and the editor of the Boston Transcript. Miss Stoddard was born in Washburn, Me. She attended the Dillaway Grammar School and the Girls' High School, graduating from there in 1899. The essay, "Is the Extension of the Suffrage to Woman an Expedient Political Measure?" will be published very soon. DR. PRITCHETT'S DINNER "On Saturday evening, May 25, Dr. Pritchett entertained fifty men at dinner at the Technology Club. "In speaking of the purpose of the dinner, President Pritchett expressed his regret at the necessity of limiting the number of guests, saying that his wish had been to have all the students gathered around the board to talk over the events of the past year and plans for the future. The lack of a suitable place made this impossible, so that he had selected the officers of the classes, the Institute Committee, the Tech and Technique Boards, and men from the athletic side of Technology life to serve as representatives of all departments of the Institute student body. cents a cover. "The President spoke of the custom of holding formal dinners, in vogue among the classes and societies, saying that the men spend a great deal of money to have a very poor time. The most enjoyable dinner of which we were then partaking cost about fifty-five Dr. Pritchett promised that in the new Gymnasium that cynosure of all our hopes for a better life we should have a place where we could enjoy such dinners and be at home. He described the customs and told of the good fellowship existing in the German students' vereins, weekly or bi-weekly gatherings for the discussion of scientific problems and their practical applications. The professors frequently join the students at these meetings and speak to them, discussing their problems with them, and at the same time dwelling upon the connection of these problems with the broader and artistic side of the student's life, – the side of culture."- The Tech. - TUSKEGEE SCHOOL Early in the spring Mr. Booker Washington, at the request of President Pritchett, made a short address concerning the work at Tuskegee. The student body was so thoroughly interested by Mr. Washington's simple recital of what was going on at Tuskegee that it subscribed enough money to send an additional student there for one year. The following letter, which has just been received from this student, is perhaps the most effective exhibit that could be made of the good which such gifts accomplish. The letter is reprinted exactly as written: TUSKEGEE, ALA., June 24, 1901. Kind Friends,-I write you this letter to thank you for your kindness in aiding me to get an education at this school. No doubt you would like to know something about me. term in Tuskegee, and I like it fine. This is my first My trade is carpentry, and I like it more and more each day. My home is in Charleston, S.C., and I am going home to spend the summer if nothing happens. My father and mother attended one of Mr. Washington's lectures, and that gave them the thought of sending me here. I am in the A Preparitory Class. My studies are reading, drawing, grammar, geography, and arithmetic. I like my studies very much. I would like to finish in my trade and also in my studies. I return much thanks. Yours gratefully, JULIAN BOONE. CADET BATTALION The cadet battalion held its public exhibition drill May 8 at the armory on Irvington Street. The exhibition consisted of company drill, followed by battalion drill and escort of the colors. A feature of the exhibition was the work of a wall-scaling squad, who showed great dexterity in climbing the temporary walls. The exercises closed with dress parade, in which the four companies, headed by the M. I. T. Military Band, passed in review before Major G. W. Briggs. THE GRADUATES WASHINGTON SOCIETY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The Washington Society of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held a reception to President Pritchett March 30, 1901, at the Cairo Hotel, Washington, D.C. About seventy-five persons were present, including President Pritchett, Commissioner Macfarland, Hon. Carroll D. Wright, and Professor Simon Newcomb. The members present were nearly all accompanied by ladies, and everything was planned to make the event, what it proved to be, an attractive and unusual social function. The early part of the evening was spent in informal introductions and the mutual exchange of reminiscences among the old graduates. A stringed instrument band rendered popular selections meanwhile from time to time, and also later while a collation was being served to the guests seated around a dozen or fifteen tables about the large dining hall. The latter part of the evening was taken up by the speeches of the distinguished guests. Another meeting was held May 30 at the Octagon Building. This time ladies were not invited; and the members spent a happy evening in conversation, with musical intermissions, cigars, beer, and refreshments. The society will shortly make a trip en masse to Newport News to see launched the largest ship ever built in this country. The Washington Society is designed to promote the mutual welfare of the members and that of the Institute. It is hoped that all graduates coming to Washington will at once identify themselves with it. THE LAWRENCE TECH SOCIETY The graduates, non-graduates, and undergraduates of Lawrence, Mass., and vicinity held a dinner on April 26, with the idea of forming a Technology Society of Lawrence. President Pritchett, Dr. H. W. Tyler, and Dr. Bancroft, of Phillips-Andover, were the guests of the evening. Of the fifty men, former Tech students in and about Lawrence, thirty-one were present at this dinner. committee was appointed to take action toward forming a society. The idea is to have an informal meeting once a month during the winter, a smoke talk, or German supper, with something of interest in the engineering line. Representatives of nearly every important industry in the city were present at the banquet, among the number being R. A. Hale, John Alden, F. H. Silsbee, F. H. Schwarz, W. D. Livermore, G. F. Russell, J. M. Greenwood, H. E. Osgood, F. M. Andrews, F. B. Galaher, A. H. Pitcher, C. C. Goldsmith, W. H. Hildreth, A. E. Kimberly, J. W. Smith, S. D. Gage, I. L. Sjöström, J. E. Simpson, I. Beach, G. P. Carmichael, A. G. Chilson, G. A. Moran, C. Morrison, J. A. Fremmer, F. Johnson, J. E. Walworth, H. A. Brown, and J. A. Collins, Jr. THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY ASSOCIATION President Pritchett was the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Connecticut Valley Technology Association in the Massasoit House, Springfield, April 20. About thirty-five members were present. THE TECHNOLOGY CLUB Since the last notice in regard to the Technology Club, which appeared in the April number, there have been four club evenings. For the twelfth evening of the season a trio concert was given by Miss Helen Tufts, Mrs. Eaton, and Mr. Hadley, assisted by Miss Bessie Tufts. There were trios for the violin, 'cello, and piano, and songs. The good music was keenly appreciated by the audience. On April 16 the M. I. T. Banjo, Mandolin, and Glee Clubs gave a concert to members and ladies. The clubs were in excellent form, the result of a winter's hard practice being well shown. The topical songs led by Mr. Seaver proved very amusing. Another Ladies' Night was given on May 7, when Profes sor Courtney Langdon, of Brown University, gave a talk on "L'Aiglon." His interpretation of the play was most cultured, and his rendering of the lines very dramatic. One of the most interesting talks was that given on the fifteenth evening, the last one of the season, by Frederick Hoppin Howland, '93, war correspondent for the London Daily Mail and the Providence Journal. His subject was "Some Experiences with the South African Field Force." These were told most vividly, and gave the members and their friends new and distinct views of the war in South Africa. The most successful season at the club is closed, and a complete list of the talks for the season is appended. Progress is being made in the alterations of the new house at 83 Newbury Street, and the club hopes to occupy it by the first of August. At a recent meeting of the council it was voted to limit the membership of the club to five hundred resident members, there being at present a membership, including resident and non-resident, of six hundred and three. In addition to numerous dinners and other meetings of various special Technology organizations, the following meetings and "Talks," open to the entire membership of the club, have been held during the season of 1900-1901: Annual meeting. "Open House," in connection with the political torchlight parade. Reception to the Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Clubs and their Mr. G. H. Wright, "Rambles in North Africa." (Illustrated.) Hasket Derby, M.D., "A Visit to a Dead City in the Baltic." Mr. George W. Cable, reading: "Possen Jone'." (Ladies' |