Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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-FIND INTEREST IN CITY SIGHTS Y fONDERS of the. nation's thirJ largest city give never-ending enjoyment to many students, who come to Philadelphia from smaller communities. They find that Penn’s “Greene Countrie Towne. founded in 1682 and charter cd in 1701, has grown to a metropolis of 129.714 square miles, with a population of 1,950,961 and which contains 447.199 buildings, of which more than 425,000 are dwellings. In the old “city proper, extending from Vine to South Streets and from river to river, are contained many of the large mercantile establishments. On busy Chestnut Street, shown at right, are located many of the exclusive ” shops. Several of the large department stores may be seen in the lower photograph, made from Twelfth and Market Streets. The stately Delaware River Bridge, leading to Camden, may he discerned in the background. 17

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3,152 STUDENTS LIVE 'ON CAMPUS' p?ROM forty-one states, four territories, and seven foreign countries come the students who make up Temple's cosmopolitan population. Leading state is. of course, Pennsylvania, followed m order hy New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut. Maryland. Massachusetts, and North Carolina. Panama contributes five students, the Philippine Islands and Puerto Rico, four each: Canada two. China, Honduras. Italy, the British West Indies and Hawa.i one each Although Temple has no men’s dormitories, the recently remodeled woman’s dorms.” with their attractive baby campus, provide such interesting settings as that shown at left. Beautiful Mitten Hall, the “indoor campus” provides students with reading rooms, and rest and recreational facilities, amid luxury like that of an exclusive club. The photograph below shows Christmas decorations in the Great Court.

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IN A CITY OF HISTORY- jO other city can offer such i panorama of the histone forces that have helped hmld America to its present greatness. Founded as a haven of the oppressed, its develop ment in early Colonial days was re markable, and fully justified its selection as the seat of the Continental Congresses and as the capital of the nation from 1776 to 1800. The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall, Fourth and Chestnut Streets. The signing of the Declaration of Independence and other historic events took place in the State House (Independence Hall) shown at left. In adjacent Congress, Hall, the first Congress met and the Supreme Court began its career. In the Betsy Ross House, Washington and Robert Morns sat with the immortal Betsy and designed the first American flag. Franklin's grave is nearby. Great care is devoted to maintaining these shrines in their original condition, minimizing damages from the ravages of time. IN OLD CHRIST CHURCH, on Second Street, worshiped George Washington and other Revolutionary notables The sketch at right i- by Herbert l’ullinger. THE LIBERTY BELL was made in England in 1751, and twice recast in this country. It cracked in 1835 while tolling for Marshall's funeral