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Errors, Omissions and Additions, . . . . . . i v
Introductory. R ankin, . . . . . . v
Preface, . . . . . . . . . vii
Dedication, . . . . . . . . xi
History of Howard U niversity. G eneral Howard, I, 2
Rise of M edical Departm ent. Nichols, . . . . 4
Organization of M edical Departm ent and its First Session. Reyburn, 5
First M eeting of M edical Faculty, . . . . . 7
Early Purposes of M edical School. L. C. L oomis, 8
Freedm en’s Hospital. Reyburn ; Purvis, . . . . 8,9
The First Session. Crusor, . . . . . . 12
The Hospital, 1865-9, • • • • • • • 12
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First Alum ni Association. W atts, . . . . .
Money Panic and Howard Investigation, . . . . 29
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“ Thornton” Certificate, . . . . . . .
Sale of Hospital Land, . . . . . . 34
37
Three Courses of Lectures in M edicine, . . . . .
Medical Alum ni Association. Balloch, . . . . 40
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Dental College, . . . . . . . .
Post Graduate Course, . . 48
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Chemical Laboratory. Seaman, . . .
Six M onths’ Course, . . . . . . . 51
Three Y ears’ Course in Dentistry, . . . . . • 51, 54
Twenty-Fi fth Anniversary of U niversity, . . . . 53
Four Y ears’ Course in M edicine, • 54, 55
Bacteriology. Alleger, 61
Histology. J. M. Lamb, . . . . . . . 63
Death of Dr. Hood, . . . . . . . 70
Training School for Nurses. Purvis. . . . . . 71
Its Faculty and Graduates, . . . . . . 72
The Hospital. Curtis, . . . . . . . 74
Its Personnel, . . . . . . . . 75
Hospital Statistics, . . . . . . . . • 77, 79
General Officers of U niversity, . . . . . 81
Biographies of Same, . . . . . . . 82
Medical Faculty, . . . . . . 99
Order and T itles of Appointm ent, . . . . . 100
Biographies of Faculty, . . . . . . 108
Graduates, . . . . . . . . . 141
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Table of Instructors, Students, Graduates, etc.,
Geographical Distribution of Graduates, . . . . 143
Biographies of Graduates, . . . . 144
Non-Graduates, . . . . . . . . 232
Special Students, etc., . . . . . . . 270
Appendix A .— Charter of U niversity, . . . . . 273
B. — W ashington General H ospital, 274
C. to E .— Copies of Circulars, etc., . . . . 275
F .— Note by Dr. Seaman on the Van Derburgh Patent Brick, 277
Indices— Personal, Educational, General, . . . . 279