The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-18
TIE PENN SQUARES.
The Application of tue FranhItn Unsfs.
tute 80 the LEGISLATURE


70 that body memorial, the substance oi
which Is as follows:-
They shk this grant OF one OF the Penn
fqua1 es Iof Tie following reesOns:--
First. IL is believed that OF all Institutions of
learning g an education, this Institute pre- e,ni
ntnlly deserves suon a grant, in view of wnat
u has already accom- pill >hed:--
by its exDibl ions of ADerlc an manufactures,
originate by IL, and dsconli in ued of late ears
onIy on account OF the lack of suitable accom-.
BY It's Experimental researches. recognized
thtoughouL Europe aud In tnls country as of
standard suthorny;
BY It's library of technical works. It's cabinet
OF models, ETC., collected after great TABOR and
expense;
BY ITS lee ures for scientific and technical
Instruction, its drawing SCHOOLS, etc all OF
wuicn have tended TO tue advancement of the
mechanic arts Ia the state of P-nusylvauia,
aud especially In the city of Pniladelpnia,
whicn owes lis present position and rapid in-
crease of population ana wealth mainly to
The manufactures for which 1t is justly cele-
stto to1d. AS the Penn Squares were given by
the Proprietary, among otner objects, TO oe
kltes Tor school houses" " IL is submitted that in
no "Scnooi.house' can the mec hanics ciLizeus,
aud spp entices of the city be 80 well or 81
chthplS lnsll ucted in that which pertains to
lht IL several GAilings rs IN he franklin Instt
tute, founded preBsly, the latter part OF its
COZ lorate title i'm POI t., "for the Jtion OF
the me chsnic srts;" ard thst without such in
Sruolou ss can be afforded only by II, or by
klnurt ins buttons (whicn thus Supplement-
the ommon school system), our mecnauics
caDho,, rs class, compete with tIOse of otner
cit e. more fortunately situated in this rs sosct
In ihe BCquitemenJ OF that technical Know
!, dye inse parable from further advance
Your attention is here rCspt ctfully called to
The tdor maj elsewhere III the same dlreo-
uou 10 witt
In Boston, which has an Institute of Techno-
logy, II Beneficiary of the State and city, by
laIge giants 81 money and land.
III New York, where the Cooper Institute
and AktoI Library have been richly endowed.
In Baltimore, where the Peabody Institute
and the Maryland Institute are also largely
endowed, all OF which institutions are in
fluentiaI agents in the dis,emiu alton OF tech
hlcai and scientific information to the artisans
OF II Ose ci leg.
Third. TIE extended space and central looa-
ticn required by such an Institution az the one
we repr. sent. in order To properly fuhl Its OBJ
ject, can nowhere be so Well outsined as la one
OF the Penn Squares, which, as you are aware,
are situated a. the Junction of the two principal
thoroughfares of the cliy, and thus afford ready
and con venient access 60 mech enics and manu-.
fact urt RS In all parts OF the city.
AT the same Tune the ildingS to be erected
there on by the aid Cf that peuuDlary support
which, 10 is believed, Will be rendered by the
community a. large for such structures, may
be maoe ornaments to both the noble avenues
referred 10.
In considering the claim thus put forth, the
fact should not be overlooked that hitherto the
Franklin Insti ute, with large an ual peuses,
has been supported solely by voluntary conJrl.
buttons; and that thus mechanics and artists
Of limited means have been enabled ~ o very
small annual expense to avail themselves OF
its advantages.
And IL should not be forgotten that the public
al large has heen bene fit-d by the valuable al.
vice and counsel upon snhjects within It's scope
and OF genei al lnte est which have been asked
OF and freely rendered by the Institute.
INTERESTING ANNIvERsARY.--The Sunday
School of The Emory M. Il. Church held It's
annual Missionary Meeting last evening Mt the
church in Callow hill street near Ninel eenth
The pastor, Rev Gaswsy Dram reslded Tue
Rev. W. O'Neill opened with prayer. An
address was deliveied by Rev. T. A. Fernley,
| newly elected steward of Girard College. Tue
midst Interesting feature of the evening w.s
the reports Of the missionary money raj, ed by
each class. This part of the work was the
hands Of the efficient superintendent Of the
made their Off rings In con ecton with tasteful
and beautiful emb ems and several very hand
some 66onaIets a and Other men mem; 81 The
which reflected very hand somely upon his
many young friends. Rev Mr.. Fernley was
made the recipient Of magnificent bouquet OF
cut flowers. The amounts realized for the mis-
sionary cause Exceeded any former year, bling
| more than 5000 OF this amount the infant
class paid ninety dollars The school has raised
| curing The year over $1,000 or Its own and
prosperous condition. and the same may be
| said Cf he church in all its depart ments. The
future of Emory is big with promise
A MEAN THIEr.-Oficer Short, of the Thir-
| teepth district, arrested one Jonn % Elwaris at
| He would call upon poor people, especially SOL
diers' widows. and state that q certain benevo.
| lent institution intended sending groceries
COAL eic.. 10 tbem but ihe cost of delivery would
] have 10 be paid by the recipients of the gifts.
| be represented d himself as the AGENT and wOuld
| accept any amount handed to him There have
bt en- several completnfs of his doings given to
1 me detective Otncers. ana lucy nave oe9n look.
| ing for him for some time. On the person OF
| the defendant was found a set of beads with a
| cTOkS attached. THIS Is supposed to have been
| stolen, and an owner is wanted a. the Central
| s alton, where The prisoner will have hearing
| at O'Clock this afternoon.
| FIRE THIS MoRNNG-About half past two
/ O'Clock this morning fire broke out In the
| northwest corner of s. cond am O rter streets,
/ occupied by Mr.. NJ. b Dyott as lamp store
snd lamp shade factory The fire original
| fccdentsllY, end had been burning for long
| time before IL was discovered. A large hole was
| burned through the third and fourth floors.
| This was The only damage by fire. but the loss
| by water is consideTahle The damage To the
1 building is fully insured In the franklin ID
4 surapce Company, while the loss on stock is
covered by insurance in the Franklin, Spring
| Garden, and Etna Insurance Companies.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-A man named John A.
1 Ferguson arrested at sixth and Brown
sire cts yesterday for drunkenness, and locked
| up in 1.-THE Eighth district station house. Here
| poison. A physician was sent for who with
| appliances. restored HIM TO his senses. John
| was removed TO his home.
| THE PRRss CLuB.-The regular quarterly
business meeting of the Press Club was held
Yesterday afternoon at The rooms on Walnut
| street., above Sixth. The charter recently
granted by The Legislature w0s presented and
| accepted, and the code Of by laws pre- pared by
| order of the Club was adopted.
| RESCUED FROM DRowEIYe.-About three
| o'clot yesterday afternoon Annie Allon, aged
SO years. walked overheard at Queen street
| wharf. She was rescued from Netery grave
| by seamen at work on vessel near by. Annie
was tax en- To the second District Station IL ouse
| and cared for.
PERSONS desirous of making investments in
| real estate will do well to ref r to the list OF
ha a la lnf