Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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d. COLUMBIA LEROY LEO HARTMAN, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry DENTAL REVIEW NS Seven

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COLUMBIA DEDICATION As an expression of our high esteem for an inspiring leader, a sympathetic teacher, and a kind friend, we the stude?its of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery dedicate this, the second volume of the Dental Reiieiv, to Dr. Leroy Leo Hartman DENTAL REVIEW

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COLUMBIA THE SCHOOL OF DENTAL AND ORAL SURGERY HISTORY ' T ' HE School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University, today holds A an important place among the schools of dentistry. In order to appreciate the progress it has made in the interest of the profession and as an aid to society the personal history of the college should be known. The first step in the formation of a dental school at the comparatively new Columbia University, was taken in September, 1916 when students of dentistry were admitted to courses at the School of Medicine of the University. On March 5 th, of the following year, the Trustees of the University recognizing the need established a School of Dentistry as of September 27, 1916. The first movement toward the establishment of an independent college, one that focused the eyes of the professional world upon the school, was made on March 1, 1920, when the building adjacent to the College of Medicine and Vanderbilt Clinic was completed and assigned to the use of the School of Dentistry. It was on December of this same year that the first honorary society was formed. This was named the William Jarvie Society for Dental Research. On July 1, 1923, the School of Dentistry combined with the College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York, which had been conducting a school- of dentistry since 1905, and the new institution named the School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University. This merger enabled the University to add two large buildings to its equipment which gave to it additional prestige. These were located at 302 East 3 5th Street and 309 East 34th Street. In 192 5, the first periodical to be published by students of the college took form and was named the Dentor, an annual reflecting the activities of the school. In 1927, a new faculty headed by Dr. Alfred Owre took over the reins of the school. From that time on affairs of the school took on an immediate trend towards a higher scholastic and professional plane. In the fall of this same year the interfraternity council was organized with the purpose of placing fraternity activities upon a well organized basis. DENTAL MVIEW Eight