University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Edwird 11. Litchfield; alter V. ieh, i? istanl chancellor—h k M'ww nfftttv. .WheelV..Na VWwo, m vs vA cWtcAVn a mw a v development; Charlci B. Ptikt, mutant chancetlor-wiwknv aftaitw.VW ywvvvow tttnatwl vAvt VA,N w.fVam W v cks£ e . Crawford will act as liaison between tk Wtt awl mote yosdk, tk m cVatwWot ot tk the individual members ol the faculty. In addition,be will M tbeen tM.Tks ykmtwo® serve as secretary to the Hoard of Trustees, tk dtniais- oi tk n tk waWtuV smt, trative Committee, and other committees, Earned as tk K w as ks eol tkkuAkk vice chancellor o( tk professions was lit. this 1, Mu. at de ehtn» ec tuot.%hkev to' l)r. Stahr will direct tk schools ol In, en inccri , ctW » m to k C m kt m cation, and tk other professional schools. The assistant hastVtn will assist k Ikwv chancellor o( business allairs is I)r. alter 1'. Web, lit, tlo not w k k ClmkV Vieli’s primary duty is financial planning andVecpm® the 'These ate kmiuheo Iniversily operating within the kits ol its budget.Hr. ; u e Vlterne k Albert C. V ait Ditsen was named as the assistant ehaucel lor of planning and development, a job that attempts to who ate. alfetttpk te promote a strong bond between the. InivetsiVj ant its teptesewkW'witwA the c who wwtsl alumni and works to obtain funds to help katiee Ahwet V lie tweisl t wt sily programs. Tin matt in charge of all sltttlnl fett l)r. Charles II. Peake, assistant chancek olsltnW i Vl ew kw (airs. Dr. Peake's primary concetti is lieslwtklM, eewisislsetUlie

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The Administrative Committee met every two weeks in the Chancellor's office for luncheon and business. Left to right: Elvis J. Stalir, vice chancellor—the professions; Robert A. Moore, vice chancellor—the health professions; Alan C. Rankin, executive assistant to the chancellor; Stanton C. Crawford, dean of the faculties, secretary of the University, and secretary of the Board of Trustees; Chancellor ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE... TO Foremost among those behind the University of Pittsburgh’s rapid rise in the field of education are nine men— the Administrative Committee of the University. It is the duty of these men to assure a successful culmination to the era” that is now beginning—to achieve the visions of the school's founders. Heading this group is Dr. Edward II. Litchfield, newly appointed Chancellor of the University. In his effort to place Pitt among the nation's top schools Dr. Litchfield has completely reorganized the administrative set-up. Formerly, each department of the University would send its representative directly to the Chancellor who had to fit meetings with each of them into his busy schedule. This was declared impractical. It was decided that a system requiring only eight or nine men to report their findings to the Chancellor would lie better than a method requiring forty-five or fifty separate reports. By lowering the number of reports, the Chancellor would be able to spend more time with each representative and more fully discuss his problems. However, this meant that each representative would have to he a highly learned and skilled person—he would have to have a thorough and intense knowledge of several related fields. For instance, the vice chancellor of the health professions has to be able to know and comprehend the problems encountered in the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and the Graduate School of Public Health. In addition, he must take care of all problems pertaining to Falk Clinic, the nurses residence, and Western Psychiatric Institute ami Clinic. Men capable of such formidable tasks are a relatively rare commodity. Nevertheless, Chancellor Litchfield has thus far managed to fill all but one of these positions. Dr. Robert A. Moore has been named vice chancellor of the health professions.The position of secretary of the University and dean of the faculties has been awarded to Dr. Stanton C. Crawford, former dean of the College. Dr. 8

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The New Era” marks expansion of Pitt’s physical dimensions as can be seen in this air view of the University’s Medical Center, most rapidly advancing area on the campus. In the foreground Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, still under construction, is surrounded by DeSoto Hall, Nurse’s Residence, Children’s Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, School of Health Professions, and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. PITT TAKES ON NEW DIMENSIONS One hundred and seventy years ago the people of Pittsburgh embarked upon a New Era”—an era dedicated to providing higher education to the people of the Pittsburgh district. The first efforts of these early settlers led by Hugh Henry Brackcnridgc was the founding of the log Academy in the Pittsburgh of 1787. This was the beginning—the start of the era. From the Academy has evolved the University we know today. But it wasn’t that simple. In the 1790’s a new Academy, a two-story brick building, was erected next to the log house on the lot at Third ami Cherry Alley. Then, by 1819, another kind of expansion became necessary. Academy-trained men had to go away from Pittsburgh to universities in the East to continue their educations. The city, now numbering 7,000 people, sought and received in 10 February, 1819, the charter of the Western University of Pennsylvania. Twice the University was destroyed by fire, in 1845 and again in 1849. and each time the people of Pittsburgh rallied to its aid and rebuilt it. When it outgrew its few buildings in Old Allegheny, the University was moved hack across the river to a pasture in Oakland where, in 1908. it became the University of Pittsburgh. In the 1920's and 1930’s the citizens of this industrial community were again called upon to aid their University. The nearly ten thousand students enrolled in 1924 and the certainty of increasing enrollment showed a need for expansion. The University’s Chancellor, John Gabbcrt Bowman, convinced the people of Pittsburgh that new buildings must provide, in addition to space, beauty and