Wichita eagle., 1889-10-09
READY FOR WORK.
The Wichita Medical College to Open Tuesday
Next-More Students than Expected.

The Wichita Medical college will COM
mence work Tuesday next in the quarters
secured in the Sedgwick block. Very
comfortable rooms. fitted up nicely for the
purpose, are ready for the use of the col
lege. The basis for the college is COM
pany with capital stock of $4,000 and
the faculty as selected to do the first work,
is composed of the leading physicians of
the city. 1t is not proposed to kill off
every other similar institution this year or
tC open doors with band on the outside
to be heard from the Atlantic to the
Pacific but it is intended merely to COM
mence work on solid foundation; work
along quietly and earnestly and keep on
working, and the Wichita Medical college
to be an Institution that will last many.
many years and finally by true merit
have standing with institutions
Of its kind. It is proposed to
start medical college very much in the
same way similar institutions have been
started in other cities and have grown to
tine point OF merit and popularity. This
is the only institution of the kind in the
state and it is argued that the many
things that call for Wichita to be city
also give encouragement for a medical
college, and with the growth of the city
the college will develop and finally rec
ogniZed to be one of the leading institu-
lions of the kind in the west.
The first faculty for the college was Sc
lected with considerable care and will give
close attention to the work The course
of study will occupy the student for three
years which will give instruction in all
branches of medical and surgical science,
and diplomas will be issued to all students
who have met the requirements of the
faculty.
The first faculty of the Wichita Medical
college is as follows:
j. E Oldham. M. d., professor of medi-
cal and surgical diseases of women.
T. A. Graham, NJ. d., professor Of princi-
pies and practice of medicine and clinical
medicine
X. f. Purdy. NJ. d., professor of princi-
pies and practice of surgery and clinical
surgery.
G. c. Furley, NJ. d., professor of materia
medica, therapeutics and clinical medicine.
a. H. Fabrique, NJ. d., professor of OBJ
stetrics and diseases of women.
j. S Foote, NJ. D., president of faculty.
professor of histology.
w. +, Shastid, NJ. D., professor of
anatomy.
". II. Wells, NJ. d., professor of diseases
of the mind and the nervous system.
W. A. Jordan, NJ. d., professor of sur
gerry, operative and clinical
&. E. McAdams, NJ. d., professor of
diseases of children and clinical medicine.
J. Il. Hoffman, professor of toxicology
and medical chemistry.
George Emerson, NJ D., professor Of
orthopedic surgery.
j. ID. Van Mugs, N. d., professor of
physical diagnosis and clinical medicine.
Z. Z. Hamilton. NJ. D., professor of
opthamology and GEOLOGY.
c. G. Mccullough, NJ. D, secretary of
faculty, professor of obstetrics and diseases
of women.
G. NJ. Bibbee, NJ. d., professor of genito
urinary diseases and dermatology.
L. A. Buck, M. D., professor of hygiene
and state medicine.
J. H. Fordyce. N. D., professor of physi-
ology
j. u. Hoffman, NJ. D., demonstration of
anatomy.
1t is expected that over twenty five
students will be on hand to matriculate
Tuesday next which is more than some
had supposed owing to the fact of COM
mencing work so late.