Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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l834 , Q.,A - WHEN TEMPLE WAS THE only great charity is in giving instruction. That was the creed of Dr. Russell H. Conwell. In ISS4 Dr. Conwell laid the foundation of a dream that was later to become a reality. When seven young men asked him to teach them courses in Latin and Greek, he readily agreed. The second meeting of the class was attended by forty. ln l888 Temple College was chartered by the City of Philadelphia. Five hundred and ninety students and several volunteer instructors were meeting in the basement of Grace Baptist Church. Then, with the acquisition of a three-story brick building on Park Avenue, Temple moved into its first home. The College of Liberal Arts established a day department in 1891 and was granted full authority by the Pennsylvania Legislature to award degrees. Two years later, with the laying of the cornerstone, the building of College Hall was begun. This, Temple's first building of her own, was dedicated in I895. This same year saw the creation of the School of Law. The passing of six years brought a Medical School and a registered School of Pharmacy. Charter changes in 1907 created Temple University, and founder Russell H. Conwell became the first president. This memorable year was also marked by the establishing of a School of Dentistry. In l924 the dedication of Conwell Hall was an answer to the University's most urgent need and was the beginning of a new Temple era. On December 6, 1925, members of the University were saddened by the death of Dr. Con- well. Dr. Charles Ezra Beury became the second president of a University which had grown from a school of seven students to seven professional schools, three hospitals, three undergraduate schools, and a high school. Under Presi-