Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
HAS 10,s20 ULATION

city within a city will begin It's
academic life tomorrow morning when the
ffnlyersity Of Pennsylvania throws open
M doors at O'Clock.
II Is no unorganized nor unlncorporated
eitv either IL has It's own history. its
own traditions, It's own laws and customs,
and above ALL its own administration per-
fected TO degree TO which that Of no
civic community can reach. II even has
rs own permanent and transient popua-
tlon In fact, according to one OF its
prominent officials. II has every appur-
tenance or requisite demanded or expected
of city, except election frauds, vice raids
world -series&eat scandals and suffragist
orators.
The major part OF the population Of this
academic city is, of course. its students.
Last year they numbered 5000; this year
they will reach from $500 TO 0000
But these are not ALTAR from H. The
professorial stan, which now amounts to
more than 500, are permanent residents
too. So are the employees of the Univer-
sity, numbering 1000; while there are 72O
TO be added from the University Hospital.
Including $50 nurses, i20 physicians on the
STAFF and $50 patients. These boom the
census Of permanent residents to the as
tonishing total of 10,s2O at the most mod
crate estimate
But the transient population is still
greater, Temporary courses OF short dura-
tioN like the Illuminating engineering
course. which will be concluded today, would
probably account for a thousand or more
while citizens who use the University
Library yet have no other connection with
the University would probably amount to
several thousand at least. The most pro-
life source of transient population, how
ever. is to be found In the public lecture
courses in Houston Hall and the museum.
which have been attended during the last
year by no less than 10000.
This city within a city. covers 115 acres
OF ground and contains between eighty and
ninety buildings, exclusive of the 400 or
500 boarding houses directly attached to it,
Its real size may best be judged by the
fact that, according to the latest census
and counting permanent residents alone 1t
Is twice as large as Hammonton or Vine.
land. N. j., and is larger than Consho-
hocken or Bristol, Pa; Burlington or
Gloucester n. j.. or Annapolis, Md. that It
Is just about equal in population to Phoenix
vile. Pa, and Asbury Park, N. j.. and
that 1t is almost equal TO Bethlehem. Cham
bersburg Coatesville and West Chester.
Pa; Plattsburg, NJ Y, and Morristown,
New Jersey.
Al Banks's Business College several new
courses have been arranged to bring the
commercial curriculum up to the very last
word In Its line. A civil service course given
by members of the regular faculty is one
Of these. Another is a commercial teach
ers training course, which is planned to
extend over two years. the first of which
will be academic, the second professional
IN its scope.
/. twenty-five Banks graduates have be-
come teachers in business colleges all over
the country during the last two years alone
and the training course is expected further
70 Increase their number by equippng
nd atnInr fnr n.
work. The course will be conducted under
the supervision of Dr. L. NJ. Hull, president
Of the college.
Another course which will be added is one
IN Spanish. 1t will be given by Erneste
Alvear, who has been especially engaged
Tor the purpose. Mr.. Alvear taught last
year in the Boston School of Languages
Boston, Mass. and was managing editor of
the Boston Review, a fortnightly paper
printed in Spanish