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

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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 The enrollment which in 1886 numbered 10 students, now numbers 125, and the original equipment has been replaced by elaborate modern chairs, vul- canizers and lathes, and the laboratories, lecture halls, and the infirmary have been enlarged and modernized.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

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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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