DESCRIPTION:
Subject: Girard College, Philadelphia, PA
Condition: Excellent (See scans)
Back side: Divided
Circulated: Yes
Year: 1909
Publisher: Unknown
Postmark: August 11, 1909, Philadelphia, PA
""Girard College was founded in 1833 and opened on January 1, 1848, under provisions of the will of Stephen Girard. His vision as a school for poor, white, orphaned boys who had lost their fathers was unique in educating an entirely unserved population. Girard saw a chance to educate boys who might otherwise be lost and to prepare them for useful, productive lives. Girard's vision for the school can best be understood in the context of early 19th-century Philadelphia. The city was at the forefront of creating innovative American institutions designed to solve a specific social challenge, such as the Eastern State Penitentiary (humane incarceration), the Pennsylvania Hospital (mental illness), the Pennsylvania Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (disabilities), and the Franklin Institute (scientific knowledge). Girard chose to dedicate his immense fortune to help educate Americans for the future."" (Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girard_College)
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