[Editors] Story behind MIT building numbers?

[Marsha Sanders]

I have a copy of Wylie's book and will look this up.....I do remember the 
account according to Lee's summary.
Marsha

At 03:03 PM 9/2/2004 -0400, James Wolken wrote:
>I had heard something similar to Lee's story, which I believe is recorded 
>in the book, "MIT in Perspective," by former MIT News chief, Francis 
>Wylie. Our copy has disappeared, otherwise I would volunteer to look it up 
>for you.  But I do think he reports that same correlation between the 
>numbers and courses, which changed as the Institute grew.
>
>
>
>At 02:49 PM 9/2/2004 -0400, Lee S Ridgway wrote:
>>The story which I was given when I arrived at MIT, lo these many years 
>>ago, is
>>that, in the original building scheme, each course was housed in the building
>>with its corresponding number: Course 1 in Building 1, etc. Of course, that
>>scheme broke down rather quickly.
>>
>>Lee Ridgway
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