Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Renaissance Donner Hall, new fraternity houses, an influx of young faculty, the new social relations program, and the Carnegie expansion project are but a few evidences of a subtle yet all-encompassing change which Carnegie as an institution is experiencing. The most important part of this metamorphosis is the intangible— the emphasis on thought and the future. This year's seniors have experienced a transition in their four years here, yet its effects won't be fully felt for several years. It has included a startling growth in the number of student activities and a corresponding growth in the student body’s interest in them, a strengthening of the faculty by the addition of capable, young members, an emphasis on the creative use of technical knowledge, and an. expansion program stressing quality, not quantity. It is an exciting, stimulating experience which can lead us, participants in it, to a more active, more intelligent use of our abilities and lives. It provides us with the tools which will enable us to enrich our lives to their greatest potentiality. In this way, the renaissance at Carnegie holds a special meaning for each of us. On the following pages, we show the still incomplete picture of this renaissance and some of the effects when “the old order changeth yielding place to new.” 8

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Personalities