University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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TODAY . . . To a casual observer, the Pitt Campus on the one hand is materialistic; on the other, it is picturesque. Away from the smoky industries lining the Pittsburgh river banks, towers the Cathedral of Learning in majestic splendor as “the central symbol of creativc-ncss and of achievement in the Pittsburgh district”. Concrete floors, walls of Indiana limestone, and structural steel frames are only a partial description of the campus. Pitt is more than all this. From the cultural viewpoint, the Cathedral stands as a romantic vision surrounded by a campus of colorful sights that is part of the natural beauty found ... Pictorial here. The photographs were selected with this in mind. We pass them on to you in hopes that they bear us out. Summer and Spring hold for us a special charm. The air is full of a thousand scents. Our very life becomes luxury. At our leisure, we lie on the grass [ ioi

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To the hundreds of Pitt students and faculty in the armed forces maintaining a fight against all enemies to preserve the principles, welfare, and independence of the United States of America.

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Front the North enhance of (he ca fi uis, students stroll donut the O. I) K. walk luted with slender trees that lead to the Cathedral, t he scenery at Pitt is as carted as the students you meet. beneath the shade of a tree and the shadows of the Cathedral feeling as though we belong to the growing things about us. Those having class on the first floor listen to the birds chatter in the trees besides the windows. Spring on the campus is gorgeous, romantic, and vibrant. ... Pitt Thousands of visitors come here each year to view the Cathedral, the Stephen Foster Memorial, Mellon Institute, and the Heinz Memorial Chapel in its beauty of material and workmanship. No less important is the campus itself which inspires us to create and achieve, the source of the value of education and of life. [ill