Contemplating the University’s present building program 
and the relation of the University to the city, Dr. Bowman 
has said, “When we even half realize what the city of Pitts- 
burgh is, the wilderness here which reached down to our 
grandfathers’ time, the epic story of the city’s growth, the 
doings and the hope of its people, when we half realize in our 
hearts how much we desire that this record continue, that 
achievement remains our inspiration not only in industry 
but in all that makes life satisfying—philosophy, govern- 
ment, science, and literature—then we know what the Uni- 
versity is to Pittsburgh. It is a central symbol which calls 
into practice all of the sterling stuff in us. 
“A building of enduring beauty, the Cathedral of Learn- 
ing will be a fitting monument to the brave pioneers who 
started the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787, and to those others 
who have brought the University to its present status. To 
the many students who will enter its portals in the years to 
come it will be an inspiration and incentive to live always at 
the highest level. And to the city of which it is such an 
essential part it will stand as the realization of an ideal ** 
ALLEGHENY OBSERVATORY 
Pittsburgh makes many contributions to astronomy 
through the Allegheny Observatory, one of the great astrono- 
mical institutions of the world, belonging to the Pittsburgh 
University. This observatory is situated on the highest hill 
in Riverview Park, overlooking wooded valleys, with a wide 
view down the Ohio River. The observatory is famed 
throughout astronomical and scientific circles alike for its 
equipment and the quality and quantity of results achieved 
bv its staff. 
The present observatory developed from a small beginning 
in 1859, when several citizens of the present North Side of 
Pittsburgh organized the Allegheny Telescope Association. 
[ts efforts at raising funds were so successful that instead of 
buying an 8-inch telescope, at first contemplated, a 13-inch 
telescope was secured, and mounted in the new building in 
the beginning of 1861. When mounted, this telescope was