Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-15
temple STUDENTS
CONWELL
~, 7eth Birth Anniversary to
Announce Start on New COL
# Isgiate Buildings a
snlF1s AND FLOWERS GIVEN


u =, Russell Fl. Conwell, founder and
..,asnt OF Temple University, and
~ author and lecturer, who is sew
, ~. nine years old today, was the cen
fSss n A celebration in which Temple
Saasnts Of all classes participated.
n nv Conwell. responding to the con-
n s,u,ations and thanking> them for
~, birthday gifts, made the impor.
IN announcement that work would
..t t within few days on the new
!. s"ilsdate buildings at Broad street and
Tontsonery avenue. u,
The Baptist Temple was crowded
1,th students assembled to greet the
/ senerable educator. The ,ceremoonies
( ss~sn at 0 o'clock to do honor as
\ ~ OF the speakers expressed It, Ito
( :sne Of America g greatest men,
Dr.. Wilmer e: krusen, vice presl-
J 6rsctor of Health. presided and intro
s.aeJ Tho speakers from the various
ssSools and departments. He described
Is Conwell as a "jack Of oil trades,
4 = nretty good farmer, stOrekeeper--
4 - mite 80 gOod-a lawyer--and a bet
- LAWYER than he would have been a
Srtorwa journalist, and the founder
81 this University and friend OF
humanity" 49,.
Then began the procession OF stu,
Ants, presenting gifts. Edwin I.
4 Chase, representing the Coileee OF IND.
Z eeal Arts and Sciences, gave nim vi,
electric coffee percoiator Mlss a.,'.. an.e'
Atkins and Charlcs Woou, oL'' rep,s
sentinp the college, presented q huge
4 SS.Let of fruit. which they explained
4 sesme from all paris OF tne wvM 1SS'
% Temples students 90 si Cures Az
Patterson, OF the Medical Schoo'' ple-
Sesnted basket OF PINK roSes'
sss6. Children sing
!. Then the children in the elementary
( achool came up one by one. each with
4 white carnation, which they placed In
basket at DR.. COnwelPs feet. Ihel
lhe youngsters grouped about him ana
snng, The very little children IN inc
\ finderga rten also sang for the vener-
aba founder of the University at which
they may one day be students. Little
4 Virrinia Wright. for the other small
chiidrcn, offered DR.. Conwell three big
American Beauty roses.
Patrick Dougherty, representing the
Vocational Board students at the Uni
versity, presented picture or tpc
, Cathedral Mt Rheims, and said it was
given as an emblem OF what a; hateful
I thing war Is. and as reminder OF tne
days when Dr. Conweli STOOD wltnla
The shadow of the Cathedral on his
/. travels, long before the Cathedral had
been ruined by shellfire.
Z There was silver cup given by the
athletic director, trophy won by
: Temples athletic teams; a reading
iamn given by Sarah Goldman and
= Viola McLoughlin for the School Of
Commerce q ten wagon from the high
aShool. offered by Joseph dc Vigna.
I, IN + Norman Broomell, dean of the
\ aental department, smoke on behalf OF
IA faculty. lie presented a tiresidt
ebair from the teachers of the school
vith the hone that in the days to come
when DR.. Conwell enjoys hours of ease
ioilowins the strenuous years of build
B M and teaching. he will, draw up the
K eEair at his fireside and think Of tho
!, I.votcd friends of today,
Leon (,onwell. Dr. COnwcll's son
h.ro fr,m Roston for the birthday
Anoke briefly. lie said he had visited
many colleges in New England. and
found the students much the same as
those In the audience before him, even
!, % the bobbed hair of the girls.
nr Conwell Respo,,ils
Dr ConweII rrsnoudei 10 the con
eratulotioms Of every one in a voice
that cbokeJ and almost broke at times
/, Life is not made out of Just wha,
one cots out of n textbook :" said DR.
Cnnwell tint If consists in every
dsy learning It is hard to speal
\ without breakinu DOWN of the kindness
Of Phjlalelphi oduring these forty years
helievs ! Inv" haeS necmliorly fortu
nate for I do NOT know that I have mr.
+ enemy on carth. often wonder wh,
Il was nv good fortune 70 come here
when 7 did for II is hard TO realize
there orc more thon 5000 students ir
this university now
y ! lust n few days ngo 7 COMPLETED
the arrangements TO begin the new
bulldinr on Rr"nd street at Nontpom.
ery avenue Work will begin in a few
dsvs We w;I, alSo % hovc % mew huild