Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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NURSING AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DIRECTRESS MARGARET McMAHON IN 1891 the need of a hospital in Tioga was urgent. An appeal was made to Dr. Russell H. Conwell, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, to undertake the organization. Dr. Conwell accepted the responsibility with his characteristic zeal, and the result was the opening of Samaritan Hospital, with a capacity of twenty beds. On December 8, 1893, an application was made to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for a charter, which was subsequently granted. One of the objects in the establishment of the institution was stated to be: To provide free medical aid and surgical aid for those whose circumstances are such that they cannot afford to be treated in their own home or at a doctor s office. No venereal or incurable diseases were to be admitted, and no children under six years of age, until a special ward for children could be added to the Hospital. Another purpose of the Hospital was to train young women as nurses. The Philadelphia School for Preliminary Courses in Nursing was taken over by Temple University and courses were begun there in September, 1930. This action was taken because the numbers had dwindled so that the school could no longer he supported as a separate institution. When the new School of Medicine was built, the Dean kindly consented to the use of laboratories there for most of the classes. In 1932 there were 40 staff Nurses and 151 students attending the Nursing School Since then the School has been growing steadily. [25

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SCHOOL OF CHIROPODY By Dean R. Ray Willoughby T HE School of Chiropody of Temple University, which began its first session in September, 1915, is the second oldest school of its kind in the eastern part of the United States. Its curriculum is arranged so as to conform to the demands of existing state boards. New requirements will be met as they arise and the school will endeavor always to be abreast of the times. Students who graduate should be capable of passing any state board examination. The administration office of the School of Chiropody is located in the Professional Administration building, 1808 Spring Garden Street. Classrooms and laboratories are located in the Professional Building at 18th and Buttonwood streets, and the Orthopedic and Chiropody clinics are also at 18th and Button wood streets. The degree of Graduate of Chiropody is awarded upon the satisfactory completion of the course, to which both men and women are admitted. All didactic and laboratory instruction is given in the daytime, with clinics in chiropody held now in the afternoon and evening. Each subject is made as practical as possible. At the present time the course covers a period of three years of at least thirty-four weeks each year. There is no doubt, however, that in the future Chiropody will demand a full four-year course and will be preceded by one or more years of college training. 24

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DEAN G. FLOYD ZIMMERMANS' SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY By Dean G. Floyd Zimmermann TTEMPLE University School of Theology was conceived, as was Temple University, in the year 18S4 when Dr. Russell H. Conwell responded to the appeal of several earnest young men and proposed a course of study, to be offered in the evening, to prepare young men for the ministry. Seven students took advantage of the opportunity and in this unpretentious way the foundations of Temple University, as well as the School of Theology, were laid. The State of Pennsylvania granted Temple a charter with the “right, power, and authority to confer all the usual college titles and degrees, May 14, 1888. The School of Theology was formally opened in 1893 to accommodate the large class of young men who were then studying theology with Dr. Conwell. By reason of its relation to the other schools of the University and the tremendous advantages of its urban setting in the heart of the metropolitan area, the School of Theology has peculiar facilities and decided advantages for the training of students for the Christian ministry. The School strives to maintain the great ideal of its founder, “Education for all, and is undenominational in its emphasis. The School of Theology trains both men and women for Christian service. 26 ]