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

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COLUMBIA With the formation of the Medical Center at 168th Street and Broadway, the school progressed yet another step when it took over the three upper floors of the Vanderbilt Clinic Wing. This gave the school 40,000 sq. feet with which to continue the teaching of dentistry and also afforded the school the oppor- tunity of linking hands with the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Vanderbilt Clinic. On December 21, 192 8, members of the faculty and student body recog- nized the need for a group to foster a more intimate relationship between the faculty and students and also to assist in the improvement of the institution. This resulted in the organization of the Student Council with representation by the faculty and the four classes comprising the student body. After a lapse of four years the William Jarvie Society was reorganized in 1929 and today gives promise of carrying out the original plans of its organizers. In this year a new periodical came into existence, the Dental Review, the official publication of the student body and its only literary organ. In 1929, only one issue saw the printers ink but the reception accorded was so satisfying as to assure its future. In 193 0, two issues appeared, one in magazine form and the other as a year book. With the year 1931-32, the professional world was startled by the an- nouncement that the School of Dental and Oral Surgery of Columbia University now requires an entrance requirement of three years of College credit. This makes the College the one and only Dental School in the country to exact such a requirement. It naturally places the School in a position highly gratify- ing to the faculty, alumni and student body. Looking back over the years one sees a small ship seemingly enveloped in fog but with every glance it gradually increases in size until today it is seen as a beautiful vessel with graceful lines developed by the untiring efforts of its builders. Such a ship requires a large and faithful crew. Let every Columbian, graduate or under-graduate remember that he is an integral part of the crew and that every stroke made by every member has some bearing upon the ship ' s course. J. J. M. DENTAL REVIEW Nine

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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

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