Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Value exists in variety, learning in contrast.

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The Mall is a symbol . . . the Mall for the diversity of campus experiences 12

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1965: Temple University Achieves State Status The Story Behind the Signing Outside, a stiff breeze was blowing and the temperature slowly crept into the upper 30's. The sun played games as shafts of light bounced off the capitol dome on this last day of November. Inside, underneath that dome and safe from the (hill. 100 men and women pressed closer to the long, dark wooden table in the middle of the Victorian-furnished room. Seated at the table were three leaders: one each in education, government and law. At exactly 1:50 p.m. the man in the middle reached over, picked up one of about 50 black ballpoint pens and started to affix his signature to a legal-looking document. And in that instant, the entire course and history ol an 81-ycar-old institution was changed. For the scene was taking place in Ifaiiisbmg on Nov. .HO. I%5, and Gov. William W. Scranton had begun to sign a bill transforming the school founded by a Baptist ministci into Temple University - of the Commonwealth System ol Higher Education. This was the climax — but it came as no surprise to those who had witnessed the consummate skill with A Pennsylvania student counts his money as tuition is reduced more than 50 percent. U which Temple officials had written the script. '1 he path towaid state-rclatcdncss taken by the nation's second largest private university was a long one. lull ol chutes and ladders. It could be traced with little difficulty back to the very founding of the University. Russell IT. Conwell was a Baptist pteachei in Philadelphia in 1881. One evening a young man asked his help to prepare loi the ministry. I)r. Conwell agreed and on the appointed night the young man and six of his friends came to get an education. Within a short lime, the gioup grew from seven to 5iM and staff and facilities were increased. In 1888 Temple College re ceived its charter. As lie stated in an often related and world famous speech. Dr. Conwell found Acres of Diamonds'' in Ins own back yard. He strongly believed that any young man or woman with the pro|»er determination and ambition should have the opportunity to get an education. The incteasing jxipulaiiiy of his “education foi all doctrine brought Temple an ever largo student body along with growing pains as officials looked around for classroom space. Governor Scranton starts to sign the bill making Temple state-related.