Word: charter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Eliot then recounted experiences in selecting the faculty, in securing a charter from the state legislature, and in getting the school started in its cramped quarters in the old Commercial Building on Summer Street. From this story of Technology's early days, he went on to explain, certain "inferences should be drawn in regard to American education. The example of this institution", he continued, "is a striking one. The idea of such a school originated in the mind of one man, and since that time the governing body of Technology has been composed of private citizens. This example teaches...
...scheme was worked out whereby the railroads gave the Standard Oil secret rebates. This was done through the notorious South Improvement Co., a concern organ-ized by Rockefeller, which bought a charter with the right to carry on any kind of business in any country and in any way. The rebates were secured by arrangements with Vanderbilt and Clark of the New York Central, Jay Gould and General McClellan of the Erie, and Thompson and Scott of the Pennsylvania...
...Gamma chapter of the Tau Beta Pi fraternity, an honorary engineering society corresponding to the Phi Beta Kappa in colleges of liberal arts was established and chartered at the Engineering School last night. For over a year the School has been petitioning for a charter. It is the third chapter to be founded in Massachusetts, the Alpha chapter being at the Worcester Polytechnical School and the Beta chapter at Technology. The Fraternity which has headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., is especially strong in the Middle West...
...charter members of the Engineering School chapter, elected on a basis of their grades as furnished by the Administrative Board of the School, are: Albert Palmer 5E.S., G. G. Tunell Jr. 1G., M. S. Bromwell 4E.S., L. B. Curtis 4E.S., Lawrence Litchfield Jr. 4E.S., W. J. Mean 4E.S., E. P. Nelson 4E.S., J. G. Peter 4E.S., Morris Stone 4E.S., G. W. Tower 4E.S., Charles Weller 4E.S., E. F. Porter 3E.S., W. G. Thomas 3E.S., and W. T. Wintringham 3E.S...
...shape of Blair School, finally succumbing by the narrow margin of 5 to 4. Tome, Exeter, and Peddie all overcame the Freshman in the succeeding games, and it was not until last Saturday that the nine was able to come back with an 8 to 1 victory over Penn Charter...