Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE ScHooL or MEDICINE ORIGINATED IN 1848 as an institution called the Female Medical Education Societyf' the purpose of which was to provide for and promote the education of nurses and Women physicians. In 1873, four years after the chartering of Boston University, the then called New England Female Medical Col- lege was incorporated as a department ofthe University, known as the Boston University School of Medicine. It has always been, since its incorporation with the University, a co-educational School. The School has had only four deans in its nearly seventy-year history. Dr. I. T. Talbot was the first dean, serving from the time of the School's incorporation with the University until his death in 1899. Dr. Talbot was succeeded by the late Dr. John P. Sutherland, Who died in February of this year. Dr. Sutherland retired in 1923 as dean, but remained a member of the School's faculty until several Years ago. The late Dr. Alexander S. Begg served as Dean from 1923 Until his death in September, 1940. Dr. Bennett F. Avery was named to succeed Dr. Begg in January, 1941. Dean Avery is one of' the Y0Ungest deans of a medical school in this country. Dean Avery received the degrees of B.S., M.S., and M.D. from the University of Michigan. At the time of his appointment as dean, he was teaching at Yale, and was on sabbatical leave from the American University of Beyrout, Syria, where he served as acting dean of the medical school of the University and professor of' an- atomy. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Bennett F. Avery, B.S., M.S., M.D., Dean l27l

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SCHOOL OF LAW THE SCHOOL or LAW wAs FOUNDED in 1872 after a committee of the Trustees of the University reported on the advisability of opening such a department. From the outset, the School has pioneered many advances in legal teaching. The Law School was the first to require a period of collegiate training of at least three years before admission, and was the first law school to require an entrance examination. Many distinguished scholars have taught and studied at the School. During the years since its inception, the School has given legal training to many men and women who, in later life, have been prominent in their profession. Many federal and state judges, mem- bers of Congress, state legislators, and district attorneys as well as practicing lawyers, are graduates of the School. The School is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and is approved by the American Bar Association. Eight deans have guided the destinies of the School since its es- tablishment. Dr. Melvin M. Johnson, present dean, has been a member ofthe faculty of the School since 1918 when he was named a lecturer on law. He was appointed a professor of law in 1920, and named dean in 1935. Dean Johnson received the degrees of Ph.B. and A.B. lrom Tufts College in 1892, and in 1895 was graduated lrom Boston University with the degree of LL.B., magna cum laude. In 1936, the University of Vermont awarded him the honor- ary degree of LL.D. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi and Phi Delta Phi. Melvili M. Johnson, Ph.B., A.B., LLB., LL.D., Dean 261

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION was established as a department ofthe University in 1918. From an unauspicious start, when Dr. Arthur H. Wilde, first dean ofthe School,oH'ered courses in education, down to the present, the School has had a phenomenal growth.To Dr. Wilde must go much ofthe credit for the position in the field of edu- cation which the School now holds. One ofthe greatest contribu- tions ofthe department to modern instruction is the new college curriculum which was introduced in 1937. This plan seeks to bring about improved methods of' selection of students for higher educa- tion, the use of a two, rather than a four-year curriculum, and through systematic guidance, to provide programs of study suited for the individual student's ability and plans for the future. At the time of its founding, the School was a senior college and graduate school of education. In response to other demands, the School extended its offerings to include work for the degree of Ed.D. and various undergraduate programs leading to the degree of B.S. in Ed. Jesse B. Davis has been dean ofthe School since 1935. He was graduated from Colgate University with the degree of A.B. in 1895. In 1911 he received the degree of A.M., and in 1922, the degree of Litt.D. from Colgate. He also received a second degree ol' A.M. from the University of Michigan in 1916. Dean Davis is a member of Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Delta Kappa. He is also serving as acting dean of Sargent College. Jesse B. Davis, A.B., A.M., Litt.D., Dean l23l