George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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BE ■r-r The case method of instruction, evolved by the distinguished legal scholar, Christopher Langdell, is the medium of instruction used in the Law School. This intensive and scientific method of legal teaching re- quires a faculty which spends much of its time in study and research. Six members of the Law Faculty devote all their time to their professor- ships, and the practice courses are taught by judges and lawyers in active practice. Among the distinguished legal scholars who have occupied positions on the Law School Faculty are Mr. Justice Harlan, Mr. Justice Brewer, and Mr. Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court of the United States; Justice Cranch, Hon. Henry St. George Tucker, Hon. Hannis Taylor, Hon. William A. Maury, Professor James Brown Scott, Professor William R. Vance, and Professor E. G. Lorenzen. The history of the George Washington Law School has been one of high thinking and plain living” to quote Professor Stockton. The school has continually made sacrifices in a material sense to gam high scholar- ship and to produce worthy members of the legal profession. The hosts of loyal alumni who are today responding to a new call for assistance proves that the sacrifices were not in vain. fHpfctral Srltmil The seventeenth medical school founded in the United States, the Medi- cal School of the George Washington University, first opened its doors March 30th, 1825. The first lecture was given in this department- — then called the National Medical College — in March, 1825. The original faculty consisted of six professors, and the course covered two years of five months each. The present Medical Building was first used in 1902, and the hospital in 1903. Night classes were abolished in 1908, and the first all-day class was graduated in 1911. The requirements for entrance have been in- creased to one vear of collegiate work, and in accordance with this ad- vance a pre-medical department has been established at the University. The faculty, headed by Dr. William Cline Borden, Dean of the Medical Department, has left no stone unturned for the betterment of the insti- tution and the character of the work accomplished, and the rank to which the school has now attained is a fitting tribute to their efforts. The ultimate success of any institution depends a very great deal upon the achievements of its alumni, and in this respect the accomplishments of the George Washington Medical School graduates speak for themselves, and their records will always be a source of unending pride to the Uni- versity. Sputal § rhonl » With an equipment consisting of a few old chairs, two lathes, and a vulcanizer set up in an old building in which on cold days the lecturers had to stand over registers to keep warm, and the students wore overcoats while working in the laboratories, and a faculty of two inexperienced but ambitious young dentists, Dr. J. Hall Lewis, and Dr. Henry Clay Thomp- son. the Dental School began its career thirty-one years ago. Dr. Lewis served as Dean for a number of years, and when ill health forced him to withdraw he was succeeded by Dr. Henry Clay Thompson. Dr. Thompson resigned at the end of one year in favor of Dr. Roland J. Walton, the present Dean. 1221

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h«:K=£SEs SK zmYi.%r zs: g=i : ■ .1 In the year 1907, and from this year Teachers ' College dates its history, a Division of Education was organized, thus making this branch of the work an integral part of the University, with Professor Williston Hough in charge. This division granted the Bachelor’s degree in the Arts and Science, and the Teacher’s Diploma upon the completion of sixty hours work, thirty hours being prescribed, nine of which were to be taken in Teachers College. The aim of the Division was thus stated : “To provide instruction in pedagogical science and also professional training for the vocation of teaching and school administration.” The vacancy caused by the death of Dean Hough was filled by the ap- pointment of Professor Ruediger to the deanship. Under his supervision Teachers College has grown rapidly and has graduated many able students and teachers. Enyinming GItfllpgr The present College of Engineering at the George Washington Uni- versity is the outgrowth of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University, founded in 1884 and named in honor of Mr. W. W. Corcoran, one of the very active benefactors of the University. The Corcoran Scientific School remained a branch of the University until 1902, when the old Columbian University was reorganized. In this reorganization the Corcoran Scientific School became the Washington College of Engineering. In 1904, when the Columbian University became the George Washington University, the Washington College of Engineering became the College of Engineering and Mechanic Arts, and was made a part of the Department of Arts and Sciences. In 1915 the name was again changed from the College of Engineering and Mechanic Arts to the name it now bears, “The College of Engineering.” The growth of the College of Engineering up to the last ten years was slow, but since it has developed steadily, and with Dean Howard Lincoln Hodgkins at its head, is well on the road to a fuller realization of its chief aim, that of disseminating thorough technical training. With day and evening classes, it meets the needs of all types of students, and such a condition tends to produce an ideal college, for the characteristics of the one type complement those of the other. IGaut g rljuul Established in 1865, the Law School is the oldest in the city of Wash- ington, and is celebrating its fifty-second year of active existence by em- barking on a campaign to raise $100,000 for a new building. Since the campaign plans are ambitious, and since a large sum has already been raised, there is no hesitancy in looking forward to the graduation of the present Freshman class — that of ' 19 — from a splendid edifice that is now becoming a reality. The school has always been recognized as one of the foremost in the country. A charter member of the American Association of Law Schools consisting of forty-six of the most progressive institutions for legal train- ing in the United States, the George Washington Law School has always stood for the highest and most progressive standards in legal education. It maintains the highest entrance requirements of any law school in the District of Columbia, if not in the entire south. Z

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= -. - , - =• , 5 . ? ■ 11 - ■ r-.y ' ' . ' . — 1 U!K a 3U4;«:Kmdd»4 ., .- ., The faculty now consists of thirty-one professors and associates. The enrollment which in 1886 numbered 10 students, now numbers 125, and the original equipment has been replaced by elaborate modern chairs, vul- canizers and lathes, and the laboratories, lecture halls, and the infirmary have been enlarged and modernized. The entrance requirements have been materially raised, and the course beginning in 1917 will be increased to four years. The past record of the school is an enviable one, and much praise is due the men who have given their best efforts to the interests of the school. (Collie of Hfctmnarg iHefttrine It’s a long cry from the “hoss doctor” of yesterday, who usually knew nothing about medicine at all, to the well trained Doctor of Veterinary Medicine of today. The College of Veterinary Medicine was established by an act of Congress in 1905, and until 1912 this department required only three years to complete its course. Owing to the rapid advancement of veterinary medicine throughout the country, and in order to maintain the high standard recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Associa- tion and the Department of Agriculture, the board of trustees thought it wise to establish a four-year course of veterinary medicine beginning with the 1912-13 session. The college was the first one in the United States to establish a four-year course, and contrary to expectations the enroll- ment increased instead of decreased with the adoption of the four-year course. Opportunities for clinic and collateral training in veterinary medicine in this department are unexcelled. Fort Myer, Bethesda, and Beltsville Experimental Stations, and the various government frams are at the dis- posal of students, as well as the libraries and government departments in the city and the laboratories of the Departments of Chemistry and Medi- cine of the University. The Faculty numbers 22 members, and with three well-equipped labora- tories, the students are insured a thorough training in both laboratory and clinical work. The graduates of the College of Veterinary Medicine are eligible to mem- bership in the American Veterinary Medical Association. They are also eligible to service in the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Army after passing the required examinations. (EdUhjp nf pjarmary The National College of Pharmacy was chartered by an act of Congress in 1872, and opened its doors to students November 11th of that year. With the transfer of the School of Pharmacy of the then Columbian Uni- versity to the College, the classes were so augmented that the college was enabled to graduate a small class at the close of its first term. From the date of its organization the college has steadily advanced in material prosperity until now it is located in a building of its own, built in 1888, completely equipped with modern apparatus and appliances. From the first the college has kept abreast with the most progressive schools of its class, and in many ways has paved the way for the enlarge- ment and improvement of the curriculum of the colleges of pharmacy. In February, 1906, the National College of Pharmacy became part of ihe educational system of the George Washington University. The demand for services of the graduates of the college is in excess of the supply. The scope of the course, combined with the thoroughness with which it is taught, produce qualities sought and appreciated by proprie- tors, managers, and manufacturers, and no graduate has ever had diffi- culty in securing lucrative employment, a condition which speaks most favorably for the College. r ' ? -IJf. ' • ■ BH -jj