi-
dent of Harvard to support him. Con-
hdence in the great ability of the present
head of the Institute counted for much
In the formation OF the agreement
Then, again. there is a manifest ad-
vantage in having single faculty ad-
ministering all the instruction at the in
stitute. Much of what is not comprised
m he Enhf
is. like mathematics. physics. and chem
istry, closely related to them: and TO
have a separate faculty consisting of
the joint professors. distinct from the
faculty that regulated certain prelimi-
nary studies. would clearly disturb tho
unity of work. and would aslo tend to
draw a sharp line between the Harvard
professors and the rest. So far as DOS
sible such a line is avoided. All the pro-
fessors giving instruction in the common
subjects enjoy the rights and privileges
Of professors in both institutions; they
are to be paid through one disbursing
agent and, except SO far as they hold
named professorships. they may in time
be unaware Of the source of the salaries
All their pupils also. unless signifying a
contrary intention. are students in both
In short. the direct administration OF the
whole school is unified. and the interests
Of the two institutions in the teaching Of
engineering and mining appear to be
Identical
Engineering Course for Graduates.
Something must be said about the
Harvard conception OF a school of engi-
neering particularly adapted to college
graduates, and the danger of its dis
appearance in the cooperation. No
doubt our graduate school of applied sri
ence was based on the belief that grad
yates of colleges. who have mastered
their mathematics, physics. and chemis-
try, require a somewhat different course
from boys who study engineering imme-
diately after leaving the high school But
1t must be observed that among engi-
neering schools the Institute Of Tech
nology gives a peculiar amount of atten-
ton TO general subjects outside the range
of technical studies: and We must also
remember that the college graduates
there have increased rapidly of late
years. now outnumbering those in our
school, The institute is as anxious as
we are to encourage them. and give them
the education best suited to their capac-
ity. The number of such graduates
after the cooperation will certainly be
large enough TO be dealt with as a group,
IL that is wise, and il would not require
much change in the four-year program
of the Institute to adapt the third and
fourth years. or a part of the courses
therein. more completely to men who
have been through a college. This mat
ter may be safely left in the hands Of
the faculty, where our professors will
exert an influence in proportion TO the
soCndness of their opinions"