Case Western Reserve University - Lux / Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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The School Whicli Rank.i Willi the Bcsl in Ihc World. THE MEDICAL GROUP By Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. IN 191. the Faculty of the Medical School appointed its first committee to investigate the advisability and scope of a new building. This committee was composed of Dr. Carl A. llamann, Dr. B. L. Millikin, and Dr. F. C. Waite. After these men had reported, a new com- mittee composed of Dr. George A. Crile, Dr. Roger G. Perkins, Dr. Torald Sollmann, and Dr. F. C. Waite was appointed to continue the investigation. This committee in turn appointed Dr. Henry ]. Gerstenberger, Dr. Roger G. Perkins, and Dr. Torald Sollmann to visit and report on recently erected medical schools and hospitals. In January of 1914, this body visited the McGill Medical School at Montreal and the medical buildings in Toronto, Chicago, Omaha, St. Louis, and Indianapolis in addition to studying the plans of many others. This committee remained in general charge, but gave the heads of the various depart- ments in the school the opportunity to work out the details of their particular sections. When these plans were presented to the faculty, they selected a new connnittee consisting of Dr. Torald Sollmann, chairman. Dr. Carl J. Wiggers, and Dr. N. William Ingalls to review these plans and to take active charge. This connnittee helped materially in bringing together the ideas of the department heads and the plans of the architects, and cooi)erated with the general building com- mittee appointed by the trustees iji 1921. This building committee was made up of Warren S. Havden, chairman, H. G. Dalton, F. A. Scott, Henry Pope, Dr. Torald Sollmann, Dr. Howard T. Karsner, and Sidney S. Wilson, Treasurer of the University. In February of 1922 Samuel Mather, the University ' s most generous and liberal benefactor, gave $2,500,000 to build and equip a new Medical School building on the twenty-acre School and Hospital site adjacent to the Adelbert College campus. Coolidge and Shattuck of Boston were the architects for the building. (ironnd for the new building was broken Augu.st 14, 1922. Eight months later, . pril 18, 192.?, the corner-stone was laid. Apparatus and specimens were moved from the old build- ing during the summer, and classes were held for the first time in the new building last September. October 9, 1924, witnessed the dedication of the building and the Inauguration of President Robert E. Vinson. The new building has been planned and constructed like a modern factory, in that there 26

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Till ' : BANQUET The formal and ceremonious jiart of the day had l)eeii completed and now was the time for the free and joyous celebration of what the ctTeiimnies had sii niiticd. This affair was held ill Adelbert Gymnasium also. City Manager William R. Hopkins. Adelbert ' ' Xi. Law Scho(jl ' 99, spoke for the men aluimii of the University. He expressed the pride which the alumni hold in their Alma Mater and the li(ii)e which they all felt on this memorable day. He reiterated the ideals stated by Presi- dent in iin in his Inaui ural. and stated a few of the desires of the Cleveland alumni. Mrs. II. 1 . C ' ollacott. College for Women ' 94. spoke for the women alumni, miilining the evolution of women ' s rights from a mere nothing to a place of equality in all things educational with men. She pledged the support of the University women to President Vinson ' s plans. Professor Herrick, speaking in behalf of the faculty and student body, congratulated the new President and promised the support and loyalty of all in the University. Mr. Samuel Mather, representing the Trustees, told of the difficulties in choosing a presi- dent, of the time and energy expended, and then of the success in getting the right man for the job. He commended Dr. Vinson ' s executive ability and illustrated what he meant by an e.xcerpt from the classic Cappy Ricks stories. Dr. Charles Howe, President of Case School of Applied Science, pledged his cooperation to President Vinson and promised that Case would carry on its work in complete accord with the Greater University idea. Dr. Livingston Farrand, President of Cornell University, making the principal address, brought the congratulations of all the colleges and universities of the country to Reserve and President Vinson. He warned against standardization of the L ' niversity and [jainted a glowing picture of the future Western Reserve as he saw it. The new President was the next and concluding speaker of the evening. I think of this dav. ladies and gentlemen, as a great day, not so much becau.se of the inauguration of a President, which to my mind is purely incidental, but 1 think of it as the inauguration of a new movement in the University itself, the coming of new life, the doing of greater if not of larger things, and it is from that angle that this day appeals to nie. It is because of the fact that our minds have been gradually crystallizing in the direction which we trust the University now will take and having reached these conclusions it has given us great pleasure to ask our friends of the academic world to share with us something of the vision of the oppor- tunity which this institution presents, and to come to us and to wish us God speed in carrying out these plans. To all representatives of sister institutions both here and abroad, to all representatives of learned societies, who have given us their presence and their encouragement today, I wish to express our grateful appreciation of the interest which you have taken in the new life of this great institution, and to pledge to you along with the citizens of this community our best eflforts to do something here which will make you more and more glad to have us associated in this great efYort of which we all are a part in this countrv and the world over. It is a wonderful thing to stand at the heart and soul of a situation as an institution of higher learning does; to have the teeming young life of the nation about you, replete with power and possibility and character, and to feel the constant pull of that kind of thing upon you for the days to come, and if it weren ' t for that it seems to me it would be impossible for any man to endure the things that have to be done in the carrying on of a work like this. It is a hard work but it has its compensations, compensations which are all its own. which no man, who has ever been able to secure any of them, would exchange for any other kind of compensation which the world has to offer. Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of Western Reserve University I thank you for your presence with us today, for the interest in our problems which it manifests, and as we ) ' ■. Durand of Stanford. Presidcnl separate I bid vou each in vour separate work God speed! Emeritus Thiving and President Birgc of Hisconsin. 25

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is no waste space, and every feature is (lesit,nied with |)raciical ility and efficiency in view. Every modern convenience and facility has been installed. Many of the special features in equii)nient are oriL;inal. .Already several conniiittees from other institutions contem])latinij; the construction of new medical buildings, have visited this new structure to gain ideas. Standardization has been the keynote in planning and equipping the new Ijuilding. A unit, fourteen and a half by twenty-two feet was adopted, and all rooms are measured in terms of these units. .All book cases, desks, lamps, microscopes, lanterns, and other equipment were stan- dardized throughout the whole school, so that they are interchangeable at will. All the windows are of uniform size. P y this standardization great economies have been effected, and incon- venience and trouble eliminated. ' J ' he laboratories are equipped with every conceivable appliance. The chemical desks su])- idy hot and cold water, gas, live steam, electricity, compressed air, vacuum, and distilled water. There are three electric circuits — a lighting circuit, a power circuit, and one with from four to twelve volts for small lamps. For certain types of work there are tables with drains running through the middle — this eliminates the necessity of frequent tri])s to the sink. A special high power light, designed by members of the faculty, which will give daylight or anv other color of light by the use of various slides, is widely used. Each department has its own equipment, and is independent of the others. A library and reading room, a dark room for developing pictures, a lantern, a cold storage vault, and a shop are all part of the paraphernalia of each department. The equipment of the shops includes drill presses, lathes, work benches, power saws, and shapers. In the shop of the Anatomy department Dr. T. Wingate Todd makes anthroposmetric instruments. This is the only place in this country in which they are made. The Anatomy Museum and Dissecting Laboratory are two of the school ' s outstanding features. The Museum contains many remarkable and rare specimens and fifteen hundred skele- tons, the largest collection in the world. The dissecting room is the last word in modern and con- venient fittings. The hghting, ventilation, and heating of the building are practically ideal. The windows, running from floor to ceiling, admit an abundance of light. All the air that enters the building is washed and purified. The heat is furnished by the power plant behind the school, and is ther- Thc Facade of the Main Building. A Typical Lecture Room, with Standardised Equipment. 27