Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
MUNYON TO Spend MILLIONS
Preliminary Plans for the Great Coll
lege for Girls.

A Practical Education Ssusrous Founder
Expects to Begin the Work of Building
IN tho spring Designs Have Been Drawn.
Philadelphia Telegraph. Doc. IS.
As already announced, Professor
James M. Munyon has completed his
arrangements for founding q homo in
this city for orphaned girls, en- plan
similar to that of Girard College. This
Is not new project with Professor
Munyon, but has been carefully con-
sidered by him for the past three or
four years, every detail That might
entcr into the institutions construc-
tion and subsequent management hay
Ing been most thoroughly gone over
from every point of view. The insti-
tuition will start with gift Of two
million dollars and funds will be pro-
vided for its maintenance. Tho site of
this institution, which will be called
1.-The Munyon College for Girls" was
selected and purchased year or so
ago, and adioins Paramount Park, at
an elevation somewhat higher than
even Georges Hill. 1t contains ia oil
80 acres, being bounded by Parkside
avenue ON the east, old Lancaster rond
on the west, Fifty third and Jefferson
streets on the south, and running to
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tion can hardly be improved upon, az
the entire city stretches in Wow in
front of it, while Fairmont Park is Its
immediate neiehbor. This college Is
natural outgrowth of a line that has
been followed by Professor Munyon
years ago, fol- it will be- remembered
that he was actively interested in the
question of prohibition of child labor.
and it Is In a measure to his efforts
that tho modification of the child
labor laws in the different States and
the prohibition OF employment of chill
dren in factories and mines are due.
He was the editor OF the Labor
World" at that time.
This munificent endowment is en-
tirely for the benefit of native born
Amer lean girls, either orphaned or who
have no relatives to depend upon for
support, and are thus thrown upon
their own resources. The girls will
BIZ taken into this school at the age Of
ten, and will be graduated at the age
of eighteen, thoroughly equipped in a
number of branches and useful accom-
plinhments that will make them self
supporting women. After thorough
rudimentary training in English and
common branches, the pupils will be
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millinery, glove making, designing, and
making OF coats, china decoration
tincluding the practical details of firing
and modeling), bookkeeping, stenog
raphy and typewriting, telegraphy and
various other practical trades or profess
sions that will thoroughly equip them
for the battle of life. Especial atten-
ton will be paid to securing thorough
knowledge of cooking and domestic
economy, so that when a girl maIries
she will be prepared to manage the
household as a woman should Skilled
and export instructors will be secured
in every branch, and the girls will be
taught in the most thorough and
efficient manner. 1t is probable that
Their wortn'will find a ready sale in the
large department stores in Philadelphia
and other oities. They will be taught,
for instance, in the glove department
how to make the very best gloves that
can be made, and in the cloak depart
ment the most stylish and up-to date
garments. This department, as we'll
as the millinery, will be kept in touch
with European fashion centres, 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 fof wall paper and
textile fabrics. thus giving her talent
more an outlet to secure ready dollars
and cent?.
In a few days committee of we'll
known gentlemen will make visit to
educational institutions in this
country and abroad for the purpose OF
studying the constructions Of colleges
and large buildings Of a similar char.
aoter, and to pay particular attention
to sanitary, heating and ventilating
equipment. The school will consist of
a number of smaller structures grouped
about large central editice. Initial
plans for these buildings have already
been presented by Architect Seymour
Davis. The Munyon School, like
Girard College, will be entirely nonsec
tartan. Politics will be rigidly abol.
ished from its management, and it will
be placed in charge of Board of Trus-
tees, of which the governor of the State
and the mayor of the city will be
honorary members. The corps of liz.
structors will be most carefully chosen,
and the very best industrial instructors
will be obtained, While no definite
time has been fixed for the building
OF the college proper, the grounds will
he at once placed in preparation for
building operations, and it is probable
that the foundations of the college will
be laid before the coming year is fin
isbed.