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:: Duquesne University

Collection:: Economics Books

the university is accessible from both the residential and the business sections, as well as the suburbs. The campus, con- sisting of about seven acres, was acquired piecemeal by the Holy Ghost Fathers, who have conducted the school since 1878. Eight buildings constitute the present plant: St. John’s hall and St. Martin’s hall, both residential, acquired from former owners; the main building, erected in 1884; the chapel, begun in 1894 and enlarged in 1904; the Science hall, built in 1915; and the power plant, the gymnasium and the magnificient Canevin hall, all three erected in 1922. In addition, three floors in the Vandergrift building, on Fourth Avenue, have been rented since 1913 for the use of the School of Accounts. In 1878, Right Rev. Bishop Domenec urgently requested Father Joseph Strub, C. 8. Sp., exiled from his native Ger- many by the Bismarck regime, to undertake the work. He complied, and after much effort found quarters for his confreres and their forty pupils in a business block at Wylie avenue and Federal street. The Rev. W. P. Power, C. S. Sp., was the first president. His seven years’ administration were years of struggle for existence but of constant progress, ending shortly after the dedication of the first permanent building on what is now the campus. Under Rev. John T. Murphy, C. S. Sp. (recently deceased as Bishop of Port Louis, Mauritius), who guided the destinies of the college for thirteen years, notable material expansion and scholastic advancement were made. It was he that purchased most of :he present recreation ground, built handball courts, a temporary gymnasium and the chapel, raised the standard and widened the curriculum of both the classical and com- mercial courses, furnished the library, established debating societies and the students’ magazine. But these achievements, important as they undoubtedly were, are dwarfed by those of the present incumbent, Very Rev. M. A. Hehir, C. S. Sp., LL. D., who has stood at the helm since 1899. A man of profound judgment and methodi- cal ways, he has set the stamp of his character on the work of the various departments. In his first years he added to the courses in modern languages and sciences, and made provision for the education of needy students. But it was

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