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Even in the early days, when money was needed for the necessary buildings (the buildings of which Conwell dreamed when he left second story doors in his church!) EVEN IN THE EARLY DAYS WHEN MONEY WAS NEEDED FOR THE NECESSARY BUILDINGS THE BUILDINGS OF WHICH CONWELL DRAITENED AND LEFT THE SECOND STORY DOORS IN HIS CHURCH
rs both scholarship and practicality. Temple University is not in the least a charitable institution. Its fees are low, and its hours are for the convenience of the students themselves, but it is a place of absolute independence. It is, indeed, a place of far greater independence, so one of the professors pointed out, than are the great universities which receive millions and millions of money in private gifts and endowments. Temple University in its early years was sorely in need of money, and often there were thrills of expectancy when some man of mighty wealth seemed on the point of giving. But not a single one ever did, and now the Temple likes to feel that it is glad of it. The Temple, to quote its own words, is “An institution for strong men and women who can labor with both mind and body.” And the management is proud to be able to say that, although great numbers have come from distant places, “not one of the many thousands ever failed to find an opportunity to support himself.” IS A UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS BOTH SCHOLARSHIP AND PRACTICALITY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS NOT IN THE LEAST A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION ITS FEES ARE LOW AND ITS HOURS ARE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES BUT IT IS A PLACE OF ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE IT IS INDEED A PLACE OF FAR GREATER INDEPENDENCE SO ONE THE PROFESSORS POINTED OUT THEN ARE THE GREAT UNIVERSITIES WHICH RECEIVE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF MONEY IN PRIVATE GIFTS AND ENDOWMENT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IN ITS EARLY YEARS WAS SOLELY IN NEED OF MONEY AND OFTEN THERE WERE THRILLS OF EXPECTANCY WHEN SOME MAN OF MIGHTY WEALTH SEEMED ON THE POINT OF GIVING BUT NOT A SINGLE ONE EVER DID AND NOW THE TEMPLE LIKES TO FEEL THAT IT IS GLAD OF IT THE TEMPLE TO QUOTE IN ITS OWN WORDS IS AN INSTITUTION FOR STRONG MEN AND WOMEN WHO CAN LABOR WITH BOTH MIND AND BODY AND THE MANAGEMENT IS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH GREAT NUMBERS HAVE COME FROM DISTANT PLACES NOT ONE OF THE MANY THOUSANDS EVER FAILED TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT HIMSELF
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