270 The Franklin Bi-centennial 



THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN 



The University of Wisconsin 



extends to the 



American Philosophical Society 



Cordial Greetings 



upon the celebration of the Two HUNDREDTH ANNI- 

 VERSARY of the birth of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, and joins 

 therewith assurance of the high esteem in which the 

 Middle West holds alike the name of Franklin and the 

 spirit and achievement of the Society that now honors 

 his memory. Emulating that spirit of broad catholicity 

 of human interests so admirably exemplified in Frank- 

 lin's life, the University unites with the Philosophical 

 Society in holding as an integral part of its province, 

 the increase of knowledge and the widening application 

 of that knowledge to the daily life of mankind. With 

 Franklin, it regards no useful intellectual pursuit as 

 beneath its notice and none too high to fall within 

 its ken. 



In admiration for the many-sidedness of Franklin's 

 career, the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN joins with its 

 sister institutions of learning throughout the world in 



