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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
nations.
Graduates in Pharmacy would be re
quired to attend a three years’ graded course.
Under the head of “ L ectures” were a few lines
regarding Operative Surgery on the Cadaver and
Bacteriology.
Special notice was made of the
Outdoor M aternity Service, and also of the m i
croscopical, histological and bacteriological labora
tories.
Dental College : Dr. Parsons’ title was changed to
Professor of Principles and Practice of Operative
Dentistry and Dental Pathology. Dr. B alloch ap
peared here as Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence ;
the names of Drs. Over and Lofton were omitted.
Dr. T. E. Lee became Lecturer on Prosthetic Den
tistry ; Dr. Ham ilton Sm ith, 1524 Pierce place,
N. W ., Lecturer on Clinical D entistry; Dr. A. S.
Johnson, Demonstrator of Prosthetic Dentistry ;
Wm. M. Ash, D. D. S., Demonstrator in Dentistry.
F acin g the P'aculty list was a half-tone show ing a
corner in the chem ical laboratory. Students from
other dental colleges would be adm itted to ad
vanced standing on passing the required exam ina
tions. There was a new paragraph, replacing the
previous one in regard to the dental laboratories.
Dental students had access to all the medical
clinics.
Pharmaceutical College : No change in I'aculty
list or announcement.
A Training School for
Nurses had been organized.
The F acu lty would
consist of Dr. Hood as Dean and Dr. Purvis as Sec
retary and Treasurer ; Dr. Purvis was also Professor
of Obstetrics and Obstetrical Nursing ; Dr. Graham ,
of Surgical Nursing ; Dr. D. S. Lamb, of Anatom y ;
Dr. Brackett, of Medical Nursing ; Dr. Reyburn, of
Physiology ; Dr. Shadd, of Therapeutics ; Dr. B al
loch, Lecturer on D ietetics ; Dr. K in g, Lecturer on
H ygiene, and M ary E. Morrison, M. D., Phar. D.,
533 Florida avenue, N. W ., Lecturer on the Nurs
ing of Children. T he School would begin and end
at the same time as the Colleges of the Medical D e
partment. Medical lectures would be given in the
new operating amphitheater on W ednesday and
Saturday evenings. Practical instruction would be
given at the Hospital. Candidates for graduation
should be 21 years old, should attend three sessions
at some regular training school, the last, of course,
at Howard, and pass exam inations. Fee, $5.00 for
each session. Facing the F aculty list was a h alf
tone show ing a corner in the H istological Labora
tory.
The
twenty=sixth
session opened Octo
ber 2, 1893, with a lecture by Dr. Shadd.
February 15, 1894, Dr. D. H. Williams,
of Chicago, was appointed Surgeon in
chief of the Hospital, in place of Dr. Pur
vis, resigned.
March 19, Dr. Alleger
was made Lecturer on Bacteriology and
Pathological Histology ; G.W. Eggleston,
D. D. S., was elected Demonstrator in
Dentistry in place of Dr. A. S. Johnson.
Commencement Wednesday, April 11,
1894, at the First Congregational Chnrcli.
The invitation was in the form of the
usual medical diploma, with a picture of
the main University building at top, and
at the bottom the names of the class
officers, followed by those of the gradu
ates ; in the left lower corner were the
usual seal and ribbon. Dr. Brackett gave
the charge to the class ; Dr. Rankin con
ferred the degrees and made an address.
The Hood prize was given to Dr. J. G.
Clayton, the Seaman prize to Dr. J. H.
Rindlaub. Music by Marine band, Fan-
ciulli, conductor.
April 13, Dr. Glennan signed the Hos
pital report as Officer of the Day and on
the 15th resigned his place in the Hospi
tal ; 16th, Dr. John R. Francis signed the
report for the first time. April 19, the
Medical Faculty protested to the Trustees
against the sale of part of the Hospital
property for a building for contagious dis
eases. Dr. Perry was appointed Lecturer
on Diseases of Children. May 12, the
Faculty reelected its officers. Dr. Parsons
was elected delegate to the annual meet
ing of Dentists. June 6, he resigned from
the Dental College.
Dr. Williams being unable to take
charge of the Hospital, by reason of con
tinuous ill health, Dr. Francis made the
report for 1893-4. He said that on tak
ing charge April 16, 1894, he found u the
affairs of the institution in good condition
and a system of professional and business
like management, which reflected great
credit upon the professional and executive
ability of the former officers. . . . With
the very limited appropriation, too much
credit cannot be given to the retiring
management for the rapid growth and de
velopment of the institution and the ex
cellence of the work done here.” Dr.
Francis recalled attention to the fact that
many of those admitted to the Hospital
received there their first treatment. He re
iterated what had been repeatedly shown
by his predecessors, that the admissions
were from all parts of the country. He
emphasized the excellent opportunity
given the colored medical student and
nurse to receive a professional training
and of its subsequent influence on the col
ored population of the South. He ob