Drexel
ANTHONY JOSEPH, an American banker; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1826. He became the head of the well-known firm of Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, having been identified with it from the age of 13. He was zealous in promoting science and art, especially music, and contributed largely to philanthropic and educational interests. The Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry Philadelphia, dedicated Dec. 18, 1891, was established by him. His name is associated with that of his friend, George W. Childs, in the inception of the Childs-Drexel Home for Union Printers, Colorado Springs, Col. He died in 1893.
DREXEL INSTITUTE OF ART, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, an insti. tution founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, by Anthony J. Drexel. Its purpose is to instruct men in engineering; women in the domestic arts and science; and both men and women in clerical and secretarial work. The Institute includes the Engineering School, the School of Domestic Science and Art, and the Secretarial School. Special courses are also offered in chemistry, architecture, and English. In 1919 there were 499 students and 51 members of the faculty. President, Hollis Godfrey, Sc. D., F. R. G. S.