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

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Todoy this building exists substantially the same at S28 Arch Street. After four sessions conflict between the faculty and the corporators on a motter of ethics resulted in the resignation of the entire faculty and the first dentol school in Philadelphia closed its doors. However, the retiring faculty with the exception of one, reorganized the school, renamed it the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, and located it at the old site. Nevertheless, in the fall of 1862, Dr. John Hugh McQuillen, then holding the class of Operative Dentistry and Physiology in the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, resigned from the faculty and began working to secure a charter for the dental school in Philadelphia. Despite considerable opposition from within the profession and certain outside sources, he was finally able to obtain a charter and the Philadelphia Dental College, locoted at 108-110 North Tenth Street, come into existence in 1863. An Annual Announcement of the school at the time proudly proclaimed that The Clinical Department, or Dispensary, consists of two large operating rooms, each fifty feet in length (lighted by twenty windows and a large skylight) ... These dimensions were apparently I I r a A FI

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ithin the next year, students of Temple University School of Dentistry will pursue their course of study in the new school.'' The fulfillment of this, the most advanced institution of its type, is a culmination of many years of longing and cognizance of the need of a new physical plant. However, time showed that more than desire was necessary for the achievement. Realizing this. Dr. Robert L. Johnson. President of Temple University, brought to the dental school the activating force in the realization of the new school. Dr. Gerald D. Timmons. More than any other individual, Dr. Timmons, by his untiring effort and determination, has been instrumental in the attainment of this long sought goal. It is in our realization of the magnitude of his work that we. the class of 1947. express our admiration for Deon Timmons by dedicating our yearbook to him. Dr. Timmons has associated himself so closely with the building of the new school, that the new school represents more than a monument to his efforts, but is symbolic of the man. Our dedication, therefore, must be extended to the new Temple University School of Dentistry. On occasions of momentous strides, it is wise to reflect on the past so that we may evaluate and gain a proper perspective of our progress. It is only when the history of Temple Dental School is examined that we can fully comprehend what the future holds for our school. It was in 1845 that several progressive Philadelphia dentists encouraged by the success of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery decided to form a dental college in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, then as now, was a recognized center of medical education in the United States and therefore these men felt that it should be able to support a dental school. As the first step toward this project they thought it advisable to secure the united support of the state, by organizing a dental society, and on December 15, 1845 the Pennsylvania Dental Surgeons came into being. Having tried and failed to obtain a charter, one was finally bought from the Honorable Jesse R. Burden in 1850. Thus the first dental college in Pennsylvania was organized and became known as the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery with Dr. Elisha Townsend as Dean. During the summer of 1852, rooms over the Jones. White and McCurdy dental depot were secured, fitted and furnished as lecture rooms, operating rooms, and laboratory. THIS IS NO LONGER T H

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t THf STUFF T H magnificent for the time, for they appeared in italics. By 1887, though, the school had grown so that larger and better quarters were found necessary, and so the Philadelphia Dental College was moved to Cherry Street below 18th Street where it was associated with the Medico-Chirurgical College. Here, the school continued to grow in prominence, so that once more the need for expansion was felt. Then, in 1896, grounds were purchased at 18th and Buttonwood Streets and a new school building was erected in 1897. The new building having a frontage of 200 feet ori Buttonwood Street with a clear and unobstructed northern light, and its equipment were considered the most modern and up-to-date building for the teaching of dentistry at that time! Even at this time further growth of the institution necessitated the erection of the hospital building located on Hamilton Street adjoining the college. In 1907 the Philadelphia Dental College and Gorretson Hospital of Oral Surgery were by mutual agreement, taken over by Temple University. Since then, the only change in the physical make-up of the school concerned the conversion of the building occupied by the Garretson Hospital to the laboratories for the pre-clinical sciences taught in the dental school. 1947 marks the Golden Anniversary of our present Building. Philadelphia Dental College has remained at its present site longer than at any other location. For many years it has been apparent that, our school has required greater physical facilities. After half a century, under the aegis of Dean Timmons, they are being acquired. Let's peek into the future and see what the new school” holds in store. The new home of Temple University School of Dentistry is to be on Broad Street, north of Allegheny Avenue and just a little more than a square south of Temple Hospital and Temple University School of Medicine. The building contains 200.000 square feet of floor space—about four times the present floor space. The front of the four-story building is of limestone while the sides and rear are of brick. The main entrance will be on Brood Street. Immediately within the main entrance will be a large lounge and reception room for visitors. It will have a tile floor and a small decorative pool in the center. Administrative offices for the Dean and his staff will be located to the right of the reception room. A dental museum will be locoted adjacent to and connected with the reception room.