Excerpt from The Debutante, 1889 The Johns Hopkins University owes its foundation to the liber ality of the Baltimore merchant whose name it bears. He died on the twenty-fourth of December, 1873, nearly eighty years of age, leaving a large fortune, most of which he gave in two nearly equal amounts for the endowment of a University and for the en dowment of a Hospital. He directed that, when the Hospital was completed, it should become a part of the Medical School of the University. Many years before his death he began to ...
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Excerpt from The Debutante, 1889 The Johns Hopkins University owes its foundation to the liber ality of the Baltimore merchant whose name it bears. He died on the twenty-fourth of December, 1873, nearly eighty years of age, leaving a large fortune, most of which he gave in two nearly equal amounts for the endowment of a University and for the en dowment of a Hospital. He directed that, when the Hospital was completed, it should become a part of the Medical School of the University. Many years before his death he began to cherish the idea of establishing these two institutions, and the letter of instruc tions signed by him shows the broad and enlightened views which he held with respect to the welfare of mankind. At the same time his specific bequests were very simple, and he left to his Trustees the decision of all details. The University was incorporated under the general laws of the State of Maryland before the death of the founder, and soon after his death the Trustees held their first business meeting, on the oth of February, 1874. The first President of the University, who is still in office, was elected in December of that year, and entered upon his duties in the following May. The instruction of the University began in the autumn of 1876, and has been gradually extended and improved since that time. The University Buildings are placed in the heart of the city, within sight of the \vashington Monument, and near to a large number of literary and educational establishments. They include a central building, in which are the offices of administration and the class-rooms for the ancient languages. Directly west of this building are the Library of the University and the largest lecture room, known as Hopkins Hall. Beyond this, to the west, stands the Chemical Laboratory, a very convenient and well-equipped establishment; and still further to the west is the Biological Labo ratory, likewise a three-story building, in which all the best modern appliances are found for the study of the biological sciences. North of the main group of buildings stands the Gymnasium, with its accessory bath-rooms, lunch-rooms, and study-rooms. Still further north is the largest and best of all the buildings yetconstructed, the Physical Laboratory. Several dwelling-houses in the neighborhood are also used for class-rooms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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