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

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m u-nm DR O. J. SNYDER 1899-1908 DEAN C. J. MUTTART 1908-1911 With the incorporation of the Phihidelphia Col- lege and Infirmary of Osteopathy on the 24th of Janu- ary, 1899, came the realization of the dreams of its founders, Dr. O. J. Snyder and Dr. M. W. Pressly. The first classes were held in offices in the Stephen Girard Building, 21 So. 12th Street, by a faculty of seven professors. The first class of two stvidents gradu- ated in 1900. In 1902 Dr. James E. Burt served as Dean of the College, which was then located in larger quarters at the Witherspoon Building. The next year the college was relocated at 33rd and Arch Streets, and Dr. Charles W. McCurdy became Dean, filling the Deanship from 1903-1908. From 1908 until 1916, the school was physically shifted to various locations within the city. During this period the Osteopathic Hospital of Philadelpha was incorporated and became a basic adjunct to the school. In 1911 when Dr. Arthur M. Flack, Sr., became Dean of the school, there were 250 graduates of the Philadelphia College and Infirmary scattered through- out the United States. By the year 1924 an equal number had been graduated. The school was now located adjacent to the 50-bed hospital in the vicinity of 19th and Spring Garden Streets. In January, 1929, a public campaign for funds met the needs for a new hospital and college building at its present site at Forty-eighth and Spruce Streets. The new college building was opened to classes Novem- DEAN A. M. FLACK, SR. 1911-1924