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

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by Dr. Lippe, who contended that such instrucf tion was contrary to pure homeopathyf' It led to the withdrawal of Dr. Hering and other members of the faculty, and the founding of The Hahnemann Medical ,7 iflfl ff. .'-P In lug . , f - 2' NT Vi ff' ' College of Philadelphia, by Dr. Her' M , ing. For a time, both institutions 'V V continued to exist. The Medif f 2 A ' cal Investigator for August, 1867, I mentions the older institution, and with some sarcasm says that it offers to give a 'thorough medical education' taught by only seven professors. During the session 1868f69 the relations between the two rival colleges were anything but cordial. The rivalry ceased, and union was once more effected in 1869, when, through some highly delicate politics, a controllf ing share of the stock of the old college passed into the hands of Dr. Hering, At this time it was decided that the new name should stand, as a tribute to the founder of homeopathy. Once again, out of strife had come increased strength. As this era drew to its close, Hahnemann piof neered in the adoption of a threefyear course. By 1880, the contention between college and hospital had become acute, and the facilities and equipment of both had become inadequate and obsolete. The machinery for the construction of a new hospital and college was put in motion. Negotiations and more negotiations were the order of the day. The usual number of setbacks occurred, but finally, and largely through generosity of the faculty, in September, 1883, the sum of 3101666.67 was paid for a piece of ground lying between Broad and Fifteenth Streets, above Race Street. Here the work of erecting a new college building was begun in the fall of 1884, with the laying of the cornerstone. Work continued over a period of two years, and in September, 1886, the new college was dedicated. In 1890, largely through the efforts of Dr. A. R. Thomas, who served for twentyfseven years as Professor of Anatomy, and for twenty years as Dean of the College, and to whom college and hospital alike owe an eternal debt of gratitude, the new one hundred and fifty bed hospital was opened. The establishment of these two modern buildings was a milestone in the history of homeopathy, and an anchor which was destined to hold Hahnemann in the front rank of medical schools-or perhaps we would more advisedly say that the men who made these buildings possible were sheet anchors, capable of weathering any vicissitudes. The year that saw the opening of the hospital, also saw the laying of plans for a fourfyear course. Four years later this was put in effect. For forty years the hospital and college contributed their share to the healing of the sick. Improvements were made as improvements came, but eventually the instituf tion once again began to feel the twinges of growing pains. History repeated itself Fifteen F... It f - 1 , a - 1 lat 2 s I i 1 f 1 le 1 gas., P' 'nfl H ,xx , ff fy Xxyggg 1 ? T1pAau.A:. A1 xrvuifixg I Alle! V I W: 415 .1, ,Jwf 1. ililUTTY7WWii?iI I' .'1'f- 1 x-x wax xsxug ,wit 1 'X STU I . ,i , c L- . - 6 - xr. 1 x X Bi ? 1- 51 I lb ,r LE' A duff ' 1.1 Cc Q. UQ ala Q'-'12, INA imc- ,

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lf enivozi ISTURIES are dull, drab things at best- merely notations of successions of facts, all differing in a way, and yet all very similar. Histories of great conflicts, of dashing, masterful generalship, of feats of great valor, and great loyalty to a cause, alone have the power to appeal to others than the true scholar and bibliophile. Yet, if we would learn, but two sources of learning are open to us-history and our own experience. If the life of man were more than a flash of light in the infinity of time and space, we might well cast aside all knowledge save that which we accumuf late in the school of our own lives. Then indeed could we build on solid foundations. To say that such a course is impossible is but to point out the obvious. To advance, we must build upon the lessonsethe mistakes and accomplishments, if you will-which history holds in its strongfbox. Upon that, if we are sufficiently wise, and live suffif ciently long, we may place an upright or two cast in the cauldron of our own expef rience. If any lesson can be learned in the foregoing pages, it is that of loyalty to a cause and submergence of self. We are not trying to preach-the great majority of sermons which have come our way have served to irritate us mightily-but we are doing our best to bring a realization to those of us who go out this year from 'this institution, and to any others who have need of such realization--that Hahnemann has existed and progressed because men had vision-and that Hahnemann can only continue to exist and progress through an increasing and greater vision in every man who proudly holds her diploma. Much has been said of Homeopathy in the preceding pages. It has served as the rallying cry and the standard about which our school has risen. We would in no sense minimize or decry that standard, but even as we pause to recognize its merits, we would remember that we are primarily members of a profession, which, with all its faults and blindnesses, has ever struggled onward toward light and truth, and that we are secondarily members of a subfdivision of that profession. We will remember that even as laboratories have been created to establish the rationale of our method of the treatment of disease, we must create more laboratories which will study the cause and prevention of disease. We will remember that the Great Physician is, after all, Nature, and that our efforts must ever be to aid, and never to interfere with that greatest of all consultants. We will, above all, avoid dogmatism in any respect. In such a way we may prove ourselves worthy successors of the founders. With such a spirit, no vision of the future can be too sanguine. Seventeen l V--- U . I I r 1 fi-Q I A i l l 5 r l 4 1 J --w ll. A ,f ,Alai X X, ,J ,. 59 ' .4 xx xx lx. - M A144 V W- - X gy' Nhf, fx V ' awww-fwfwfsmv:rfu.n ' 5' iv' I r si l X Q L, . ' D - fir Q if -, , , x . 48+ N ' D xy X 3 4 , PW lf L K , K X 1 61 Q .11 X. ggggfavfif i vvvvvv Ju A , . s i ' r E 'gi .