Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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School of Industrial Administration Keeping pace with the growing trend toward scientific management in industry, the School of Industrial Administration was completed in 1951 to accommodate the facilities necessary to effectively further the aims of scientific management. Founded by William Larimer Mellon, it was designed along modern functional lines, and is constructed of yellow brick and steel. The elegantly simple facade fronts on an imposing lobby of highly polished granite, into which murals have been etched depicting various industrial scenes. The second and third floors of the building are furnished with metal and leather chairs and individual tables which allow a variety of classroom arrangements, depending on the size and purpose of the class. Individual offices are also provided on these floors for the members of the faculty. The first floor contains the main offices opening off the lobby and a large, panelled auditorium which has proved a needed addition to the campus facilities. The auditorium scats are equipped with writing arms so that the theater can be used for special class purposes. In addition, a reading room and lounge arc located on this floor. The reading room maintains a collection of the latest business and industrial periodicals, and is adjoined by two soundproofed conference rooms for the use of small discussion groups. The lounge's comfortable furniture is arranged for informal conversation groups and contains a small kitchen to aid in the preparation of refreshments. The building has proved its versatility and adaptability in the five years since its completion, and its facilities have provided a useful environment for the students' work. 9

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Morewood Gardens Morewood Gardens has become an integral part of the campus life of a Carnegie Tech co-ed. It supplies her with more than adequate living facilities at a surprisingly low cost. There are 233 rooms available which, at capacity, are able to house 429 girls. Morewood held that capacity this year until Thanksgiving. Now there are five vacant rooms which are used for visitors to our campus. Each room is equipped with a chest of drawers, a bed, a bookcase, a desk, and a chair for each girl. Closet space is plentiful. There are 126 baths, some privately attached to the rooms, and others not attached. On each floor there is a utility room complete with an ironing board, washtubs, brooms, mops, and a hotplate. To the outside viewer Morewood appears to be one building but, upon examination it is found that there arc actually four separate buildings connected by an open lobby. Each section is known as a tower. Each tower is divided from the next by a firewall and has its own elevator. Before Morewood came into ownership of the college it was a very exclusive apartment house. To have the address 1060 Morewood Avenue at that time showed that one had very good taste. Carnegie Tech took it over to be used as a dormitory for girls and opened it in the fall of 1948. The dormitory, however, is not only a place to live to the students at Carnegie Tech. Since the present Carnegie Union is not big enough to accommodate all the activities that the campus sponsors; many groups hold their meetings in Morewood. The Dorm Council Room, the Blue Room, the Private Dining Room, the Library, and the Recreation Room serve as meeting places for various organizations. Women's Dorm Council, Pan Hellenic Council, Cwens, Mortarboard and Omicron Delta Kappa are a few of the groups that regularly use Morewood Gardens for their meetings and socials. The girls are also able to take advantage of Morewood s central location to the cultural center of Pittsburgh. Within a few minutes walking distance can be found Phipps Conservatory which conducts several flower shows each year, the Carnegie Museum which has one of the most authentic and lifelike collection of murals of prehistoric animals ever seen in this area; and also Syria Mosque, where the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs, is near at hand. Morewood Gardens plays an important part in the over all educational process that each and every Tech student undergoes because of its facilities, its nearness to a city of varied interests, and also because of the women who reside there. A nice view of Morewood Gardens can be seen on the opposite page—Morewood Gardens in the spring. II