New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
! I. DREXELS NOBLE GIFT.
80 INSTITUTE OF ART, SCIENCE AND IN
DusTRY FOR PHILADELPHIA.
,v,rScEY NJ DEPEw MAKES TIE PRINCIPAL
,ppxEss-rIIE PRESENTATION SPEECH
BY WAYNE MYEAGR-PRoNI.
xEyr PEOPLE PRESENT.

BY WAYNE M'YEAGR-PRoM.
YENr PEOPLE PRESENT.
,,,,odelphia Dec. II CSrcciaD,-The Drexel Insti.
-. has received the crown Of dedication. and one
- noble benefacuon will soon enter upon the com.
sn.ive WORK designed by It's public spirited founder
-. rsme Of Drexel so long known through father and
. In the financial world, and always honorabiy
Avn has recently become more prominently identi-
49, With charitable and phlanthropic deeds of large
s.nn. pu, the spirit which in these later days moves
- hands OF an af5ueDt family TO distribute ts posses
ns by SAe ucn has long been recognized rs eXistins
.ln narrower limits, aud ever active In the &C
..,ns,hment Of good works. Anthony J. Drexel the
s.der OF D-'Xel Institute, is of the most modest
:. man. Though his business interests are world
"a. hero he has himself always lived shrinking from
,sr than inviting the glare OF social distinction,
..i.s. in the domesuciues of life. These have been
-.Sc,v disturbed within tho last few weeks by The
,,,h NJ his WIFE a woman OF equal mOdeSty with her
snhsue but whose kind heart was a constant fountain
= aspiration 10 him In all that he did stood ready
A. do In tho direction Of and relief those who
vs-e struggling and in want.
The ceremonies of dedicsting the Institute TO day
.-e stately TO the point Of solemnity and chord OF
,.ibos characterized the entire proceedings. T9e
s-., Of Mr.. Drcxel was too recent to admit of his
,-seoce and he frankly admitted TO HIS more intimate
1snds that be doubted his ability 10 endure the strain
,N., would necessarily be imposed. He visited the
Kidding and 10 one of the classrooms received
,uuber Of friends who had come from distance; but
rh.n the procession moved to the auditorium he
-ared behind. The popular interest IN the occasion
Will be manifest in the fact that 5000 applications
sr admission tickets TO the auditorium were receives.
M, As the seating capacity was about 2Ooo only that
number was issued The gathering representative
ot the several Clements Of the thrifty and wcil-tOdo
uouuat!on OF Philadelphia. As visitor from Boston
reuarked It was typical Philadelphia audience in all
pertculars: and throughout the hours and half
euruc which the exercises continued the utmost at
,so1on was paid 70 everything that transpired. The
arrangements perfect and carried out without
unnecessary confusion and hustle. About one-half
,he eats were reserved. but If the holders did not
prept themselves before 80 o'clock g O'Clock being
tbo hour axed for beginning the exercises the holders
a. ordinary admission tickets admitted, and the
ball filed from the platform backward 10 the last
row II regular order The first row, directly in front
o. the stage, reserved for members Of the DTexel
t,mily and these ranged side by side and all dressed
deepest mourning. presented striking feature Mr
prexel fifteen grandchildren and many Of these,
crls and boys Of varying agss and sizes, were con
spicuous IN the family group.
Among the invited guests was dee
fat.on from Washington, consisting Of Vice
President Levi p. Morton, Attorney General
Miller secretary Noble Postmaster General Waramaicr
and ex- Postmaster General Tyaer. From New-Io'h
there had come Oh a special train J. PicTpont Morgan,
Chsuncey NJ. Depew, General benjamin II. BnstOw,
H. Mex. Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs. Abram ;. Hewitt.
General CsT Christensen. James J Goodwin Chief
Justice DAILY Nicholas NJ. Butler Soth Low president
O, Columbia College John Sloan, John Bgelow, Gen
era 7. L. James. N. X Jcsup, Samuel D. babcock'
Richard A. McCurdy and Andrew Carnegie.
At 8 O'Clock the invited guests, after having made
circuit Of the interior of the building appeared upon
the stage led by Dr. James MacAlls,er. president Of
Al. pfcln Tgaur- n \pV-
dressed in his ecclesiastical robes. Others who were
seated on the stage were A j. Drexcl, jr George W.
Chihs G. W. c. Drexel, John r. DreNel, Governor
Ps,tison OF Pennsylvania, the Mayor OF Philadelphia.
james W. Paul jr. John II. Fell J. Dundas LlpPln-
eott exSecretary Thomas F. Baya.d, ex-senator Will
lam J. sewen, OF NewJeTsey; Frank Thomson vice
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Thomas a.
Edison and John Russell Young. The following mem.
bers Of the board Of managers, in addition 10 Mr..
ChIds Mr. Paul ard the OF Nj DreXel, were also
p-cscnt: Richard c. Dale, Joseph q. RoseneaTteil,
George c. Thomas J. Lovber Welsh. John l.. Fell,
Herbert NJ Howe, NJ. d.. William V. McKean the Rev.
DR.. Wilbur T. Watkins, Joseph NJ Wilson, Addison b.
Burk the Rev. Dr. T. X. Conrad, Joseph Moo@' 1r''
Edward MorrcI. George L. Roberts, Walter George
smith and Edward T. steel; also the mem
l,crs Of the advisory board OF women as follows:
,iiss Anna HauoweI Mrs. Eliza S. Turner, Mrs.
George ". Chds Mrs. John H. Fel, Mrs. ). Dun4as
r riexei Ms Anthony j. prexei. r.. Mrs. Joseph
p Munford Nrs. LIZA :. Turner. Mrs. J. G. Wat
SHaS1 MS George es ". C. DTcxel Ms Mary D@les ard
Mrs. GEORGE r. Preston. ,
played on the grand organ by George c. Thomas.
Then Bishop Potter advanced and offered an impressive
PRAYER The selection Of Bishop Potter for tbt ser
vice was due 10 his close social relations with the
lTexel family aqd his earlier life In pi"de,P!LS
bSre s ene'g 'he ha hAs' Father 'unVs va then
sung by a selected choir. after which Chauncey NJ.
Depew delivered the dedication address. Mr.. Depews
aud ~ Es
g. vercd with much inpT s'.VcheSs OF tone ana manner
Throughout the forty minutes occupied in their de-
livery the utmost attention was pao 10 tio Sp''~'i'
MR. DEPEW'S address.
This is what NJ. Depew said
Ladies and Gentlemen: "The King IS dead, long
I've the King has little application TO our times
Ancient terms survive but rhey have lost their
meaning Words which conveyed certain ideas to for
mer generations express different ones for us. The
matchbox and the machine gun, gunpowder ana
dynamite, represent the destructive forces past ana
prescrt Tie university Of the schoolmen OF the
middle age OF Abelard and Duns scotns and Of the
scientific school and technologcal institute today are
object lessons as 70 the significance OF education then
sad now We talk gbly OF progress and the devel-
opmcnt which Is the distinctive glory OF our century
but the pace is rapid and the results 50 tire
meadcus that il is diiIcGt 70 grasp either details
o. conclusions.
The scientist The sociologlst, the political plnIoso
pier and The tIeologan each claims for his depart
special recognition for what 1t has accomplished
AID it, advance beyond prccedents. The educator
Is coa.p.lled 10 admit their claims and also 10 con
fos that owing TO difficulties which arc not OF his cfea
tOl e. has been impossible for him to keep step WIN
HE contemporaries
All tae Conservatism Of centuries has crystaiilze1
about the university. Every radical efCrt To bFcaA
up old systems and proceed upon new lines has met
the combined hostility OF faculty and alumni. lhcy
point to results, the long list Of men eminent IN te
Professions and in literature whom the schools claim
70 be t.cr product and examples.
Fa. le II from me to det.act in any way from the
glory Of that splendid and sell f-sacrihcmg body OF
educators who have made illustrous the tue OF
teacher. But the teachers have been 50 compassca
ind pinioncd by legend tradition ard environment
that the, have been unable except within recent