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

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:s 'E tv.. . . - ir- HISTURY UF THE 0011161 iggjmgamwmwgwmis W- ji 5 i 1 'vl?nl.:lll'gll EE E Milt H 5 ii S ii 2 5 .'.ll11 1-Mil M 1 ill 1tlt.gati NWT gg? VHMEEEE JAA, A 'itnll tl 14151511 ,,- . llttmptlii llilllvlllll 1 'R'- 1 l f'fff 1 '1 tt.. lf . ' ' 'E'Ll1ttl3A,1tiZ1l:i5,'f.!t' .': '-' HE vast and complex organization that is today-Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia had its simple beginnings in a phy- sican's office at the corner of lulianna and Vine Streets on a February day in 1848. On that day, Dr. lacob leans, Dr. Walter Williamson, and Dr. Constantine ...-- iw sr 1,....-- Y- Hering met in Dr. leans office, and de- ,- D? ..... , Dini- ,..,,.-,---.-- Y-. . .i, cided to apply to the Pennsylvania Legislature, then in session, for a med- ical school charter. It was the desire of these men to found a homeopathic medical school, where the student who desired a knowledge of the practice of homeopathy, might acquire such a knowledge systematicallyp and not, and had been the custom previously, by serving a haphazard apprenticeship under a practitioner of that art. The charter was granted, and on April 8, 1848, the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, the college now considered as the old school, was incorporated. And so, the impetus having been initiated by the three founders: the homeopathic physicians of the city set themselves to the task of procuring funds and obtaining a building where classes might be held. A building was leased at 228 Arch Street, a faculty appointed, and on Monday evening, Oc- tober 16, 1848, the opening session of the old college was held. Classes started the next day under the direction of a faculty consisting of: Caleb B. Matthews, MD., Materia Medicap Walter Williamson, M.D., Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Childrenp Francis Sims, M.D., Surgeryp Samuel Freedly, M.D., Botanyp Matthew Semple, M.D., Chemistry: William A. Gardiner, M.D., Anat- omyg Alvan E. Small, M.D., Physiology, and Alvan E. Small, MD., Pathology. The first year found fifteen students paying the S100 course fee, a S10 anatomy fee, and a S515 graduation fee, to attend classes. The year terminated with graduation exercises which were held March 15, 1849 in Music Fund Hall at which six men were graduated. The success of the first session of the old college demonstrated to the founders that more adequate facilities would be necessary if the college was to continue to grow and prosper, and so, during the summer of 1848, HAHNEMANN a search was made for larger quarters. These were found in a struc- HOSPITAL ture located on the North side of Filbert Street between Eleventh and isih supgulsav- -19381 - Qmi iw 'wi-,jd ,,,, L.,-,Sp H,.- Q 1201, 'J ff TTT, 559' J, 1 ,. s Q ' lf P' - 1 T f' -,- . ef we s 1 it itiiiw ir 1 ,- r 3 siw9! 1?,.-fgllin mv is -fs -. -f-ff in ,, .- -,w P --' E11'l T?E'l: T' TTU. 1 i Y.. 1 ' mvmi-,Wifi +.,, QT-XF3 T fE TM 55455 Q is ff W ! A Q .e.. .- l m .E .D Q ' P xi..-m ifiiii . i ti lr lg lilo at QTTQT' -if-if 1.141 l 'Q I mi s. 'lit' ' if . L , J ? g F r . t E E E T' 1 1 ' '. 'Yi'-,' 't l lrf I ' - :gif 1 1 .1 Iwi-' 5' -nfl f rw-- P' Ai? T 4 1 V -Vi ' Y lll?M1,J'l llwui1ul T-left it 1-1' ff laik? if .. is ml i ,f sj il llnfnqllifjliglgd :lv-is Tsx A ..... 1, Amllft- 1-13? ' . fxgfgxl 'r i f f hu ' .rf X so rtt .ii.iii..i1i. ...1 ,. ., . . ii 'T ' f H tf .... mmf Q