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Diseases of W om en and Children, Principles and L. Loomis, was elected Professor of Phy­
Practice of C ivil and M ilitary Surgery, Pathology siology for one year. Twelve hundred
and Principles and Practice of M edicine, Clinical
Instruction. Fees: M atriculation, $5.00, for each dollars was appropriated for apparatus
course of lectures, $135.00, Dem onstrator’s ticket, and material for the outfit of the Medical
$15.00, graduation, $30.00. Clinical instruction
free. Requirements fo r the degree o f M. J). : The Department. The Medical Faculty was
candidate must be 21 years of age and present authorized to advertise the course for
proper testim onials of a good moral character. He 1868-9 and fix the fees for the same as
must present satisfactory evidence that he has
studied m edicine for three years with a physician they deemed best.
and surgeon duly authorized to practice his pro­ The first meeting of the Medical Fac­
fession. He m ust have attended three full courses ulty was held May 6, 1868, at the office
of lectures, the last of which must have been at
Howard U niversity ; he must have passed a satis­ of Dr. Reyburn. The following is the
factory exam ination at the close of each course of minute of the meeting:
lectures and have subm itted an acceptable m edical
thesis in his own handwriting.
Washington, D. C., 6th May, 1868.
The M edical Departm ent of the Howard U niver­
Pharmaceutical School. sity met at Dr. R eyburn’s office on I street, between
N ineteenth and Twentieth, this day at 10 A. M.,
This school shall consist of at least four professor­ Dr. Sunderland, the President pro tem of the U ni­
ships : a Professor of G eneral and M edical Chem is­ versity, in the chair. A quorum of the F aculty
try ; a Professor of M ateria M edica ; a Professor of being present, the m eeting organized and chose Dr.
Pharm acy ; and a Professor of Botany. Course o f J. T. Johnson tem porary Secretary. Dr. Loom is
study: First year, Chem istry and Botany ; second stated the business of the m eeting to be the election
year, M ateria M edica and Pharm acy. Fees: M a­ of officers and a delegate to represent the M edical
triculation, $5.00, for course of lectures, $50.00, Departm ent of Howard U niversity in the National
graduation, $20.00. Apparatus and m aterial at Am erican M edical Association now in session in
Professors’ charges. Requirements fo r degree o f this city, and nom inated Dr. Johnson for that posi­
Ph. D. : The candidate must be 21 years of age and tion, who was unanim ously elected on the first vote.
present proper testim onials of good moral charac­ T he election of Dean and perm anent Secretary
ter ; must present satisfactory evidence that he has were, upon motion, postponed until the next m eet­
studied two years with a druggist duly authorized ing. Upon motion the m eeting adjourned to meet
to practice his profession ; must have attended two in this same room at 9 A. M ., on the 7th M ay.
full courses of lectures, the last of which must have (Signed) Jos. Taber Johnson, M. D.,
been at Howard U niversity ; must have passed a Secretary.
satisfactory exam ination at the close of each course
of lectures and have presented an acceptable phar­ May 7, Dr. Silas L. Loomis was elected
maceutical thesis in his own handwriting.
Dean and Dr. Johnson permanent Secre­
tary. Drs. Reyburn and Johnson were
Genera l Hospital.
elected an Executive Committee. It was
The Hospital shall consist of surgical, m edical resolved that a majority of the Faculty
and obstetrical wards and a dispensary. The en­
tire Hospital shall be under the special direction of present at a meeting should constitute a
a Surgeon-in-Charge, and there shall be two House quorum, and regular meetings were or­
Surgeons, and a Consulting Board of three Pro­ dered to be held on the second Monday
fessors of the M edical School.
evening in each month. Dr. Reyburn
May 4, Dr. Hiram Barber resigned the was requested to prepare a plan for suit­
chair of Materia Medica and Jurispru­ able Hospital and College buildings. He
dence ; Drs. Loomis, Reyburn and John­ reported a plan July 15, which was ac­
son were re-elected to the same Professor­ cepted and approved.
ships to which they had been elected June September 22, the Faculty decided to
17, 1867. The Medical Faculty was re­ begin the first session October 28, the
quested to appoint a delegate to the meet­ course to be elementary and preparatory,
ing of the American Medical Association since only four chairs were filled ; for the
soon to be held in Washington. June 15, same reason it was decided to charge an
the Board decided that the name of the all-round fee of $100.00 with $5.00 addi­
proposed hospital should be “ The Wash­ tional for Demonstrator’s fee, but for sub­
ington General Hospital and Asylum”. sequent sessions the same fees would be
September 21, Dr. A. T. Augusta (M. B.), charged as in other first-class colleges.
was elected Demonstrator of Anatomy. Dr. L. C. Loomis was elected to make
The salary of each Professor and the the opening address, and the Secretary
Demonstrator was fixed at one thousand was authorized to advertise the opening
dollars a year. Dr. Lafayette C. Loomis session and also prepare and print an ap­
of Wheeling, W. Va., brother of Dr. Silas propriate circular.