If Edwin Harrison as Institute President was a Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperor, then Dean of Engineering Jesse Mason was absolutely his Hohenzollern King in Prussia. Yeah, we read more than Tech history here at From the Rumble Seat. Buckle up.
When we last left President Edwin Harrison, he was a little preoccupied by integrating the Institute. His first four years were fruitful, but the impending integration loomed over his administration like a storm cloud. There was no outrunning it. Now free to pursue more long term visioning, it was up to Harrison to see through what Blake Van Leer ran out of time to finish and what Paul Weber never really felt he was empowered to do.