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' .ttl ttl . f . , Franklin rran1.lm rran1lm J'rankltn Jrankltn ' . fieldmammoth field mammoth mammothsta sta stadlUm stadtum stadium dlUm dtum of the University Unwersllyof o of f Penn Pennsylvama Pennsylvanta Pennsylvama sylvama sylvanta at Philadelphia Plnladelplua Pluladelplua has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been tJie the scene ofmany of many hzstorzc historic hzstorzcfootball historicfootball historicfootball football bames ames At right rzght i IS $ pictured pZC plc pZCtured plctared tured tared Robert T McCraChen McCracken McCrackenchairman McCrackenchairman chairman of the bicentennialplanning IJicentenmal bicentennial bicentennialplanning planlllng planning committee comnllttee for the univerity um tint umver tintversity ver versity tty s 200thanmversary 200thanniversary 200th anniversary anmversary be being being zng ing celebrated this tIns month monthThomas monthThomas Thomas S Gates president of the theUmvers theUnivers theUnivers Umvers Univers ty of Pennsylvania former formerUn formerUn formerUn Un led ted States Sen George Wharton WhartonPcppcr WhartonPepper WhartonPepper Pcppcr Pepper an alumnus and trustee of ofthe ofthe ofthe the uni\ uni unn uniers \ ers ty and Thomas I Park Parkmson Parkrnson Parkmson mson rnson pres dent of the EquitableLife rqwtable Equitable rqwtableL EquitableLife : L Life e Assurance society of the Un tedStates ted tedStates tedStates States who is cha rman of the Nat Na Natonal Nat tonal t onal Alumni Alumm B centennial centenmal comm t ttee ttee ttee tteePresentat tee teePresentat Presentat on of the b centenn al alfund alfund alfund fund addresses by representat ves yes vesof yesof vesof of the student body and select ons onsby onsby onsby by the univers uruvers ty band and glee club clubfeature clubfeature clubfeature feature the program Ralph Mor Mon Morgan Mongan Morgan gan president presldent of the General Alum Alumm Alumiii Alumni m iii society sobety is pres d ngPres ngPres ng ngPres Pres dent Roosevelt and Sir Lyman Ly Lyman Lyman man Poore DufT Duff receive honorarydegrees honorary honorarydegrees honorarydegrees degrees and deliver addresses atthe at atthe atthe the convocat on in Convention hall hallon hallon on Friday Fnday afternoon afternoonIn In addit addlt on Associate JustIce JustIceOwen JusticeOwen JusticeOwen Owen J Roberts of the Supreme SupremeCourt SupremeCourt SupremeCourt Court of the United States who IS ISan isan isan an alumnus of o1 the University UDlverslty of ofPenn ofPennsylvan ofPennsylvan Penn Pennsylvan sylvan a is delivering dellvermg an ad address address address dress and the bicentennial blcentennial poem Is Isbemg isbeing isbemg bemg being presented by its author Edward Ed Edward Edward ward W Mumtord Mumford secretary of theuniversity theuniversityWater the theuruverslty theuniversity uruverslty university uruversltyWater universitywater Water Carnival Carmval Staged StagedA A b centennial river nver pageant and andwater andwater andwater water carnival is bemg being staged Fn Fri Fnday Friday Fnday day night on the Schuylkul Schuylkill river nver m mFalrmount mFairmount inFairmount Falrmount Fairmount park A fireworks d s splay splay splay play crew races and a parade of o1 offloa o1floats offloats floa floats ts dep ctmg ctIng sting various phases of ofthe ofthe ofthe the university uruverslty umversity s life We make up the pro program program program gram Many former university unlverslty oars oarsmen oarsmen oarsmen men are taking part partThe partThe partThe The University Umverslty of Pennsylvaniatraces Pennsylvama Pennsylvania Pennsylvamatraces Pennsylvaniatraces traces its origin ongln to a charityschool chanty charity chantyschool charityschool school for which a building bulldmg was waserected waserected waserected erected m In Philadelph Phlladelph a in m 1740 Nme Nine Nmeyears Nineyears Nineyears years later after the publication publlcahon of ofBenJamm ofBenjamin ofBenjamin BenJamm Benjamin Franklin Franklm s Proposals Re Relatlng Relatmg Relatmg latlng latmg to the Educat on of Youth In InPennsylvama inPennsylvania inPennsylvania Pennsylvama Pennsylvania there was estab establIshed established established lIshed an academy with which WhlCh the thechanty thecharity thecharity chanty charity school was comb nedFranh.1m nedFranklin ned nedFranklin Franklin Franh.1m Franh1m . served as the first pres press pressdent president I Ident dent of the academy s trustees andso and andso andso so successful was the undertakingthat undertakmg undertaking undertakmgthat undertakingthat that in m 1753 a charter was obtainedin obtamedIn obtamed obtained In the name of the Academy and andChantable andCharitable andCharitable Chantable Charitable School in m the Province ProvlDce of o1 ofPennsylvan o1Pennsylvan ofPennsylvan Pennsylvan aCharter aCharter a aCharter Charter Granted Graatcd in 10 1755In 1755In 1755 1755In In 1755 a confirma confirmatory tory charter charterrncorporat chartermcorporatng chartermcorporat rncorporat mcorporatng ng The College Acade Academy Academy Academy my and Charitable Chantable School was wasgranted wasgranted wasgranted granted by Thomas and RIchard RIchardPenn RichardPenn RichardPenn Penn and the inst mst tut on continuedunder contmued continued contmuedunder continuedunder under that name until 1779 when thestate the thestate thestate state legislative body changed thecorporate the thecorporate thecorporate corporate title to Trustees of theUniversity the theUnnerSlty theUnit UnnerSlty Unit ersity of o1 the State of Pennsylvan Pennsylvan Pennsyi Pennsyl van a f # t " ( I + e / /A A / 1 1p ' . " ' ' Sy . , x r ' f ff , - , p- p pLater f y i iT T l / / / Later the rights and propertieswere propertIes propertIeswere propertieswere were restored to the trustees of o1 the thecollege thecollege thecollege college w th the un tin versity verslty st U II ll con cont cont cont t nu ng and in 1791 an act was waspassed waspassed waspassed passed amalgamat ng the old college collegewlth collegewith collegewith wlth with the new university and prov d dmg drng ding mg rng that the name of the institutIOn institutionbe be The Univers Unlvers ty of Pennsylva Pennsylvan n a the corporate t tie tle it now nowholds nowholds nowholds nowholdsThe holds holdsThe The bu Idmgs ldings first used by theun the theun theun un versity verslty were at Fourth and Archstreets Arch Archstreets Archstreets streets m In Philadelphia During Durmg aperiod a aperIOd aperiod perIOd of 15 months in 1777 and 1778 1778these 1778these 1778these these buildings buildmgs were used by Brit Bnt sh shtroops shtroops shtroops troops and the college was closed closedAt closedAt closedAt At another time the bu Idmgs ldings were wereoccupIed wereoccupied wereoccupied occupIed by soldiers soldlers m ID in the Conti Continental Continental Continental nental armyWashlngtoa armyWashington army armyWashington Washington Washlngtoa Attended Exercises ExercisesIn In 1778 congress met m in the Old OldCollege OldCollege OldCollege College hall and members of thecongress the thecongress thecongress congress George Washington Washrngton andothers and andothers andothers others prominent promment in m early history ofthe of ofthe ofthe the country attended the publ cfunct c cfunet cfunct funet funct ons and commencement exer exerClses exercases exercises exercisesThe Clses cases ClsesThe casesThe The university uruverslty itself contnbuted contributed contnbutedmany contributedmany contributedmany many men who played d stmgwshed stingwshed stmgwshedparts stingwshedparts stmguishedparts parts m In the making of a new na nat nat nat t on . . In the Continental Contmental congress congressfor congressfor congresstor for instance were Alien Allen Mlfflm Mifflin MlfflmJohn MifflinJohn MifflmJohn John and Lambert Cadwalader Pe Peters Petens Peters ters tens Bingham Bmgham and Sm th of Pennsylvania Penn Pennsylvama Pennsylvania sylvama sylvania Hopkmson HopkInson Neilson andSargeant and andSargeant andSargeant Sargeant of New Jersey Paca Seney Se Seney Seney ney and Hmdman Hindman of Maryland Wil Wilhamson Williamson Williamson hamson liamson and Hill of North Carolma Carolina Carolmaand Carolinaand Carolinaand and othersSigners othersSigners others othersSigners Signers of the Declaration Declarahon of In Independence Independence Independence dependence included mcluded the folio follo fobo vmg vmgPennsylvamamen vmgPennsylvaniamen vmgPennsylvania Pennsylvamamen Pennsylvaniamen men BenJam BenjamnFrank Benj am nFrank nFrankI n Frank1 I 1 n Robert Moms MorrIs George Clymer ClymerJames ClymerJames ClymerJames James Wilson Benjamin BenJamrn Rush RushThomas RushThomas RushThomas Thomas McKean John Penn Fran FranCIS Francis Francis CIS Hopk nson William Paca andJames and andJames andJames James Smith |
