Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . t, said to have been a wonderful likeness,both in expression and pose. There is in the grounds a monu-ment to former pupils who fell in the Civil War. Visitors areadmitted daily except Sunday by ticket, which may be pro-cured at the office of the Girard Trust, on S. 12th St., northof Chestnut St. The following clause from Girards will is self-explanatory. I enjoin and require, that no ecclesiastic, missionary, or ministerof any sect whatsoever, shall ever hold or exercise any station or dutywhatever in the said college; nor shall any s
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . t, said to have been a wonderful likeness,both in expression and pose. There is in the grounds a monu-ment to former pupils who fell in the Civil War. Visitors areadmitted daily except Sunday by ticket, which may be pro-cured at the office of the Girard Trust, on S. 12th St., northof Chestnut St. The following clause from Girards will is self-explanatory. I enjoin and require, that no ecclesiastic, missionary, or ministerof any sect whatsoever, shall ever hold or exercise any station or dutywhatever in the said college; nor shall any such person ever be admittedfor any purpose, or as a visitor, within the premises appropriated to thepurposes of the said college: ... In making this restriction, I donot mean to cast any reflection upon any sect or person whatsoever; but,as there is such a multitude of sects, and such a diversity of opinion amongstthem, I desire to keep the tender minds of the orphans, who are to deriveadvantage from this bequest, free from the excitements which clashing. Dormitories Girard College 94 RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE doctrines and sectarian controversy are so apt to produce. My desire is,that all the instructors and teachers in the college shall take pains toinstill into the minds of the scholars the purest principles of morality, sothat, on their entrance into active life, they may, from inclination andhabit, evince benevolence towards their fellow creatures, and a love oftruth, sobriety and industry, adopting at the same time such religioustenets as their matured reason may enable them to prefer. Drexel Institute, Chestnut & S. 32d Sts. The late AnthonyJ. Drexel, one of the most famous of Americas bankers, formedthe plan of founding an institution in which the young of bothsexes could acquire knowledge likely to be of practical use tothem in ordinary Hfe. In this he was encouraged and assistedby the advice of his life-long friend, George W. Childs. TheDrexel Institute of Art,
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