Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Synapsis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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COLLEGE AUDITORIUM THIS is the daily scene of active students. The auditorium is located on Forty- Eighth Street and leads directly into the main corridor of the first floor. The library is on the left and the auditorium witTa a seating capacity of 500 is situated on the right. The entrance to the General Clinic is found just to the right of the en- trance. The college was founded January 27, 1899. Formerly the college has been located in the Stephen Girard Building, 1901. In 1904 it was moved to the Witherspoon Building, and later to the northeast corner of Thirty-Third and Arch Streets. From 1906 to 1911 it was situated at 715 North Broad Street, when it was moved to 832 Pine Street. In 1916 a building to house the college was purchased at the southeast corner of Nineteenth and Spring Garden Street . On November 16, 1929, this splendid new building was opened to classes. Here the philosophy and teachings of Andrew Taylor Still, and the ideals and traditions of the founders, Drs. 0. J. Snyder and Mason W. Pressly, have been main- tained by teachers of national reputation as 0. J. Snyder, Muttart, Flack, Balbirnie, Pennock, Dufur, Nicholl. E. G. Drew, Galbreath, Ira W. Drew, and others. Here is the heart of collegiate activities. Examinations, special lectures, demon- strations, and dances are held here.

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THE COLLEGE THE BUILDING FROM THE AIR SINCE ISOn. Ilic fin. will of Ostcopatliy lia hecn steady an. I urc in I ' liilailclphia. This present structure was put into use in i)i ) and already is taxed to tiie limit. It is situated in the residential section of West Philadel])liia, amid pleasant surround- ings. Passon Field is seen to the left of the collcfie. The coilcfie and ho ' -pital units arc so situated as to permit of an exi)ansion program. The architecture is ( oHegiate (iothic and is an outstandiuf; exani])le of that type- This presentation shows the huiiding with its main entrance on Sjiruce Street, flanke l 1)V towers, opening into a large lohhy connecting the ( ollege and Hospital inits. The comhination of an osteoj)athic college and a hospital is the ideal arrangement for corre- lation of training. This beehive of activity is l)ut a sytnlxi! of tlie advances Osteoj.atliy is making, and signifies the greater things in the future. The ho.spital was cliartered May 10, 1911, as a corporation with no stock and is not conducted for |)r()fit making. 19 3 4

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THE SURGICAL AMPHITHEATRE WE FEEIi a note of seriousness as we reflect u])on the slirine of tlic skillful surgeon. It is here tliat many lives have heen preserved and horn. No one thing has been spared in the successful endeavor that has made this room a com])lete unit, even to the most minor detail; everytliing for the surgeon to better aid in the result. Through certainty and dexterity of his ca] ahle hands in conjunction with the wisdom acc|uired through long years of ] ractice and training the surgeon works toward the alleviation of pain. Above him, arranged in graded tiers, the students wliose privilege it is to watch, and to observe the technic|ue and principles of surgery that they have been taught. The Amphitheatre will seat two hundred and fifty observers, each of whom has an un- obstructed view of the procedures below. THE SYNAPSIS 19 3 4