Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE DREXEL INSTITUTE-OCTOBER 19-zo, 1917 On l 1-iclzly, Of-tolu-1' 151 nt 10 A. M. our inviil-cl g'ncs1's, illllCl' llilYlllQ' lu-4-n gniclcal aronml ilu- Inslilntc by ilu- Slll1l0lllS, L1'2llll0l'Cfl in the 2lllllll'0l'llllll znul lislm-m-cl to mlilrvssvs on flu: iS'er1:1'r'a nj' Nm Walleye tin llw b'Lr1le. Dr. fllollls Gmullrcy, ns ljl'CHlil0llt oif 'l'lu- D11-xl-l Inslilnlv, nnulo ilu- ml1l1'L-ss ol' wol- conu-. 'l'l1c rc-sponsos wa-ro nnulc by ilu: ollir-1-1's ol' ilu- Univm-rsily So:-lion ol' llu- Uonnnil- tm-c on -l'lll,U,'lllCC1'lllg' nml lfhliu-nl'ion of ilu: lxflVlS01'j' Connnission ol' ilu- l onm'il olf National Defense, Dr. Sannm-l P. Uzllu-n, l-lxl-1-lltivu Svc-1-1-l'z11'y, Uniim-cl Slnlcs l5ll1'l'2lll olf l-l4liu'n- tion, nml Dr. l'l.l'l'llCI'lI'li U. l'lCl'1'y, S001'l'l1ll'j', lJ1'l'Sl1ll'lIl olf llannilion Collgo. Dr. lla-nry Suzznllo, l'u-siclc-nl ol' ilu- University olf xV2lSlllllg1,'lUll, Dunn l . li. llislump ol' ilu- Uniw-rsily oi' PltlSlllll'g'll nml Dr. Guy Stanton Fowl, Connnilloe ol' llnliliv 1nl'oi'n1:llion, also spolu-. Al om- o'vlm-lc in ilu- Pivinrv Gzllln-1'-V, il lnm-lu-on was St'l'Yl'1l lo our gm-sis. ln ilu- allcrnoon llu- disc-nssion was t'0lllllllll'1l lay Dr. John U. .llilnlu-n, l,l'l'SlKll'lll ol' Prim-4-lon University, Nr. -lilfilllli Vznulurlip :xml Dr. Pllilzlmlc-1' l.'. Claxton, flUlllllllSSl0lli'l' ol' lflcln- Clllilllll. Fronl llnw-0 to six, Mrs. llollis ll1ull'l'1-y L'llll'l'l2llllC1l tlu- gm-sts znul 1':u-nlly all I1-:1 ill, 1101- hqymg in Uynwycl, Pal. Al 1-iglil lililc-1-n, :ll llu- Ac-mlm-lny ol' Mnsiv, Ili-ozul Sll'1'0l, oc'- l'lll'1'Cll ilu: fl!l'Ml'llf5flI'fl1IL. 'l'lic spm-ulcers :it lliis 1-ololwnlion wi-rc-: Sin' llolu-rt' ,l'lIlll'4llll'l', President ol' llue University ol' 'l'oi'onlo, llon. illlil1'l0lll2lQ'll0 'll0Wl'1', Al0llllJl'l' ol' the llonrcl olf 'l'1'nslL-vs olf Drcxc-l lnslilnlv, :xml Dr. llollis fiUlll'l'l'-Y. Following' ilu- l'om'o4-ation ilu-re was n !4lll0lH'l' for ilu- invill-cl 51114-sis ni' ilu- Ai-1 Club. S2ltll1'Clily, 0l'lfUll0l' 20, :mln 10 A. M., in llic Amliloriinn ol' 'I'lu- Urn-xcl lnslilnlm-, llu- 0'0llC1'2ll nsscnililv olf nll 1-'lu-sis lllc l'zu'ultV zlml ilu- wliolo slmlc-nl luulv look pl'u-0. 'l'lu- rw . ri 1 - . ' lln'eu spl-ulcers wore: Dr. lloluert J. All-y, l'1'c-simlm-nl ol' Maxim- UlllYUl'Sllj', lJi'. .losa-ph U. Nulry, Prosiclcnl ol' l'lU1'llll2llll Collm-gc, znul l'J1'. llrm-0 'l'nylor, Sll170l'lllll'llIll'lll ol' QIIUUIIS Collogc, 'll01'Ulll0, znul Vlnlplzlin of lllc -lilsl f':nnuliun Vlllg'lll2lll4l01'!-5. 'l'lu-so slim-ing' :ul- cl1'z-sscs will ovc-1' lu- 1'ClllCllIlJ0l'01l lay all who were so l'01'lllll2ll0 ns to lu-an' llu-nl. Following tlu- morning session n Hi'0lUlll'illlUll lllllt'lll'0ll', was sl-i'x'1-fl in ilu- lmluonil-s of llie court to eight llll1Nll'0ll gm-sts. In the evi-ningr, on llic lloolf Galrclc-n off tlu- lim-llcvlu--St1':ilfowl llotol, llu- minivc-l'sni'y dinner took plzufe. This was ai. lll0SlY s:1tisl':u't01'y cmling to our twenty-lil'll1 ZllllllX'Cl'S2ll'j' coleln'nl'ion. 13

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distinguished for the excellence of its training in shop practice tllltl mechanical drawing coupled with training in English, Mathennatics, Physics and Chemistry. The course in lfllectrical Engineering was announced in the summer of 1893, under the direction ot' Professor A. J. Howland. It correlated with the Course in Mechanic Arts. Those who entered from that course had had a thorough grounding in shop prac- tice and had unmistakably established their aptitude tor engineering work. As the years passed the engineering courses came to occupy progressively a more 'IJl'0lllillC!1t place in the Institute's activities. The Department ol' Commerce and Finance started its work in 1892, but received its real impetus under the energetic guidance of Seymour Eaton, who served from 1893 to 1898. He was succeeded by Parke Schoch, an able administrator under whom the Departinent continued to give excellent service. 'l'he Normal Course for the training of teachers of Domestic Science was definitely organized in 1893 and enjoyed a. steady and consistent growth under the able direction of Miss Helen M. Spring, who, by careful selection supplemented by thorough and pains- taking training developed classes ot' young women who added much to the prestige and reputation ot? the Institute. E Paralleling this Work in Domestic Science, there was a similar course in Domestic Arts which did most excellent work under the direction ol? Mrs. Caroline A. Mf. Hall, in training teachers otf dressmaking, 1nilline1'y, and the branches of Domestic Art work. With this organization practically unchanged, the Institute continued to the spring of 15113, when President MacAlister, NV01'll with years and b1'oken in health, retired from active service, becoming President-ldincritus. None of us will be likely to forget his last t.Tcmnnencement, when all the i1'on of his Scottish blood sustained him, broken as he was, in his resolve to see it through. His last farewell was the most eloquent, the bravest word, that has ever echoed through our halls. Wie are proud to llt1VC,Sl'l'VCtl under hiing glad to acknowledge the debt we owe him. Xlr. Horace t'hurclnnan, oi' the lioard of Trustees, served as President pro tem till the election olf ,l.'resident Godfrey in December, 1913. 'Before ns opens a new era. Our beloved Alina Mater needs wise guidance, faithful hearts, and willing hands. She has a. great wo1'k tio do and no one can doubt that the period of her greatest and most glorious service lies in the years to come. 12 i .L

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THE OPENING OF THE CONVOCATION DR. Honms Gonrlncv: It was twenty-five yea1's ago that the Institute opened its doors for regular work in the classes, lJ01'l1 of a great vision of a great mind, the mind ot? a citizen devoted to the ideals of citizenship. It was among the tirst to realize that a first and primary duty of the citizen is the capacity to earn a right, independent living. It was among the lirst to recognize the new world, the world of industry, as industry is a part of the State, and now, after twenty-live years, we meet to honor the memory of Anthony J. Drexel in time ot war, in the time when all education, when all citizenship, is put to the test, and from that acid test education is emerging as never before. IVe have come to realize through these awful years that any training which does not make t'or the fl.1llfltlll10l1ttl.lS of citizenship is vain. We have come to change our concept of what educa- tion means, but we have not lost i11 any way our fundamental belief, nor has the vision of that man whom we honor to-day, as we honor him every day in the Institute, been untrue in the slightest deg1'ee. NVe do not feel that in this time ot' war we could spend the time of our distinguished guests, of our many guests, in a matter which has to do merely with ourselves. lVe be- lieve that we can honor our founder by making our celebration a part ot that great dis- cussion which is before every college i11 the land to-day, lVhat service can we give? 'l'hat is the question. That is the question that all ot' us are trying to answer, and as we sat to-day and heard the inspired word during the day's session of those who have done so much to answer the question, we realized that we had come through trial to at least a point where we were coming to delinite aims in education, and wc knew that we had a basis for our belief, our common belief. And so we conseerate this meeting, this meeting in honor of a great citizen, by bringing it to the pu1'poses of citizenship, and our meet- ings are with that thought devoted to our common purpose in time ol' struggle for liberty and for democracy, and to-night the United States is represented by its otlicers. Ameri- can education is represented by the otticers of colleges and unive1'sities, literally from the Pacific to the Atlantic and from the north to the south. The learned and the pro- fessional societies are here, and we have as the speaker of the Convocation to-night one of the most distinguished of our Canadian brothersg as the Iirst of the speakers to-1nor- row another, and so the border li11e has been blotted out in our common purpose for educational ends, and all the old state lines, and all those former lines that divided us sharply, are blotted out because of this great wa.r. It has brought us at least one great and mighty thing, the power to think together and to act together, for great, common ends. XVith that word I declare this Convocation, celebrating the foundation and the founder and celebrating his spirit and the whole spirit of citizenship, open. f Singing of America. J 14