1890s
}1891:
Only men attended the first term of the Temple College classes. By the spring of 1888, several women had enrolled. The trustees petitioned for an amendment to the charter, changing the purpose to “the support of an Educational Institution intended primarily for the benefit of Working Men; and for young men and women desirous of attending the same.”
The Baptist Temple opened. With a seating capacity of nearly 4,600, it was the largest Protestant church in the United States.
1892:
The first collegiate degrees were conferred for the Bachelor of Oratory. Four women were among the 18 students receiving degrees.
Conwell established Samaritan Hospital; it was designated to provide care to all people, regardless of race, nationality or creed. The hospital later became affiliated with the medical college and was renamed Temple University Hospital in 1930.
1894:
The football and basketball programs were created, making Temple University among the first institutions in the United States to sponsor extracurricular athletic activities for its students.
1895:
The Law School was established. In 1999, the school was renamed after James E. Beasley, SBM ’53, Law ’56, who gave Temple the largest endowment it had ever received at that time.