Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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iargest and most impressive of its kind ever held at Temple UHiVC1'Sity. Following the dinner President Beury recounted Temples progress, step-by-step, both aiong physical and academic lines, since iiis election succeeding Dr. Conweii. Continuing its rise to greater tame, Temple University conferred tide honorary degree of doc- tor oi jurisprudence upon the President of tile United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the Founder,s Day exercises Saturday, Feioruary 22. in his address, President Roosevelt lauded the progress made by Temple Unive1'sity during titre past ten years under tile leadership of Dr. Beury. in time year 1956, We are amazed at the rapid strides taken toward improvement of a University that had its origin only fifty-two years ago. From that small class oi seven students taught by Dr. Russell H. Conweii, ttiere iias developed a great metropolitan university affording education facili- ties to almost eleven thousand students a year. Let us hope that tile future will be branded by the same success as time past, and Temple Uni- versity rise and stand above all as the greatest educational unit of aii time. s -JOSEPH B. ANDERSON. This Bust, now in the Library, was presented by time General Alumni Association on the occasion of President Beuryys tenth anniversary. Boris Biai, sculptor, is pulling the finishing touches on the Bust as Dr. Beary poses. U31

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As a resu1t of the acquisition of a iarge stadium on the 15-acre field at Vernon Road and City Line, made possiioie hy a gift of Charles G. Erny, there was a rapid expansion of athietics. The most singuiar achievement in Temp1e,s athietic history tooic piace when in 1955 Gienn Scohey fpopi Warner afilixed his name to a tive-year contract as footioaii coach. To provide more ciassroom space an additionai Hoor Was constructed on Convveii 115111, and in 1929 the tvveive-story Carneii 1-1a11 was com- pieted. The Samaritan Hospitai, re-named the Tempie University Hospitai, was douioied in size in 1950, and in the foiiovving year the 351,500,000 Medicai Schooi was opened. The Gaia Lane Country Day Schooi was acquired, and the heau- tifui Mitten 1-1a11 opened, aiso in 1951. During the depression years, the huiiding program was siowed somewhat and yet important physicai and academic improvements were made in every department. Because of his qualities as an educator. patriotic citizen, a1o1e counseiior, author and henefactorg in appreciation of his traveis and in- vestigations in foreign iands for the henetit of suffering humanityg hut, ahove a11, for his con- stant devotion to the hest interests of the City of Phiiadeiphia, Dr. Beury received the Vvanderers' 1V1eda1 designating him as the outstanding citizen of Phiiadeiphia for the year 1955-54. Other honors conferred upon President Beury inciude: honorary degrees of doctor of iavvs hy Ursinus Coiiege in Fehruary, 1926, and iater from the University of Pennsyivania and Lafayette C01- iegeg and the degree of master of arts from Hahnemann 1V1ec1ica1 Coiiege. 1n 1952 he was presented with Hungarian honor medai ivy Henry 1'1o1:Jec1i, Hungarian Consui. At the conciusion of ten years, despite the 1ac1c ot endowment and the effects of the economic situation, the University,s assets had increased aimost six miiiion doiiars. Among the severai imposing iouiiding units that have heen added in I 27 recent years are the Suiiivan 1V1emoria1 Lihrary, financed partiy 1oy a government ioan and a henetaction ot the iate Thomas D. Suiiivan, and the Steiia Eiicins Tyier Schooi ot Fine Arts, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Tyier, of Eiicins Park. Among more recent academic advances have heen the estaioiishment of a Department of Puioiic Affairs, for the training of young men and Women for poiitics and puhiic iifeg the creation of evening courses ieading to a degree: and the piacing of the Law Schooi on a iuii time day and evening hasis. As he Wieided the historic trowei, with which Dr. Russeii Convveii, Dr. Laura Carneii and Dr, Arthur A. Mitten had dedicated the three iouiidings which hear those names, President Beury stated that the iaying of the Suiiivan 1V1emoria1 Lihrary cornerstone fuitiiied the great- est need oi the University. 1n ceiehration of the tenth anniversary of the eiection ot Dr. Beury to the presidency, he Was tendered a Ten Years of Progress Dinneru Saturday, January 18, 1956. This was attended hy neariy 1,500 persons, inciuding many notahies throughout the state. The function was the Ur. William Mayo receives an honorary degree from President Beury at the dedication of the Medical School in 1931.

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