New-York tribune., 1900-05-20

such dispositions Of property were unknoTn ,11s MS
IT @ the Tn S. II S a Of ne
and The The Of ss so%
er and M the equal rights Of all with education
were emphasized by the dedication Of his fortune
pose pc e0s was srany expressed by this
his will Il would & have them taught int sspecaS ang
desire that by every proper means pure % seaGed
to Of as BY 70
Constitution shall be formed and fostered In the
Girard College was builded upon this noble sen
spration Of its faculty and students over six
thousand youths have been graduased from anu
HOW MANY HAVE SUCCEEDED.
Of So m fongay fse bese hn beeded m he
minds and characters that 80 per cent OF tneIh h
become useful and patriotic citizens II 1t pe tIue,
a % Bis 5sd ha destroy 81 BY
dissipation. one-thrd wear themselves out oy over.
o %9h rar aPd IS ne They may
ern the State or Natioa but as anated are
the leaders in community of its public splIst
its humanitarian and religious work. its oTos'eSS
TWO classes Of strong influence the world.
gent necessities Of the day; the other build upon
the basic principles which coptr0i Iba IN IN oT out
aHGu5 and then the the baneheent results go forever
his teachers in the long watches of his voyages He
tested and prGyed the fuhs 5as eeoe by the
unexampled success of the American experiment
saw a Thh af b2ond ne nah his his work
he wa pioneer blazing RahwaX " 1or and
prejudice. 1t clear to him that thoHgh I'll, the
time TO become nearly perfect. yet it could never
for orphans who had lost parents and homes;
the breadwnner falls suddenly in the fierce fight s
s Of saT ali g lost ana snf his n 5ne
adrift His children must have support as wen as
Influences well as the lessons Of the teacher cher
bbv' bT ABSORPTION from companionshp and contact
with people and things good or bad. - -, ,,,,.o
Would have them taught facts and things rather
stnct With virtue f and patriotism It is possible for
S W6qd p 10 ne die pom n Because their
wealth and position leave no incentive to the ord;
from dissipation in unhealthy and unregulated
sgd but the op 4oe M Of ab he IF OF
have been the fayorable conditions of the Girard
@ When the the i founder ' died higher education wa.
thought necessary only for the liberal Professors
tca affairs that anything bsy9nd the tsrss R ard
spoiled the business man. The country was then
full of self-made who proudly boasted of their
business is the product Of the present generation,
and manual training has been adopted in rev
places and is slowly fighting its way 10 universal
recognition
THE FAR SIGHTED FOUNDER.
But this institution has been giving an ENLARGED MIA
enpng ne snd b Sraa,ens o its f Sighted
founder. The university was for centuries only FOR
later the doctor they ranked all other pursuits
and led because of the opportunities and advan-
ing s than their fellows; But invention and as
preparation. The Journalist and the architect the
electriclan' and the engineer the educated farmer
and the highly equipped executive Of great corpora.
tons and enterprises demand the advantages and
Stephen Girard was the first to begin and sig
enforce the dqTy n 8I fe TO tine
There were not then five men in the United States
Sordal ana SnaRlraoqs spPToya q pgsiie opinion:
accumua tons depends upon their recognition OF
the fact that to certain extent they are trustees
trust. 1t has pointed the way for the wise gem
erous and benevolent for the most beneficial en-
vealed truth. that philanthropy fails when it
epgs afa hP grand work when 1t
From this source there now flows contribution
and Industrial education which amounts to $4,000
600 year and is constantly INCREASING BY wise
i from s5ooocoS to s2scco0oo giving it an estate
he The in for the
sf p 5as hs n IN the nd fof of his
country. Surplus income from more and more
neaPy year As the fund
grows the henefaction embraces an enlarging num-
her of pupils. The increase during the early years
cared for hundreds in a sparse population. but it
advances the country Nils and Will take
under its fostering and give the blessings of
Girard for manhood and citizenship TO thousands
in the future.
The wealth of Girard the product of peace.
It's administration recruits and disciplines workers
for the industrial army which has placed the
United States in the front rank among the powers
of the world in all that constitutes a mighty ma
ton and prosperous and happy people. Among the
famous as warriors and statesmen. men of letters
and enterprise. builders and architects of States
institutions. whose lives cover the century and
merchant is forging to the front In one hundred
and fifty years from to-day there will be gathered
10 celebrate the birth of the founder a multitude
of living witnesses and honorable memories OF
those who have Gied, testifying TO the work and
worth of the college which sprang from his mind,
was built by his benefcence, and expands by his
endowment. America freely expresses her debt OF
gratitude to her heroes and her statesmen, and
gladly gives day for equal appreciation TO stephen
Cirard. mariner and merchant.
THE HECKER-JONES-JEWELL FAILURE.