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 The enrollment which in 1886 numbered 10 students, now numbers 125, and the original equipment has been replaced by elaborate modern chairs, vul- canizers and lathes, and the laboratories, lecture halls, and the infirmary have been enlarged and modernized.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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— (Charles iHrrbrrt lorkton Rear Admiral, U, S. Navy, Retired. Admiral Charles Herbert Stockton, President of the George Washing- ton University, graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1865. Since that time he has been in command of several U. S. vessels. He was presi- dent of the Naval War College at Newport, R. I., from 1898-1900 and was then selected to command the battleship Kentucky. Admiral Stockton is the author of various contributions to many pe- riodicals and is also a compiler of the history of the U. S. Naval Asylum. He is an authority on International Law and is at present lecturing upon that subject at the University where he is honored and revered by the en- tire student body. 3 HSU