Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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AN EVENT HISTORIC N 1825 Hans Burch came to America with the seed of enthusiasm for Homeopathy, that was later to grow into an established system of medif cine. He was unable to devote himself to a definite and 5 A-gg-Q .A-. ,i useful research for reasons of maintenance. Instead, he apf ff plied the thesis of the new teaching in his active practice. The years brought friends and new enthusiasts. Ten years after his original adventure The New York Homeopathic Society was founded. This organization met with authenticated opposition from the dominant college of the day. Only the spirit and zeal of the initiators transgressed all discourageinent and, in the end, saved from defeat the young cause. With the same order that characterized Hahnemann's personal efforts, the pioneers in America chartered their own scientific lives. Up to this time, the education of a voluntary applicant for homeopathic training had been the task of some appointed preceptor. The final establishment of a school opened the way for a practical didactic experience. The North American Academy of the Homeopathic Healing Art, afterwards referred to as The Allentown Academy, was dedicated in 1836. This was the first Homeopathic Medical College. The enthusiasm and influence of Dr. Constantine Hering was the moving force behind its establishment. Dr. Hcring was the first president. The school was chartered june 17, 1836, and was entitled to confer the degree of Doctor of Homeopathy upon its graduates. The venture did not meet with the expected success. Adequate finances were lacking. There had been no careful preparation. Certain powers had insisted on the use of German in the lecture room. The combination of all these hazards lcd to the dissolution of the college a few years after its dedication. The committees dis- banded and the buildings were sold to liquidate a mortgage on them. So passed away that seed from which all things came. , Later a structure with the same purposes was to rise phoenix' 'A like from the ashes. The cornerstone of the Academy, in which the Qrganon and Hahnemann's picture were laid, held together the hopes of a new school for a brief time. It never relinquished the glory of bearing a new challenge to medical thought. In 1846 a National Medical Convention was organized, meeting annually. In May, 1847, during a convocation, it was resolved that the teaching of Homeopathy should not flourish, and that the organized society was to obstruct such teaching. This was .1 direct blow to the education of the Homeof pathie physician. The attack was from the parent of the American Medical Association and possessed the power of authenticity. It became apparent then, that the only course was distinct segregation in a Homeopathic college. The failure of the Hrst attempt at a separate instructive identity did not deter another group from looking to this goal. Fifteen