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PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY
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College History HE history of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery extends over a half century, dating from the early days when the fever of excitement over the discoveries in California stirred men in every walk of life, and led many to forsake business and all else to join in the mad rush for fortune. After many unsuccessful efforts by a number of the leading men in the medical and dental profession, a charter was obtained, and the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery was organized, in 1850. The first session was opened in the fall of 1852. occupying rooms in the third, fourth and fifth stories of the building now occupied by Geo. D. Feidt. 528 Arch Street, but at that time owned and occupied by the firm of Jones, White McCurdy, now the S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company, of Twelfth and Chestnut Streets. During the next four years times were prosperous, and in all sixty-three students were graduated. At this time, however, owing to the unprecedented action of the Board of Corporators in conferring honorary degrees without the recommendation or even consent of Faculty, the latter resigned, and as an active educational institution the college ceased to exist. On April 3, 1856. the charter of the present Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery was obtained by the retiring Faculty, with the Hon. Henry C. Carey as president. At the first meeting of the Board of Corporators, held April 6, 1856, a new Faculty was elected, consisting of: Elisha Townsend. M. D., D. D. S., Professor of Operative Dental Surgery and Special Dental Pathology; Robert Authur, M. D., D. D. S., Professor of Principles and Practice of Dental Surgery; I. F. B. Flagg, M. D., D. D. S., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology; Eli Parry. M. D.. D. D. S., Professor of Chemistry, Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics; Thomas L. Buckingham, M. D., D. D. S., Professor of Mechanical Dentistry. With this organization the newlv-founded college remained in the same building previously occupied by its predecessor, until 1863, when another reorganization of the Faculty took place and the following men were elected to fill the vacancies: J. H. McQuillen, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology; J. L. Susserott, D. D. S.. Professor of Dental Surgery and Therapeutics; C. N. Pierce. D. D. S., Professor of Dental Physiology and Operative Dentistry; E. Wildman. D. D. S., Professor of Mechanical Dentistry. The rapid growth of the institution made it imperative that more
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