The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-10
HARVARD IN MERGER
WITH BOSTON TECH
They Agree to Combine En-
cheering Departments
at Cambridge.
LONG RIVALRY Is ENDED
Action Is Great Step Toward
Conservation Of Forces
in Education.
LONG RIVALRY IS ENDED

BosroN. Jan. BY practically a
unanimous vote in both instances the
joard Of overseers of Harvard University
and the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nolosy corporation agreed this afternoon
to enter into cooperation In educational
work. This is regarded as the most for
educational forces ever attempted.
The first principle Of the agreement is
that the university and the institute are
to remain absolutely unaffected In name,
organization, title to and rights over
property. or In all other ways not specih-
cally mentioned In 1t. Each Ii to retain
control OF its financial resources and is to
be free to lay down such regulations with
regard to the courses leading to its own
degree as 1t sees A..
The cooperation is limited to the fields
OF engineering-mechani electrical
civil, sanitary and mining--all Of which
involve great expense in the mainten-
ance OF extensive and costly laboratories
In the interests OF efficiency. convent
ence. the concentration of EFFORT and the
elimination Of waste 1t is agreed that all
the work OF education and research In
these branches OF applied science shall
be carried on within the buildings OF the
institute to be erected on it's new site
In Cambridge. These buildings. now
being erected. are expected to surpass all
Others In fitness for their purpose.
Resources TO BE Pooled.
For the maintenance and equipment OF
these laboratories and the payment of
salaries the university agrees to set aside
practically all the money that II would
otherwise be free to devote To- education
OF this type. The institute agrees to de-
vote to the same general purpose all the
funds In tle ippny,a ~ hat . ,uu
holds for work in the departments of en-
cheering. Both institutions agree that
their respective measures of support may
be increased II disposable funds are avail
able
The money available will he expended
and the work carried ON under the con-
troll OF tho president Of the institute. He
| will make an annual report TO both cor.
| porations. When in the future the cor
poration of the institute is selecting its
president the president OF Harvard is 10
| DC Invited TO sit with the committee that
recommends the appointment Of the pres
| .dent
The technical faculty is to be enlarge,
by the addition Of the professors, assistan
professors and associate professors of tn
| four departments In the Harvard Schools
Of Applied Science, who. retaining thei
| titles and privileges in the university
will acquire the corresponding titles ant
privileges in the institute. Similarly tn
officers of corresponding rank in the fou
departments in the institute will acquir
the same titles and privileges In tn
| university.
| The enlarged faculty will lay down en-
gineering courses that lead to the degree
Of the institute and under the regulation
from the university will lay down com
parable courses that lead to the degree
of the university. Unless the regulation
Of the two corporations are different tn
courses leading to both degrees probabl,
will be Identical.
There Is no legal objection to the co
operation. in the opinion OF Richard Olney
| President Lowell OF Harvard makes IN
following statement:
Friends OF Harvard University and tn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and they have many friends IN common
have long deplorcd the rivalry of tu
schools Of engineering competing on op
posite sides Of "A river
The disadvantages have been mad
leVsn more evident by the decision OF tn
institute 10 cross the Charles, but the dif'i
EQUITY OF an arrangement satisfactory 4
both parties hitherto has been very great
In fact. the obstacle 10 a combination be
tween the rival institutions supported b.
and serving the same community has be.l
one of the grave defects OF higher educa
tipu in America.