The story of Pittsburgh: Education, part two

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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:: 1831623781

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241142

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education, part two

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 15

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 36] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Pittsburgh academy

Collection:: Economics Books

Academy. That the academy filled a definite need in the life of the growing industrial center was evidenced by the steady and marked increase in the enrollment of the student body, a tribute to the foresight of Mr. Lytle and to the meth- ods of instruction employed at the Academy. In 1896 Neville Hall was unable to accommodate the students who sought admission, and more spacious quarters became necessary. The buildings formerly occupied by the University of Pittsburgh, then known as the Western Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, were secured and occupied until 1909, when this ground was taken for the new City-County building. The new and more centrally located May building then became the home of the Pittsburgh Academy. Here a period of growth and expansion began which in 1915 necessitated securing larger quarters to accommodate the constantly increasing student body. An ideal location was selected in the most refined section of down-town Pitts- burgh, 581 Wood Street. The building was entirely remodeled to suit the needs of the school. That the ambitious dream of the founder has been more than realized is amply attested by the fact that over 11,000 men and women have been graduated from Pittsburgh Academy in the last 46 years, and today are successful ministers, lawyers, physicians, teachers, merchants, manu- facturers, editors, bankers and men and women of affairs. The enrollment has twice doubled itself within the last five years, and the institution bids fair to witness a period of expansion and growth unexampled in its own history. Herbert G. Lytle, A. B., is president and director; Rhuel Hampton Merrill, B. S., B. D., D.D., is president emeritus, and Mrs. J. W. Lytle is secretary. A large faculty has charge of the many departments comprised in Pittsburgh Academy’s courses of instruction. Mothers of students regard Mrs. J. W. Lytle, wife of the founder and mother of the present president of the Pitts- burgh Academy, with the warmest affection. She is known as “Mother Lytle”, and she never forgets a student or his school record. From her vast store of wisdom she advises graduates, encourages the students, and welcomes the strangers.

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