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3 assadcusetts rnsttute of Technology, BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON. FRANCS A. WALKER, Presdent. THS school s devoted to the teachng of scence, as appled to the varous engneerng professons; vz., cvl, mechancal, mnng, and electrcal engnecrng,. as well as to archtecture, chemstry, metallurgy, physcs, and natural hstory. Besdes the above dstnctly professonal courses, the nsttute offers scentfc courses of a less techncal character, desgned to gve students a preparaton for busness callngs. A four years' course n bology, chemstry, and physcs has been establshed, as preparatory to the professonal study of medcne. Modern languages are taught, so far as s needed for the ready and accurate readng of scentfc works and perodcals, and may be further pursued as a means of general tranng. The consttutonal and poltcal hstory of England a d the nted States, poltcal economy, and nternatonal law are taught, n a measure, to the students or all regular courses, and may be further pursued as optonal studes. Applcants for admsson to the nsttute are examned n Englsh grammar, geography, French, arthmetc, algebra, modern hstory, and geometry. A fuller statement of the requrements for admsson wll be found n the catalogue, whch wll be sent wthout charge, on applcaton. A clear admsson paper from any college of recognzed character wll be accepted as evdence of preparaton, n place of an examnaton. Graduates of colleges conferrng degrees, who have the necessary qualfcatons for enterng the thrd year class n any of the regular courses of the nsttute, wll be so admtted, provsonally, on the presentaton of ther dplomas, and wll be gven opportunty to make up all defcences n professonal subjects. The feature of nstructon whch has been most largely developed n the school s laboratory tranng, shop work, and feld practce, to supplement, to llustrate, and to emphasze the nstructon of the rectaton and lecture room. Surveyng-nstruments are provded for feld work n cvl and topographcal engneerng. Extensve shops have been ftted up for the use of both hand and machne tools, and a laboratory of steam engneerng has been establshed as a part of the nstructon n mechancal engneerng. Several steam-bolers and steam-engnes of varous types are avalable for experments and tests, as well as a large amount of specal apparatus for measurng power, for gaugng the flow of water, for tests of beltng, etc. The laboratory of appled mechancs contans two testng-machnes,--one for ascertanng transverse strength, the other for tenson and compresson,-besdes apparatus for tme-tests on tmber, for tests of mortars and cements, for tests of shaftng, etc. The department of mnng engneerng and metallurgy has the use of laboratores n whch the mllng and smeltng of lead, copper, slver, and other ores, n economc quanttes, are regularly performed by the students themselves. The \! classes n archtecture supplement the work of the drawng and desgnng rooms by the examnaton of structures completed or n course of erecton, and by practcal experment n the laboratory of appled mechancs, testng the strength of materals and workng out problems n constructon. The Kdder Chemcal Laboratores consst of a laboratory for general chemstry (288 places); a laboratory for analytcal chemstry (0o8 places), together wth a specal room for volumetrc analyss (20 places) and a balance-room wth 22 balances; a laboratory for organc chemstry (30 places); a laboratory for santary chemstry (16 places); a laboratory for ndustral chemstry (6 places); two convenent lecture-rooms; and a well-suppled lbrary and readng-room. The laboratores are thoroughly equpped for the purposes of ordnary nstructon, and they also possess excellent facltes for the promoton of orgnal research. The Rogers Laboratory of Physcs, the frst laboratory n whch nstructon was systematcally gven to classes by means of elementary physcal measurements conducted by the students themselves, s well provded wth the needful facltes for laboratory nstructon n both elementary and advanced techncal physcs, especally n the dfferent branches of electrcal engneerng. On the successful completon of any one of the four-year courses of the nsttute, the degree of "Bachelor of Scence" wll be conferred. The degrees of "Master of Scence," "Ph.D.," and "Doctor of Scence " are open to persons pursung advanced studes and conductng orgnal researches. Specal students are allowed to enter specal dvsons of any of the courses, on gvng evdence that they are prepared to pursue wth advantage the studes selected. The fee for tuton s $200 a year. Besdes ths, $25 or $30 are needed for books and nstruments. There are no separate laboratory fees; only payment for artcles broken s requred. For nformaton, address, JAS. P. MNROE, Secretary. x

4 PREPARATON FOR THE NSTTTE OF TECHNOLOGY, REFERENCE \_s made to the Presldent and Faculty of A - \ _ the nsttute n regard to the thoroughness wth whch pupls are ftted at SCHANCTYHALL SCHOOL, J. B, MCALOON & Co. 08fe a-of atfloq.s ~ ~sung "u>~.~, the entrance examnatons, but also for pur- successfully ther subsequent work. FTTNO for the nsttute has long been a specalty at Chauncy Hall. Thorough preparaton s made also for Buxsness and College. 259 BOYLSTON STREET, VV et H. E--. T,cLGL f/j -rr:l-t JD3:a:L3ll. SPECAL STYLES ORCD STDENTS Frst-Class Work. Low Prces, BOWDON SQARE. CHAS. L. HOVEY, 13 VCMON BOSTON STEETr, (1nb aleor To the Massachusetts and Boston Clubs, -- FOR BC YC L E n Every Style, S TS Made from the Best Englsh Serges and Cassmeres. A full assortment of Foregn and Domestc Woolens always on hand for gentlemen's fne wear, at moderate prces. ART SCHOOL, NEW STDO BLDNG, 145 DARTMOTH STREET. 11NSTR4TORS. DENNS MLLER. BNKER. ABBOTT F. GRAVES. MERCY A. BALEY. FREDERCK M. TRNBLL, M.D. Drawng and Pantng, Portrature, separate Lfe Classes for Lades and Gentlemen, day and evenng, Artstc Anatomy, Stll Lfe, Flowers, Water-Colors, Composton, Perspectve. Students may commence at any tme. Crculars at Art Stores. Apply or address as above. FRANK M. COWLES, Manager. Specal arrangements made on Saturdays for those unable to attend on other days. 1r STDENT'S TCKET. Lmted 2 Meals $4.50 LNCH TCKET. 6 Meals $.25 CAFE WAQOT, 249 Columbus Avenue. Le* st dweaffngm~ Specal low rates made to all the students of the nsttute of Technology, for our superb cabnet and card photographs. Our studo contans the fnest specmens of portrats n pastel, crayon, and water-colors. Open free to all. 58 Temple Place, Boston.

5 The ech. VOL. V. B3OSTON, MAR]RCH 18, NO H E 6 EGH. Publshed on alternate Thursdays, durng the school year, by the students of the Massachusetts nsttute of Technology. BOARD OF DRECTORS, JAS. E. SMPSON, '86, Pres. WM. H. CHADBORN, Jr., '86. H. C. SPALDNG, '87, Sec. EDWN O. JORDAN, '88. T. W. SPRAGE, '87, Treas. FRANKLN W. HOBBS, '89. EDTORS. W. R. NGALLS, '86, Edtor-n-Chef. ALBERT E. LEACH, '86. GY KRKHAM, '87. CHAS. H. WOODBRY, '86. SOLOMON STRGES, '87. WLLAM M. TAYLOR, '86. FRANCS L. V. HOPPN, '88. BENJ. C. LANE, '87 A. S. WARREN, '88. --,', '789. THEODORE STEBBNS, '86, Adv. Agt. Subscrpton, $2.o00 per year, n advance. Sngle copes, 15 cts. each. FRANK WOOD, PRNTER, 352 WASHNGTON STREET, BOSTON. COMPLANT whch we have to make aganst our readers at the nsttute, s n regard to the small extent to whch they use, or, rather, do not use, our,/,,f/~ ~ columns for commun-. / catons upon local af- [._1~ $fars. One of the chef objects of the college paper s to serve as the organ of the students-a place where they can make complants, requests, or suggestons. The Faculty have the bulletn-boards whereby to make communcatons to the students; the latter, however, cannot make use of that ready means, but must resort ether to the cumbrous petton, or to the columns of the college paper. A board of edtors s necessary, of course, to conduct the publcaton, but f the students n general do not use t for the purpose just mentoned, t fals of ts object of beng the organ of the students, and becomes smply that of the edtoral board. A wrter upon college journalsm says, that the best means by whch to learn the manner of lfe at any partcular college, s to procure a volume of ts college paper. t s here, he says, that the local hstory of the place s chroncled; that the students wrte of what they are thnkng, dong, and feelng. Ths wrter s certanly mstaken f the general body of students take no further nterest n ther publcaton than subscrbng. Contrbutors wll always fnd our columns open to communcatons upon any subjects whch are worth the space. HEREseems to be a growng feelng, especally n the lower classes, that the fraternty men are endeavorng to control student affars here, and that therefore the fraterntes should be opposed, and no fraternty men elected to postons n class or socety, put on commttees, or otherwse honored. That members of the fraterntes hold many of the promnent postons, s true; but that the fraternty, as such, s made a tool n the college poltcs, s false. The number of fraternty men at the nsttute s small, whle the feld from whch to choose s large, so that those who are selected to become Greeks are very often the ones who would be promnent n any case. A class, or socety, n electng men to ts offces and fllng ts commtees, should consder the ftness and wllngness to work of ts canddates, wthout regard to whether they have attended any partcular preparatory school, or wear fraternty badges, or not. When members of a class allow petty feelngs to close the eyes of ther judgment, they are workng aganst ther own nterests. Other thngs beng equal, the class that best preserves ts unty n feelng and acton wll accomplsh the most as a whole, and receve the most beneft n ts ndvdual members. The fraternty, by ts nature, s removed from other

6 THET TE -CH. college organsms, and t s only because of gnorance of ts true ams that these feelngs ever arse-unless, as s the case n some colleges, the purpose of the fraternty has been perverted. At the nsttute there s no cause for any but frendly feelngs toward the Greekletter socetes. T has occasonally been remarked, and perhaps wth reason, that the class of '86, durng ts career, has as a whole been lackng n socal enterprse to some extent. We are speakng, t wll be seen, of the class as a whole, for, as s well known, many of ts members are deservedly popular for ther nterest and sprt n socal matters. The cause of the apparent want of enterprse s due manly to the fact that a large number of ts members spend all ther tme over ther work, to the utter excluson of class matters, and ths s shown by the general advanced scholarshp of the class. Of ths latter, '86 may justly be proud, and ths s, of course, of paramount mportance; but, at the same tme, t s not only pleasant, but advantageous, to keep up certan class assocatons, both for the tme beng, and always. t s proposed by the small porton of the Senor class who attend class-meetngs, to have some sort of a class-day ths year. Now, f '86 has really been backward n class sprts heretofore, an opportunty s here offered to redeem tself; and nstead of beng known as " the frst class that dd not gve a Freshman ball," (a ttle whch, though by no means to ts dscredt, s, t must be confessed, a negatve one,) t may acheve the greater honor of beng the frst class to establsh a regular class-day at the nsttute. Our Alma Mater s now n her twenty-frst year; n fact, she s of age, though stll a young college n comparson wth those around us. t s hgh tme that some such custom as Classday should be formed here, and we thnk '86 wll gve t a start, f only every member wll nterest hmself n the matter. A commttee has already been apponted to arrange the detals, and t s confdently beleved that the affar wll prove a success. F-OR a number of years past our gymnasum has been used, not only as a gymnasum and drll hall, but also for dancng partes. Most of these partes have been gven by members of the nsttute, who have merely gone through the form of obtanng permsson from the gymnasum commttee, nothng beng charged them for the use of the gymnasum. Some of the apparatus s n a very bad state, several new thngs are wanted, and the gymnasum commttee have no money wth whch to get them. The Corporaton allows a certan amount each year for mprovng the apparatus, but t s not enough to keep t n good repar. The money obtaned from the lockers, whch really should go for mprovements, goes to defray expenses of coal and gas. Takng these thngs nto consderaton, we suggest to the gymnasum commttee that they charge somethng to those partes who desre to use the gymnasum for dancng, or any other but ts legtmate uses. We thnk ths s especally applcable to outsde partes who desre ts use. The money thus obtaned can, at least, keep n good repar the apparatus whch we now have. B RLLANCY and perseverance are brought nto strong contrast n college lfe. The large body of students regard brllancy wth especal admraton, and gve the greatest prase to hm who acqures knowledge wth the least effort, who seems to do wth ease whatever he attempts. On the other hand, the majorty of nstructors regard perseverance wth especal favor, and assume that steady applcaton alone should receve encouragement. But s t not true that both brllancy and perseverance are worthy of admraton, both need proper encouragement? The brllant man sghs because he s wantng n the power of applcaton, feelng that he wvll never acheve any lastng success; whle hs perseverng fellow, as he slowly grnds out hs work, enves the other's quck wt. A lttle thought would show that both ready wt and perseverance are necessary to attan success, and t needs nether proof nor llustraton to show that both can be acqured. d

7 THE TECH. 161 Her Answer (TO AN APPEAL.) O student, when workng and sghng, Surrounded by volumes a score, Thnk of the ones who are woong and strvng For the same as thou strvest for. They seze me so blushng and wllng, And steal my susceptble heart, yeld to them, laughng and sghng, Wth stereotyped femnne art. wrte ths regrettng and fearng; Oh! don't let t end your career; No longer 'm trustng and-lovng, But,-but ' only your frend,' my dea. The Tral of the Pyx. LAREN'S. Secton 3,547 of the Revsed Statutes of the nted States provdes as follow:- To secure a due conformty n the gold and slver cons to ther respectve standards of fneness and weght, the Judge of the Dstrct Court for the Eastern Dstrct of Pennsylvana, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Assayer of the Assay Offce at New York, and such other persons as the Presdent shall, from tme to tme, desgnate, shall meet as Assay Commssoners at the Mnt n Phladelpha, to examne and test, n the presence of the Drector of the Mnt, the fneness and weght of the cons reserved by the several mnts for ths purpose, on the second Wednesday of February, annually. n accordance therewth, the Commssoners apponted by the Presdent to examne the Conage of the year 885, met at the Mnt n Phladelpha, February oth, of ths year. There were present, besdes the ex-offco members prescrbed by law, ctzens from Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvana, Maryland, Vrgna, North Carolna, Wsconsn, Colorado, Arzona, and Calforna, ncludng many experts n assayng. Judge Butler presded at the formal meetng of the Commssoners, at whch the letter of appontment by the Presdent was read, and the dutes of the Commssoners explaned. A small box, wth two locks, contanng the standard weghts and the gold and slver of absolute purty, was opened by the Judge and the Superntendent of the Mnt (by separate keys, whch always reman respectvely n ther possesson), and presented to the Commssoners; who, thus equpped wth accurate standards, were then ready to go to work. The prncple on whch the conage s tested s perhaps best descrbed n the words of Secton 3,539 of the Revsed Statutes, whch s as follows:- At every delvery of cons made by the coner to a superntendent, t shall be the duty of such superntendent, n the presence of the assayer, to take ndscrmnately a certan number of peces of each varety for the annual tral of cons; the number for gold cons beng not less than one pece for each one thousand peces, or any fractonal part of one thousand peces delvered; and for slver cons, one pece for each two thousand peces, or any fractonal part of two thousand peces delvered. The peces so taken shall be carefully sealed up n an envelope, properly labeled, statng the date of delvery, and number, and denomnaton of the peces nclosed, and the amount of the delvery from whch they are taken. These sealed parcels contanng the reserved peces shall be deposted n a pyx, desgnated for the purpose at each Mnt, whch shall be kept under the jont care of the superntendent and assayer, and be so secure that nether can have access to ts contents wthout the presence of the other; and the reserved peces, n ther sealed envelopes, from the conage at each Mnt, shall be transmtted quarterly to the Mnt at Phladelpha. A record shall also be kept at the same tme of the number and denomnaton of the peces so taken for the annual tral of cons, and of the number and denomnaton of the peces represented by them and so delvered, a copy of whch record shall be transmtted quarterly to the Drector of the Mnt. The verfcaton of the contents of the packages s smply a matter of accurate countng; and after ths s fnshed, a few.cons are taken at random from each package and gven to the commttee on weghng, and others to the commttee on assayng. A careful record s kept of all the cons thus receved by the commttees, and the cons themselves are put n envelopes, whch are sealed, and the contents noted on the back to correspond wth the record. n addton to the sngle cons thus set apart for exam-

8 2a 2THE; TECH. naton, a large number (several hundred) of both gold and slver cons, are tested by weghng n mass. These same cons are subsequently melted n large crucbles, and a porton of ths " mass-melt" tested for fneness. f one should look n at the Mnt at ths stage of the operatons, he would see the busy Commssoners seated around a long table, anxously countng, recordng, checkng, and labelng the gold and slver cons whch seem to flow to to them from bottomless coffers. Although ths s merely clercal work, yet the mportance of havng an absolutely perfect record of the cons receved necesstates the utmost care; for an error of record at ths stage mght render the fnal results valueless. But the serous character of ths work cannot altogether render one ndfferent to the novelty of the stuaton. t s not often that an assayer has to deal wth bullon wth a government stamp on t; and t s dffcult to realze that these brllant cons, so lavshly dstrbuted, represent just so much work to be done, suggestng, as they do, so completely the dea of compensaton. The weghng s done on a carefully-adjusted Becker balance, such as s used n the analytcal laboratory, and standard weghts, duly verfed, are used to counterbalance each con. The gold dollar should wegh 25.8 grans, and the double eagle 5 6 grans. The varaton allowed by law from the normal weght of gold cons, plus or mnus, s one-fourth of a gran n the dollar, quarter-eagle, three-dollar pece, and half-eagle, and one half of a gran n the eagle and double-eagle. n the slver cons the permssble varaton n weght s one and a half grans n the sngle peces, and when weghed n mass, two one-hundredths (2-oo) of an ounce n one thousand dollars, n half dollars or quarter dollars, and one one-hundredth (-oo) of an ounce n one thousand dmes. t s not often that the Commssoners fnd the legal lmt exceeded. The tral of the conage of 884 was qute exceptonal n that a slver dollar from the Carson Cty Mnt was found to be 5-oo grans below the standard weght; that s to say, the legal lmt was exceeded by one one-hundredth (-oo) of a gran. n the fneness of the cons, however, there s a greater chance for error, on account of the tendency of alloys to separate nto ther component metals when n the flud condton, or when about to soldfy. Ths tendency s more marked wth the alloy of slver and copper, than wth the alloy of gold and copper; and the test sample of the " mass- melt" of the slver conage s, therefore, always taken (after strrng well the molten contents of the crucble) by pourng a small quantty nto water. Ths sudden coolng prevents any separaton of the metals, and the alloy thus granulated represents farly the contents of the crucble. t s very seldom that any but the most mnute varatons from standard fneness are found n the " massmelt " of the gold and slver cons, whle the ndvdual cons may show consderable varaton wthn the lmts allowed by law. ' The fneness of both gold and slver cons s goo; that s, the gold cons contan n ooo parts by weght goo parts of pure gold. The remanng oo parts are copper, or copper and slver, "but the slver shall n no case exceed onetenth of the whole alloy." n the slver cons, 900 parts are pure slver, and oo parts copper. The law permts a varaton of fneness n gold cons, plus or mnus, of one one-thousandth, and n slver cons, of three one-thousandths; that s to say, a gold con may be 899 or 90o parts fne wthout rejecton, and a slver con 897 or 903 parts fne. To return to the work of the Commssoners: The commttee on assayng chp off a pece from each of the cons n ther possesson, roll t out to a thn strp under heavy rolls, and stamp ths strp wth ts proper number. The gold cons whch form the "mass-melt" are put nto a black-lead crucble, covered wth borax, and melted down n a crucble furnace. When thoroughly melted, the metal s well strred, and cast nto an ngot, from whch a pece s clpped off and rolled out nto a strp, as n the case of the separate cons. The "mass-melt" of slver s formed n lke manner, except that rl E

9 THEn TECH. 163 r ' the sample s taken, as already descrbed, by granulaton n water. Let us frst follow the course of the gold strps. Each strp s taken n turn, from the lowest number to the hghest, and from t peces are cut off to wegh exactly half a gram. Then three tmes ths amount of slver, free from gold, s weghed out, and both slver and gold are put nto a lttle cone of lead (about ten tmes the weght of the gold), made by foldng a small pece of thn sheet-lead (whch, lkewse, must be free from gold) nto the form of a cornucopa. The lead s folded tghtly around the metals, so that no partcles can escape, and then pressed nto the form of a ball. Wth each batch of twelve samples thus prepared, there s placed one contanng absolutely pure gold. To ths half-gram of gold s added o per cent of copper (the amount contaned n gold con), and three tmes ts weght of slver, and t s lkewse enveloped n sheet-lead. These leaden balls are now put nto cupels, and heated n a muffle furnace. They soon melt, and n the course of ffteen or twenty mnutes the lead and copper are oxdzed, and absorbed by the porous cupels. The resultng buttons, contanng the gold and slver, are taken out, hammered, and rolled nto thn strps, whch are planly stamped wth ther proper numbers. The metal must be annealed once or twce durng the reducton n the rolls; otherwse t becomes too hard for the subsequent manpulaton. The strps, whch are nearly whte n color, are rolled nto small cols, called cornets, and they are then ready for " partng," or treatment wth ntrc acd, whch dssolves the slver and leaves the gold unattacked. The object of addng the slver s to nsure the complete separaton of the metals by the acd; f too lttle slver s present the gold wll protect t from complete soluton. From the fact that the proporton of one gold to three slver has been found the most favorable for the separaton of the metals, the process s often called " quartaton." The operaton s performed by puttng the cornets nto separate compartments n a lttle platnum basket, whch s mmersed n another vessel of platnum contanng bolng ntrc acd. Two treatments wth ntrc acd, for about ten mnutes each, suffces to dssolve all the slver, and the pure, yellow gold s left n the form of the orgnal cornets, wth a number-stamp stll planly vsble. These cornets are then thoroughly washed, dred, and weghed. As the gold s now pure, each cornet should wegh go per cent of the weght taken for examnaton, wth the permssble varaton one one-thousandth. A correcton may be called for by the control assay of the pure gold. f ths should, after treatment, wegh more or less than t dd orgnally, t s assumed that all of the same batch, havng been subjected to dentcally the same treatment, should suffer a correspondng correcton n weght. n any case, ths correcton s extremely mnute. The assay of the slver cons s a much smpler matter. From the strps prepared as above, the standard weght for the slver assay s cut off-namely,. 50 grams, whch amount should contan grams of pure slver, snce the slver cons contans go per cent of pure metal. The same amount s also weghed out from the granulated slver of the " mass-melt." The test samples are then put nto glass bottles, and dssolved n ntrc acd wth the ad of heat. The soluton has a lght blue color, from the dssolved copper. To ths soluton s added a soluton of common salt, whch precptates all the slver as chlorde, and from the amount of salt soluton used to effect complete precptaton, the amount of slver s calculated. Ths salt soluton, contanng grams to the lter of water, s kept n a large bottle on a hgh shelf. By means of a gum tube and valve the soluton s conveyed to a oo-cubc centmeter ppette whch, when full, s empted nto one of the bottles above mentoned. The amount of salt n oo cubc centmeters s just suffcent to precptate gram of pure slver. Ten bottles are usually treated n rapd successon wth the ppette full of salt soluton, and they are then carefully closed wth good-fttng glass stoppers, and put n a shakng-machne, where they are volently agtated for about ten mnutes. Ths

10 THEl TEACH. makes the precptated slver-chlorde coherent, so that t settles promptly, and enables the assayer to test the clear supernatant lqud wth more salt. For ths purpose a soluton of salt one-tenth of the strength of the orgnal soluton s used. One or two cubc centmeters of ths dlute soluton s added to each bottle, and from the degree of turbdty produced the assayer estmates the amount of slver stll remanng n soluton. The bottles are agan put n the shakng-machne, and tested a second tme wth dlute salt soluton to confrm the frst estmate. The accuracy of ths determnaton depends, of course, on the precse knowledge of the strength of the salt soluton, and to avod any error arsng from ts faulty preparaton, a sample of pure slver s treated at the same tme wth the cons:.000ooo4 gram s weghed out for ths purpose, and from ts behavor, when treated wth salt soluton, the data are obtaned to control the accuracy of the assay. When the commttees on countng, weghng, and assayng had fnshed ther work, had tabulated ther results, and had wrtten out ther formal reports, the Commssoners assembled around the large standard balance of the Mnt to wtness the test of the weghts. The balance, whch s contaned n a large glass case about sx feet long, was frst examned, to ascertan f t was n perfect adjustment. Ths provng to be the case, one onethousandth of an ounce was put on one scale pan, and the beam fell promptly and decdedly on that sde. Both pans were then loaded wth 300 ounces, and when found to be n equlbrum, the small weght was agan put on one pan. Ths tme the deflecton was not so marked, but t was stll perceptble. The accuracy and senstveness of the balance havng thus been shown to be satsfactory, the crucal test, on whch so much depends, was then performed. Wth due formalty the Superntendent of the Mnt produces from the safe a small box, unlocks t, and hands to the Commssoners the dentcal troy-pound weght whch was procured by the Mnster of the nted States n London, n the year 827. Ths precous pece of brass s put on one pan of the balance, and on the other the standard pound weght used at the Mnt. The glass case s closed, and amnd perfect slence the crank s turned whch lberates the beam and brngs the knfe-edges on ther bearngs. Anxous eyes watch the ndexes on the ends of the beam, for one can scarcely avod the feelng of personal responsblty for the result. The untold confuson whch mght overtake the country f doubt were thrown upon ts pound weght, cannot be estmated! t was wth a sgh of relef, therefore, that the Commssoners turned from the balance, whch had calmly stood the test wth movng a har's breadth, and expressed ther mutual congratulatons. For whatever mght be the dfference of opnon regardng the santy of ts legslators n contnung the conage of the standard dollar, the naton's standard weght, at least, was safe, and above suspcon. The Commssoners came together agan n the room where they orgnally met, and Judge Butler presded over the fnal, formal sesson. The charman of each commttee read hs report, and a unanmous resoluton was adopted declarng the conage of the year 885 to be satsfactory, both as to weght and fneness. The box contanng the standard weghts and the pure metals was delvered up to the Superntendent of the Mnt, and duly locked by hm and the Judge. To each Commssoner was then gven a bronze medal, struck to commemorate the work of the Commsson, and the Board adjourned sne de. T. M. DROWN. nsde a Catholc College. N nterestng artcle could be wrtten on the transton from the 'Englsh to the German nversty system of educaton, and the attendng hgher plane of responsblty and manhood that the student n consequence assumes at a perod of lfe that ffty years ago was consdered lttle better than the "bread and butter" age. The larger scope and freer play gven by the nsttutons of to-day to ther

11 4 ran PE~F~C011.C 165 -~ ~ ~~ H TEH 165 followers, and the complete throwng of the ndvdual on hs honor and mert, "to be, or not to be," as the case mght prove, would have struck our fathers as nstgatons from the enemy of manknd. So completely exploded s the dea of fosterng care and parental tenderness n conjuncton wth educaton, that t s wth dffculty that the old system can be found. t stll exsts, however, wherever the Catholc Church has control, the dea of obedence beng paramount even to the mnuta of the daly crcle of lfe. No outsder s ftted to judge the merts or demerts of "the Church and State system." To do so, one must have entered wthn the vel and been an actor, and not a mere spectator. To a student, then, of a Catholc college, and one who has snce pursued hs studes under cvl drectorshp, a certan rght s gven to draw comparsons. Acceptng the fact, of whch there can be no doubt, that the nstructors of Catholc schools are learned men, and qualfed to act as teachers, t smply remans to fnd out whether the student flourshes as well under the Roman tactcs of close survellance as the German method of ndvdual responsblty. Granted that there are natures that requre a bt of curbng, and whch should always be fed wth a tether, can ths doctrne be appled successfully to a body of, say, seven hundred young men? s ths - the Catholc method - as lkely to turn out a class of men whose mental acqurements wll rank as hgh as those who, through four years of study, have had to rely not only upon ther own efforts, but upon ther honor? -who have been treated as no longer chldren, but as what they are, yozung men, wth whom rests the makng or the unmakng of ther future? Take for example our own nsttute: the student sgnfes the course he desres to pursue, s classed theren, and then the matter rests wth hmself, whether he shall attend to hs dutes or haunt the pool-room untl the examnaton day. n that crucble all s made known, and the unaccounted hours are accounted forthe grand weedng s begun, and the result s the survval of the fttest. The dead wood s trmmed out, and the healthy growth, well pruned, proceeds unhndered to develop nto the thoughtful scholar. For those who have abused the trust placed n them, who have wrecked ther tme wth matters foregn to ther course, there s no backward road, no returnng, although they seek t ever so btterly. Knowng ths beforehand, the student s aware that mnutes are precous; that tme once lost cannot be recovered; and that there s no escape for work ll done. Graduatng here means somethng more than completng a prescrbed course of studes; t mples character, strength of wll, and mental vctores, n whch but a few of the orgnal number have been successful. The Catholc student, on the other hand, s consdered as a machne, and hs duty s to rest plastc n the hands of hs preceptor, to receve -and retan whatever mpressons the mnd or hand of that offcal may choose to gve. He sleeps n a dormtory guarded by ecclesastcs, and rses and retres to the sound of a bell, marches from the lavatory to the study-hall for mornng prayer and sprtual readng. An hour's study follows, and then comes mass, whch ceremony prepares the carnal appette for ts refreshment. Breakfast over, class commences, and n ts turn study. Angelus rngs n the noontde hour and dnner. Recreaton attended to, study, class, collaton, study, prayer and sprtual readng, supper, recreaton, and study makes up the day's routne. Each moment s passed under the watchful eye of a prefect or hs subordnate. No dle tme s left for Satan's hands, and no pupl s gven such a dangerous charge as hs own responsblty. He s to do and be but as he s told, as he s drected, so that the grevous sns of omsson and commsson are forestalled by the omnpresence of the ecclesastcal eye. The lovng care of the Church for the "chldren" ntrusted to her s such that over the portals of her colleges and schools one s made to feel, f they cannot read, that eternal vglance s the prce of safety.

12 166 THFE TErCH. The dea of an electve course or optonal studes, freedom of wll, self-relance, upon honor, are heretcal thoughts, and are to be banshed. The young mnd s to be watched, and carefully pruned; the tares are many, and the wheat requres a skllful gleaner, or t wll be defled. The old classcal course as lad down by the Fathers of the church enrches the mnd, makes a fnshed scholar, and treads no dangerous ground. The combatve sprt of scence knocks too loudly, and asserts wth too much force; s gven to doubtng, and has no reverence for mysteres. Her clams are to be carefully examned before concessons, and she s not to be recommended as a subject for tranngschools. The graduate comes nto the world flled wth mystc lore, hmself almost anancent,-more a Roman or a Greek than a member of a busy nqustve, hurly-burly, work-a-day world. A thousand temptatons; forbdden pleasures; the careful guardanshp that has hedged hm n; the automatc moton,-each n ther knd are offered as taken away; and the startled subject of deprved volton fnds hmself n a sea beatng from every pont, wth muscles relaxed, hs staff taken from hm, n scenes that requre a Peter, uncertan how to act. J. T. G. Student Lfe n Hedelberg. F N artcle under the above capton, whch appeared n an early number of the present volume of THE TECH, havng been receved wth much favor, we have obtaned permsson to publsh extracts from two prvate letters wrtten by a Harvard graduate, now studyng at the nversty of Hedelberg, whch llustrate the same subject from equally nterestng standponts. HEDELBERG, Jan. 7, 886. The best way to gve an dea of a student's lfe here, s to recount the dongs of a day, wth comments thereon. Well, then: at eght, my nterval clock admonshes me that t s tme to arse. t s not yet very lght, for we are. much farther north than you, and the days are very short, to say nothng of the fact that the nghts are very long. arse, dress wth lghtnng celerty, on account of the cold, and descend nto the breakfast-room, where pour out my coffee from the urn, whch sts bolng away on the stove, and mastcate my " Br6dchen " (whch are somethng lke rolls, but rather tough) and butter. Often am alone; but just now a young Englsh boy, who s coachng for the Woolwch examnatons, has also to start off early. My frst lecture s at nne, nomnally, but fortunately for me there s "das Akademsche Vertel,"--whch means, you have ffteen mnutes to get there. Promptly, however, at a quarter past, the Professor, preceded by an assstant bearng trays of rock specmens, whch would be mmense for Bret Harte's famous fracas, rounds the door leadng from the ante-room, and we all sprng to our feet, but mmedately st down agan, for he s generally n a full tde of conversaton. Hs frst words have never heard. There s a tradton that they are, " Mene Herren, das letzte Mal--; " but by the tme get the run of thngs he s well nto the present lecture. He goes on, not fast, but steadly, very clearly, and n a hghly nterestng way, but rarely repeatng, and stoppng only occasonally, when a specmen he wshes to show s not to be found. Consequently, f your attenton flags for a moment, you wsh t hadn't, for you lose somethng. Moreover, as he talks he walks around, startng specmens of the rock under dscusson, grante, or gabbro, or whatever t may be, n crculaton; so that your mnd s lable to be dstracted unless you can pay attenton wth eyes and ears qute ndependently. At ten o'clock, however, he approaches the anteroom door, and, havng fnshed a sentence, vanshes; and we, havng taken a more lesurely look at the specmens, of whch he has a wonderfully fne collecton, wander down to the laboratory below. Ths conssts, frst, of three man rooms, wheren are eght wndows, each wth desk and mcroscope. Of the eght n the laboratory, fve are Amercans, one a Russan, and two Germans. The German assstant s also wth us, and always at hand to explan or help.* Besdes these rooms, whch contan a workng lbrary, we have a dark room for optcal work, a a chemcal laboratory, and rooms for grndng and polshng stone sectons. nto ths last go, as have to fnsh grndng a topaz prsm. You made me laugh n readng the *Ths feature consttutes one of the chef superortes of the German system. K a E W X a E N r. E F V e w r.

13 THE TEC-H * Ths custom s sad Hot to be dstnctvely German.--EDS. descrpton of your lectures on physcs, n your last letter, by usng the word " paralyze " as synonymous wth polarze. The theory of polarzaton we have to have at our fngers' ends. You know that topaz and most other crystals polarze the lght that passes through, and also gve t dfferent veloctes, accordng to ts drecton, so that the refracton s dfferent. have been workng at cuttng a prsm whch has ts edge parallel to the machro axs of the crystal. t s done by cementng the crystal to a pece of glass the sze of your palm, n the proper poston, and then rubbng t on a glass plate covered wth emery. On hard mnerals t s a slow and not very easy process. As am gettng up my trceps, rubbng away, suddenly dscover that t s past twelve, and must skp up stars to another lecture. The frst was on mnerals n the mass; the second s on them as ndvduals. The lecture goes on much as the other,-save that as from one to two there are no lectures, the Professor s nclned to round out the lecture at the expense of the next hour. * After ths, we scatter from the laboratory to our mdday meal, cryng, "Mahlzet " as we leave. go only a lttle way off, "Zum Goldner R6mer," where, wth some other students, eat my soup, beef and pckles, potatoes and cake, and talk, or read the lttle German papers, whch contan about as much news as a quarter of a Record, and can be read between drnks. Then back saunter to the laboratory and fnsh makng my prsm, and proceed to measure the ndex of refracton n the dark room by the ghastly lght of a mono-chromatc sodum flame; or perhaps some of my H Fl. solutons are dry, and examne the crystals left under the mcroscope. Perhaps you may not see the connecton between my prsm-grndng and mcroscopc work. Well, the chef, practcal end whch my work has, outsde purely scentfc ones, s to solve the problem: Gven a rock, an aggregaton of mnerals n often mcroscopcally small grans, of what s t composed? One of the ways of determnng ths s through the optcal propertes of the mnerals when vewed n ther sectons, for not only the color but the refractve power, the crystals' form, and many other characterstcs can be so determned through polarzed lght. Now, our Professor - as t seems to me very wsely - frst gves us work on the propertes separately, so that we thoroughly understand a mneral and ts optcal propertes, before begnnng ts mcroscopc study. Don't thnk, however, that we do not use chemstry. That chemcal laboratory sn't for show; there s always some one there. But chemcal methods are used as a last resort for qualtatve work, and are manly reserved for quanttatve determnatons. The blowppe tests, too, of whch used to hear so much at Harvard, are here scarcely mentoned, although there s a contnual reference to ther composton n classfyng mnerals. About four t grows dark here, but the gas s lghted, and we work on tll sx; then home, and study untl half past seven, when we have a hearty supper. Just now my evenng work s manly drawng crystals; and f you want to fnd ample employment for all the most ponderous Englsh and German adjectves n your vocabulary, you try to draw a quartz crystal, wth half-a-dozen rhombodra and trapezodra! Wednesday nght we have a "colloquum," lkewse a "Nach colloquum." That s to say, about sx o'clock the Professor comes from hs prvate room nto the laboratory, f not already there. We gather around the table and gve each other accounts of the latest publcatons n our department of knowledge, whch have been dvded around among us for that purpose. The Professor makes hs comments, and the thng often ends n a lvely dscusson, whch s great fun. As we are not through tll past eght, and have all mssed our suppers, we go off together to dne at the sgn of the Grner Baum, and afterward drnk beer and sng student songs untl a late hour. once asked a Docent who comes wth us, how late students generally studed; at whchhe laughed, and repled that they generally sat up tll one or two, but ddn't usually study n the evenng much. Of course we we were talkng about the workng students, not the corps students, who fght the duels. They never study at all the frst few terms; but they stay here fve years. There s a general dea that Germans are very thorough, and know more than other natonaltes. f so, t must be n the tranng n Gymnasa, for the nversty men seem to behave very much as smlarly placed men n Amerca. There s only one other theory that suggests tself; vz., that beer and tobacco stmulate the ntellect. For my own part, am glad came here. There

14 may be some place n Amerca where could get work that suted me, and suted as well, but ddn't know t. have a taste for mathematcs, but can't stand them pure. Here can use all have, even determnants and quaternons (of whch, however, do not beleve the professor knows much); but they play only second fddle. Chemstry, geology, optcs, mechancs, and all my favorte subjects are comng. n fact, my experence s such, that f you fnd some knd of work that s ftted to you, and knuckle down to t, after you get agong t s more fun than a goat, and better than football. Yours, ever, W-- L. HEDELBERG, Jan. 17, 886. must tell you about a very dramatc spectacle saw yesterday; one, too, that s not often seen. For nearly a month a student has been lyng n the hosptal slowly dyng. The cause, not to put too fne a pont upon t, was a sword-cut on the temple receved n a mensur, or student duel. have been ntroduced to hs antagonst, a man even taller than myself. The wounded student was short, and the cut rather an unusual one. The student s also sad to have had a very thn skull, to have fallen down on the same spot, to have been subject to fts, to have had hs blood n an unhealthy condton. Some of these rumors are doubtless partly true. Deaths from these duels are about as rare as from rowng or playng football, and of course no blame attachesto hs opponent more than to any of the corps students. The nght of the ball he ded, and on that account all the members of hs corps were absent. The next day we heard that hs funeral servces were to be n the Provdenz-Krche; that afterward he was to be escorted to the staton by the student socetes, and all the usual ceremones performed. When emerged from my German lesson, about half-past fve, the dusk had well gathered nto evenng; the sky was overcast, and an occasonal snowflake fell. But the Haupt Strasse was flled wth people, ether surgng to and fro or standng on curbstones and doorsteps. had thought of gong to the funeral servces, but gave up the attempt and wated. After awhle torches were seen up n front of the church; not such affars as we use n Amerca, but real torches, long stcks saturated wth ptch or tar, gvng forth a lurd flame and much smoke. We dd not have long to wat, for soon, to the sound of the THE TEC H. l dead march, the processon passed. Frst came the band, all dressed n black; then a few student offcers; and then the hearse, a large one drawn by sx horses. Each horse had a student at hs brdle; behnd walked two students wth black draped macs, and others carryng the corps and natonal flags draped n black. After these followed the rest of the students; frst the corps, whch are arstocratc, and after them the Burschenschaften und Verbndungen. The offcers were dressed n black dress-coats, tght whte knee-breeches, and black top boots, carred dress swords, and wore varous hats,-some the ordnary student cap, some cocked hats, some a velvet four-cornered cap wth an ostrch feather. The corps students were dressed exactly as they were for the ball the nght before ; that s to say, ordnary evenng dress, wth the band of corps colors across the breast, and ther corps caps. After they had left the body at the staton they came back, wth the band playng a lvely march, to a large square, around whch they marched and halted, formng a large hollow square. The offcers collected n a body on one sde, and at the sgnal " One, Two, Three--Throw! " all the students hurled ther torches toward the center. For a moment the square was full of wonderful flttng meteors : the spectacle of these hundreds of blazng torches whrlng through the ar, was one the lke of whch never saw. Of course they dd not begn to fall all n the same place, but servants hurred nto the center, and through the murky gloom were seen gatherng them together. The ground strewn wth fre-brands and the fgures dmly seen amd the smoke made a most nfernal scene. At last they were all gathered nto one heap, whch, from ts ptchy rchness, sent forth clouds of nky smoke, wth here ad there a burst of ntense flame. The offcers advanced, and formng a crcle about the fre, clashed ther swords together n fence, whle the students sang " Gaudeamus gtur." " Let us rejoce, then, whle we are young: After our happy youth, cometh old age; After a sad old age, earth shall receve us." 'Let us eat, drnk, and be merry, for to-morrow we de." thought n the mdst of the celebraton, how much the deceased would have enjoyed t were he alve, and could not help wonderng what were hs feelngs as t was. n the evenng they had a Trauer-Knepe. W- -L 11 p

15 THE TECH Hlda. Most fckle of all s my gay, pretty Hlda; Yet charmng wthal, Most fckle of all, On consstency's wall She's but a poor bulder; Most fckle of all s my gay, pretty Hlda. A vson of lght From Olympus' far portals, She stands there to-nght, A vson of lght- Oh, lovelest sght, E'er granted to mortals; A vson of lght From Olympus' far portals. S. Notceable Artcles. The rather tmd conservatsm of the recent book of Sr Henry Mane, enttled "Popular Government," s vgorously met n the Fortnghtly for February, by Mr. John Morley, Mr. Gladstone's new Secretary for reland, and hmself one of the best of England's poltcal wrters; and by Mr. Godkn, edtor of the NVew York NVaton, n the Nneteenth Century. Nothng, however, that the emnent author of "Ancent Law " can wrte can fal to be worth readng, and hs new book contans one paper that gves a captal outlne of the nted States Consttuton. Whoever s not afrad of the Serbonan bog of rsh poltcs can enter t under good gudance, for n the Nneteenth Century for February there s a paper on "Alternatve Polces for reland," by Prof. James Bryce, the learned author of that admrable hstorcal monograph, "The Holy Roman Empre"; a book, the readng of whch no student of the Mddle Ages can afford to omt; and another n the Contemporary for February on "Home Rule," by Prof. Freeman, wth whose name readers of THE TECH are somewhat famlar; whle n the Fortnghtly there s an anonymous " Radcal Vew of the rsh Crss." n the Fortnghtly there s a provokngly amusng paper, sgned Theodore Chld, and enttled " Through the States." Mr. Chld's account of hs experences n our country, especally of ralway travelng and hotel lfe, are more just than complmentary, but one cannot help laughng at ther truthfulness. But he s by no means blnd to the good sde of thngs: " Buffeted by the vulgar crowd, jostled by tobaccochewng stock-operators, rrtated by badly-paved and drty streets, where the dust-bns stand unmolested at all hours of the day (ths s not Boston), constantly shocked by the want of fnsh and elegance that pervades all the exteror lfe of the ctes, the lone traveler s tempted to concentrate hs observaton on the shortcomngs of Amerca. He forgets, whle n ths carpng mood, that the country s very young, and that t s not so much the mperfecton of the cvlzaton that ought to astonsh hm, but rather the unversalty of that degree of materal cvlzaton whch he everywhere fnds. He forgets the lbrares, and museums, and splendd educatonal nsttutons that prvate munfcence s creatng all over the non. He forgets the extent, the wealth, the magnfcence of the country, the determnaton of the people, and ther unparalleled workng capacty whch makes twenty years n Amerca worth more for progress than forty years n Europe. Above all, he forgets that leaven of refned people, those hosptable and charmng frends whose sympathes and nterests he has found to be so wde, and whose socal qualtes have often struck hm as beng pecularly complete;... and, reflectng upon what has already been acheved, he wll be tempted to adopt Herbert Spencer's convcton that the Amercans may reasonably look forward to a tme when they wll have produced a cvlzaton grander than any the world has known." n the same number there s pleasant account of Nassau and the Bahamas, a paper on "What Boys Read," and another on "The Wear and Tear of London," whch gves a formdable account of the labors of an emnent London barrster, doctor, judge, or member of Parlament. Nevertheless, the followng are very just remarks "t cannot, thnk, be shown that, provded all proper precautons are taken, mental work, even of the hardest knd, and pursued for almost an ndefnte perod, really njures the nervous system of the ndvdual thus occuped. ndeed, as a matter of fact, t s almost nvarably followed by an entrely opposte result. The human body s a machne, so constructed that work s a necessty for ts contnued exstence and well-beng; the amount of work t s capable of dong s n strct proporton to the power of the mechansm; and whle other machnes, havng no power of repar, tend to become weaker and worn out by use, the strength and capacty of the nervous and muscular systems of the human body are ncreased by exer-

16 "rl 1*,nC11 cse, provded the latter s regulated by certan wellknown laws. njurous effects resultng from hard work are almost always traceable to neglect of obvous precautons. " n the Contemdporary, Sr John Lubbock has a poor paper on the "Pleasure of Readng," and wnds up wth a futle attempt to make a lst of one hundred best books, whch s much lke tryng to make a lst of one hundred best dnners for all palates. Prof. Geffcken fnshes hs valuable paper on "Contemporary Lfe and Thought n Germany"; and Frederc Harrson, the redoubtable Postvst, wrtes on the "Radcal Programme." The Quarterly Revew for January contans an elaborate artcle on the new translaton of Don Quxote, the great book of Span. t s satsfactory to those who never found themselves growng enthusastc over the earler Englsh translatons, to know that not one of the seven that have been before made s at all adequate, and that Smollett's "s worse than unsatsfactory; t s a burlesque." n Mr. Ormsby's we have for the frst tme an adequate reproducton. "He has lved among the Spansh peasantry. He has looked nto ther ventas, and made personal acquantance wth many a provncal nn-keeper, and many a Martorhes, and many a Sancho Panza. He has learned ther vernacular phrases. He has made hmself at home n the exact socety n whch Don Quxote moved," and probably n out-of-the-way parts of Span; and the greater part of Span s out-ofthe-way; the socety s not much changed snce the tme of Cervantes. Span, fallen from her hgh estate, and now, through the combned nfluences of bgotry and bad government, s one of the most backward of European natons; yet she s stll a wonderfully nterestng country, and one that has always had a specal nterest for Amercans. The best hstory of Spansh lterature s by a Bostonan, Mr. Tcknor, and one of the best of Spansh lbrares n the world s the one bequeathed by hm to our cty lbrary. Washngton rvng wrote the lves of "Columbus and hs Companons," and the pcturesque "Conquest of Granada." Prescott's books are all on Spansh subjects, and some of the best travels n Span have been wrtten by Amercans, though no one qute so good as that remarkable book, George Borrow's "Bble n Span." The Quarterly has a paper on the "House of CondO," and an account of England's new acquston n the East, "Burmah, Past and Present." The Ednburgh for January contans a paper on England, Afghanstan, and Russa, whch no one wll fal to read who s nterested n followng the slow but steady progress of Russa eastward nto Asa, or who has made acquantance wth desert lfe and Turcoman trbes and dare-devl adventures, n the exctng book of MacGahan, the newspaper correspondent, or n Capt. Burnaby's "Rde to Khva." The Ednburgh also has a paper recountng the van attempts of the French to colonze or conquer Madagascar, that great sland of whch we know so lttle. There s a paper on Vctor Hugo, and one more on Sr Henry Mane's " Popular Government," of whch the revewer says: "By a fortunate concdence, at the very tme when the Brtsh naton was n the act of accomplshng the largest experment of popular government whch has ever been tred n the nted Kngdom, a book ssued from the press whch deserves to rank wth the best and wsest productons of Englsh poltcal lterature." Ths s the conservatve lberal vew. w. P. A. (GOMMNGATONS. The edtors do not hold themselves resdbonsble for o@11'ons expressed by correspondenls. EDTOR OF TECH :- read wth consderable nterest the edtoral, n your ssue of March 4 th, relatng to athletcs and our gymnasum. agree wth you on the whole, but do not thnk that you have ht upon the correct soluton of " why the students do not patronze the gymnasum more." Some three weeks ago went down to the -gymnasum, and attempted to take a bath after exercsng. followed the prnted nstructons posted over the shower-bath, and wated patently for fve mnutes to obtan the rght degree of temperature, and fnally, n dsgust, resorted to a bucket of water and a sponge. also notced that n order to keep ther feet clean, some of the fellows had to make a flyng leap from the bathng-room of to the bench n the dressng-room. n my opnon t s n the bathng applances that all the trouble les, and the sooner the Corporaton provdes a decent place to bathe n, the sooner wll the " nstructors be gratfed by the students' clearer bran, and the naton by the far-reachng nhertance of health." Yours truly, s. S. A grate thng - The furnace. r

17 5 '85's Class Dnner. HRTY-EGHT members of the class of '85, the last class to gve a Senor ball, gathered at Young's on Saturday, March 6th, to nspect a very tasty menu, desgned for the occason by Mr. E. B. Homer. The nspecton havng been completed, notwthstandng contnual and contnued nterruptons by the rrepressble Arthur, Presdent Rchards called on A. R. McKm for " The Remans," great respect and feelng beng exhbted therefor; E. H. Mumford, for the "Alma Mater; " A. D. Lttle, for " The Publcaton ;" and ke's sprt for the " Absent Ones." ke's substantal sprt and Tracy Lyon were the most foregn elements, one comng from New York, and the other, Oswego, N. Y. After talkng, stores, and sngng, the assembly broke up, and the fourth annual dnner was a thng of the past. s. w. The Junor Class Dnner. TPR q7rc 'PHE 'rech. 171 HE second annual dnner of the class of '87 was held at Young's, on Frday, the 5th nst., about ffty members beng present. There were three tables,-two runnng parallel the length of the room, the other runnng across at one end, for the accomodaton of the offcers and guests of the class. On ths table was also placed a " monkey gymnasum," arranged by Messrs. Harrs and Stone, wth the help of some lady frends. t was an elegant lttle affar, representng the varous athletc sports at the Tech., and a foot-ball game whch dd not represent our last game wth Wllams, but whch told what wll happen next year. The menu cards had on the outsde an orgnal desgn by Mr. Draper, and wthn contaned the toasts, whch were responded to, as follows:- "Our Alma Mater," James H. Mrrlees; "The Class of '87," Fredrck C. Todd; "The Lades," Norman Q. Stewart; "Past Members," Albert L. Cushng; "Foot-ball," Maurce W. Cooley; "The Socety of '87," Frank E. Shepard; "The Glee Club," John L. Shortall; "The Tech," Benjamn C. Lane; "Athletcs," Walter C. Fsh; "The Faculty," Hollon C. Spauldng; "Canada," Thomas D. Branerd. All the responses were full of wt, those of Messrs. Mrrlees, Todd, Gushng, Fsh, Spauldng, and Branerd beng especally good. After an excellent dnner, whch Young's knows so well how to provde, a ballot was taken as to who was most worthy of the spoon; and after some dscusson the ballot was decded n favor of Mr. Thompson, over hs nearest compettor, Mr. Patterson, all agreeng, however, that Yale had done herself credt. The other members were each presented wth a lttle gft, kndly donated by the Foundlng's Home, n the shape of a lttle two-nch baby bottle wth all the attachments, and flled wth Prof. Nchols' H 2 SO,. Mr. Tantor then favored the assembly wth an antquated manuscrpt, set to song, whch he had revsed for the occason. t went off captally, and ts chorus s stll rngng n the ears of all. Not too much prase can be gven Mr. Krkham, who, n the capacty of toast-master, dd much toward keepng the boys full of sprts. (See Techncs.) Much credt s also due Messrs. Todd, Sturges, Draper, Harrs, and Krkham for the manner n whch the supper arrangements were conducted. The class adjourned about 2.30, entrely satsfed wth ts feast and the good tmes "Across the walnuts and the wne." Techncs. THNGS ONE WOLD RATHER, ETC.- Mss Brown: "Oh, don't hurry, Mr. Craggle." Craggle: "Well, really, 'm not feelng very well, and only want a lttle fresh ar. shall be all rght as soon as get outsde." THE ENGLSH OF T.- Student n German: couldn't fnd the meanng of froh, Professor. Helpful Professor: "How do you feel when you are full of sprts?" Student: " Drunk!" Athletc student (translatng): "Es sparte mmer": He always sparred.

18 172 'T-HE T`ECH. ORGANC LABORATORY.- Enter student, wkth camera: " s there any objecton to my takng the laboratory?" Preoccuped nstructor: "No; but be sure and gve me an order for t." Professor to zones (who has just computed on the blackboard the head of water necessary to drve a certan turbne): " Seems to me, Mr. Jones, you have a remarkably large head." FACT vs. THEORY.- Scene: Freshman n laboratory, durng explanatory lecture. nstructor: "What s produced when sulphur s burned n the ar, Mr. Luffy?" Mr. Lueffy (wth the assurance of absolute knowledge): "A very bad smell, sr." A general exploson followed. nstructor n photography, examnng negatves: "Seems to me that n gettng a good vew of Trnty you have made the Brunswck look rather too full." junor, absent-mndedly: "That's because last nght the Brunswck made us mean the camera slpped." L; \! 4 _k.44 7q;. 11:;_,, - ", 1* ' t 4 FJEATHER-WEGHT SPARRNG -A ( LOCAL HT. Robert H. Rchards, '68. Recently elected Presdent of the Amercan nsttute of Mnng Engneers. H. M. Howe, '72. Elected to Board of Man. agers of Amercan nsttute of Mnng Engneers. Mr. Howe s at present n the West, collectng data from a work on '" Amercan Steel Manufacture," whch s to be publshed n the columns of The Engneerng and Mnng 7ournal. The latter paper speaks of hm as beng " unversally recognzed as probably the most competent engneer n Amerca for the specal work n queston." John R. Freeman, '76, late prncpal-assstant engneer Essex Water-power Company, has accepted the poston of nspector for Boston Manufacturers Mutual Fre nsurance Company. W. A. Chapman, '85. Propretor of a hotel and skatng-rnk, Galveston, Texas. A. D. Lttle, $85, formerly edtor-n-chef of THE TECH, Chemst wth Chas. S. Wkh eelwrght, manufacturer of wood-pulp, Provdence, R.. O. T. Stantal, '85, assstant chemst wth Lehgh Znc Works, Bethlehem, Penn. W. H. Ells, Jr., '86, student n chemstry at Hedelberg, Germany. Geo. W. Paterson, '87, was one of the two gentlemen who, at Chautauqua, n the summer of 88o, saved from drownng Mss Mna Mller, recently marred to Thomas A. Edson, the electrcan. l

19 THER TECH. 173 W--- -Z~ The Socety of '88 had a love feast, last Frday evenng. The Hammer and Tongs Club dned at Young's, Saturday evenng. The Senors have apponted a commttee to consder arrangements for Class-day exercses. Charles Cheney, '89, has become a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternty. Walter C. Fsh was elected to the gymnasum commttee at a meetng of the class of '87, March 9th. Some twenty of the archtectural department took notes on the constructon of the Black Hussar, the frst nght of ts presentaton. The class of '88 proposes to try the novel combnaton of the Quncy House and no wne, on the occason of the supper, March 25th. The Orchestra furnshed the nspraton at an enjoyable gymnasum dancng party, Saturday afternoon. '89 men smled contentedly at the announcement that, n the Harvard nter-class tug-of-war, '88 pulled '89 by about sx nches. A condensed account of the lfe of Gen. Walker somewhat smlar to one publshed n THE TECH, Vol.. No. 14, appeared n a recent ssue of the HZerald. The Crmson speaks of the pleasure whch Yale has had n lstenng to a course of lectures by Pres. Walker, and deplores the fact that Harvard has not had a lke prvlege. At a meetng of '89, March 4th, Messrs. French, Smpson, Olzendam, Basford, and Baley, were apponted a commttee for the class supper, whch wll probably take place at Parker's, March 26th. F. A. Thomas has returned to the nsttute, and s now plottng curves. The Freshmen propose to present to each member of ther successful tug-of-war team a sutable medal and a class supper-tcket. Keep t up, '89, and you wll make a name for yourself. Arthur F. Bardwell, '89, was recently ntated by the Sgma Ch men. Mr. Bardwell's brother was a charter member of the local chapter of that fraternty. The Herald of March oth contaned an artcle descrptve of the nsttute and ts work. The artcle was adorned wth excellent cuts of one or two of the professors and of the buldngs. H. E. Hll, '87, and F. L. V. Hoppn, '88, were mssed from the archtectural department, not long ago, but were traced to H. H. Rchardson's offce, where they were found carefully erasng all marks that they had made. The frst-year archtects submtted twentyseven desgns for a porch for cty resdence. George C. Shattuck's receved the hghest mark, and Charles L. Faunce's next. Others followed, almost too numerous to menton. Extract from N. Y. Graphc: "Culture stll booms n Boston. On Saturday afternoon, Poet John Boyle O'Relly presded as referee n a seres of heavy sluggng matches between member of the Y. M. C. A. t s not vsonary to expect that a nckel-plated effgy of John L. may yet grace the Common or the Publc Gardens." There were twelve desgns for a combnaton bllard-hall, boat-house, and belvedere by the second-year archtects. F. L. V. Hoppn s to be hghly congratulated on recevng frst menton. J. Prnce Loud receved second menton. At a meetng of the Base-Ball Assocaton, March 5th, the followng electons were made: presdent, Guy Krkham, '87; vce-presdent, Quntard Peters, '87; secretary, A. H. Badger, '88; treasurer, John L. Shortall, '87; manager, A. D. Currer; commttee for selectng the team, the manager and W. L. Branerd, '86, John L. Shortall, '87, W. L. Dearborn, '88, C. W. Pke, '89.

20 Ffty cents wll be pad at ths offce for a copy of THE TECH, Vol.. No. 7, n good condton. The Senor class dnner wll be at Young's, Frday evenng, March 26th. All members of the class, past or present, are earnestly requested to be present. THER TOECH. Our local edtor was told n the cvl room, where he had gone n search of news, that one tem was that no talkng aloud was allowed durng offce hours. He took the hnt, and wated for no more tems. At the second regular meetng of the Class Club, last Thursday evenng, at Young's, Professor Pope was unanmously elected the frst honorary member of the club. Messrs. H. C. Moore,'88, and T. W. Petsch, '89, were voted n, brngng the total number of members up to nneteen, whch s one less than the lmt provded by consttuton. Seven couples then "took the floor," and twenty-fve games were played durng the evenng. On Frday evenng, March 2th, the 2 G. Socety gave a recepton at the Quncy House, n honor of Prof. Rchards, the new Presdent of the A.. M. E. Prof. T. M. Drown, Mr. F. W. Clark of the nsttute, and Mr. H. 0. Hofman, the dstngushed metallurgst; Mr. H. M. Howe was unable to be present, on account of hs absence from the cty Capt. D. A. Lyle,. S. A., '84, and several other ex-members of the Socety, were present. A quartet from the glee club kndly volunteered ther servces, and entertaned the guests wth several well-rendered selectons. The affar was very successful. Nne Junor chemsts vsted the well-known brewery of J. Roessle at Roxbury, last Frday. These works employ between sxty and seventy hands, and turn out sxty thousand barrels of beer annually. Just nsde the door s a sort of small central hall, hung wth convval mottoes, such as "Erst mach' Den Sach', nd trnk und lach," and contanng a bar, where unlmted beer s r served out to all the employas. From ths rallyng-pont the party vsted n turn the coolers, mash-tubs, bolers, fermentng-vats, and lastly, wth the ad of a dozen candles, the great vaults, reachng ffty feet underground, where huge tuns, runnng up to 30 barrels capacty are stored; brngng up at regular ntervals at the bar, where the foreman, whose short, massve form and mmense whte felt hat, made a frstclass model for a Half-Moon Navgator, would produce an extra supply of glasses and encourage the party by exhbtons of a capacty whch only the Chcago man attempted to emulate. A feature of nterest n ths establshment s the ntroducton of the use of ammona, condensed by a steam engne, nstead of ce, for coolng the beer memdately after bolng, to prevent the settng n of acetc or lactc formentaton. The condensed gas s allowed to escape through a sort of water-fall of horzontal ppes, down the outsde of whch the bolng beer trckles, arrvng perfectly cold at the bottom. An extended account of the brewng busness s gven n the October, 885, number of Harper's Monthly. -NFORTNATE Caller: "WHAT?! S EVDENCE NFORTNATE EVDENCE. THE HERR PROFESSOR NOT AT HOME?! WHY, SEE HM NOW, THROGH THS DOOR! " Mad: " OH, THAT- THAT S ONLY HS SHADOW! " Flegende Blater. a 1 s c r h 5

21 THE TECH. 175 ~HE OfhPEGEZ Wt, OLhD. HARVARD.-Chamberlan, '86, broke the college record n puttng the shot at the frst sprng meetng, hs put beng 37 feet o0 nches.--there are thrty canddates for the freshman nne.--the boat crew s $,700 n debt.-sxty men are n tranng for the Mott Haven team.-smth, '86, and Henshaw, '89, wll consttute the change battery. YALE.-At the games, March 6th, two Yale records were broken,-brown, '86, makng 8 feet o4 nches n the runnng hgh kck, and Goodwn, '89, makng 5 feet 6 nches n the runnng hgh jump.-by the retrement of Brooks and 'Hamlton from the Mott Haven team, Yale's chances for the cup are greatly lessened.-the battery for ths season wll probably be, Kellogg, '87, catcher, and Dann, '88, ptcher.--seventeen men are tryng for the freshman nne.--the professonal coach for the crew has been gven up.-boat crew s $1,200 n debt.--the nne has arranged for four games wth the New Yorks and two wth the Natonals, durng Easter vacaton. PRNCETON.-Prnceton closed the season wth $ n her foot-ball treasury.--twelve Prnceton students, graduates of Exeter, have offered a gold medal for the best declamaton from members of the academy's lterary socetes.--the Glee club wll make a trp through the South, startng Aprl 4th. N GENERAL.-Nne of Wesleyan's Foot-Ball Eleven return next year. There are 93 students at Wesleyan.-Lafayette wll present a strong tug-of-war team at Mott Haven ths year.-courtney wll coach the Cornell crew agan ths year.-the nversty of Vermont was admtted to the ntercollegate Athletc Assocaton at ts last meetng.--stevens' nsttute was recently admtted to the ntercollegate Lacrosse Assocaton.-There are twentyfour canddates for the Wllams College Nne. -Amherst has sx of last year's nne left.- Twenty men are tryng for the ball nne at Cornell. AT THE MASQERADE. -He-s t all rght when everythng s maskng, Snce people are not what they seem to-nght, Perhaps to flrt, and do so wthout askng,- s t all rght? She-s t all rght when none can see your blushes, Hearng sweet words you know full well are lght, Yet to forget that doubt whch ever crushes,- s t all rght? He-s t all rght when no one wll betray you (What lps half seen do more than half nvte), To steal one kss-just one; confess, pray you,- s t all rght? She-s t all rght that after you have kssed her, To say the least a thng most mpolte, She should unmask, and say, " Snce 'm your sster, s t all rght?" -Yale Record. "Ah, chappe, glad to see you. say, could you lend me ten dollars? want to go out for a bt of breakfast." " Certanly, dear boy, but you had better take ffteen; you may want a cgar, you know." Ranmbler. One of the brghtest lads n a school not far away was asked by the teacher, "Why are anmals larger n a tropcal than a frgd zone?" The quck reply was, "Because heat expands and cold contracts!" NOT SGNED.-Auctoneer: "Now, gentlemen, what shall say for ths magnfcent and authentc Paul Veryoneasy? Come, start t at somethng." Old Gentleman: " Don't see the panter's name on t anywhere, mster." Auctoneer: "Of course not. A pcture lke that doesn't want sgnng; t stands on ts merts. No bd? Pass t n, John, and brng out the 'next. Now, gentlemen, here s a superb Landseer by the same hand." (Tableau!)- Melbourne Punck.

22 1'76 TH&E TECH. 3 e Ag A ~F,... o n l Equvocaton. We lngered, n the act to part, The last word stll unspoken, By the quck beatng of my heart The slence fantly broken. So beautful she seemed, and pure- Ah me! how should mss her: nable longer to endure My wsh, asked to kss her. A blush of deepest rose o'erspread Her face, as f to mask t, As, wth a woman's art, she sad, "Why, Frank, you should not ask t!" SOOYSMTH. a.!r '!,! t fl SHE DRAWS HER BOW. She draws her bow wth ardent care To bnd her wealth of raven har: Ths lttle mad of scarce fourteen Has found vranent too soon, ween, That she s far and debonnare. The years sped by; my boy, beware! A maden never looks so far As when, upon the vllage-green, She draws her bow. Wth laughng eyes beyond compare, She drves her sutors to despar When chosen of the day the queen: She feasts them at the old demesne. The game s up; 'ts sad, when there Shte draws her beau. - Wllams Fortnzght. Ardent lover (embracng the leadng lady): At last, my own, can hold you n these armsat last can look nto those calm blue eyes, and read there the sweet story of your love. Kss away my sorrows, love, and the past wll seem lke some dreadful dream! (Asde to her)- Now, when you kss me, don't hang on forever. There's my wfe watchng me from the opera box.-rambler. Selected mscellany-- Mnce-pe. Frst Tramp (contemplatvely) you ever wonder what you would Vanderblt's money?" Second Tramp: "No, 've much about t; but guess tll the affar blew over.-ex. He had a slk hat, That was glossy and round: He had a slk hat, But he went on a bat, And on t he sat Wth a sensble sound. He had a slk hat That was glossy and round. : "Horace, dd do f you got all never would thought lay low - Yale Record. The manager of a Boston daly telegraphed to ts correspondent n Belfast last week to "send full partculars of the flood," thnkng that the freshets whch have been nundatng the Hub and vcnty extended to Mane. The answer was returned by postal: " For partculars of the flood, refer to the 7th chapter of Geness." -Ex. ol $1a,1! ~m { Jre l'l *1 1 1/

23 - THEn TEACH. FRENCH SHRTNGS, Englsh Chevots, ENGLSH AND FRENCH FLANNELS, Slk and Wool, and Pure Slk Shrtngs, For Lawn Tenns, for Steamer Travelng, for Huntng and Fshng, for Ralway and Yachtng, always n stock or made to specal measure, at DRESS SHRTS, For Weddngs, for Receptons, for Dnner Par. es, wth Collars, Cuffs, and Cravats, n the latest Englsh styles. Plan French Bosoms, Fne French Plats and Cords. Jurors' award for beauty of workmanshp and desgn, and dstngushed excellence n the manufacture of shrts. NOYES BROS. NOYES BROS. Fne Pottery, Glass, and Lamps. THE subscrbers nvte attenton to ther stock of the above branches, whch we dare say s not excelled on ths contnent. One of our frm vsts the Potteres of England, France, Germany, Chna, and Japan, seekng the bes products from orgnal sources. We have also specmens from the best home manufacturers, comprsng desrable exhbts of useful and ornamental wares to whch WE NVTE NSPECTON. Sx floors, wholesale and retal. JONES, McDFFEE & STRATTON, 20 Frankln Street, corner Federal. N. B.-From the old Wedgwood Pottery we have Plaques, Duplex Lamps, Plates, Mugs, Tles, Jugs, Coffees, etc., decorated wth Boston scenes (ncludng cut of the Tech nsttute), whch may be found desrable as souvenrs. Genune Slk Sponge Towels. Every Fbre of these SLK TOWELS Guaranteed to be PRE SLK wthout mxture. For removng the secretons of the pores of the skn, leavng a healthy surface, Slk Towels are better than anythng else known. They should be used as a sponge, wth soap andl water, or bay rum, and lke washes. They are the Best Face Cloth known. FOR GENERAL HOSEHOLD AND HOTEL SE. Wet wth pure water (no soap requred), n Wpng Table Glassware, Cleanng Pant Cleanng and Polshng Wndows, Cleanng Lnoleum Carpets, Cleanng Metal Sgns, Cleanng Furnture, Mrrors, and Washng Dshes. THEY ARE A SCOESS. THEY ARE VERY DRABLE. Soft as a new Chamos, never gettng hard, to scratch the most hghly polshed Furnture. nlke a sponge, whch s never clean but once, namely, before t s used, a Slk Sponge Towel can be easly washed, and s then as clean as new. They are an absolute necessty to those who take a prde n ther housekeepng. EVERY TOWEL WARRANTED WHEREVER PRCHASED, For sale, wholesale and retal, by all the leadng Druggsts, frst-class Dry-Goods Dealers, Lades' or Gents' Furnshng Stores, and all dealers n Fne Groceres. Retal Prce, 25 Cents each, lmted. GEO. S. BROWN, nventor. - G.:1:J 3:- -X DRESSNG GOWNS, JACKETS, AND WRAPS. Tenns Belts and Caps LAWN TENNS n stock and made to SHRTS, measure from elegant COATS, and HOSE styles of ENGLSH FLANNELS ENGLSH NECKWEAR, $1.00. London Tan Street Gloves, warranted, $1.35. WEDDNG OTFTS A SPECALTY, NOYES BROS., Washngton, corner Summer Street, BOSTON,. S. A. A Card to Cgarette Smokers. OWNG to the persstent attempts of numerous cgarette manufacturers to copy n part the BRAND NAME of the "RCHMOND STRAGHT GT" now n the eleventh ylear of ther pop'tlart,, we thnk t alke due to the protecton of the consumer and ourselves to warn the publc aganst base mtatons, and call ther attenton to the fact that the orgnal strazght cut brand s the RCHMOND STRAGHT CT No., ntroduced by us n 1875, and to cauton the students to observe that our sgnature appears on every package of the genune straght cut cgarettes. COLLNS & FARBANK Opera Crush Hats, Englsh Hats, Slk Hats, Felt and Cloth Hats, STYLES SPECALLY ADAPTED TO YONG MEN. 407 Washngton ALLEN } GNTElR, jlchrnond, Va. Leather Hat Boxes, mbrellas, Fur Caps, Walkng Stcks. AGENTS FOR WHTE'S and LNCOLN BENNETT & CO.'S LONDON HATS. Opposte Street Macular, Parker & Co., l Boston, Mass.

24 TECdH. H c a, O? r-4 a, -M 0 c 0) rho z; -c5 co 0 4a 2 0c co Q _ d -ec bd botaq E-4 Q Ps q4-0, 4.E 0 _ C) z c-) r C/) Cb) L;2 Lg o -- Cb P1 O C=" = as o -0 6 CD co - ch 40 0 p4 O 0 a),.c O 19 afq - W r-1 co C:;; C== 00, o P.4o.e d 'g GA C C') N 0 3,1) cn) z NHq g l Q v 033 EM a 'S E-. az O _ O W CD 08 4j4 0 4j > O D0 W V C B [ or W3 0) 4. 4 C ') C. C10 cor C= C03 e, TOOL DEPOT. CALL AND EXAMNE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT - OF MACHNSTS' TOOLS AND SPPLES rto be fzou2ndc n N : 2 g ~ ~ 5 A. J. WLKNSON & CO. 184 and 188 Washngton Street, Boston, Mass. JA MES _NOTM AN - TO CLASS OF '85, NSTTTE OF TEOHNOLOGY, HARVARD Boston Studo, -AND1) '80, '81, and ' Boylston Street, Opposte Publc Garden. Harvard Studo, 400 Harvard St., Oambrdge. BOSTON FOREGN BOOK STORE. CARL SCHOENHOF, 144 Tremont Street, Boston. Boston School of Languages 44 Boylston Street (Pelham Studo). CORPS OF TEACHERS. JLES A. HOBGAND, A.M. C. B. FRYE, A.M. CARLO VENEZAN, Ph.D. (He- PAL CARS, Ph.D. (Tubngen). delberg). G. GOMEZ. Specal advantages offered at ths school for learnng to speak, wrte, and understand FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANSH AND TALAN. Classes wll be formed for any hour, day or evenng. Terms, 40 lessons-for $ Students condtoned n pure or appled mathematcs and languages can obtan prvate nstructon. 20 prvate lessons for $ Applcaton can also be made at the COLMBS SCHOOL OF LAN- GAGES AND SCENCES, 179 Tremont Street. (Take elevator.) References by permsson to well-known members of the Faculty. W. B. CLARKE & CARRTH, MPORTERS 11k8eabltr AND STATONERS, 340 Washngton Street, Boston. Engravng Weddng nvtatons, Vstng Cards and CLASS-DA Y NVTATONS a specalty. A, -a,

25 THE TECOH. WA LTER C. BROOKS & CO. * _ 0 0 e 8 T-sT 1*0 16T. STRlarEET, BOSTO- Stock selected PartczZcarlzy for -Yourtg jaer 9S TTvear. JACOB GERLACH, (Successor to F. Herchenroder) Lades' and Gents' Har Cuttng. 54 TEMP[LE ]PLACE, BOSTON. Manufacturer of Ventlatng or Gossamer wgs and foupees. Lades' Har Work of every varety. Chldren's Har cut n the neatest style. 3ASE-BALL, Crcket, the Turf, Aquatc and Athletc performances, Bllards, Chess, etc.- n fact, all the latest and most relable reports of events n the Outdoor and ndoor Sportng World, and Theatrcal and General Show News, can be found n the New York Clpper Prce, Ten Cents. Publshed every Wednesday. For sale by all Newsdealers. The Frank Queen Publshng Co, (LMTED.) TE ASSOATON T s announced that the Mkado, whch has been played at the Holls Street Theatre ever snce the openng, wll be replaced n a couple of weeks by " Nanon,"' the New York casno success. DRNG ths and the comng week McCaull's Opera Company, wth a notably able cast, present the " Black Hussar" at the Boston Theatre. THE comc opera of " Prncess Toto " wll be presented at the Bjou Theater by the Mahn Comc Opera Company, for a lmted season. Mr. J. F. HARRS announces that he has opened the HOWLAND CAF!E. He would especally solct the patronage of Technology Students. A prvate room can be placed at the dsposal of a club of ten. Meal and Lunch tckets are sold. 216 COLMBS AVENE. YM1ABSM, R. J. ROBERTS, Superntendent. Corner Boylston and Berkeley Sts. The Newest and Most Complete Gymnasum n regard to Apparatus and all other Appontments. Terms, ncludng Box, Measurements, Personal and Class nstructon, $8.00 per year; for three months, $5.00. Op.1]- D. TOY TALOR -l Char/es Stree, BOSTON. NEAR BEACON STREET, YONG'S HOTEL, (EROPElAN PLAN) head Eo f StAto St., B>o:ston. Lades' entrance, Court Street, near Washngton Street. HAALL & WHPPLE, Propretors. ADAMS HOSE, (EROPAFN PLAN) Young men purposng to jon a Gymnasum are nvted to nspect ths Gymnasum thoroughly. Wcsbh ngto n StrceE t, - - EB o3torl.. HAL;P E, & WHPP J LE, Propretors.

26 v vthe* 'nech-. T _ per cent Cash Dscount, to all Students, from our Regular Prces. We keep one of the Largest Stocks of p g Frst-class Boots and Shoes N THE CTY. /' N', Our prces are as low as any other house, and wth the addtonal 15 per Bdgrh cent dscount, less, than any house for the same qualty goods. g FRENCH, ENGLSH, and AMERCAN GOODS F~/~ T.11 all -J,:,;.. vrnf;.,n.hn;r WE SELL.A GOOD SHOE FOR $5.00, ONE THAT CAN BE WARRANTED SMALL WBES OTrnE HeS, 371 Washngton Street, - -. Corner Bromfeld Street. d BDeswlnoK BOSTON'S Grandest otel BARNES & DNKLEEf Propretors.. = ~ NEAR the Publc Garden, Common, and Publc Lbrary, Museum of Fne Arts, New Old South, Trnty (Phllps Brooks's) Church, and opposte nsttute of Technology. Beacon, Dartmouth Street, and Huntngton Avenue, and all Back Bay Cars, pass the Hotel for ether up or down town, every three mnutes. N WOODBRYS CAFE, -FOR- LADES AND GENTLEMEN Second door South of Boylston Street, 196 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. Open Sundays from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. HAMMON WOODBRY,. Propretor. STYLSH F. W. SEAVEY, m - --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C. A. W. CROSBY, COLLARS DEALER N DAMONDS AND 474 Washngton COR. AVON STREET. WATCHES, Street, BOSTON. N EC KWEAR, AND CFFS FOR YONG 53 MEN. WEST STREET.

27 C. EH. CODMAN & Manufaturers and Wholesale Dealers n every varety of C O. P4toograplAers' platerals, Drg-Plate Raleur ODutts. Sole Agents for the New Ortho- panatnc Lens. 34 Bromfeld St., Boston, Mass. The Orgnal Barrett's Lye- ouse L( ES3TJ =, JHD 10B4.) Gentlemen's Garments.DYED or CLEANSED, and PRESSED equal to New. 52 TE1XXPLE PLACE, BOSTON. PREPARATON for the NSTTTE of TECHNOLOGY, - - J- B, 52 Carmne Street, - Tork. Yew PRVATE SCHOOL, SLK BANNERS. AND-BOOK No. 18 ZBoylsto tplgc, B3oston.l E Ef L Gas ALB$ERT HAl.EE. New desgns, etc. Hand-book No. 2 by mal. Alb 3Fashounable,. lengravng. TE.ONT STREET s strctly a 6 SCHOOL"0' for Dancng, where "ALL" dances known to socety are ' STDENTS' SPPLES taught. _ a M JNew Classes November 2 and 5. statlonlery. Scrapbooks. Prvate Les.sons gven at a.ny hours. ORDERS FLLED WTH PROMPTNESS. E, WOODWORTH MASTERS, nstnotor. 0. E. RDLER, Berkeley Street, cor; Boylston, BOSTON. (Member of Natonal Assocaton.) PRV~2ATE SCHOOL FOR o BOYS, 23 Temple Plae, Boston. Note Books and Students' Supples, 2At lowest possble prces. Preparaton for College, NSTTTE OF TEHNOHLOGYc, andp/ Busness, Thorough nstructon gven n Elementary.'J9:D WT.. B.-P_::.Y, Englsh Studes. Natve French and German Teachers. 108 and 11 0 Washngton Street, Boston. LEHLOtY Z. COLLNSQ. Corner of Elm Street. 35 z NWastu Frvl ~Wooda -frtter, n ton Streets, 3osto,. ~~P BSTANTA EOS PORTmRATS, Tremont Street, cor. West Street. Photographer to Class of ' ~~~~~ '.- EMLEVATOR TO ATELX]E:3. Cabnet Photos only $5.00 per doz. joszph mll TT'S ' ' wro, " 'Fo.F-se N,O. 1, 303, 170. For Poad _. 24- ~, JQ FOEPEFHHe LLOar TO's 8 w 849g..Fo G-al Wrtng, 332,404,390 & Falcon-s878,908 Oter Sty-'e: to sut al hand. P * ~d by all Dealers throughout the World.

28 FROST & MPORTERS OF ADAMS, am Aft Sam lrawa E w Supples for Students, krchtects, and nncers. OH Desgners' Colors a Specalty. SEND FOR LLSTRATED CATALOGE. J0 C. LTTLEFELD, Chambers, + FNE T: MRE S S TFHE PATRONAGE THE STDENTS OF "TECH " S CORDALLY NVTED. qjt 0 3:E- 3s _ - TALORNG A & T-he No. 37 Cornhll, - - t BOSTO0 +! 2A Beacon St. Noveltes Latest of the eason.- The Latest Noveltes of the Season..on' 14 School Street, TA =--1_ LOR Et BS P EQ.A.lT _j Yv 7. Ct S. Mom -A ML3FL30 3 m BEST ASSORTMENT OF WALKENG-STC(KS N TOWN, N GOLD, SLVER9, AND HORN MONTS. T. No. 14 Boylston [all, Boston, Mass, Fnest lne of Foregn and Domestc Fabrcs constantly on hand, to be made n the best styles, at reasonable prces. MLTARY SCHOOL JACKETS and NFORMS. '