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

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5Qr. {Etyomag €. SSlceks R. THOMAS KDWIN WEEKS was lu m in Massilon. Ohio. May 5. 1853. Received lii.s education in the public schools of Gardiner. Me., and Mansfield. Ohio. Began the study of dentistry in 1873 with Dr. William F. Semple, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Practiced in Council Bluffs. Iowa, from 1876 to 1880. Practiced in Minneapolis from 1880 to 1906. Began teaching Operative Dentistry in the Minneapolis Hospital College in 1884. receiving a degree In Honorarium in 1885. Held chair of Operative Dentistry in this college until the surrender of its charter, when the College of Dentistry. Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota. was formed in 1888. He held the chair of Operative Dentistry (which in this college included Crown and Bridge Work) from its organization until 1901. The Department of Dental Anatomy and Operative Technics was also organized and conducted by him until his resignation. He also served two years as Dean. Dr. Weeks has been an earnest advocate of the laboratory method of teaching Dental Technic, and was instrumental in organizing The National School of I )ental Technic Teachers at the Columbian Dental Congress. This body is now known as the National Institute of Dental Pedagogics. In 1894 he published Weeks Manual of Operative Technic. In 1902 he was elected a life member of The National Institute of Dental Pedagogics. He is an active or honorary member of a number of Dental Societies and has always taken an active interest in society and college work. 1 le is a member of the Supreme Chapter of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. At the beginning of the term of 1908-1) he assumed the chair of Crown and Bridge Work. Dental Anatomy and Operative Technic and the direction of laboratory and clinical instruction in the Philadelphia Dental College. 27

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DR. THOMAS E WEEKS

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THOMAS C. STELLWAGEN. Jr.. M.D.. D O S.