Life And Letters Of William Barton Rogers. Vol. II Book

LIFE AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM BARTON ROGERS IN TWO VOLUMES -VOLUME I1 - 1895 - CONTENTS - c m m VIII. FOUNDATION OF TEE MASSACHUSETTS MSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 1859-1861. The Back-Bay Lands. - Plans for a Conservatory of Art and Science. - Mr. Rogem visits William and Mary College. - Degree of LL. D. from his Almrr. Mater. - A Geological Trip to the Provinces. - Notes on the Aurora Bore. - Political Excitement. - Darwins Origin of Species. - A Memorial to the Legislature. - Address in its Behalf. - Failure of the Bill. - Review of the Origin of Species. - Discussions at the Society of Natural History and the American Academy. - Anniversary Address at the Boston Society of Natural History. - Death of Theodore Parker. - Objects and Plan of an Institute of Technology. - Professor Henry Rogems Investigations on Primeval Man. - The Election of Lincoln. - Second Memorial to the Legislature. - Investigations in Physics.-Pnblio Meeting of Friends of the Institute of Technology. - Lectures in New Bedford, Lowell, Lawrence, etc. - Threats of Southern Secession. - Inauguration of Lincoln. - Incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 1 CHAPTER IX. ORGANIZATION OF THE MAgElACWSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 1861-1865. The Fall of Sumter. - Postponement of Institute Plans. - A p pointment of Mr. Rogers as State Inspector of Gas Meters and Gas. - The Second Massachusetts Regiment. - Organization of the Institute. - Mr. Rogems Election as its President. - Its Other Officem. - Its First Bequest. - Battle of Cedar Mountain. - Death of Major Savage. - Letters to and from Henry in Europe. - First Public3 Meeting of the Institute of Technology, as a Society of Arts. - The United States Land Grant. - Death of Mrs. Robert Rogers. - Organization of The iv CONTENTS. National Academy of Sciences. - Gifts to the Institute. - Investigations on Illuminating Gas. - The Institute awarded a Portion of the Land Grant. - A Large Gift from Dr. Wil liam J. Walker. - The Electric Light. - Building Plans. - - Mr. Rogerss Ill-Health. - Resignation as Gas Inspector. - Scope and Plan of the School of Industrial Science of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Visit to Europe. - Meeting of the British Association at Bath. - - Close of the War . . . . . . . . . - . R . e . h . H . om . e. 79 ESTABLISHMENT OF TEE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE OF THE BZASSACWSETTS INSTITUTE OF TE OLOGY. Preliminary Session of the School of the Institute. - Death of Dr. W. J. Walker. - His Bequest to the I utitute-. D eath of President Lincoln. - Organization of the School. - Opening of the First Regular Session. - Henry visits the United States. - The American Social Science Association. - Mr. Rogers its First President. - Establishment of the Lowell Free Courses of Instruction under the Supervision of the Institute of Technology. - Notable Address on Technological Education by Dr. Jacob Bigelow. - Henry returns to Scotland. - His Death. - William receives the Degree of LL. D. from Harvad - Completion of the Institute Building. - Ill-Health. - Ap pointed Massachusetts Commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1867. - Women apply for Admission to the Institute. - The Journey to Paris. - Illness. - Seventh Annual Meeting of the Institute. - Addreas by the President. - His Resignation of the Chair of Physics - Resignation of the Presidency of the Social Science Association. - A Slight Attack of Paralysis. - Leave of Absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 CHAPTER XI. A PERIOD OF ILWIESS. 1868-187s. A Winter in Philadelphia...Read More