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From: INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY JAMES MACALISTEB, LL.D. A little more than two years ago, a distinguished assemblage was gathered here to dedicate this building to the purposes for which it had been erected. The bereavement which had so recently desolated his home prevented Mr. Drexel from being present at the exercises and gave an undertone of sadness to what would otherwise have been an occasion of unqualified rejoicing and congratulation. She who had shared in all his plans and anticipations for the institution which was that day called into existence had left him to go forward with its development alone. After the brief space of eighteen months, the summons came likewise to him, and he went away, leaving the Drexel Institute as a legacy to the long line of his fellow-men who for centuries to come will enjoy the fruits of his wise beneficence. We have met this afternoon to pay a simple tribute of respect to the memory of the citizen of whom Philadelphia is so justly proud, and who has recorded his appreciation of what he owed his native city in the noble institution which bears his name. To me has been assigned the simple duty of saying a few words on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the teaching body, and the students of the Institute. Several years ago, Mr. Drexel decided to set apart a portion of his wealth for some benevolent object. After a good deal of that careful consideration which he was accustomed to give to all his undertakings, he came to the conclusion that in no way could his money be so well spent as in promoting the education of the people. His wide experience of life and his sympathetic nature led him to take a deep interest in the masses who have to depend upon their own energies for making their way in the world....

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