Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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(£fluf»piiBril iSiBturji of Ihr Jlhilaitrlphia Brutal (fiullrgr auft ijaajiital nf (Oral urgrni HE first institution established in Pennsylvania for the imparting of knowledge in the science and art of dentistry was organized in i8$2 under the title of Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery. After a useful but short life of four years, it yielded to the throes of infernal dissension and ceased to exist. Ir. the fall of 1862. Dr. John H. McQuillen. holding the chair of Operative I tentLstrv and Physiology in the Pennsylvania College, retired from the Faculty, and in i86t, with the assistance of other members of tlic profession in the city and State, and utter the expenditure of much effort and the overcoming of great opposition tfor charters were not as readily obtained in those days as now) he succeeded In obtaining from (he Legislature of Pennsylvania a charter for a new institution under the name of Philadelphia Dental College. After the securing of a competent Faculty and Board of Trustees, the new institution opened its tirst term in November of the same year. Its Faculty consisted of: Dr. J. H. McQuillen, Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene. Dr. j. Foster Flagg, Professor of Institutes of Dentistry. D«-. C. A. Kingsbury. Professor of Physiology and Operative Dentistry. Dr. Thomas Warded, Professor o! Mechanical Dentistry and Metallurgy. Dr. Henry Morton. A. M,. Professor of Chemistry. Dr. McQuillen was elected Dean, anJ held that office continually until his death. In 1865Professors Kingsbury anJ Morton resigned, and were succeeded by Dr. Geo. W. Ellis and Alfred R. Leeds. A. M. In i860 Professor Ellis resigned anJ Professor '9

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