The Bulletin of the Western Theological Seminary . in Pittsburgh, with a ready access to all portions ofthe city, and yet as quiet and free from disturbance as ifin a remote suburb. In the midst of this community ofmore than 1,000,000 people and center of strong Presby-terian Churches and church life, the students have un-limited opportunities of gaining familiarity with of city evangelization. The practical experienceand insight which they are able to acquire, without detri-ment to their studies, are a most valuable element oftheir preparation for the ministry. Buildings The first Se
The Bulletin of the Western Theological Seminary . in Pittsburgh, with a ready access to all portions ofthe city, and yet as quiet and free from disturbance as ifin a remote suburb. In the midst of this community ofmore than 1,000,000 people and center of strong Presby-terian Churches and church life, the students have un-limited opportunities of gaining familiarity with of city evangelization. The practical experienceand insight which they are able to acquire, without detri-ment to their studies, are a most valuable element oftheir preparation for the ministry. Buildings The first Seminary building was erected in the year1831; it was situated on what is now known as MonumentHill. It consisted of a central edifice, sixty feet in lengthby fifty in breadth, of four stories, having at each fronta portico adorned with Corinthian columns, and a cupolain the centre; and also two wings, of three stories each,fifty feet by twenty-five. It contained a chapel of forty-five feet by twenty-five, with a gallery of like dimensions 20 (164). The Bulletin of the Western Theological Seminary. for the Library; suites of rooms for professors, and ac-commodations for eighty students. It was continuouslyoccupied until 1854, when it was completely destroyed byfire, the exact date being January 23. The second Seminary building, usually designatedSeminary Hall, was erected in 1855, and formallydedicated January 10, 1856. This structure was con-siderably smaller than the original building, but con-tained a chapel, class rooms, and suites of rooms fortwenty students. It was partially destroyed by fire in1887, and was immediately revamped. The first dormitory was made possible by the munifi-cent generosity of Mrs. Hetty E. Beatty. It was erectedin the year 1859 and was known as ^Beatty Hall. Thisstructure had become wholly inadequate to the needs ofthe institution by 1877, and the Rev. C. C. Beatty fur-nished the funds for a new dormitory, which was knownas Memorial Hall, as Dr. Beat
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