The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

Document type:: Multivolume work

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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The Story of Pittsburgh Education a oT HE remarkable position held by Pittsburgh in the fields of industrial enterprise has been detailed to a large extent by the previous issues of the series of booklets, entitled “The Story of Pittsburgh,” and prepared by the First National Bank. An equally remarkable place is held by this city in al- truistic lines. It is the purpose of this book to show the high situation held by Pittsburgh in other matters than those relating to manufactures, or incidental to the amassing of money. The mind is cultivated in Pittsburgh, and the needs of the soul are adequately considered. The educational facilities of the city range from the public and parochial schools to the college and the technical school and university, while the training of ministers of the Gospel goes on in theological seminaries. One of these latter insti- tutions co-operates in the support and control of the Amer- ican School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, and offers students the unique facilities afforded by that school, af- fording opportunities which have never before been open to American students, with arrangements made to reduce the expenses of such students to the lowest point. Great work In astronomy is done in this city, and the achievements of the Allegheny Observatory and of the scientists who have been connected with that institution are known the whole world over. Pittsburgh has always been a warm supporter of religion, and the number of churches, of various denominations, scattered all over its territory, tells of the deep feeling of devotion to religion which pervades the community. The Bellefield district presents one of the finest civic centers in the world. In one view will soon be seen the

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