The record-union., 1899-12-25
SCHOOL FOR ORPHANED GIRLS.
Professor Munyon's Princely Gift
to Philadelphia.

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| AS already announced Professor
James M. Munyon has completed his
arrangements for founding a home IN
this city for orphaned and fatherless
girls, on a plan similar to that OF
Girard College. This is not a new
project with Professor Munyon, but
| has been carefully considered by him
for the past three or four years. Every
detail that might enter into its con-
struction and subsequent management
having been most thoroughly gone over
from every point of view. The institu-
ton will start with a gift of $2,OOO,OOU
from Professor Munyon, while he viii
also see that funds are provided for its
maintenance.
The site of this institution, which
will be called THE J. M. Munyon Col
F., lege for Girls was selected and pur-
chased year or so ago, and is ad1oln-
ling Paramount Park, at an elevation
somewhat higher than even George
| Hill. 1t contains in all thirty acres
being bounded by Parkside avenue on
the east; Old Lancaster road on the
west; Thirty-third and Jefferson streets
on the south, and running TO Berks
street on the north. The location can
hardly be improved upon, as the en-
tire city stretches in view in front OF
it, while Paramount Park is it's i'm
mediate neighborhood.
This college is the natural outgrowtn
! of a line that has been followed by
/ Professor Munyon years ago; for II
will be remembered that he was active
- ~, of r,rn l.
ton of child labor, and it is in a meas
ure to his efforts that the modification
of the child labor laws in the different
States and the prevention Of employ
ment of children in factories and mines
are due He was the editor of the
Labor World at that time.
| Professor Munyon's munif1cent en-
dowment is entirely for the benefit OF
native born American girls, either or
phaned or fatherless, who have no rel
atives to depend upon for support, ano
are thus thrown upon their own re-
sources. The girls will be taken into
this school at the age of 10 and Will
be graduated at the age of Is, thor
oughly equipped in a number OF
| branches and useful accomplishments
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women. Professor Munyon believes
that when the purity of women Is
maintained higher civilization is as
sured-make women self-supportlnS
and she is placed above temptation.
After a thorough rudimentary train
| ing in English and common branches
the pupils will be thoroughly instruct
ed in dressmaking, millinery. glove
making, designing and making OF
coats. china decoration Gncluding the
practical details of firing and model
ing, stenograhpy and typewriting
bookkeeping, telegraphy and various
other practical trades or professions
that will thoroughly equip them fol
the battle of life.
Especial attention will be paid to
securing a thorough knowledge OF
cooking and domestic economy, sc
that when a girl marries she Will be
prepared to manage the household as
woman should. Skilled and expert
instructors will be secured in every
branch and the girls will be taught
! in the most thorough and efficient
manner 1t is probable that then
work will find a ready sale in the
large department stores in Philadei-
phia and other cities. They will be
taught, for instance, in the glove de-
partment how to make the very best
gloves that can be made, and in the
cloak department the most stylish and
up to-date garments.
| This department as we'll as the MILL
inery will be kept in touch with the
European fashion centers, so that the
latest styles will always be at the
command of the pupils. Music and
art will be taught those who display
an aptitude for those branches, but
the mere painting of pictures will not
be encouraged; the pupil will be rather
taught designing for wall paper and
textile fabric, thus giving her talent a
more ready outlet to secure dollars
and cents.
In a few days a committee Of we'll
known gentlemen at the instigation or
Professor Munyon will make visit
to educational institutions in this
country and abroad for the purpose OF
studying the construction of colleges
and large buildings of a similar char
acter and to pay particular attention
to sanitary, heating and ventilatlng
equipment. The school will consist of
a number Of smaller structures grouped