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Title: History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Wilson, William Bender, 1839-1919
Subjects: Young Men's Christian Association (Philadelphia, Pa.). Pennsylvania Railroad Dept Pennsylvania Railroad Railroads
Publisher: Philadelphia ( Pa.) : Stephen Greene Co., Printers
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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menu prepared was a gloriousfeast—no Barmecides feast, but a good, substantial meal. Alto-gether it was a lovely affair and we can only hope for a repetitionof it at some early date. On April 10 the closing exercises of the Educational Depart-ment were held in the auditorium. Mr. B. F. Miller, Chairman ofthe Educational Committee, presided. Seated with him on theplatform were the Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper, D.D., lylv.D., Rev.Charles R. Erdman, Mr. Walter C. Douglas, R. I. Heim, and ClassInstructors J. W. R. Collins and W. R. Taylor, stenography andtypewriting; R. A. Whittingham, mechanical drawing; H. J.Kromer, telegraphy, and C. B. Collins, bookkeeping, penmanship,arithmetic, English grammar and spelling. The proceedings openedwith a reading from the Scriptures by Mr. Heim, the selection beinga most appropriate one—Proverbs, 4th chapter, verses 1 to 23,inclusive. Prayer was offered by Mr. W. C. Douglas, afterwhich the De Koven Quartette rendered most acceptably two selec-tions. 144
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FRANK THOMSON,President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1897-1899. Enrollment. Attendance, 51 1,230 16 457 39 390 27 290 _ _—. 34 297 _ _.._. 18 150 19 380 Mr. Miller then read the report of his committee. The work isproperly summarized in the following table: Stenography—- _ - —. Mechanical drawing _ _.. Penmanship _ _ —. English grammar and spelling. Arithmetic _ Bookkeeping _ _ _ Telegraphy. _ _ _.. Total _ _ 204 3,194 Total number of lessons 235. One hundred and thirty-two persons were registered in all classes. Fifty-one (51) students were entitled to certificates of merit inthe various classes. On May 25, 1899, the thirty-third Biennial International Con-vention of the Young Mens Christian Association of North Americamet in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rev. Charles R. Krdman, GeorgeH. Grone, William T. Adams, B. B. Thompson and Charles R.Towson represented this Department and took a very prominentpart in the proceedings. Mr. Towson was made Secretary of theConvention. .

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