The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-12
M. |. I. ALUMNI WILL HEAR ADDRESS OVER LONG DISTANCE WIRE
Golden Jubilee of Massa- chusetts Institution Will Be Celebrated by the
 Local Alumni

large numbe rof men prominent in the business, industrial and profess sional life of Birmingham and the
 district will be the guests of the South eastern Alumni association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wednesday evening at o'clock (cen- tral time) at the Southern club. The affair, which is in honor of the golden jubilee of the institution, and in con nection with the dedication of the new buildings, is to be in the nature of a transcontinental telephone >reunion, and it has attracted wide attentfen all
 over the country.
 ] The alumni association in 40 cities, together with large numbers of in-N vited guests will be connected with the banqet hall in Boston by long dis tance telephone In addition to prom
 inent officials of the institution and
 noted educators, among those who will be present at the Boston gathering and who will make talks which will be 1, heard by the alumni and guests in 10 l cities throughout the country are Alex ander Graham Bell, Thomas A. Edi- son, Theodore N Vail, John J. Carty, Professor Pupin and others who have gained international regulations in the 1 fields of science and invention. The programme for the Boston meeting will be followed accurately" | said F. C.. Weiss. secretary of the local capter of alumni. Charles A. Stone, 1 president of the alumni association, will preside at the Boston Meeting, and John J. Carty, chief engineer of the | American Telephone and Telegraph
 company, will preside at the telephone. The programme for the meeting, which will be held in Symphony hall, follows: | 9:01-Mr. c. A. Stone, president Fr
 troduces MT. J. J. Carty chief engi-
 neer of the American Telephone and
 Telegraph company, presiding officer of the telephone ceremonies. 1 9:01 -9:21-A technology telephonic
 survey of the United States. (Ro1l calD.
 1 -9:25-Introductory remarks by 1 9:25-9:So-Address by President Mac
 laurin.
 1 9:so-ss2-M. I. T. cheer for Presi- dent Maclaurin.
 1 s:s7-Address by Dr. Michael I.
 Pupin.
 1 9:37-9:42-Exchange of greetings be- tween Dr. A. G. Bell. MT. Orville Wright in Boston and Mir. Thomas A.
 Edison. speaking from Menio Park.
 :42-9:45-Address by MT. Theodore N. ivail, president of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company. !! 9:45-9:5l-Presentati of the "Spe- cial Volume of Prints." by President Stone to the mysterious benefactor."
 MT Smith, and acceptance by President IMaclaurin, representing MT. Smith. 1 9:51-9:53-M. I. T. cheer for MT.
 Smith.
 ! 953-1010-Exchange of greetings between Professor Cross in Boston and Professor Ryan in San Francisco, Dr.
 Lowell of Harvard university and Dr. HI. P. Judson of the University of Chi Icago in Chicago, MT. Frank Vanderlip lin Boston and Judge Thomas Burke, president chamber of commerce. Seat tie, Wash.
 10:1O-10:13-Remarks from Boston by MT. DuPont.
 0:13-10:1S-Victrola record trans imitte from Boston, Stein Song." l 10:1S-10:19-Introduct of pr. lPritchett by President Stone. | . -10:19-10:34-Note: Dr. Pritchett will deliver an address through the air to the group in Symphony hall in Boston. At the same time pr. Pritchett is speaking, his address will be tele- Iphoned to the remaining cities con Inected by telephone and to the over flow meeting by some one assigned from an anteroom in symphony hall. 1O:34-10:39-Victrola selection, Tho IStar Spangled Banner"
 1O:39-10:45-Mr. J. J. Carty bids all Is'Tech clubs' good night"