The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623714

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241132

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 14

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: University of Pittsburgh

Collection:: Economics Books

Plans for the Presbyterian General Hospital, which will be a unit of the center, are well under way. While the University of Pittsburgh draws students from abroad, it is primarily a Pittsburgh institution. Nearly 50 per cent of its students live in the city, and almost '75 per cent are from Allegheny County. More than 90 per cent of the University of Pittsburgh student body are from the state of Pennsylvania, the majority of them representing the 26 counties of western Pennsylvania, which have a population of about 5,000,000. More than half of the full-time students are women, and women are admitted to every school, both undergraduate and professional, and take a prominent part ‘n student activities. The roster of the University of Pittsburgh’s alumni con- tains the names of many who have achieved distinction and brought honor to their Alma Mater. Among them are Washington Roebling, the engineer who built the Brooklyn Bridge from the plans of his father; George Wilkins Guthrie, ambassador to Japan under President Wilson and the first mayor of Greater Pittsburgh; Andrew William Mellon, the Secretary of the Treasury; Senator David Aiken Reed; Ethelbert Nevin, composer of music; Hervey Allen, modern poet, and numerous others who have taken an important part in civic, educational, and professional life. In the frontier days Pittsburgh Academy expressed the courage and tenacity of the pioneer settlers of the trading post community. Something of that same spirit has been carried through the years of the University’s transition and growth. The time has now arrived for another step to be taken to meet the increasing demands upon the university. Facilities have proven inadequate, and an extensive building program has been adopted. The new plans for the expansion of the University include a building which will express the traditions of the city of Pittsburgh and express the spirit of hope and achievement for which it stands. A Cathedral of Learning, unique in design, in that it will tower to a height of more than 30 stories, is now in the process of construction on the plot of ground bounded by Fifth Avenue, Bellefield Avenue, Bigelow Boulevard and Forbes Street, and with the present buildings, will accommodate 12,000 students.

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