Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY DEAN 1. NORMAN BROOMELL By Dean THE Dental School of Temple University, since its inception in 1863, has in a consistent and honorable way carried out the work set before it and for which it was constituted: to prepare young men and occasionally young women for the practice of dentistry. Since it was founded, over 5000 students have been graduated, representing almost every civilized country in the world. In 1907, by mutual agreement, the Philadelphia Dental College was taken over by Temple University. The latter institution acquired possession of all the ground, buildings, equipment, and good-will of the former and took entire charge of its management. In addition to keeping abreast of the constant advance in dental education, the school in 1898 made a noteworthy departure by incorporating into the curriculum the study of Oral Surgery. It was the first institute of its kind in America devoted to the surgical treatment of lesions of the mouth and associated parts. The Dental School is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools and is recognized by the National Association of Dental Examiners. In recent years many innovations and outstanding activities have resulted in placing the school at the head of the list in the matter of attendance. The enrolment during the past two years was somewhat over 500, larger than that of any other Dental School in the United States or Canada. J. Norman Broomell 20 ]

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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE There were fourteen in the third graduating class, two of whom, Sara Allen and Mary E. Shepherd, were the first women graduates. In 1907 Philadelphia Dental College and the Garretson Hospital at 18th and Buttonwood streets, were annexed to Temple University and medical classes were moved to that location. The Garretson Hospital, a 75-bed hospital in a large manufacturing section, together with the Samaritan Hospital with a capacity of 125 beds, supplied all needs of the institution for clinical and ward teaching. In 1909 Dr. Frank C. Hammond succeeded Dr I. Newton Snively, dean since 1903- It was now apparent that the evening classes would have to be abandoned, since it was impossible for graduates to obtain the necessary licensure to practice in many states. It was with regret, therefore, that students were urged to transfer, whenever possible, to the day classes which were organized. The evening classes were discontinued in 1909. The school now had an enrolment of 232 students and the teaching staff had grown from the original twenty to eighty. Not all the serious problems had yet been solved, although the future was very promising. In 1924 it was felt that the Garretson Hospital as such had outlived its usefulness, due to the fact that many industrial plants were moving to distant suburban locations and the maternity department had been moved in the spring of 1923 to the Greatheart Hospital at 18th and Spring Garden streets. It was, therefore, decided to utilize the three upper floors of the Garretson Building for laboratories. Modern equipment was installed for the Departments of Physiology, Embryology and Histology, Pathology and Bacteriology. In addition, a new medical dissecting room with the most improved facilities was installed in the basement of Medical Hall. The Garretson Hospital was moved to the Spring Garden Street building during the course of the next three years and the entire building on Hamilton Street turned over to the School of Medicine for teaching purposes. This meant that larger classes might be accommodated since each laboratory department now occupied an entire floor. The Samaritan Hospital was greatly enlarged bv a new building dedicated June 28, 1925, and the older sections of the hospital were renovated so that the teaching hospital of Temple University now took its place among the largest and best-equipped hospitals of the city. The bed capacity, with the addition of the Roosevelt Hospital floor, was 330. In the winter of 1929, it was decided tochange the name toTemple University Hospital, which more clearly reveals its close connection with the University. In 1928, after steadfastly working toward that end, an A rating was bestowed by the American Medical Association. A great incentive was thus created to launch a drive for a new medical school building. Dr. William N. Parkinson, who served his Alma Mater as Associate Dean from 1923 to 1925, now returned as Medical Director of the Temple University Hospital and Dean of the School of Medicine. •09

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SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Appreciating the importance of practical clinical experience as part of the dental students' training, new equipment consisting of 85 dental chairs and electric units was installed in 1930, with the result that the Infirmary is recognized as one of the finest in the country. In addition to this, the five floors of the Garretson Building, on Hamilton Street, which house the various scientific laboratories, contain the most modern equipment for graduate and undergraduate study. The School has also contributed to the advancement of science through the establishment of research laboratories, outstanding among which is the Henry Dorr Laboratory established in 1928, in which both undergraduate and graduate instruction is given covering the entire field of Oral and Dental Pathology. Including the last graduating class, approximately 200 young women have received their training as Oral Hygienists and are to be found following their profession not only in Pennsylvania but in neighboring states where they have legal recognition. The minimum requirement for admission to the Dental School is a completed four-year high school course, plus one pre-dental year in a college of arts and sciences. Students are selected according to their standing in high school and in the pre-dental course. The dental course proper extends over a period of four years of thirty-two weeks each and leads to the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. 421