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ITH the present issue beginsJthe second year of THE STUTE. Volume I comprised of 15 issues, has been distributed and the events of the college year of 1904-1905

duly recorded therein. Svery phase of life at Stevens during tlie past year has been pictured upon its pages. Every athletic contest, concert or dance, in short everything of interest to the dudeats as a whole has received its share of space. Now and then appeared letters written by the students to the editor on subjects of general concern. And right here it may be stated that it was a matter of some regret t h a t n o t more of such letters were received. By way of variety, the products of several of our poet students were inserted here and there. Our chief poet, to whom are due most of the verses published last year, has departed with the Class of 1905, so others must fill the gap. About a page of each isstie was devoted to Preparatory School notes, for this, it h t would foster a stronger feeling on the part of its students for their school,-a good foundation for the subsequent cultivation, as students of the Institute, of a genuine love for the college and an interest in its affairs,-getting them into the spirit of the thing, so to speak. Compliments are due the Class of 1905 for its possession of the four men who revived the newspaper idea, add developed the abstract conception into a concrete existence. Their management of the paper was praiseworthy, to say the least. The welfare of the Institute and its students was the underlying principle which characterized the publication throughout its fifteen nunlbers. The success of the paper was gratifying, not so much for its pecuniary returns as for the cordiality it received upon its Initial appearance and the eagerness with which it was read throughout the year, by the faculty and alumni as well as by the tindergraduates. To the members of last year's Board, H. V. R. Scheele, Editor-in-chief; F. Wm. Haumann, ~ u s i n e s s Manager; A. H. Potbury and I,. E. Waldeck, Associate-Editors, is due the gratitude of the student body for supplying Stevens with a paper, second to none of the smaller college publications. Their satisfaction in the consciousness of having rendered a service to the Institute has fully reimbursed them for all their unselfish efforts.

With the new board of editors a t the helm and stearing ward the same destination.-the &nerd welfare of the Institute and its students-it is hoped that a paper worthy of the patronage and good will of Stevens' sons will be produced. It will appear as heretofore, on every second m a y . The original idea was to charge five cents per copy, but Judging from last year's experience, hopes for this mtist, for the present, be abandoo-ed. To quote from the first issue of Vol. I, not one penny of any surplus will be retained by any of t h e editors and further, they intend devoting any surplus which there may be, to such of the Institute associations, projects or funds as in their opinion, may seem most worthy," This policy applies equally to the new board. In. another section of this issue will be found a letter from the former Editor-in-Chief containing the financial statement of the Business Manager, and the decision of his board as to the disposition of last year's surplus. THSSTUTS is intended to represent life at Stevens as it is actually found. Every maa cannot be associated with every college activity, and if not inclined to partake in asy of them, lie should at least keep himself informed and acquire an interest in all that is going on. It is essential, not only from the standpoint of the common good of all, but from that of personal benefit. Keeping track of the other fellow's doings is .policy, whether at college or later when the real asumch as it is conducive to broadness and "liberalmindedness" as opposed to narrowness and selfishness resulting from attention to only one's own affairs. Don't let the subscription price interfere with your interest in Stevens' affairs. The Board solicits the aid of every student in m paper what it is intended to be. In order that THE representative of about four hundred men. it requires the efforts of more than the four men elected toconduct it. It is important that this fact be appreciated and that action be taken, accordingly. ody and Let every fellow feel that he is a part of the st continue id this spirit by doing his share t o m ing that body solid by mutual friendship and interchange of thoaghts. Take advantage of the paper's existence by letting the other part of that body have your thoughts and ideas, be they serious, witty or otherwise. Send them to the editoreanyway and let the latter decide whether or not they merit publication. If you can't write seriously on s o a e topic of general concern, or describe some college anecdote, probably you can write verses or originate jokes and witty stories. Everybody can. at least aid the paper by soliciting ' Ads." Bat by all means do something. Thus and only thus can the spirit of a college be impressed, upon the pages of its newspaper,

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The M a s s Meeting'.

The mass meeting which is to be held the morning of the opening day hi the Auditorioum is the result of a natural seeking for expression of a spirit which has been growing rapidly at the Institute within the past few years. We refer to that sterling spirit which animated men to lend their best efforts to any project for the greater glory of Stevens; to sacrifice their time and leisure for her and consider it no sacrifice at all. Such men have made up all our teams. After laboring under inconvenience, difficulty and discouragement, they nevertheless persisted, and year after year sees them line up to begin again and make a still stronger effort than the last. Whenever Stevens sounds the call for help the same men respond, no matter what may be required. At one time this group of men was pretty small and labored almost alone and unsupported. Of late, however, it has grown and grown. Let it still grow until it includes every man whose name is on the rolls. We cannot hold back and wait for the other man to step forward. That is unfair. Let us step forward ourselves. There is plenty of use for us in some line or other. I t is to bring every man into the field of action for Stevens that this mass meeting is to be held, and ought -to be held each succeeding- year. Each of us has some leisure time which he will put in son~ehowor other. Why not expend it in a way which will benefit Stevens, instead of the ego alone ? Ways and means will be shown at the meeting. Be sure to be there., This is no vague generality, it is an individual appeal'. Each year the Institute is growing; each year its fame spreads over the land. Its future is bright and assured. Will it not be more satisfactory in years to come, when Stevens stands still higher than she does now in every branch of educational activity, to look upon her and say, I contributed to this," rather than "I did absolutely nothing to help ? I ' F. I s it not worth while to try now ?

Calendar. P R A C T I C E - E ~ afternoon ~~~ at Cricket Grounds at 4.15. LACROSSE PRACTICE-EV~~~ afternoon at Cricket Grounds at 4.15. (See Bulletin Board.) REHEARSALS-See Bulletin Board. SATURDAY, Sept. 3Q-'Varsity-Rutgers Football Game at New Brunswick. SATURDAY, October 7-'Varsity-Rennselaer Football Game at Cricket Grounds. ~OOTBAIA

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. Football.

The prospects for a successful football season this fall seem very good, although' it is too early to know very definitely. It is a good deal to ask a man ,to cut off the last week of his vacation for early practice, yet that is exactly whatthe majority of last year's team have done. That's college spiqt. The three upper classes of, the Institute probably remember the trip to New Brunswick last fall and the disappointment we met there, This year there muat. be n o disappointment, and there won't be, if every man who knows any football at all, will come out and work hard. There are always good many men who think they haven't much chance for the Varsity and for that reason do not come out at all. There is another side to that. A good. scrub is as necessary for a successful reason as a good V q sity; there can't be one without the other. If a man, who thinks he has w chance for the team, comes out for the scrub every day, he is doing as much for the team as could be expected. Most of you know how much coach McClive did for the team last,year and will be glad to learn that, -through the efforts of President Humphreys, he will be with us again this fall.. The first game is with Rutgers w d will be. played on Sept. 30th,, in New Brunswiek. Let's try to have an even bigger crowd at the game than we had last year and noisier too, i! that's possible. . Coxsyocg, Capt.

Football Schedule. September 30, Q c t ~ b ~ 7, 14, 21, ti 28. November 4; 4* 11, i# C

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HIS book comprises a history of Stevens Institute, an &ccount of 'the %evens family as engineers and biographies of the Trustees, the Faculty and the Alumni of the' Institute. The account of the institute deals with its foundation a d its growth during the thirty-two years of President Morton's administration. The changes that have taken place! in. the faculty,' attendance, cumicultim and Institute buildings are set forth in detail. Several pa^= are devoted to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration of the founding of the Institute, held in 1897, which the volume was originally intended to commemorate. A dmcripL tim of the Dedication of the Carnegie laboratory follows and the officialhistory concludes with a brief record of President Humphrevs' Inauguration. The work of the Alumni Association is told and accounts of the Stevens $ufitute Indicator and various student enterprises make up the remainder of the first part. Part second is devoted to the Stevens family and consists of accounts of their achievements in engineering, reminiscences, a brief biographical record and a classified record of their engineering- work. The biographies in Part Third take up over three'quarters of the whole book. That of the late Df. Morton was written and arranged b$ President Humphreys and consists largely of reminiscences 'by men who 'knew him and 'appreciated his work. Sketches of all the present and former Trustees and Members of the faculty, are included. Those of the Alumni are brief but a6 complete as possible. The appearance of the book as a memorial to our late President, at this time, seems peculiarly fitting-. The last class having the good fortune to know him personally, graduated in June. We know of him merely as the first President of Stevens Institute. It is only after reading- of his life and learning how he was regarded by his associates, that we can begin td appreciate what he has been to Stevens. I t was he who originally planned the course. along lines new and untried; and it was he who from time to time, when most necessary, cake to the assistance of the Institute with financial aid. In the words of President Humphreys: Henry Morton g&ve his great ability, his substance, a n d - y e s ~ h i svery life to Stevens Institute." And to quote furtherfrom those who knew him best : His monument is far larger than even the institution whose fortunes he guided with such signal ability. It is built into the lives of hundreds of men who had the great privilege of profiting' by his companionship and ' This was the rarest of rare cases, that of the man example." of genius, at once brilliant and versatile%and fruitful of good works in many departments ordinarily supposed to be far tea." n the whole the appointment of the parts of the book seems I n some places the reader might have wished for more,

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Athletics.

As we look over our material we feel confident of a successftil year in all our different athletic undertakings. I,etmreview ~ u la$ r year's record. I n football, out of the games played we won about twenty points more than our opponents and in one of the games the team made a fine showing against practically the best team Columbia c o ~ l dput out after the Pean. game. Last year we lost Capt. Kaltwasser, Cruthers and TurnerĂƒâ€˜al strong men-but there seems to be a fine lot of fellows to take their places from the old squad and from the husky p e n we see coming in. From our last season's snappy and good stick handling lacrosse team there is lost only a small percentage by graduation. Ia the eleven games played the team won fifty-eight points to their opponents fifty-three. Their playing was often of the finest and the support they received from the home stands was the best of many years. The class games of football were full of interest and the lacrosse games in which the 'Varsity material is developed were closely contested. The field and track events seemed most encouraging both at home and in Philadelphia. Out of five men sent to the Intercollegiate meet we acquired a very respectable place among the colleges due to Weber's second in the broad jump. Henes made such a fine showing- in the hurdles that we hope to have two m a come off with points at the next Intercollegiate meet. No exact statement is now at hand, but financially the A. A. came out with a larger balance than for any other. year of its late history. Through the hearty work of the men and the ~o-operation of the Paculty and the material assistance of the Institute coosisting of an athletic field which we now see fast maturing, our athletics seem to feel the promise of a healthy and strong existence here at the " ~ l dMill. " HENRY I?. PRATE,Pres. S. I. T.A. A.

Lacrosse. In looting over the records made by our teams, one finds that Stevens has always played an important part in college lacrosse. We should be as proud of this fact as we are of the success made by Stevens men in the engineering world. The past season had its good as well as discouraging feattares. I n the beginning things did not lookas bright a%we had hoped, but as the season advanced matters improved rapidly and We ended up good and strong. We would have topped the season with a Stevens' victory over the strong Harvard twelve but they suddenly became chilly in 'the lower extremities and

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cancelled the game. We have lost less than a half dozen lacrosse men by graduation, so that with a large squad to pick from we should be able to have a winning team on the field in 1906. Surely, men, past records should be an incentive to make the future ones even brighter if possible. Let every man help to keep Stevens on top both in engineering and in athletics. A man at college is able to do better work if he has some exercise. 1909, begin right, have the work but also the exercise, Pres. Humphreys has decreed that you must work, but don't let your college spirit get to the lowest ebb in doing it. Let every man take an interest in some athletic game, and whatever you elect to do, do it with all your might. lacrosse offers many advantages and it will certainly be gratifying to the older players to see a large number of freshman candidates out for practice. Surely every Stevens man would like to see a championship lacrosse team this season at Stevens for'a change, and we could have one if the men turn out with the proper spirit. Freshman ! come out and show your spirit. We will have our out-door lacrosse practice at the Cricket Grounds, unless otherwise shown on the bulletin board. Sticks will be furnished at cost to all those so desiring. CAPT. DAVIS'06.

It has been thought advisable by the editors to give a brief review of the college doings which took place after the last issue of Vol. I was published. The later-class Tennis Tournament resulted in a victory for the present Senior Class. I n the matches between the class chan~pionsGaffney '06 defeated Lesseman '05, and Stewart '08 defeated Woolley '07. Gaffney '06 then won the championship and a silver cup offered by the Club by defeating Stewart '08 in a fine set match by a score of 6-0, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. The tennis match with Rutgets gave another victory to the Stevens Tennis Club with the score of five matches to one. '07 won the Freshman-Sophomore lacrosse series. Of the six games played '07 won three, '08 two, and one resulted in a tie. The Thirty-third annual Commencement Exercises were held during the third week of June, and the full programme, as published in the last issue of THs STOTE was carried out with two exceptions. The Faculty-Senior game could not be played on account of rain, and the Class-day l3xercises were held in the Institute building instead of on the Campns. In the Alumni lacrosse game our 'Varsity put up one of the best games of the season. They played all around the Alumni team and finally won by eleven goals to one.

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The M u s i c a l Clubs. Tliere are several sides to college life, among which are the studious, the athletic and the social sides, the last of which is not the least in importance. Stevens has a world's record for the quality of the men turned out. I have heard it said a dozen times, " Well, if he's from Stevens he's a good one." I n the last few years our athletics (up till then dormant) have taken an upward surge. Lacrosse is entered into with spirit, football is on a good basis, and baseball and other sports have been started. Now the side of the college life we wish to bespeak is the social side, the chief exponent of which is the Musical Clubs. There are numerous towns and cities who have not followed our athletic records but who have been visited by our clubs and who now know there is such a place as Stevens. In other words we are giving our college the best kind of advertising possible, for while other colleges can turn out stronger athletic teams they cannot put a better set of clubs on the road than we had last year. With your individual and personal co-operation this record can be duplicated this year. We are arranging a fine series of concerts, followed by dances, thus giving the members double pleasure, as well as a trip during one of the holiday seasons. Now we expect every one, from the Freshman class up, who can sing a note or blow a whistle, play a banjo or a bass-drum, to report to the leader of one of the Clubs for a place in its personnel. Lets hit it up for old Stevens, fellows, and with the hearty co-operation of every man in college we will place the name of our Alma Mater on a higher plane than ever. The leaders of the Clubs are, Mandolin, Deppler '06; Glee, Scofield '06; Orchestra, Caffrey '06. Let all come out and give them your heartiest support. Don't say you can play nothing, or are unable to sing, but let the leaders decide those points. VAN NORTWICE'06, Mgr. Any one wishing a picture of last year's team, taken by Pach, can have the same for a dollar and a half. H. DAVIS'06.

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'I'HESTUTBhas tried to help build up college tradition and college spirit at the Institute and the Editors of its first volume have seen fit to place the amount of its first year's profits at the disposal of the present Senior Class for the formation and for the support of any custom or tradition upon which that class, as a whole, may decide. If, for any reason, the Class of '06 will not have found a use for the balance along the lines indicated above, by April 1, 1906, the members of the old STUTEBoard direct that the balance be turned over to the S. I. T. A. A. for the express purpose of helping Track Athletics in some way as may be determined by the S. I. T. A. A. Yours very truly, HKNRYVAN RIPER SCHEEL.

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Institute Notes. Gach of the past three years has brought its share of alterations and repairs at the Institute, with the result that we are gradually approaching the realization of an up-to-date college building. Two summers ago the main change was the removal of the shops to the basement and the erection of the Auditorium, Last year saw the resurrection of Prof. Denton's rooms and-the establishment of a model class room in what was formerly Dr. Stillman's office. The alterations of the past summer are enumerated in more or less detail below. The old Junior Chemical laboratory has undergone a complete transformation during the past summer. ' A class room, the duplicate of Prof. Knapp's room above it, has been completed and will be used by the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics. The office next to it will be occupied by Prof.,Martin. The east drawing-room has suffered considerably this summer owing to the alterations made in Dr. Geyer's room bekrw. Parts of the beams under the floor had to be cut away to make room for the steel girders and temporary supports for the roof had to be installed. Every effort is being strained to have the room in readiness on the opening day. I t was intended to remove the posts in Prof. Denton's room also this summer, but as in the case of Dr. Geyer's room the girders arrived too late. As it will take all of two weeks to make such alterations, work on same will not be begun until the Christmas holidays. I n the meantime the girders will adorn the little thoroughfare between the Carnegie Labaratory and the Institute proper. The sketching room on the top floor of the Institute, and in which the various mechanical models of the Drawing Department are kept, has been enlarged by having the south wall pushed out about four feet. Very few students knew that an elevator shaft four feet square and running down to the basement existed between the old wall and north wall of the hall. The elevator was operated by hand. Now that the city authorities have relinquished their right to the intersection of River and Seventh streets, work on the grading of our athletic field has begun in earnest. I t is hoped to finish grading before the ground freezes, so that the latter may be allowed to settle during the winter, after which the field will be regraded. The work of laying out the quarter-mile track will then be started.

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of two rows of lamps under the arallel and close to the west wall cases have been removed and to Prof. Ganz's design along oak case, 2 l f t . long, 8 ft. high g verticle. It is intended for t permitting- easy view of its Immediately after the close of the last term work was begun or abovf is supported on s in the room and perf lecturer and students. length had to be made with the result that the about two weeks after eventy-six seats will be e rows are m a w e d in

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Publicity Bureau. I n an early issue of THE STUTElast fall there appeared an article which voiced the sentiments of Alumni and Undergraduates alike in a most admirable manner in regard to Stevens not receiving the publicity it merited. This article stated further that the fault lay entirely with ourselves, which is exactly right, for how can the New York, Jersey City or Newark dailies procure accounts of our football, lacrosse, or baseball games and other happenings a t Stevens unless we are able to furnish this news in a systematic, business-like way ? Shortly after this a Publicity Bureau was formed under the guidance of Mr. H. V. R. Scheel '05. and Mr. E. Smith of the President's office, and it is needless to state the immense success of the undertaking. T o cut things short, it's up to the students to get together and continue this good work. Any man willing to serve on the bureau, or desiring further information please report at once to 3.J. K u e i ~'07.

Prep. Notes. [The Editors will be pleased to reserve a full page of each issue of THE STOTBfor the publication of Prep. School news.]

The football team, under Capt, Haynes, is already hard at work, and if persistent practice counts for anything, the team bids fair to make it interesting during the season of 1905 for some of those who gave us a drubbing last year. Several of last year's veterans and some promising new recruits have been practicing every day since school opened, when the weather permitted. While considerable enthusiasm was displayed last year, a more general interest in the various teams would be appreciated by the Athletic Association. I t is likely that- an athletic meeting will be held in the near future. A keeper of a grave yard having a larger house than he needed, hung the following sign on a grave stone near the street:

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