Talk:Girard College

Hum?

Why is Girard College nicknamed the "Hum" and why do alumni call themselves "Hummers"? What does it mean, where did it come from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikiniki (talk • contribs)

I attended Girard and graduated in 1981. All the stories I've heard say that a young "Hummer" new to the school and speaking with somewhat of an accent said "Girard is now my hum (meaning home)" And colloquially it's been the Hum ever since.

A Pirate?

Why does the article list Stephen Girard as a pirate? He was a banker, shipping company partner, etc.?

Desegregation

What about Cecil B. Moore? Didn't he lead the case for desegregation? He's got a big avenue named after him in North Philly...

Comment

I don't think a graduate of Girard College could have designed "The Bank of the United States". Both the First and Second Banks of the US predate the founding of Girard College. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.93.238 (talk) 02:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Revelations of Stephen Girard's "GIRARD COLLEGE - as it once was and as Stephen Girard deemed it's operations to be! http://www.stephengirardsgirardcollege.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.10.137.18 (talk) 23:12, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

GIRARD COLLEGE AS IT ONCE WAS!

Anyone interested in the history of Girard College as it once successfully operated between the years of 1848 -1968 following the strict mandates and guidelines that its Founder -Stephen Girard - set forth in his Will.

http://www.stephengirardsgirardcollege.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Actionplay (talk • contribs) 21:28, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

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Promotion?

This article has remarkably few references and reads like it was written by the college's promotional office: glowing descriptions of various people and events, criticism in a check-the-boxes way. Where did the text come from? Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:03, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Original Lay Status

Did not Girard originally provide that the college should be completely lay, and that no priest, clergy, monk or nun should be allowed to set foot in it? Is this still the case, and is the chapel kept for secular use only? I ask as a collateral descendant. Liscaraig (talk) 21:28, 23 June 2024 (UTC)