Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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. . . .. , . ., . . . 1 , -,.-.- . .,., W.. , .. fi- ......,.,,.. , ., . . ...M I l l SY L La B49 S Q The Medical 'School Looking forward fifty or more years, it may con- - fidently be expected that the Medical School will not only keep pace with the developments of medical science, but in certain fields assume distinct leader- ship. The study of man in his relation to disease has been the subject of centuries of study and investiga- tion and yet each decade brings new aspects of disease requiring intensive investigation. 'The science of health is the science of medicine,for, to a larger and larger degree medicine is engaging itself with the study of the prevention of illness even more than with the cure of disease. The advances made by the science of medicine in disease prevention, in the past fifty years, have been due, largely, to the contributions of the sciences of Chemistry, Physics IWNG Cwm, and Biology, and to their associate sciences. Physi- ology, Pathology and Bacteriology. The length of human life has been prolonged in the past generation from ten to twelve years. sThis has been due in large part to the prevention of infant mortality and to the lessened death rate among young children. There remains to be accomplished the lessening of the effects of disease on persons past middle life, chief among which may be mentioned diseases of the heart. A school of medicine, such as Northwestern, must have for its primary object the training of physicians. On the other hand, it must not neglect the great obliga- tion of contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Instruction in medicine will necessarily be coupled with research, each joining the other in the attack upon the cause and prevention of disease processes. It may confidently be expected that cancer, at present an enigma, will be solved within the life-time of present day students. The effort, not only of the Medical School, but of all departments of the University, co-ordinated in a single yvhole, must be directed along research lines looking toward better health, more satisfying living and all with a deepening con- sciousness of our duties to society. Twenty-nine N Y -, H ,.. .. , W, . f- . . 1 . i - .. e.2.'L l 40

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f 2- ---. -J --L -f.g,e.'s-.ancwf.,,-.....,.i..,-.-:-J.-.-. ..-. - . 1 .. ..,.., , , .., . , . Y HL any t . - - The ,College of Engineering The Chicago district is a mecca for the Engineer- ing Profession. Nowhere, with the possible ex- ception of the city of New York, is there within the same radius more diversified engineering work under progress, and this locality therefore is ideal for the location of a School of Engineering of the highest type. Not only is the student able to get the academic atmosphere of the school, but by frequent visits of inspection and by field study he is able to see theory and practice combined. There are relatively few of our leading engineering schools so favorably located. In this locality are some of the finest High Schools in the country, giving to their students not w1mAMC,BAUER only well rounded mental discipline but also giving them a pre-college training which tends to make of them the best type of American citizen. The cur- ricula offered by the Chicago High Schools are well balanced and if a student properly applies himself he will derive fromithem qualities of manhood which are highly desirable for the type of students which Northwestern desires to attract for further training. V To meet this great opportunity for unlimited civic service, to offer to the young men of this area facilities for engineering study second to none and at a minimum of expense, the School of Engineering is preparing its plans. How soon these will be realized in the enlarged school it is impossible to say but the movements which are now under way we hope will materialize within the next few years. VVhere there is a will there is a way, and we have the will. A considerable sum of money must be raised. It is here in Chicago and the men who are sponsoring this greater movement for Northwestern and the Armour Institute of Technology are all men of affairs who are thoroughly familiar with Chicago traditions and the needs of this locality. YVe look optirnistically into the future. W Twenty-eight . , - ,....u.....,.- ...MJ i-ve-me ,Y V., ...,. QQIJ V, - My - A I A ,AU ,H WEE Md A M- -'LL Z ww. .v -J V T-Wm: V A V W g 1 ...-,A-.1-, 1, I l , . 1 9 2 9 t .

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,,.., , . , . ,,.,., ,,.. ,,,, . . 2-.- . fa. - - :gum-.,...gd,, LL44.. -lgeeead, J... L., -. . ,.f'1u- fw- -- li l le W A eve . . . Thirty , ARTHUR D. BLACK g The School of Dentistry V During the next few years, the faculty of the Dental School ex- pects that its Work in research and its number of graduate students will be materially increased. It is also expected that the activities of the members of its faculty and graduate students in research will bring new inspiration to all of the members of the faculty and the undergraduate student body. The physical facilities of the Montgomery Ward Building and its equipment are proving most satisfactory for the teaching of all departments, and it is evident that the effectiveness of the teaching of this School is being greatly enhanced. Mrs. Ward's Wonderful gift is, therefore, proving the Wisdom of the donor in developing those things which make for better dental service. ,..,..-.. .,,.,.. .....4.-,Ir,..........--....t.,.1L..'.'.p...a.,.,.r..,.1...:QM.:.-...,,.,..-any . an - -,aw .-.1. w..w:.,..ia.-1 new .-4,2 L if ai.-,.a az., . . s ..