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		Girard devised and bequeathed his entire residuary estate to the City of Philadelphia in trust for the creation of an "orphan establishment." In furtherance of the deceased's wishes, Girard College was established as an institution for orphan children in Philadelphia.
		It is not disputed, however, that Girard College is excluded from Sub-section [1] of the class certification because it is not a public school as defined by Section 198(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
		Although it was Girard College which had discriminated against the African- Americans in refusing to admit them to the orphanage, the Court found the Board was acting as a trustee based on the power and authority given to it by state law, and therefore responsible under the Fourteenth Amendment for the College's action.
	vls.law.vill.edu /locator/3d/June1995/95a1070p.txt (2230 words)

	Philadelphia - Girard College
		Stephen Girard left donations to schools, hospitals, Masonic poor funds, for fuel for the poor, and other charitable purposes ; but the major part of his for-tune went in trust to the city of Philadelphia, partly to improve its streets and the Delaware River front, but the greater portion to endow Girard College.
		The College building is of white marble, and the finest specimen of pure Grecian architecture in the United States.
		Opposite Girard College are the magnificent buildings of the German Hospital and the Mary J. Drexel Home for the education of nurses, established by the munificence of John D. Lankenau, the widowed husband of the lady whose name it bears.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles24/america-44.shtml (777 words)

	A Classification of American Wealth : History and genealogy of the wealthy families of America
		A native of France, this son of a well-to-do sea captain lost his mother early and falling apart with his father and stepmother, went to sea at the age of fourteen, rising to captaincy as a young adult.
		Surprised by the outbreak of the Independence war in the Delaware Bay, Girard sold his ship and cargo and established himself as a wine and cidar merchant in Philadelphia.
		Stephen Girard died childless the day after Christmas 1831, the richest man in America, leaving over $ 7 million for charitable purposes, notably the creation of Girard College for the education of orphan boys.
	www.raken.com /american_wealth/encyclopedia/profile.asp?code=1003 (387 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Girard had solid baseball teams, and Milligan soon became a standout member of the club, playing third base and showing great power even with a dead ball.
		During Milligan's final year at Girard, Alonzo Knight, a former student of Girard from the class of 1870 and the second of the thirteen from Girard who played in the majors, brought in the Philadelphia Athletics to show the youngsters how to play baseball.
		He never forgot Girard, and when he was free on Founder's Day (Stephen Girard's birthday, May 20, or the closest Saturday to May 20), he would enter the gates of the school that served him well to pay homage to the Founder.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=714&pid=9721 (1640 words)

	AYPF Forum Brief - Rethinking 'Orphanages' for the 21st Century
		Joseph Devlin is Head of Girard College in Philadelphia, PA, one of the oldest residential schools in the country.
		The College was founded by an endowment from Steven Girard and accepts about 100 children each year from an application pool of 3,000.
		Girard students are involved in after-school athletic programs and in a diverse array of arts and science clubs.
	www.aypf.org /forumbriefs/1999/fb012999.htm (1052 words)

	Girard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he was a student of Louis Agassiz.
		Charles Girard moved to Washington, D.C., in 1850, and became the Smithsonian's first ichthyologist as well as its first herpetologist working under Spencer F. Baird until 1860.
		In 1859, Girard returned to Europe and in 1861 was awarded the Cuvier Prize by the Institute of France for his natural history work in the New World.
	www.clt.astate.edu /aromero/new_page_47.htm (348 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Girard College, a private college preparatory boarding school in Philadelphia founded in 1848 for the purpose of educating fatherless boys, between the late 1800s and 1920 produced thirteen graduates who played in the major leagues.
		Tenth of the Girard graduates to reach the majors was John Lush.
		Lush graduated from Girard College in 1903 at the age of seventeen.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=22&pid=8529 (869 words)

	Stephen Girard, The Man, His College and Estate - Chapter 10 - Girard Estate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Girard died in 1831 his Estate was valued at about seven million dollars, the equivalent of approximately $30 billion in 1999 money.
		It was the coal revenues that enabled additional construction in the College that led to the school’s dramatic population increase (Refer to Chapter 4).
		In 1896, construction of the thirteen story Stephen Girard Building at Girard and 12th Streets began and when completed it was expected that the Board’s offices would move there from 120 S. Third Street, the building rented to the Girard National Bank and formerly the banking house of Stephen Girard.
	www.girardweb.com /girard/chapter10.htm (2883 words)

	Girard College \| About Us
		Girard College is a private boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, from families with limited financial resources, headed by a single parent or guardian.
		Girard’s mission is to prepare students for advanced education and life as informed, ethical and productive citizens through a rigorous educational program that promotes intellectual, social and emotional growth.
		Girard College is pleased to hold memberships in several key educational organizations:
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	Stephen Girard: Girard College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Building on the forty-five acre tract of land where Girard College was to rise in North Philadelphia had begun earlier.
		Girard’s will was specific in outlining the design of the buildings to house the students; he had given great thought also to the education that would be provided.
		On January 9, 1851, Girard’s remains were taken from the grave at Trinity Cemetery and moved to Girard College, and placed in Founder’s Hall.
	www.ushistory.org /girard/girard25.htm (175 words)

	GIRARD, STEPHEN (1750-1831) - Online Information article about GIRARD, STEPHEN (1750-1831)
		duty whatsoever in the said college; nor shall any such person ever be admitted for any purpose, or as a visitor, within the premises appropriated to the purposes of the said college.
		The value of the Girard `estate in the year 1907 was $35,000,000, of which $550,000 was devoted to other charities than Girard College.
		George P. Rupp, " Stephen Girard—Merchant and Mariner," in 1848—1898: Semi-Centennial of Girard College (Philadelphia, 1898).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GEO_GNU/GIRARD_STEPHEN_1750_1831_.html (1503 words)

	Private Schools Announcements - (G - M) - Peterson's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Girard is a private, coed, boarding school for academically capable students in grades 1–12 who come from families headed by a single parent or guardian with limited financial resources.
		College admission results for 2004 were exceptionally positive with more than 47% of the class gaining admission at Tier 1 schools.
		College counseling begins during the sophomore year, allowing each student the opportunity to arrive at an understanding of his or her academic and personal priorities when selecting a college.
	www.lifelonglearning.com /pschools/announcements/announcements3.asp?sponsor= (11905 words)

	NARA - Mid Atlantic Region, Philadelphia - Girard College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In another public arena, the admissions policy of Girard College became one of the significant tests of school segregation in the City of Philadelphia.
		Under the will, Girard having "sincerely at heart the welfare of the City of Philadelphia" left the principal part of his estate to "the Mayor, Alderman and citizens of Philadelphia, their successors and assigns" money for a number of charitable purposes of which the school was one.
		Although not part of the Philadelphia public school system, Girard College was administrated by the Board of City Trusts on behalf of a public entity that is required to abide by federal laws.
	www.archives.gov /midatlantic/education/desegregation/philadelphia.html?template=print (792 words)

	Archived: The Uses of Time for Teaching and Learning - Alternative Uses of Time and Student Learning
		As administrators and teachers at all three of these schools are well aware, college admission is only a first and quite tentative step beyond the sheltered world of high school that their students have experienced.
		Girard did not have actual data on college persistence to share, but school officials were aware that too many of their graduates failed to complete college for two primary reasons: money and the impersonality of college campuses in comparison with Girard.
		In addition to assigned chores, seniors at Girard College are also required to perform community service, some of which is on-campus with younger students and some of which is off-campus.
	www.ed.gov /pubs/SER/UsesofTime/chap3-3.html (4773 words)

	GCAA [Girard College Alumni Association]
		The Girard College Alumni Association is a social organization that exists to honor our benefactor, Stephen Girard, founder of Girard College by being of service to Girard College, its students and alumni by providing support to those activities, Girard College students and alumni that may be deemed worthy of such assistance.
		The Girard College Alumni Association is a powerful source in terms of helping one another, influencing the growth of the school and perpetuating the memory of Stephen Girard.
		The Association as it goes into the future is redefining its mission and reaffirming its commitment to provide to the alumni, students, and Girard College, assistance with the necessary tools and expertise that may be needed to improve conditions and reward excellence.
	www.girardalumni.org (365 words)

	Prints of U.S. Schools, Colleges and Universities
		"Allegheny College." From The Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylvania.
		"Marshall College, Mercersburg." From The Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylvania.
		In 1865, Jefferson College, Canonsburg, and Washington College merged to form Washington and Jefferson College These are views of the separate colleges.
	www.philaprintshop.com /colleges.html (1565 words)

	Pro Organo - News and Press Releases, Pro Organo artists, productions, happenings... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Girard College Chapel is to be the venue for highlight events at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists, when they meet this July 1-4 in Philadelphia.
		In celebration of this convention, Pro Organo is proud to announce the release of its 2nd CD featuring the famous Ernest Skinner organ (1933) of Girard College Chapel, with the legendary Philadelphia organist, music professor and church musician, Harry Wilkinson.
		As with the original "Girard - The Definitive Recording," Harry Wilkinson welcomes his long-time pal and companion for countless hours of practice sessions at Girard, Sebastian (Shultz) the Golden Retriever, to his new CD cover.
	www.zarex.com /CD7144PressRelease.html (201 words)

	pw: philadelphia weekly online
		When Stephen Girard died in 1831 as the richest man in America, he left millions to the city to build a boarding school for poor white orphan boys, ages 6 to 18.
		For the protesters, the College Wall had become a symbol of life on the margins--one that confined them to low-paying jobs, inferior schools and run-down neighborhoods.
		When King, on a tour of Northern cities, came to Girard College on Aug. 3, 1965, to lend his support, the mood was electric.
	www.philadelphiaweekly.com /view.php?id=6679 (1108 words)

	Girard College
		All 677 Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program, and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA.
		Girard College receives $544,000 grant to restore roof of Founder's Hall
		Girard College was one of seven nationally significant sites and collections in Pennsylvania to receive a 2005 Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant to restore the severely deteriorated roof of Founder’s Hall, the iconic landmark of the Philadelphia boarding school.
	www.girardcollege.com (165 words)

	Stephen Girard
		Girard went to sea and at the age of 23 was a captain.
		Stephen Girard - Stephen Girard merchant, financier, philanthropist Born: 5/20/1750 Birthplace: Bordeaux, France He...
		Girard College - Girard College, in Philadelphia, an elementary and secondary boarding school for children with...
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	News at Girard College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After running sports camps for the past three summers, Girard College and ESF Summer Camps, Inc., are launching the Philadelphia Dream Camp – a longer (five-week) summer camp experience as well as a year-round, after-school mentoring program.
		Girard College president Joseph T. Devlin has been elected president of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools, a regional consortium of 131 private schools.
		Girard, accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, also holds membership in national and state organizations: National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, the Coalition for Residential Education and The Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools.
	www.girard.gift-planning.org /news/news.html (1464 words)

	STEPHEN GIRARD - MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT SIGNED 02/11/1827
		Renaming it the Bank of Stephen Girard, he provided most of the government's funding during the War of 1812 (at one time, he loaned in excess of $8 million to the U.S. Treasury).
		The bulk of his estate, however, was earmarked for the foundation of Girard College, which provided a home and elementary and secondary schooling for homeless boys.
		Today, 90% of the funding for the college is still generated by revenues from the Girard estate.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/3_2002/business/STEPHEN_GIRARD.htm (262 words)

	PA State Archives - MG-252 - Scope and Content Note - Stephen Girard Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bulk of the material covers the last years of Girard's life during which he was actively engaged in acquiring extensive coal lands in Schuylkill County.
		Light is also shed by some of this material on Girard's relationship with the legislature and on the pressures he brought to bear on behalf of his projects.
		A featured item is a copy of an unusual printing of Girard's "Deed of Trust and Will." The volume, presumably one of a very few copies printed for the executors and possibly the principal heirs, belonged to Duane, signed, and dated by him, February, 1832 (Girard died, December 28, 1831).
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/mg/mg252.htm (363 words)

	Main Line Life - Sports - 12/04/2003 - Akiba's Lindemann nets career point No. 1,000
		Akiba Hebrew Academy senior guard Memmie Lindemann tied her career high of 31 points including her 1,000-career point, but it was not enough as the Cougars fell to visiting Girard College, 57-50, in a non-league contest on Tuesday.
		Akiba tied the score at 50-50 with 2:30 remaining, but was unable to take the lead as Girard went 5-12 from the charity stripe to seal the win and hand the Cougars a deflating loss in a game that was a rematch from last year's Penn-Jersey championship game.
		Girard College - Muhammed 5 0-0 10; Orji 10 2-2 25; Coombs 2 2-2 6; Conrad 0 4-8 4; Young 3 2-3 9; Jones 0 3-10 3.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1597&dept_id=188817&newsid=10615523&PAG=461&rfi=9 (407 words)

	Philadelphia Tribune, The: Girard College oversight focus of proposed bill@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Philadelphia Tribune, The: Girard College oversight focus of proposed bill@ HighBeam Research
		State Rep. Mike Horsey reintroduced legislation this week to dissolve the Philadelphia Board of City Trusts and replace it with a smaller and more closely regulated agency.
		The proposed changes came as a result of allegations of mismanagement and fiscal neglect at Girard College, which comes under the umbrella of the City Trusts.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:23668510&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (204 words)

	Stephen Girard: Merchant, Mariner, Banker, Philanthropist, Humanitarian, Patriot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a more benign display of control, Girard gained great civic regard with his attention to the human tragedies that took a toll in the early years of the Republic.
		One hundred and sixty seven years after his death, Girard College, a school opened in his name, continues to function as he decreed it, giving opportunity to those who would otherwise not have it.
		Stephen Girard’s legacy lives on in diverse ways, visible and invisible, public and silent, his mark indelibly inscribed on our society.
	www.ushistory.org /girard (233 words)

	Girard College Organ (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		DTR8403 Great Skinner Organ at Girard College (Diane Meredith Belcher)
		Girard College was founded in 1848 by the terms of the will of financier and banker, Stephen Girard, the French businessman who figured prominently in the American Revolution.
		Originally for "poor white male orphans", the courts in recent years have changed admission policies to include motherless boys as well as fatherless boys between 6 and 18, other races, and now girls.
	www.dtrmusic.com /orgircol.html (327 words)

	IN PRAISE OF GIRARD COLLEGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I spent 10 years in Girard College, Philadelphia, a ``free'' private boarding school for poor, fatherless boys.
		Girard was the wealthiest man in the United States at his death in 1831.
		Girard College spends $21,000 per year on each student, and it does not cost the taxpayers a dime.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941220/12200003.htm (280 words)

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