The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

Alexander Graham Bell, The Inventor of the telephone, paid high tribute to the institution and gave it full credit for many of the advances which have been made in scientific and in- dustrial affairs in recent yea s. Or vile Wright, who made aviation a reality, congratulated M. l. T. on it's achievement. and Theodore N. Vall, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, thanked the Institution for the aid it had given his company in building up it's great tele- phone system
 When President Stone of the alumni association presented to the 'myste- rious benefactor, MT. Smith," tae spc- cial volume of prints of the new build ings, which were accepted by Presi- dent MacBaurin on behalf of "Mr. Smith," the thousands of alumni ir Boston and the others scattered throughout the country joined in ring ing cheers for MT. smith
 During a brief intermission light re. treatments and cigars were passed and Robert Mohan, president of the local alumni chapter thanked the visitors for their interest in attending the re- union
 Transcontinentai educational greetings and felicitations were exchanged be- tween Professor Cross of M. I. T., and Professor Ryan of Leland Stanford, Jr., University of California President Lowell of Harvard university, and President Jud- son of the University of Chicago, con- graduated President MacLaurin of M. I. T. Frank Venderlip of New York, presi- dent of the National City bank, who was present at Symphony hall, praised the work the institution was doing for the nation. and he accepted the congratula- tions of Judge Thomas Burke, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific coast, speaking from his home in Seattle
 Coleman DuPont, United States senator from Delaware. and an alumnus of the institution, enthused the alumni and visi- tors all over the country by his remarks on industrial preparedness. This idea of scientific and industrial preparedness of our nation is no new one,'' declared Senator DuPont, but it is one of the vital problems confronting us today The world was shown the impotency of armies, even with millions of trained men, unless the sice entific and industrial affairs of the nation are prepared. M I. T. is now, as it has been for the past half century, pointing the way in the United States, and it has still larger work to do in the coming decade. Know ing our institutions and the men who have made it in the past. and those who
 
 for the future, know she will do her part"
 RESIDENT PRITCHETT
 The principal address of the evening was delivered by Dr. H. s. Pritchett, head of the Carnegie foundation, and for five years president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Pritchett reviewed the history of the school, it's growth during the half century of it's life, and the present golden jubilee which marked the consummation of it's five de- cades of work. William Barton Rogers, a Virginia educator, had vision of an institution which would lead in scientific and technical training when he started M. l. T., over 50 years ago. He laid the foundations for the great school of today and his ideals have been the in- spiration which have governed this school during it's long career and have marked out the path. which was followed by other schools of similar work through out the United States and the civilized world. The completion of $9. 900 coo of new buildings, and their dedication here to- day should be an inspirati to the alumni and friends of the institution to strive for still greater things in the fu- ture No school of it's kind in the world is so admirably equipped as M l. T., and no institution has such an op- portunity to contribute to the greatness of it's country as has ours We have accomplished wonderful things in the half century since M. I. T. was founded, but the work we have done will be as nothing to that we are destined to do in coming years'
 During the evening, "The Stein Song," written by an alumnus of Massachusetts Tech was sung in Milwaukee. and it's stirring words. so popular with college men all over the country, brought cheers from the thousands who were listening over the telephone.
 President MacLaurin bade each of the B alumni chapters Good Night" and the meeting came to a close when Wash ing played the Star Spangled Banner as 10000 men, scattered all over the na- tion, joined in the words of the national air.