The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-21

Ana may not confidently expect JnaI Iue harVest
vui not cease nor the summer end so long as Goa
Tes T sncb willing hands and noble hearts for the
PworE9 Success will inevitably follow such a cause,
for we know that
oRight is right since God is God
And Right tle ID day ,sloLii,I shall vim
To faiter would be sin" ,, A..
Mr.. Chambers then expressed Ine ttar which he
alumni 10 the authorities OF tne coet m be smni saw
mg;-.. ,,o, ,Do+ M class Of young men, in this or
anv other country are bound together D ues 50 M u
an1 lasting as those which connect us Inrougn an al
fes toll and dust our hearts VIII VIII, sun b nei
eaT % bt that the graduates Of Grard college owe
IN the memory Of the founder can ONLY De panu y
W onIS ,ives and good deeds. grave responsibility
MANY Nv nro no involving not only mutual duties to-
ueords each other as children OF common peneiac-
ion INT the performance OF hlgh ana none duy
non, n,cotv Ter on behalf of those who are to fill these
ts in fhe Years to come our earnest aim should
bc m secure an aCqutta by our own cOnsclences OF
that responsibility which cannot be evaded.
The speaker then melted his hearers to high and
noble ambition, which, he SAID VII insure @ LUZ anu anu
easy performance OF required duties, impart new new
dignity TO our respective pursuits, and by enaDlng
ms to take and hold position In society, 6e means
Of renayinp TO those who come after us the advan-
tages we have derived from this great beneIactlon
n will do more. II will enable us to nave voice IN
the administration of this our Old nome anu sch9ol.
n we be but true to God and ourselves, the day
is not far distant when the Girard College graduates
will have q potent voice in the conduct OF the
trust we promise the citizens of Philadelphia that
we will raise that voice for no sectaran or partisan
purposes but simply to assist in carrying out the
designs of the founder, so benefciay felt in our own
ives and to perpetuate an administration that has
given to this Institution its present hlgh character,
dignity, and usefulness.
Address NV william Ward, Esq, of Chester.
After the performance OF another musical selec-
tiOn William Ward, Esq, of Chester, was intro
duced. His address was quite lengthy, but we give
the most important parts OF it, especially those re-
ferring to the administration of the colege:-
Ths Society of the Alumni, owing its foundation,
Mr. President Of the college, TO you, was FORMED
with the object of mutual advantage to the lnstltu-
tion and the graduates; and, by bringing them TO-
Veher at least in the year. to unite them closer
In the bonds of brotherhood. No boy of the Girard
College can far from the straight line OF rect-
tude so long as he will comeI only % once year. Ia
within the circle of his early home The scenes anu
associations Of his youth recalled and the very at
mOsphere laden with recollectlons OF purity an1 anu
right, must awaken in him sense OF duty TO hlilsen
and obligation to Others that cannot fal TO produce
good results. ,,.
No graduate OF Girard College, If true to himself
and his teachings, can be kept down. Honesty, So
briefly close attention to business, and proper use
of the knowledge acquired here will attain, If not
high position and wealth. at least respecability and
competency, as certainly as the sun reaches the
Ienith at monday The will of Stephen Grard and
the course of training in this institution naturally
lead the large majority OF its pupils into mechanical
pursuits and, surely, more inviting held at TINS
era cannot present itself. The time has gone 10y
when name and wealth were only to be found in the
FORUM the clinic, or at the cOuntlng-desk; and the
skilled American mechanic to-day occupies posi-
ton where no caste excludes him, no barrier bars
the way to high places, and where fortune loves to
have worked for many day myself at the power
printing press and blessed the intelligent mechanic
that gave it to the world have seen with wonder,
growing, piece by piece. to competton-every rivet,
bolt, AMI valve, and spar, and mast, and rope in
plaCe-until at last her cargo i'll, she passed down
the river to the sea; have spent hours with admi
ration and interest at the large manufacturing
establishments that cluster around my home, and
watched the looms, and mules, and spindles weaving
the delicate fabrics, and with machinery working
the slender threads with more precision and care
Than the bnman hand And have Thought that the
mind could ask no prouder mission than its exercise
in such applications of material resources to the
cause of humanity and human progress.
But brethren OF the Alumni, there are grave prac
tical duties of the hour that should receive our at
tenton; for this noble benevolence of Stephen
Girard lavished unsparingly upon us, creates
Ciprocal obligations. While no specific terms We're
imposed IN the Pequest YET te sprlI oi compact
one sde this assembage OF men and boys, the past
and present recipients of his bounty, evidences and
our own hearts cOrTOh0r2te. Ana may not our part
be forgotten or sighted.
believe it to be the religious duty of every gra-
duate of Girard College, who has enjoyed It's Denel-
Cences as far in him lies to guard the interests
of this institution watch jeaously by its reputation
and the observance of the will of its founder and
promote the comfort and proper treatment OF It's
orphan inmates. We know full well from past eXpe-
rence that wel-intentioned offices Will never be
required while the college remains under its present
administration; but if the eXigency should arise at
that cry for succor, as at buge call, we will mus
Ter ana migrate penedth DIuLue w III III nc nc vi Jul
Der be who whholds the last EFFORT OF his strength
the last dollar of his store from the cause OF the
fatherless and the friondless.
There is another duty of the hour which claims
our earnest consideration. In the implied trus
which l conceive the will of Mr. Girard, and an ac
ceptance of its provisions, create for our perform
ance recognize the obligation to use our energie
and talents towards the furtherance OF such mean
as honestly y-formed opinion and deliberate Judgmen
assure will preserve this monument OF his pmlan
thropy in the purity of his original design and Des
promote the accomplishment OF his unlimited bent
violence. Let me not be misunderstood as clalInlll
for the alumni especial prerogatlVe 10 prescIioe t
of education and discipline in this institution
TO dictate its course of management, or 10 polnC ou
proper mode of appointment Tor lts adinlhlstri
tOn. ,--
this college arise through the propery-ordaine
channels, in due legal course, and are pendlng-t
they are at this momentLlt Is our PrVeSo PRIV aS ie
TO raise our voices in support or what our own exp
rience and honest conviction impress us Is righ
And | am confident that the unanimous endors
ment of the Alumni follows me when | assert tn
the success, purity, preservation, ana perpetuatlC
Of this grand philanthropy depend, ay, as Tor III
blood, upon its removal far beyond tne outermo
circle of the current of faction and politics.
And now, brethren-pupis here-yoln hahus WI
u.s. the alumni, in cordial greeting 10 the freSluei
Receive from us the endorsement Ihat nc WIZ oe
YOU as he has been to u.s. father ana lrlend, ~
give us in return pledge that you VIII rehuer 10 III
willing obedience and earnest love. .,, ,,,.
And be you, Mr. Allen, witness 10 TINS pllgnI
faith Let this compact among FresllenU, alul
and students be the basis OF a union ''one anu
separable" May 1t establish the GirarG Oorege @ y up
a foundation firm the "surge-repelllng rock,
omen for the institution a career the future OF VIM
shall more than realize its benevolent lounde
highest anticpations.
A number of college airs were then performed
the band after which Robert M. Foust, ESQ.,, Pre-
dent Of the Board of Directors, delivered an addre
which was listened to with the greatest attenti
throughout
Speech of MIR. FOust.
Gentlemen of the Society of the Alumni OF
Girard College for orphans For many years p
it has been custom for the graduates OF nstt
tions OF higher learning in this country to TO
associations for the promotion OF literature a