CHESTER, - Delaware County PA History

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tages for glVlIlg a thorough and complete higher course of
study, as is attested by the large Ilumber of young men fmm
all parts of the country who are graduated yearly at that institution.
At this institution there are four courses of study: civil engineering,
chemical, architectural and classical, in any of which
a graduate may take a degree, and with these is the advantage
offered by a military education, including tactics, infantry and
artillery drills, and during the past year has been added cavalry
practice; the latter is optional with the pupils. This excellent
institution was founded by the late Col. Theo. Hyatt, and incorporated
as a military university in 1862. The present faculty
of the institution consists of Col. Charles E. Hyatf, President;
Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. Morley, Vice-president, and a corps of
eleven other instructors.
A large parochial school is connected with the Church of the
Immaculate Heart, the pupils of which are instructed by Sisters
of Charity. A similar institution is in contemplation by the
parish of St. Michael's Church, and the building will be erected
during the present year.
Just beyond the line, in Upland, is the CrOler Theological
Seminary. \Vith all these ad,'antages it is not surprising that
Chester promises to become an educational as well as a business
center, and that even now the railroads daily arc bringing
scholars to attend our schools.
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CHURCHES.
St. Michael's is the most imposing of our church edifices,
being constructed of granite obtaincd from the Leiper quarries,
on the outskirts of the city. 'The interior is beautifully frescoed,
and presents a handsome appearance. The l\Jadison Street
M. E. Church is built of serpentine stone, and ranks next in
value. It is considered onc of the most desirable charges in
the Philadelphia Conference.
Quite a number of the pastors haVe been connected with
their charges from eight to twenty-five years, and most of the
churches are in a healthy financial condition.
There are twenty-four houses of worship in Chester and