Geer's Hartford City Directory, 1897, Part 108

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The pavilion for contagious diseases built within the amount subscribed by citizens, namely, $25,000, and is 109 by 48 feet, has 7 rooms and 19 beds for patients.

THE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, under the direction of Miss Linda A. Richards, has been ably conducted. The graduates of the year, 12 in number, under examination, proved themselves fully competent, and we can confi- dently recommend them to whoever may need intelligent and efficient service.

The graduates of previous years who have remained in the city and vicinity have been in demand, and are fully appreciated by those persons who have had occasion to employ them.

The Executive Committee direct the internal management, including the grounds and build- ings, both of the Hospital and Home.

The visiting physicians and surgeons take

charge of the medical and surgical departments, and arrange their time for visiting the Hos- pital. Acute cases are visited every day, and chronic cases as often as necessity requires.

All moneys for board of patients at the Hos- pital and inmates of the home must be paid to the Superintendent.

Patients to the Hospital may be admitted by either member of the Executive Committee, subject to the approval of said Committee at their regular Hospital meeting.

Inmates of the home must be admitted and discharged by & unanimous vote of said Com- mittee present at said meeting.

Neither the Medical Staff nor Executive Com- mittee shall receive from the Hospital or Home compensation in any form for duties performed in their behalf.

The regular visits of the visiting physicians and surgeons are made daily between the hours of 8 A. M. and 12 M.

Extra visits shall be made whenever the ne- cessity of the case demands.

They shall report to the Superintendent pa- tients who are in a proper condition to be dis- charged from the Hospital.

No operation shall be performed without the consent of the patient ; but if consent cannot be obtained after all the surgeons in consulta- tion have decided that the patient's safety de- mands it, the visiting surgeon shall advise the discharge of the patient from the Hospital.

The resident physician and surgeon shall visit the patients in their respective wards every morning and evening, and be prepared to report their condition to the visiting physicians and surgeons.

No ardent spirits or other stimulating drinks shall be brought into the Hospital by the pa- tients or their friends; neither shall patients be furnished fruit or any article of food, with- out the knowledge or permission of the Super- intendent.

All patients are admitted by permit from one of the Executive Committee or Superintendent, who arranges the price per week, according to the circumstances of the case and accommoda- tions required.

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CHARTERED IN 1873.

OLD PEOPLE'S HOME.

20 JEFFERSON STREET.

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Old people's Home ..

Executive Officers of the Old People's Home.

Executive Committee, HARMON G. HOWE, M. D., THOMAS SISSON.

HENRY K. MORGAN,

Physician, JOSEPH B. HALL, M. D. LEANDER HALL, Superintendent. Mrs. E. J. FOX, Matron.

CARRIE M. FOX, Assistant Matron.

THIS department of the Hospital was opened for the reception of inmates December 1, 1884. The present number of permanent inmates is 62; boarders, 6; - total, 68.

There is a class of aged and infirm persons who cannot find homes with their relatives or friends, either through inability in adapting themselves to new surroundings, or whose habits and dis- position render them disagreeable and uncom- fortable to their friends or relatives, who may be willing, or are morally bound, to afford them a home in their old age. These should not be considered objects of public charity. While it might be proper to admit them as boarders, their friends should be chargeable for their full support. The Home should not as- sume any responsibility for their future, unless a sum, the interest of which would be sufficient for this purpose, should be paid into the treas- ury of the Hospital, and become a part of the permanent fund.

Another class of applicants includes those aged and homeless persons who are in possession of some small amount of money, but insufficient for their comfortable support, and if their years are prolonged, the dreary prospect of the alms- house is before them. These ought to be re- ceived as permanent inmates, provided the conditions of admission are satisfied ; and as the admission fee will only cover the expense of support for a year or two, any property they may possess over and above this amount should be paid over to the Treasurer of the Hospital, to indemnify the institution in some slight de- gree for the responsibility assumed.

Still another class comprises those aged, infirm and homeless ones who are destitute of friends and means of support. This class is a large one, and appeals strongly to our sympathy.

The liberality of our citizens toward the Hospital encourages us in the firm belief that, when the needs of the " Old People's Home " are fully ap- preciated and the vast amount of good to be accomplished by its agency is understood, it will not suffer for lack of funds, and that in the near future, the terms of admission may be made more liberal. It has been a source of re- gret to those in its management that for want of money they have been obliged to refuse ad- mission to many worthy aged and infirm per-

sons, who have been looking forward to this Home for shelter in their declining years.

This department has some unique features, dif- fering in many respects from institutions of similar purpose in our country. Many of the Homes for the aged and infirm are established and maintained by religious denominations for the care of those members of their own churches in need. Others are limited to residence in the city or town where they are located. Others, still, are established for the benefit of a par- ticular race. Few receive both sexes.

In some respects the Old People's Home is a novel experiment, restricted neither by relig- ious tenants, residents in the city, sex or race.

The building has proved to be admirably fitted in every respect for the purpose designed, furnishing a pleasant and comfortable home for the aged and infirm. It offers shelter, whole- some food, warmth, and medical service (a not inconsiderable item with the aged). Its doors are open and cannot be closed upon those of its inmates who desire to withdraw at any time.

Persons desiring temporary accommodation, in the Home will be charged such a sum as the Executive Committee may find necessary to cover the expenses of board, etc.

Applicants for admission to the Old People's Home must be citizens of Hartford County. persons of good character, not under 60 years of age, and in reduced circumstances.

Applications for admission must be made to the Executive Committee, and a full statement of circumstances of applicant must be given.

The friends of inmates and the public gener- ally may visit the Home on Thursday, between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock A. M., and from 2 to 4 o'clock P. M. At other times visitors will be admitted only by permission of the Superintendent or Matron.

No physician except those connected with the Hospital will be allowed to attend the inmates, except by permission of the Chairman or some member of the Executive Committee.

No spirituous liquors shall be brought into the Home, nor shall any be used by any inmate unless the same be prescribed by the attending physician, and placed in charge of and admin- istered by the Matron.

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GYMNASIUM BUILDING.

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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

MAIN BUILDING, 315-323 PEARL ST.

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The Hartford Young Men's Christian Association, 315-323 PEARL ST., Cor. JEWELL ST. Organized, 1878. Incorporated, 1884. Building Occupied, Nov. 8, 1893. Building is open 8 80 A.M. to 10.80 P.M. every week day; and from 1 to 6 P.M. on Sundays.

T HE BUILDING is well equipped in all departments of work for young men. It con- tains a Reading Room, Parlor, Recreation Room, Boys' Rooms, Educational Class Rooms, Gymnasium, Bath Rooms, Bowling Alleys, Workingmen's Exchange, Cafe and Sleeping Rooms.

THE MEMBERSHIP March 1, 1897, was 1397. It was composed of young men from almost all occupations and creeds. The Annual Fee ranges from $2.00 to $8.00, according to privi- leges desired. The only requirement is good moral character.

THE READING ROOM, which is open to the public, contains 70 newspapers and periodicals. THE WORKINGMEN'S EXCHANGE is a pleasant resort for men who enjoy the sociability of the saloon, but do not want the liquors. Pool tables and other games are provided.

THE GYMNASIUM CLASSES for Business Men, Young Men, and Juniors, have a large enroll- ment. Visitors come, during the winter months, by the hundreds, to watch from the Gymna- sium Galleries the exercise and the sport.

Song Services every Sunday afternoon. Bible Classes during the week, an Employment Bureau, a Boarding House Register, and a Correspondence Table are at the service of all young men.

THE HILLYER INSTITUTE

is the educational department of the Hartford Young Men's Christian Association. It was en- dowed with Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) by Mr. A. R. Hillyer and Miss Clara E. Hillyer, as a memorial to their deceased father, General Charles T. Hillyer.

THE AIM OF THE INSTITUTE is to place a practical education within reach of all young

men in Hartford and vi- ciuity. Last winter the total enrollment in all classes was 411.

The following branches are taught: Architectural, Freehand and Mechanical Drawing, Pattern Making, Woodwork, .. Forging, Plumbing, ... Electricity, Chemistry, Physics. Pen- manship, Book-keeping, Arithmetic, ... Shorthand, Algebra, Geometry, Spell. ing and English Grammar.

The Instruction is all given in the evening in order to reach those who are employed during the day. There are two ternis of twenty lessons each in most classes. The work is carried on between Oct. 1 and April 1.

The Association seeks to benefit young men in every possible way-spiritual, mental, social, and physical.

Applications for membership should be made at the business office. All Young Men are Welcome.

GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.

Trinity College,

SUMMIT STREET, HARTFORD, CONN.

The Charter of Washington College was granted by : the city, was purchased, and ground was broken in the General Assembly in 1823; and, in consequence of 1875 for buildings in accordance with very elaborate plans which had been secured. Two blocks of build- ings, in accordance with modifications of those plans, were ready for occupancy in 1878; and in 1882 the west side of the great quadrangle, 600 feet in length, was completed by the erection of the central towers. the gift of Col. Charles H. Northam. Seabury Hall contains the Chapel, the Library, the Cabinet, the Dining Hall, and Lecture Rooms, besides a few suites of apartments; Jarvis Hall and Northam Towers are arranged for students' rooms. The St. John Observa- tory was built on the south campus in 1883, and the President's house on the North campus in 1885. The new gymnasium and Alumni Hall was completed in 1887, and the Jarvis Laboratories, providing for the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, for which a i large gift was made by the late Geo. A. Jarvis, was 1 occupied in 1888. Within a few years liberal additions, from gifts and legacies, have been made to the funds of the College by Stephen M. Buckingham, Mrs. Frances .J. Holland, (daughter of Bishop Brownell), Henry Keney, Mrs. Walter Keney, Judge D. W. Pardee, George A. Jarvis, Henry E. Russell, and others. the generous gifts of the citizens of Hartford to the new institution. it was located by the Trustees in that city. The Rt. Rev. T. C. Brownell. D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Connecticut, was chosen president ; and in 1824, two buildings afterwards known as Seabury Hall, and Jar- vis Hail. were erected on an ample site of fourteen acres, now the Capitol grounds, but then described as about three quarters of a mile from the city. Academic work was begun. in buildings temporarily engaged for that purpose. on the 23.1 day of September, 1824. The beginning of a good library was soon made, and in a few years the collection of books, with those belonging to the Rev. Prof. Jarvis, was said to be the most select in the country and only less in number than that in the library of one other college. There was soon, also, a valuable cabinet. Two things proposed in the scheme of instruction were novel in their character: the arrangement for practical work in the scientific department, and the admission of partial students to pursue select courses of study. In 1845 the name of the College on the petition of the Alumni and the Cor- poration, was changed to Trinity College; in the same year a third Building, Brownell Hall, was erected. In 1871 it was proposed to the College authorities that The College offers four courses of instruction, viz : 1, a Course in Arts; 2, a Course in Letters and Sci- ence; 8, a Course in Science; 4, a Course in Letters. they should sell the campus to the city to be used as the site of the new State Capitol. The sale was ef- fected, the College reserving the use of the grounds These courses extend over four years, with the ex- ception of the Course in Science, which begins with the Sophomore year. and part of the building till 1877. A new site of some eighty acres on high land south of the western part of

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Students completing the Course in Arts receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts ; those completing the Course in Letters and Science, or the Course in Sci- ence, receive the degree of Bachelor of Science; and those completing the Course in Letters re- ceive the degree of' Bachelor of Letters. The Statutes provide that students who do not propose to attend the whole course of instruction may be per- mitted,under the name of Students in Special Courses, to recite with regular classes in such studies as, upon examination, they shall be found qualified to pursue.

The requirements for admission to the Course in Arts are as follows :

Greek :- Grammar; Anabasis, four books; Iliad three books; Prose Composition; History.

Latin :- Grammar; Cæsar, four books; Eneid, six books; Cicero, five orations; Extempore Translation from prose and verse; Prose Composition ; History and . Geography.

Mathematics :- Arithmetic; Algebra, through Quad- ratics, together with Proportion, Progressions, and the Binominal Theorem; Plane Geometry.

English :- Grammar: Composition on a subject from assigned works in English Literature.

Candidates for admission to other courses substitute elementary French or German for the requirements in Greek; those for the Course in Letters and Science also omit the requirement in extempore Latin transia- tion; and Candidates for admission to the Course in Science are also examined in six books of Cæsar with Latin Grammar and Composition, in Algebra as far as the Theory of Equations, in the whole of Geometry, in Plane Trigonometry, in Trench's Study of Words, and in the History of the United States.

In addition to the Religious Studies (to which one hour a week is assigned throughout each course) each student is required to take at least fifteen hours a week. The Sophomores are allowed a choice of four out of seven studies, with certain restrictions, besides a course in English ; and four-fifths of the work of the last two years is in elective studies, in which over sixty courses are offered. The Freshmen and the Sophomores have regular work in the gymnasium, under the charge of an instructor.

Two Examinations for admission are held at the College in each year; the first at the end of June, in Commencement Week, and the second in September. immediately before the beginning of Christmas Term (in 1897, September 14, 15, and 16).

The academic year is equally divided into two terms. The vear begins with examinations for Admission on the Tuesday nearest the 15th of September, and ex- tends to Commencement, which falls on the last Thurs- day in June (in 1897, June 24th). There is a recess of two or three weeks at Christmas, and another of ten days in the spring.

Honors are conferred in fifteen studies or groups of studies. The honor grade is obtained by students hav- ing, in both term-mark and examination-mark in any study, an average of nine on a scale of ten.

The first three students in each class receive ap- pointments to speak at Commencement; and either two, three, or four other appointments are made after competition among those who are found to be eligible.

The Library, which is open every week day, contains nearly 88,000 volumes, exclusive of many duplicates and unbound pamphlets. The Burgess, Elton, Shef- field, Peters, Athenaeum, Alumni, and Northam Library Funds amount to about $40,000.

The Cabinet, open every week day, contains valua- ble collections in Natural History, Geology and Min- eralogy, including a complete suite of Ward's casts, a large collection of skeletons, specimens of rocks, pho- tographic views, etc.

The Observatory has been recently provided with a new telescope of excellent make.

The Treasurer's bills including tuition, room rent, heat and incidentals, vary from $242.50 to $177.50, according to the location of rooms. The amount of these bills is considerably reduced to holders of schol- arships. For holders of those scholarships which re- mit the entire charges for tuition and room rent, the Treasurer's bills are reduced to $42.50; and the neces- sary expenses of such students, including board and other personal items, will not exceed $250 or $300 a year. Application for any scholarship should be made in writing to the President by the parent or guardian, at or before the beginning of the term in which the student intends to enter.

Most of the rooms in the College buildings are so arranged as to provide that two students rooming together have a common study and separate bedrooms. All the rooms are heated by steam, and ventilation fs secured by open fire-places. Water is carried into each section.

Prizes are awarded each year for excellence in spe- cial work, as tested by written theses or examinations; for some of which special endowments have been provided ; and also for excellence in composition and declamation. To these prizes have been added' re- cently the three Holland Prize Scholarships, each having the annual value of about $600, and the Russell Fellowship. There is also a prize offered to students for Hartford for the best examinations for admission.

The number of the Alumni of the College is 1174, of whom about 780 survive.

The faculty is at present constituted as follows: The Rev. GEORGE WILLIAMSON SMITH, D.D., LL.D. PRESIDENT; and Hobart Professor of Metaphysics. The Rev. THOMAS R. PYNCHON, D.D., LL.D., Brownell Professor of Moral Philosophy.

The Rev. SAMUEL HART, D.D., Professor of the Latin Language and Literature.

The Rev. IBSON T. BECKWITH, PH. D., Professor of the Greek Language and Literature.

The Rev. FLAVEL S. LUTHER, M.A., Seabury Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, and Secretary. The Rev. HENRY FERGUSON, M.A., Northam Professor of History and Political Science. CHARLES FREDERICK JOHNSON, M.A., Professor of English Literature.

The Rev. JOHN J. McCOOK, M.A., Professor of Modern Languages. WM. LISPENARD ROBB, PH. D„, Professor of Physics. ROBERT BAIRD RIGGS, PH. D., Scovill Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science. W. R. MARTIN, LL.B, PH. D., Professor of Oriental and Modern Languages.

There are also instructors in Natural Science, Draw- ing, and Elocution, and Lecturers on Law, Anatomy, Hygiene, and English and Italian Literature.

Copies of Examination papers and of Catalogues, and information of every kind touching the Courses of Instructions, Scholarships, etc., can be obtained from the President, or from the Secretary of the Faculty. For Societies, see page 711.

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CASE MEMORIAL LIBRARY.

HOSMER HALL.

THE HARTFORD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

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The Hartford Theological Seminary;

Formerly known as "THE THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF CONNECTICUT."

Sixty-fourth Year, 1897-98.

This Seminary is managed by Trustees elect- ed by THE PASTORAL UNION OF CONNECTICUT, a large and increasing association of Congrega- tional ministers.

THE PASTORAL UNION was formed in 1833; and the charter of the Seminary was secured in 1834. The first building was erected at East Windsor Hill, in 1834, where the Seminary remained for over 30 years. In October, 1865, it was removed to 33 Prospect street, Hartford. The corner-stone of its present commodious building, HOSMER HALL, 1507 Broad street, was laid May 8, 1879. This building was the gift of the late James B. Hosmer. It is of brick and stone, three stories and French roof, 160 feet front, with two wings over 100 feet deep. It contains a chapel, music-room, reading-room, several lecture-rooms, office, about sixty stu- dents' rooms, dining-room, kitchen and laun- dry, with every appliance for comfort and efficiency. A fully equipped GYMNASIUM, 32 by 60 feet, is placed somewhat in the rear.

The LIBRARY contains over 65,000 books and 35,000 pamphlets, the larger part of which was secured through the liberality of the late NEWTON CASE. It includes many rare and valuable books, and is especially rich in biblical texts, bibliography, Arabic literature, Reformation history, Lutherana and Hymnol- ogy. It is open to students and the public generally for consultation from 7.30 A.M. to 9.30 P. M., Sundays excepted. The CASE MEMORIAL LIBRARY is a large, fully-equipped, fire-proof building, ample for the needs of the Library for many years to come.

The READING ROOM is supplied with nearly 500 periodicals, including several daily pa- pera, the various religious weeklies, and the leading American and European reviews.

The MUSEUM contains the large collection of curiosities from missionary lands, gathered by the American Board, together with many ac- quired by the Seminary, forming an unusually rich and instructive exhibit.

The calendar provides but a single session, beginning the first Wednesday in October and closing the first Thursday in June, with re- cesses at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Prize entrance examinations, October 6, 1897.

PRESIDENT OF THE SEMINARY. Rev. CHESTER D. HARTRANFT, D. D.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

President, Rev. EDWIN B. WEBB, D. D. Treasurer, JOHN ALLEN.

Secretary, Rev. GEORGE W. WINCH.

For Three Years .- Rev.C.D.HARTRANFT, D.D., Rev. F. S. HATCH, Rev. LEWELLYN PRATT, D.D., Rev. C. M. SOUTHGATE, Rev. A. C. THOMPSON, D.D., Rev. E. B. WEBB, D.D., Messrs. THOMAS DUNCAN, W. F. DAY, G. P. STOCKWELL, W. I. WASHBURN, D. W. WILLIAMS.

For Two Years. - Rev. ASHER ANDERSON, Rev. L. H. CONE, Rev. J. E. TUTTLE, D.D.,

Rev. JEREMIAH TAYLOR, D.D., Messrs. J. W. ALLEN, G. E. BARSTOW, L. A. COOKE, RODNEY DENNIS, J. F. MORRIS, SILAS H. PAINK, ROW- LAND SWIFT.

. For One Year. - Rev. MICHAEL BURNHAM, D.D., Rev. A. W. HAZEN, D.D., Rev. H. H. KELSEY, Rev. D. A. REED, Rev. G. W. WINCH, Messrs. J. M. ALLEN, JOHN ALLEN, E. H. BAK- ER, C. A. DENNY, G. R. SHEPHERD, ELBRIDGE TORREY.

Executive Committee .- RODNEY DENNIS, Chair- man; JOHN ALLEN. J. M. ALLEN, T. DUNCAN, C. D. HARTRANFT, ROWLAND SWIFT, H. H. KELSEY.

FACULTY. CHESTER DAVID HARTRANFT, D.D., President.

Professor of Biblical Theology, and Instructor Encyclopedia and Methodology.

WALDO SELDEN PRATT, A.M., Professor of Ecclesiastical Music and Hymnology.

MELANCTHON WILLIAMS JACOBUS, D.D., H08- mer Professor of New Testament Exegesis.

WILLISTON WALKER, PH.D., D.D., Waldo Professor of Germanic and Western Church History.

CHARLES MARSH MEAD, PH.D., D.D., Riley Professor of Christian Theology.

EDWIN KNOX MITCHELL, D.D., Professor of Greco-Roman and Eastern Church History.

CLARK SMITH BEARDSLEE, A.M., Professor of Biblical Dogmatics and Ethics.

ALEXANDER ROSS MERRIAM, A.B., Samuel Hawes Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Sociology.

ARTHUR LINCOLN GILLETT, A.M., Professor of Apologetics.

ALFRED TYLER PERRY, A.M., Associate Pro- fessor of Bibliology, Instructor in Church Pol- ity, and Librarian.

LEWIS BAYLES PATON, PH.D., Associate Pro- fessor of Old Testament Exegesis and Criticism, Instructor in Assyrian and Cognate Lan- guages, and Registrar.

DUNCAN BLACK MACDONALD, B.D., Associate Professor of Semitic Languages.

CECIL HARPER, A. M., Boston, Mass., In- structor in Oratory.

EDWARD EVERETT NOURSE, Berlin, Conn., Instructor in New Testament Canonicity and Textual Criticism.

AUGUSTUS C. THOMPSON, D.D., Boston, Mass., Lecturer on Foreign Missions.

AUSTIN B. BASSETT, B.D., Ware, Mass., Lec- turer on Experiential Theology.

CHARLES CUMMINGS STEARNS, A.M., Lecturer on Archeology.

Professor HERMAN V. HILPRECHT, D.D., Phil- adelphia, Pa., Carew Lecturer for 1895-96.

WILLIAM CUSHMAN HAWKS, Tutor in Ara- maic and Assistant Librarian.

OTTO SCHLUTTER, Tutor in the German Language and Literature.

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Geer's Hartford City Directory, 1897, Part 108

Author: Publication date: 1843 Publisher: Hartford : Hartford Steam Print. Co Number of Pages: 773

Author:
Publication date: 1843
Publisher: Hartford : Hartford Steam Print. Co
Number of Pages: 773