Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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¥ tne approximate center of cantpui, at tne interiection of 13tn Street and erL Wait, ,tanM tne I Jell ZJower, a well-Known meeting place for ZJemple ituaenli. ZJne five oeili nave a comoinea weight of 3000 pounai, and were cadt at the Uan Jjergen VJeil Zractoriei in J4eiugerlee, .J4oi- lana. C verg (quarter hour, theu can be heard all over campui, placing the lAJedtminiter chimei. - ri a reiuCt of a project of the claii of 1966, at the baie of the ZJower there exiiti a plague ana iome ggpium rochi. ZJhe rochi are Known ai ConweCC i aiamonai, ana were brought to ZJemple from the iite of the legenaarg li J4aiea i farm with the help of the f- ahiitani government. ZJhe legend of J4aiea ii one Of a wealthg farmer who J .... ipendi geari roaming in vain in iearch of diamonds, fter hii death, acrei of diamonds were found in hii own bachgard. uiieil C onweil, the founder of ZJemple ifniveriitg, in hii moit famoui ipeech, uied thii legend ai a metaphor to inipire academic excel- lence in itudenti. ZJhe vJ ell ZJower, therefore, ii meant to be ai inipira- tionai to ZJemple itudenti ai it ii a convenient place to meet.

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■¥. £ : f ' m m- » i I »a. .. X •V 2yff, 2 ♦ v S t • y4(tkou k flortli pkiiadeipkia ii not tkougkt of ai Ling ai autifJ ai some of tke otker parti of tke citif, JemJe l niveriity i mfain campui ii attractive enouak to rival an otker. Uke combination W m . t . II J I. I „ „z rovidei an intereiling Uend of itJei. Dke large profuiion of treei and graii makei tke campui ieem like an oaiii in tke midit of tke citg ilreeti. Dke krick waikwagi, itone kenckei, and kuge, old treei give tke fniveriitg a warm ciaiiicaifg collegiate feeling rarely experienced in a citg icnoot.

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l- kiiadeiplua had the honor of beina the bi ft li place of thh country, he citu had always fustified that nonor, ou respecting ana. maintain- ing tne niitoric colonial builaingd. J ince the da d of our forefathers, noweuer, it naS grown into a place of commerce, internationally acclaimed culture, tremendous eating estabiisn- ments, festivals, beautiful parks and interesting people. ZJne citg has grown outward and upward, and has developed an impressive sh line. f- niladeipnia is a unique tfiend of historic heritage and vibrant future. ZJnis blend is made especially clear wnen one regards tne sbgiine. .yn the dst of the tall bright Ig lit build- itu, stands (-itg mi in as in center ci illiam y4aii, with tne statue of I f- enn towering above, Symbolic of tne nistoru of f- niladelpliia. 12