University of Louisville - Thoroughbred Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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The “Greater” University of Louisville Fe ma eal BOUT four years ago, it became evident to the faculties of | c(e A ‘as | the various medical colleges in Kentucky, that radical (as a, changes were necessary for them to remain in the class of NY leading medical colleges of the world. Several colleges exist- ed—all were in good standing. None were delinquent in any | way— all of them had most excellent Faculties. This how- ever was not entirely satisfactory. The leading men of the Faculties realized that by a combination of energy and harmonious work, these schools could be raised from the ordinary medical college standard to a standard second to none in this country. The first steps in this work was the consolidation of the Kentucky Uni- versity and University of Louisville. At the same time a similar combi- nation was formed by the Louisville Medical College and the Hospital College of Medicine. This proved so satisfactory and gave evidence of even greater possibilities that on the following year a merger of the three remaining schools was effected, assuming the name of The University of Louisville. The results of this merger have been all that its most enthusiastic supporters expected. The increase of funds and the financial support ac- corded by the city has made possible the necessary laboratory equipment. It has also made possible the employment of several of the best laboratory men in the country who do nothing but laboratory work. The clinical material, instead of being divided among five schools, all goes to the one and is more than enough to supply the needs of the school. In fact there is no department in the school that was not materially benefited. The merger is now two years old—to us it is history. Already has the higher standard of the University of Louisville gained prominence throughout the country. At the last meeting of the Association of Ameri- can Medical Colleges held in Chicago, the University of Louisville after a thorough investigation, was placed in Class “A” of American Medical Colleges; a distinction sought for by all but attained by only a few. H. B. ANDERSON, HIST. Ry EARN mA 27

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Uv MMED ICHRLWL Senior Class Officers W. W.CLEERE, JR., President W.S. GABHART, Vice President R. C. SPEER, Secretary C. H. McCHORD, Treasurer T. E. WRIGHT, Sergeant-at-Arms H. B. ANDERSON, Historian S. P. CARTER, Poet Senior Rally As Freshmen, as Sophs, and as Juniors, Where we started, I cannot now tell, But now to be sure we are Seniors, Proud to be in the great U. of L. We believe that our “profs.” are the greatest, That our class not another can beat, For they teach us by earnest endeavor, To be able to stand on our feet. The ee distant future we picture, The day U. of L. will be proud. To find on her roll of Alumni, The names of the 19190 crowd. Then hurrah for the school we are praising Hurrah for our band of true men; And this is the ery we are raising, — “U. of L., U. of L., Nineteen Ten.” S. P. CARTER. 28