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An Open Letter To Stephen Girard Dear Mr. Girard: After a life spent in following high ideals and hard work as a habit, you passed on in the year 1831. In spirit, however, no one could be so much alive as you are today; this is concretely expressed in our great school—Girard College. Your influence has affected the lives and fortunes of thousands of boys and men. It is we, the beneficiaries of your generosity and vision, who now discharge the honored duty of offering you our heartfelt thanks and appreciation. We of the Class of January 1944 leave our beloved home, classmates, and friends not to go into a normal and peaceful world, but into one torn with strife, war, and man’s inhumanity to man, where more than ordinary character development and preparation for life are required. For all this we have been prepared over the last ten years, and we are ready. You, Stephen Girard, have never sent your sons insufficiently prepared for the challenge, adventures, problems, and opportunities of their future. For this preparation we shall be eternally indebted to you. We thank you, Stephen Girard, for a fine American education. Our course of study has been such that we who wish to enter higher institutions of learning may do so. Others of us are ready to make our way in the world of shops, offices, industry, and commerce. What we have learned here should enable us to succeed on the job, advance ourselves educationally, appreciate good libraries, good music, and good art; and, best of all, become worthy citizens of our democracy. Furthermore, we wish to thank you for a personal development all-embracing in physical and moral values. Hard play, good food, fine medical care have been ours; the result is goo d health. A clear sense of right and wrong, fair play, consideration for others, and respect for religion not our own have been so well inculcated that we ought not to err much in the years to come. No longer shall we have such guidance at hand; we are now on our own. The spirit of all this should remain a beacon light in our time of trial and need. We thank you, Stephen Girard, for that precious, intangible treasure that spreads intrinsic meaning, real purpose, and genuine worth along the pathways of life’s daily tasks. We refer to the treasure of friendship. Our fondest memories will be of classmates, living with them over swift enjoyable weeks in Allen Hall, and especially our closest friends, tested and true, whom we know so well through all phases of our life here. Yes, comradeship in the deepest sense of the word has been ours. And so, on this Commencement Day, our emotions are vibrant. Memories and hopes entwine among our heart strings. But for you the meaningful beauty of this day could never exist. From the bottom of hearts, through tears and smiles, we thank you for everything. Sincerely and faithfully yours, The Class of January 1944 1944 [51 Slje (Enrinttytatt
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Beside This Statue Lie The Mortal Remains Of STEPHEN GIRARD Cabin Boy — Mariner — Merchant—Banker A Patriot —for he loved and honored his adopted city and country. A Humanitarian —for in 1831 he made the largest charitable bequest yet recorded in American history. A Founder —For He established what is now the largest free boarding school for boys on the face of the earth. (ftormtljian January
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