The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-13
RUSSELL CONWELLS
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
LECTURER GIVES ALL HIS
EARNINGS FROM THIS
SOURCE TO SCHOOL
/ I S HIST 0 r Y
Wonderful Institution Began
Career With But Two Stu
dents-To Speak.
ITS HISTORY

| day, VIII speak at Anderson College
on the night OF January g. On one
lecture. Acres of Diamonds" he has
made hundreds of thousands of dol
iars, all or which he has contributed
70 temple University. OF which he ia
president. So interesting Is the story
OF the founding of this school that II
Is given below for the benefit OF those
VINO will soon have the pleasure of
hearing DR.. Conwell:
The Temple University Is O co-edu-
cational. non-sectarian institution
| which began with two students I'm
| 1884 and since that time over 10000
young men and women have come
| within the realm of its influence and
have been led to higher .plane and
more useful sphere Of life.
TWO young men who were members
or the Grace Baptist church, OF which
Dr. Ca5well Is the pastor, wanted to
know II there was any way possible
tor them to receive or acquire the ed
ucation necessary to prepare them for
the ministry while they worked. They
were past 90 years of age and were
Obliged to earn their own living. an
they must study at night, II at ali, and
work during the day.
Dr. Conwell agreed to teach these
young men himself and appointed a
time when they could come to his
study to begin their work. They ar.
rived punctually and brought with
them five other young men who were
as eager for knowledge as they were.
and here began what in after years
was destined to be the Temple Uni.
versity. one of the greatest instftu-
tions In America for the education. the
mental. moral and physical develop.
ment OF young men and women who
must earn their own way and nav as
they go. In few weeks the number
or students had increased to 40 and
other teachers had to be secured. the
entire lower floor of the Old Church
at Berks and Mervine streets being
| turned into class rooms. Steadj,v
the number grew, filling two adjoin-
ing houses and then two large halls.
until in 1888. with 500 students.y the
institution was granted a charter az
remple College. Still increasing In
numbers and efficiency, the college
progressed with rapid strides. in MAY.
1894 completing and dedicgtsE. SIS
own building.
until 1891. classes were in session
only In the evenings, but In that year.
a day department was added to the
rapidly growing night department.
and from that time the school has
been open day and night, giving the
same courses at nights as during the
day, 50 that anyone who completes
the required studies in either school
Is granted degree.
In 1893 the Theological school was
opened as non-sectarian seminary,
the professors being selected from
all denominations. In addition to the
resident work, there Is now an extern
Give correspondence course in fheol-
ogy. leading to the degrees OF B. d.
and 8. T. d.
In 1895 the Law school was added
and has numbered among its profess
sors some OF the mostsprominent law
yers In Pennsylvania. Its success has
been almost unparalleled, as never
yet a graduate Of this department
failed to pass the State examination,
which fact Is q worthy recommends
ton Of the instructors and the high
standard of the curriculum.
In 1896 the Normal Physical Edu-
cation department. for the training OF,
teachers, was opened and this de-
partment has grown so steadily in the
quality OF its work that It's graduates
are sought for many OF the best posi-.
tions in high schools, prennratory
schools and colleges, In Y. nj. c. A..
and Y. w. C. A. gynHasiurs.
The Medical School OF che Temple
University was opened In 1901 In re-
sponBe to the cali OF 80 studants sor
such instruction. The standards OF
this school have kept abreast Oh tha
| times: the modern method OF CORES
lated teaching OF medicine orisinatetl
within its walls, and today the Medts
cal School Of Ternple University
stands among the first In the country,
being perhaps the only one having
two official hospitals, the GaTfeston
and the Samaritan.
The State OF Pennsylyarin In 1907
granted to the Temple College The
title Of Temple Univefsity And thu
same year the Philadelphia Dental
college was incorporated Into II, as
was the Garreston hospital which
became one Of the oflicial hospitain
OF tbs Temple Univeraity
1 The Samaritan hospital, which is
/ also one OF the official hospitals of the
Temple University. began ia 8 small
way. Two rented rooms. one nurse
one patient, was the humble crigih 81
an institution which was founded BY
/ DR.. conwelI In 1891 and has since
grown to such usefulness that every
year over 1900 operations afe per.
formed there by its surgeons. as
many as i5 kayiag been hchadaied fol
\ nne slay rhaeA sa hafi ma sa4E1f. Asss.
pital IN Philadeiphia, where nlofS sssrs
gical work Is done. The SanlAFitak Il
entirely non -seetarlnH. nnt Afs10n1
u the 27.0eN yearly nntinnfe ~ IL -.