The Annals, Vol. 24
Of the American Academy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Annals, Vol. 24: Of the American Academy<br><br>Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen:<br><br>I am particularly fortunate in having the privilege of meeting you this evening, for, in addition to the pleasure of seeing so many old friends, it is an interesting and gratifying experience for a speaker to address a gathering peculiarly concerned with the subject he has to discuss.<br><br>Your organization has had a rapid and healthful growth since its foundation in 1889. I am glad it is international in its scope and that its influence for good has been so marked. As announced when it was organized, the desire was to establish an association which, "renouncing all attempts at propaganda and demanding no confession of faith, should yet aim to keep its members in close touch with the practical social questions of the time." You are living up to this standard; you are doing something worth while in the life of the nation, and that should be a source of pride and congratulation to any association.<br><br>I greatly appreciate your kindness and consideration in arranging for me to meet not only the members of this Academy, but the members of the Manufacturer's Club, honored so long and so justly among the great organizations of its kind, and I am glad also to meet the representatives of the University of Pennsylvania, the foundation of which "was laid in colonial days, nearly fifty years before Pennsylvania became a State."<br><br>Philadelphia has many claims upon those of us who are trying to contribute to a better understanding of commercial and industrial conditions.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.