Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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J. A. BRASHEAR J. 0. BOCKSTOCE CHARLES L. TAYLOR WM. McCONWAY

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Tlu first actual instruction given by the Carnegie Technical Schools was in the form of a preliminary course of public lectures, given at the various Carnegie Libraries around the city. The first lecture was given in April, nineteen four, and the series was kept up for some time. These were of the jxipular scientific class and served to interest the people in scientific matters. They attracted great crowds and were a marked success. An interesting and highly amusing feature of the school’s early history was the attitude of the newspapers towards it. They regarded the school, first and foremost, as a good producer of local color, a subject that was always of interest to the general public. So. it there was no news, they made some. The results were fearful and wonderful, but not very accurate. Every detail was seized and enlarged upon, such as the going and coming of our Director, or the inauguration to bis duties of a new office boy. Such interesting matter was copied by pa|X-rs in many cities, so that Carnegie Tech lias at least l ccn thoroughly advertised. In Octol er. nineteen five, the school was ready for opening. It had been besieged by one thousand seven hundred and twenty-three applicants, of whom six hundred and four were examined. Examinations began October ninth and on the Monday following the Day School of Applied Science was opened, six months and thirteen days after the actual building had been begun. Such remarkable speed in building is symliolic of the speed with which we took our place in the world of colleges. Carnegie Tech is a recognized factor in the college life of Western Pennsylvania, and with its present leader, its brilliant future is assured. F. L. K., 'oS. 25

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tBnarfi of (Trustors of Itjr GJanirijlf Justitato ALBERT J. BARR W. N. FREW, President ROBERT PITCAIRN. Vice President S. II. CHURCH. Secretary HON. J. H. REED. Treasurer D. L. GILLESPIE GEORGE T. OLIVER EDWARD M. BIGELOW HON. WILLIAM B. HA VS ROBERT PITCAIRN Dlt. J. O. BOCK8TOCK DURBIN HORNE HON. HENRY K. PORTER JAMES J. BOOTH JAMES F. HUDSON HON. JAMES H. REED JOHN A. BRA8HKAR JOHN B. JACKSON W. I.I'CIKN SCAIFE HON. JOSEPH BUFFINGTON REV. A. A. LAMBING THOMAS SCOTT JOHN CALDWELL GEORGE A. MACBETH HON. JOHN D. SIIAFF.R SAMUEL H. CHURCH ANDREW W. MELLON CHARLES I.. TAYLOR GEORGE If. CLAPP CHARLES C. MELLOR A, BRYAN WALL HON. JOSIAH COHEN WILLIAM McOONWAY R. B. WARD •ROBERT H. DOUGLAS JAMES R. MncFARLANK J. S. WIGHTMAN WILLIAM N. FREW DR. M. E. O'BRIEN JOSEPH R WOODWELL • I)ccc « ! A (Cummittor tm tbr errhniral $rluuilr WILLIAM McCONWAY. Chairman nit. J. O. ROOKSTOCK HON. JOSKPII BUFFINGTON JAMES J. BOOTH WIIXIAM X. FREW JOHN A. BRA SHEAR CHARLES I TAYI.OR W. LUGIRN SCAIFE A Dirrrlnr ARTHUR A. IIAMERSCHLAG 27