the only one in the western part of the state, which receives 
state aid. 
The first academy building was located at the corner of 
what is now Third Avenue and Cherry Way. It was a two- 
story brick house, with two rooms upstairs and one room 
downstairs. George Welch was the first principal. In 1810, 
the administration of Rev. Joseph Stockton, one of the most 
prominent of the early principals, began. He was the 
author of the Western Spelling Book and the Western Cal- 
culator, the most popular textbooks of the time. 
The year 1819 marked a new epoch in the school’s history, 
for the Pittsburgh Academy became the Western University 
of Pennsylvania, and a new three-story building was erected. 
Then came a period of misfortune and struggle. Twice the 
building was destroyed by fire. For a time it was necessary 
to suspend instruction. But in 1855 a new building was 
erected at Ross and Diamond Streets, and brighter days 
followed. 
In 1891, Dr. William J. Holland was appointed to the 
chancellorship of the University. At that time there were 
less than one hundred students and a faculty of eighteen 
members. Dr. Holland determined that the institution 
should become a university in fact as well as in name. 
Schools of Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Mines, and Dentistry 
were established or affiliated. Faculty members whose 
names will long be remembered were such men as Daniel 
(“Uncle Dan”) Carhart, Reginald A. Fessenden, Dr. 
Francis Clifford Phillips, Dr. Albert Ellis Frost, Edmund 
Burke Huey, Dr. George A. M. Dyess, and others. 
In 1904, Dr. Samuel Black McCormick became chan- 
cellor. He immediately made new plans for the University. 
The year 1908 was a red letter year, for in that year the name 
was changed to the University of Pittsburgh and the loca- 
tion was moved to its new campus in the Schenley district. 
New schools were soon established—the Schools of Business 
Administration, Education, Graduate School, and Mellon 
Institute of Industrial Research. New buildings were added, 
and the growth of the University since that time has been 
phenomenal. The expansion which began with Dr. Hol- 
land’s administration continues in that of Dr. John Gabhert