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

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The School HISTORY AND LOCALE TEMPLE University actually originated in 1884 when, at the request of a group of young men who desired to prepare for the ministry, Russell H. Conwell, minister, lecturer, and philanthropist, organized a program of night study. Within four years the group had grown from seven students to almost six hundred. Dr. Conwell then secured a college charter. In 1891 the College of Liberal Arts established a day department, and obtained the power to confer degrees. In 1907 the College became a University, with Dr. Conwell as its first president. The growth of the University has proceeded with the same extraordinary rapidity. The Philadelphia Dental College, which became the Dental School of Temple University in 1907, was organized by Dr. John H. McQuillen and several professional associates in the fall of 1862, a charter for the new school being granted by an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania in the spring of 1862. In November of that year a competent faculty was secured and the first term of the school was inaugurated. At that time there were but three other dentals schools in the United States; now there are thirty-nine. After being located at 108-110 North 10th Street for twenty-four years, larger quarters were found necessary and so in 1887 larger and better quarters were found on Cherry Street below 18th, in association with the Medico-. Chirurgical College, with each institution retaining its individual identity. There the school remained and grew in prominence until 1896, 9

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In Appreciation: TO DR. JOHN E. BUHLER And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which has kept me dns day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand. I SAM. 25. 33 Dr. John E. Buhler W E, of the Senior Class, in our role as the pupil, have oft-time felt a need for unburdening our troubles. To our friend, “Dr. John, who has personally guided us and has been our inspiration by virtue of reassuring words, encouraging smiles and helping hands, we owe our deepest appreciation. It was he who literally translated for us the meaning of the term—“Open Door Policy. It was he whom we called upon when things weren't going our way. And it was he who took our gripes and groans and went to bat for us in time of need. In our short association together we have come to look upon him as both friend and advisor. We sincerely hope that this close relationship will last for many years to come, for there is no stronger tie than the bond of friendship. For all these facts and reasons, for your faith-ful service to Temple University, for your consistently courteous and fair consideration in our many problems— WE, THE CLASS OF FORTY-EIGHT, SALUTE YOU! 8

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when grounds were purchased at 18th and Bur-tonwood Streets and a new school building was erected, the cornerstone being laid with Masonic ceremonies on January 13, 1897. The new building had a frontage of 200 feet on Buttonwood Street with a clear and unobstructed northern light. The building and equipment were considered the most modern and up-to-date for the teaching of dentistry at that time. The Philadelphia Dental College, being the first institution to include the study and practice of Oral Surgery, now had ample space to include an operating room and ward in the furtherance of this new specialty. This alone was enough to attract world wide attention to the school which was now known as the Philadelphia Dental College and Hospital of Oral Surgery. Further growth of the institution necessitated an appropriation being sought from the state, the granting of which made possible the erection of a hospital building located on Hamilton Street, adjoining the College. This new building was ■ :fe v wr .»•