Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
VI Garfield University Now Fully Organize
and Ready for the Reception Of Students
October 1st

The medical department of Garfield uni.
| Verslty has at last been fully organized
and equipped. The department was
founded in accordance with the following
provision of the charter granted the uni
Versity:
For the purpose of establishing and
maintaining university of learning and
| and education for both sexes, including
colleges of literature and science, of Bib
| ilcal theology, of law, of medicine and
surgery, with the right to procure by pur-
chase or otherwise and dissect dead bodies
for the purpose of teaching anatomy and
studying the pathology of diseases, Of fine
arts. of normal and preparatory training,
of polytechnic and such other schools as
may be established from time to time.
having the power to confer all degrees of
| merit or honor pertaining to these several
| colleges and schools"
1t will be opened to students October l,
1889.
In the announcement just issued by the
department it stated that ''the growth, de-
velopment and prosperity of our state de-
mand the establishment of institutions
for the education of men to occupy the
different professions. Our location and
our railroad facilities are such as to make
Wichita accessible to more people of the
southwest than any other city of the state,
and therefore better situated for the es-
Establishment of medical college"
The Importance of educating men to
practice medicine at a point where they
will be made familiar with the disease they
viii be called upon to treat is appreciated
by all. Practitioners Of wide experience
realize that when they change location
from the east or even middle states or from
the northern zone of this country to this
region that they have different class of
diseases to treat and that complications of
an unusual character come up in the
course of diseases with which they are not
familiar
The aim of the school will be to elevate
the standard Of a medical education. The
course of instruction will consist Of di-
dactic lectures, quiZZes, recitations, labor
atory work and will be made as practical
as possible. Personal attention will be
given to each individual stude-t. The
course will be three years course.
The entire fourth floor of the south wing
of the university building, consisting of
seven large rooms, will be occupied by this
department. The dissecting room, large,
well lighted and thoroughly ventilated, is
conveniently situated. Everything in the
way of medical equipments, charts, mod
els manikins, casts, etc., will be supplied.
An important feature will be the bone
ROOM" where disarticulated skeletons will
be kept and the different bones loaned to
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library. The laboratory of normal and
pathological histology will be supplied
with such paraphernalia as is necessary
for the study. demonstration and prepare
ton of normal and diseased tissues. In
fact nothing will be left incomplete either
by the faculty Of this department or by the
trustees of the university to make the med
zeal school first class in every respect.
The college has good hospital advanta-
ges for clinical instruction and the study
OF disease by the bedsi lie will constitute an
important feature. The diseases of this
section of the country differ somewhat
from the diseases of the coast and should
therefore be studied here.
The St. Francis hospital, conducted by
the Sisters of Mercy, whose entire time
and attention are given to the care of the
sick and the welfare of the institution, and
the Wichita hospital, under the manage
ment of the ladies of the city, will be at
the service of the medical school in its
clinical material. Students will attend the
various surgical operations performed in
both hospitals and will be granted all the
clinical advantages which these institu-
tions offer. In addition to these free dis
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open the entire year. Opportunity will be
offered at the dispensary Tor the examine
tion and treatment Of patients and instruc-
ton will be given to students at hours that
do not interfere with the regular lectures,
Advanced students will be required to Gi-
agnose cases presented at the different
clinics and suggest treatment subject to
the approval of the instructor.
The faculty is as follows: j. E. Oldham,
NJ. D., Dean, professor of gynecology; L.
a. Graham, NJ. d., professor Of principles
and practice of medicine and clinical med
icine: K. L. Purdy, NJ. d., professor of
principles and practice of surgery and
clinical surgery; G. G. Furley, NJ. d., pro-
fessor of materia medica, therapeutics and
clinical medicine; a. II. Fabrique, NJ. d.,
professor of obstetrics and diseases of
women; ]. 5. Foote, NJ. D., secretary of
faculty, professor of histology; L. l..
Hinsdale, NJ. D., professor of anatomy and
clinical surgery; w. II. Wells, NJ. d., pro-
lessor of diseases of the mind and of
the nervous system: W. a. Jordan, NJ. d.,
professor of surgery, operative and clinical;
c. L. McAdams, NJ. D., professor of dis
eases of children and clinical medicine;
w. K Shastid, NJ. D., professor of toxi-
cology and medical chemistry: George
Emerson, NJ. D., professor of orthopedic
surgery; J. d. Van Nuys, NJ. D., professor
of physical diagnosis and clinal medicine;
L. L. Hamilton, NJ. D., professor of optha-
mology and GEOLOGY; c. u. Mccullough,
NJ. D., corresponding secretary, professor
of obstetrics and diseases of women; e. NJ
Bibbee, NJ. D., professor of genito urinary
diseases and dermatology; L. a. Buck, NJ.
D., professor of physiology; j. II. Fordyce,
NJ. D.. professor Of physiology; J. Z. Hoff-
man, u. D., demonstration Of anatomy
Y. NJ c. A. ECHOES.
The committee in charge of the MONDAY
meeting met yesterday TO plan the work |