The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-30

has bad its birth in the universities and that
the un'cloistered and non.community system
which prevails in them has produced the great
On the thirtieth OF September, 1901, seventy
eight years ago to-day, the Legis lature of thtS
Commonwealth passed an act granting to Ine
Trustees OF the University of Pennsylvania its
had been conferred by the Colonial q vera.
mCnt In l75j upOn the College OF Philadelp lpnia
were trans erred To the new corporation. This
original charter declares the motive OF the
grant TO have been "a desire to encourage the
pious useful, and charitable designs OF the
FOUNDERS OF tue u llege; hoping that 1T would
prove, through the blessing Of Almighty God, a
nursery OF wisdom and virtue, aud be tne
means of raising up men of dispositions and
qualifications beneficial to the puoic In the
various occupations of life" Those who nov
pious. useful, aud charitable designs in view
AS thoe which animated It's founders
more, more than century ago; and they
the community In which they live for the
means of carrying ont tho7e designs. l trust
cess rs That of their illustrious predecessors II
contributions are now made for this purpose
bearing anything like the same proportion to
our present wealth as those made before the
Revolution bore TO the means of people in that
day, we shall soon have here one of tue best
endowed institutions IN the country, offering
opportunities of instruction of the highest and
most comprehensive Klnd. For reasons whicn
have endeavored, In part at least, to explain,
the libefality of our citizens during the last
three-quatters of a century has not flowed Ia
this channel, and hence the Trustees have been
forced TO susiai. the University on the meagre
and insufficient means wnicn nave come TO
them from a former generation.
The field To be occupied by an institution like
this Is at least ten fold greater Jnan IL was n
hundred years ago, the cost of occupying IL has
Increased at least III equal proportion, wntie no
means have been supplied by the public for
supplying this increased need. 1t is time that
the citizens of Philadelphia should deeply
ponder this condition of things, aud apply the
remedy without delay. university, like a
hospital, can employ, useiully, n vast sum of
money. Human ignorance. Ike human suffer
Ing, exists everyw here in this world, and IN Oney
If &C rainly never better in vested thar IN Efforts
TO enliehten the one and relieve the other Tue
Trustees of the University are about IN lKing
strenuous eXertluns to sesure here a peraa-
nent endowment of half q million of dot
lsrs. This is a large loan in itself, but
IL IL not large when compared with the amount
contributed elsewhere for similar purpose
We are In need of much here tnat money can
purchase. We want room to grow In, the
meaIs TO supply, MS the need arises, new
courses of instruction. We are growing now
and want new and more com IN Ddious
buildings an enarged d curriculum, a scientific
school of the highest character. additional
profess ors in depart mentS of instruction which
we are now forced TO leave Incomplete. We
went q good lioIary, the best scientific appa-
ratus. and all the modern means of Illustration
for our practical teaching. We want, in short,
here University in fact as well as in pam
We ask lou to give US such a university, one
worthy of Philadelphia, as the best gift you
can make to your children. and doubt not that
they and their children's children shall "rise
up and call you blessed"