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...always has the American Philosophical Society, oldest U. S. learned society, propounded such weighty questions. Founded in 1744 by Benjamin Franklin, but fallen into decline, it was revived in 1767 by Philadelphia aristocrats who were jealous of another Franklin- Franklin-founded society, "The American Society for Promoting and Promulgating Useful Knowledge in Philadelphia." By January 1769 the city's store of useful knowledge had become considerable; its philosophical riches were gratifying. It occurred to Philadelphians that the two were not perforce antagonistic. The two societies joined, elected Franklin president, called themselves the American Philosophical Society...
Thursday was the one hundred and sixty fifth anniversary of the fire which destroyed Harvard Hall, one of the oldest buildings in the University. Although many valuable manuscript and treasures were consumed, the greatest loss was the destruction of the original library of John Harvard, all but one volume being lost. The story connected with the surviving volume is that it was taken from the Library without permission on the evening of the fire...
...oldest estates on Tycoon's Coast is that of Bernard Mannes Baruch at Georgetown, S. C. He inherited it from his father, who was a surgeon on the staff of General Robert...
...union of Bank of the Manhattan Co. with International Acceptance brings together one of the oldest of U. S. banking families and one of the oldest of international banking families. The U. S. family is Baker, contemporary Baker being J. Stewart, president of the Bank of the Manhattan Co., Vice Chairman of International Acceptance. The international family is Warburg, current Warburgs being Brothers Paul & Felix. The present story, however, concerns only Brother Paul, Board Chairman of International Acceptance, Associate Chairman of Bank of the Manhattan Co., and his son, James P., who will become president of International Manhattan...
When the organ sounds its joyous diapason, Cardinal O'Connell will listen with the ears of a notable composer. In a basement he found the oldest Christian church in Rome. In another basement likewise, when he was a student at St. Charles College, Maryland, he found a broken-down melodeon. Some of the pipes would sound, however, and he sat there playing, lost to everything else, including his classes...