Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Thomas Egan Paul Brandt Robert Hoban entered and endorsed by the demonstrators, and these records are filed for future reference. By means of these records it can be readily determined whether the skill and experience of each student entitles him to pass in the practical work. Prospective patients, reporting for the first time, are given a complete oral examination by students under the supervision of doctors. The type of work to be done, the quantity and quality of materials to be used and probable cost are decided at this time. Faculty advisors inspect and correct all work. Work in the clinic develops the technical skill acquired in the laboratories and theories learned in the classroom. It is in the clinic that the student gains sufficient experience to diagnose his own cases and apply with certainty and confidence the proper treatment. In gold foil work, especially, the student is well-trained at Creighton. All gold foil manipulation and kindred work is dene under the direction and supervision of Dr. Charles E. Woodbury, a nationally famous specialist in his field. In ad- dition, a capable staff of instructors, each leaders in some par- ticular line, are attached to the school. Dean A. Hugh Hippie has a record of thirty-seven years ' continuous service to the university and students. He held the chair of oral surgery at the Medical School from 1895 to 1905 and then came to the newly organized College of Dentistry to occupy the chair of operative dentistry. In 1908, he was ap- pointed dean and he has served in that capacity the past twen- ty-five years. A. V. Tollinger Rev. J. J. McInerny. S. J. Regent The BLUE-JAY 1933 19]

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ft ft t • ♦ t A. Hugh Hipple ' Dean The BLUE-JAY 1933 DENTAL FACULTY The School of Dentistry THE Dental College, appreciating the importance of dent- istry in the service of humanity, attempts to prepare its students to practice their chosen profession in accordance with modern ideas regarding the prevention and treatment of dis- ease. General instruction in the medical sciences as a founda- tion for specialization in oral work is strongly emphasized. Practical work in dentistry, supplementing the theory taught in the classroom is required of all students. Students engage in actual dental work under the supervision of instructors in a clinic equipped with facilities for eighty-six patients. The most modern approved methods and instruments are used in all dental work performed at the clinic. The chairs are of modern make, and are equipped with fountain cuspidors and electric units of the most up-to-date type. A plentiful supply of gas, electric power and lamps, compressed air and hot and cold water is always at the disposal of students. Individual instrument cabinets are provided members of the senior class. Approximately four thousand patients are registered in the clinic annually. These patients are drawn from Omaha and surrounding territory in Nebraska and Iowa. A variety of practice in all phases of oral work is afforded the students. The students are taught to meet and handle patients, and to diagnose new cases under faculty supervision. A methodical record is maintained, by which every step in the case, from registration to the completion of the operation, is [18]

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LAW FACULTY Louis J. TePcel cDean The BLUE-JAY 1933 The School of Law THE faculty of the School of Law recognizes the fact that actual practice is as much an essential to a thorough edu- cation in law as is the theory gained in the classrooms and from textbooks. In order to gain accurate knowledge of the practice of law, the students are required to take part in Moot Ccurt trials and the Model House, a model legislative house. The Creighton Law School is one of the pioneers in the de- velopment of the practical side of legal training through the introduction of the Moot Ccurt. It is in the Moot Court that all forms are pleaded by students, with seniors as attorneys, juniors as witnesses, and freshmen as jurors. A member of the faculty presides as judge. It is in this way that the stu- dents are familiarized with the proper method of conducting jury trials and develop an acquaintance with the various enigmatical phrases of litigation. In addition to the District Court sessions, the students put on several sessions of the Appellate Court. Seniors sit as asso- ciate justices with a faculty member as chief justice in this court. Each of the associates writes an opinion on the case based on the evidence presented in court. All of the cases used are based on actual court records so as to give a realistic setting. The student acting as attorney is required to prepare and file a brief on his case and to give a supplementary oral argument before the court. All of the actual court practices are carried [20]