New-York tribune., 1872-10-18
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

DEDICATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE BUILD
NG-ADDREssEs AND OTHER CEREMONIES
MEMORIAL WINDOWS AND PORTRAITS.
On Friday last the dedication of the new
building the Art and Science Departments OF tho Uni
versty of Pennsylvania took place In Philadelphia IL
the presence Of large audience, in which were thC
Board Of Trustees, delegations from the City Councils
prominent connected with institutions Of learning
and leading citizens of the State and city. The
cises opened with prayer by the Right Rev BshoT
Stevens, after which the building presented to the
Faculties Of the Departments for which erected by
William Sellers, Chairman OF the Building Committee OF
the Board OF Trustees. Mr. Sellers detailed the
stances which led TO the construction OF tho building
and stated that all tho property OF the University
been mortgaged in the OF 100000 to obtain the
necessary funds He also said the debt thus created
would probably De discharged by the sale OF
tain property Nnth-st. The building accepted
by Mr.. Charles j. Shll6 LID, the Provost, behalf
OF the University and the Faculty Of Arts and by Prof
Lesley. Dean OF the Faculty Of the Department o
Science behalf Of his Department.
These exercises were very interesting, but the al
dress Of the Hon. James r. LudowI IL. d.
who presented the memorial windows and por.
traits TO tho Trustees TO have been the
best part Of the ceremonies. His address was q
sketch Of the portraits and wndows taken in their his
torical and chronological order end at the time
condensed history Of the University from s foundation
In tho academy erected through the lnstrunenaty or
Benjamin Franklin down to the present time. This
academy started with. in l7i9, endowment OF $780,
and in 1855 charter granted by Penn for the Col
lege Academy and Charitable School OF Philadelphia
II will be by these dates that the University tn
sixth college, in order OF age, in the United States;
william and Mary. Harvard Yale, Kings (nOw COlmm-
ba of this State and Princeton being the only seniors
The alumni have presented window IN memory or
Franklin, In whose handwriting as Secretary OF tie
College, the early records OF the institution st remain.
Memorial windows and portraits have also been
most OF whom were connected with the institution
in an official capacity and TO many of them
the University much OF its prosperity Benjamin
Frankin the Rev. VIM. Smith, ID. d., the first Provost
VIM Penn, the mention Of whose always brings ~
mind man OF singular bcnevOence, nbefaity, and
swerying integrity Thomas Penn, his son, but for
whose aid the efforts Of Franklin and Smith on behalf OF
thegCollege might have failed; Ebenezer knnersley,
whose name Is familiar 20 scientific men, especially for
his Investigations with Franklin, Thomas HOpkins0n,
and Philip Syug INTO the subject OF electricity. These
iionary history OF the institution, and next in
order como the following: David RttonhOuse, the
great mechanlcian and astronomer, who held
several offices, such as Trustee NicePro-
Professor &c. OF the University and who was also
State Treasurer ~ years and Trustee of the Loan
Office for TO- beside having held other Ocee OF trust
the Rev John Ewing ID. d. the first Provost OF the Uni
versty distinguished from the College John Mellow
ell LID, Dr. Andrews, the Rev. Frederick Beasley, ID.
d., Prof James Cannon, Robert Patterson, LID, DR..
Robert III. Patterson, his son; the Rev. Vim. H. DE
Lancy, ID. D.; Henry Yethake, LID; the Rev. Samuel
Brown Weylie, ID. d. Alexander Dallas Bache, LID.
ops White and Potter Alexander Benson IT,, stephen
COlWel, Dr. Charles NJ Wetherill, and Evan Rogers.
Tho Rev Dr. Morton, behalf OF the Trustees accepted
the memorials In a few neat and appropriate re-
Row Dr. Beade and the audience dispersed well pleased
and Interested with the ceremonies.