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educated in the practical sciences or in the practical applica- 

 tions of science. He desired the school to educate our engi- 

 neers, our miners, machinists, and mechanics. He further 

 says: ''I have thought that the three great branches to which 

 a scientific education is to be applied amongst us are, first, 

 engineering; second, mining, in its extended sense, including 

 metallurgy; third, the invention and manufacture of ma- 

 chinery." 



In 1849 Prof. Henry L. Eustis, second lieutenant of en- 

 gineers, was appointed professor of engineering, and gave for 

 some years very excellent instruction, and the failure of the 

 school to live up to the wishes of Mr. Lawrence was in no way 

 due to Prof. Eustis. The money was devoted to various 

 other branches, and after his death no professor was appointed, 

 and Harvard, in failing to live up to the letter of the bequest, 

 forfeited an opportunity of having one of the most successful 

 engineering departments of this country. 



In spite of lack of funds and demands in other directions, 

 the engineering courses had been established, and the first 

 class of four was graduated in 1853. For a few years the 

 school prospered, but in 1859 the decline began. Prof. 

 Eustis went to war and returned much out of health and unable 

 to fill the position. He died in 1885, and the engineering de- 

 partment disappeared for some time. Finally, under the 

 guidance of Prof. W. S. Chapin, followed by Prof. N. S. 

 Shaler, as dean of the scientific schools, and Prof. I. N. Hollis, 

 now professor of engineering, the department is coming to 

 the front again, and Harvard may, even at this late day, 

 partially redeem the unfortunate mistake in disregarding the 

 wishes of Mr. Lawrence. 



In 1847 what is now Sheffield Scientific school of Yale 

 university followed, but did little before 1852, and then was 

 forced to economize in every way until 1859, when Mr. Joseph 

 E. Sheffield reorganized the school. As an engineering school 

 it did not get well under way before 1861, but the possibilities 

 of this progress were brought about by earlier efforts, and 

 much credit is due the institution for having maintained an 

 existence until Mr. Sheffield's interest was secured in its be- 

 half. 



