East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
BIGGEST SCHOOL
IN THE WORLD
WHERE ANYBODY CAN
LEARN ANYTHING.
Applicants Come From All Over the
World-Nine Thousand Applicants
for the Two thousand Scholarships
Has an Endowment of $12,OOO,-
600.

condition will mark the opening, on
October 16, of the Carnegie Techni-
cal Schools in Pittsburg.
These applications have come from
all over the world. Those from the
United States lead, numerically. with
France, Germany and Russia follow
ing closely. Even 90 Filipinos desire
to take courses. Every civilized
country on the face of the globe has
its applicants.
While at the start only 1000 pupils
can be accommodated at the schools
this number will eventually reach
5000. All that is required of an ap-
plicant is that he or she shall speak
English, deposit a tuition fee of $50
a year and demonstrate a desire to
learn.
No limit has been set to the extent
of this benefaction of Andrew Car
negie, which starts with an endow-
ment Of S12,O00,000.
And no matter what pupil desires
to learn, he or she will be taught
that branch. If no professor on the
roll is capable of teaching a desired
study, one will be secured for the
work, no matter at what cost or
whence secured.
The scope of the institute is to be
absolutely without limit, and, even at
the outset, the courses shall en-
brace almost every known calling.
Rush for admission to the Carnegie
Technical schools began almost as
soon as the nature and extent of the
steel kings new educational enter
prise were announced.
knowledge of the opportunities to
be afforded seems to have sped
around the earth. At any rate, APP
plications for membership have pour
ed in from all quarters of the globe.
A number of the applicants over
looked the first requisite-ability to
read and write the English language.
Lack of this requisite is practically
the only thing that can bar out an
applicant, as the insignificant tuition
fee of 500 a year is not apt to deter
one who is determined to secure a
technical education.
The aspirant who determines to
take advantage of the opportunity
will raise this amount, somehow. And
it is just this pushing, determined
man or woman that Mr. Carnegie
wishes to help.
Twenty dollars a year from each
pupil will not prove a material ad-
vantage to the institution. Students
might as well be admitted free. But
the founder of the school is a decided
believer in the efficacy of the doc
trine of self-heIp. He wishes to help
only those who manifest a determin-
alton to help themselves.
While the number of students must
necessarily be restricted, courses OF
instruction will not be limited.
Among the various things that will
be taught at the outset are structural
steel construction, electro-chemistry
mining practice, railroad practice
applied electricity, steel manufacture
clay working and making of cera-
mics glass manufacture, foundry
work, forging, blacksmithing, carpen'
try, cabinet making, electrotypint
and stereotyping, electrical wiring
house sign and fresco painting
steam. gas and hct water fitting. ma
chine forging. masonry and brick
work, printing, steam engineering
moulding glass blowing and re
pousse work.
women VIII De Taught dinOl6 ONHSl
things, professional Housekeeping
dressmaking, costume designing, ste
biography and typewriting, the wori
of secretaries and Librarians, leathe
and upholstery work, needle worl
and pnltl cid=ry. miilin - jhe worl
Of housemaids, laundresses, cooks an'
walters
Seventy courses in all will mari
the start of this remarkable institu
ton.
If, as stated in the beginning, an!
pupil desires instruction in any othe
business, profession or avocation, III
or she will be taught along the de
sired lines. Should there be no pro
fessor on the regular staff capable
Of impartng the instruction, one viii
be secured especially for the benefi
Of the ambitious pupil or pupils
When in full operation the schoo
will accommodate 1000 pupils, al
though not over 1000 can be taker
care Of at the beginning, because o.
lack Of room. During the entire ca
reer Of the institution, however, al
absolute ban will be placed upor
crowding the classes.
Mr.. Carnegie is of the opinion tina
students cannot learn wei When to'
many are being taught at the same
time. So it has been decided that NJ
more than 20 persons shall consti
tute a class.
Taking this as maximum, and u
the classes are evenly divided, 15'
professors will be required to teach
the 1000 pupils when the school Il
under way, not counting the head
OF the various departments and those
who may be engaged for special lines
of work.
When the school is finished al
planned now, there will be five build
ings: administration, school of ap
piled science, school of apprentices
iourneymen and technical school fo
women. school of applied design ant
service building.
The administration building, o
course, will be occupied by the office
etc. Of the school, while the service
building will house the power ma
chinery, etc.
The school will be opened on DC
tober 16 in the first of the building
which is now nearing completion, tn
eohooI ~ apnlied science