Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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TURNING THE FIRST SPADEFUL OF EARTH On April 3, 1905. Mrs. Hamcrschlag. wife of the first President, signalized the start of building operations by sinking a spade at the spot where excavations began for the erection of the original building. This occurred near the southwest corner of the campus. The school was organized to serve interests in four areas—The School of Science and Technology was to couple intellectual and technical skills to produce engineer's assistants, foremen, draftsmen, etc.; the School of Apprentices and Journeymen was to concentrate on the mechanics of manufacturing and building; the School of Fine and Applied Arts was to specialize in courses that would produce skilled designers and art workers in the industrial application of the plastic arts; and Margaret Morrison Carnegie College was to emphasize homcmaking, nursing, and secretarial skills. five

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On November 15, 1900, Andrew Carnegie provided the first definition of the Carnegie Technical Schools thereby beginning the evolutionary process in terms of which today’s institution is defined. On that date he announced his intention to endow a technical school for the city of Pittsburgh which would offer secondary technical education coupled with specialized training in science and art. Course content and methods of instruction were to have a direct relationship to the technical, developmental, and managerial needs of area industry. four

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