The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-09-06
N EHARRY COLLEGE.
Nashville's Great Medical School for
..r,z Afro-Americans.
"A Great Institution Under the Control
of the Methodist Church-Work
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-- of Buildings.

1Ae MenaTFy MeQlcal college was or
ganized in 1876 as the Medical Depart.
rDent of Central Tennessee College, Nash
will, Tenn.
The philanthropic and generous fami-
ly whose name it bears are the decend-
ants of Alexander and Jane Meharry,
who were of Scotch-Irish decent, and
came to this country in 1874. To this
family We are largely indebted for the
means for purchasing the grounds,
erecting the buildings, securing appara-
tus, and defraying the yearly expenses
of the school. =
This was the first college established
in the Southern States for the education
ofColored physicians, and the doors of
many of our Northern medical colleges
were closed against Colored students.
Since this school was organized, about
two hundred and twenty-five students
have been enrolled; one hundred and
nineteen have finished the prescribed
course and received their di plomas. Of
the above number, one hundred and
twelve are members of some Christian
Church, and seventeen had a regular
collegiate education. OF the one hun
dred and twelve graduates now living,
thirteen are teaching, two preaching,
one home missionary, one an editor
and Druggist, one clerk in the United
States Pension Office, one an agent of
Sunday-school publications and ninety
three practicing medicine.
A graded three years course of study
is provided, which combines daily reci-
tations from textbooks. lectures, and
practical laboratory work. At the end
of each session students are required to
pass written examination on all the
studies Of that term and grade of sew
enty-fve er cent must be obtained in
order to be promoted to next higher
class or for graduation.
The library contains about six hun
dred bound volumes and three thousand
unbound books and pamphlets, q great
portion of the latter being gift from the
late DR.. Musser, of Cincinnati, O. The
apparatus is valued at two thousand
five hundred dollars, and consists of
charts, models, anatomical preparations,
and segood outfit for teaching micros-
copy, acknowledgements. etc.
DENTAL COLLEGE.
In October, 1856, the school of dentis-
try was organized, and has been in sue
cessful operation since that time. We
are greatly indebted to w. H. Morgan,
NJ. D., D. D. S., Dean of the Dental De-
partment, of Vanderbilt University,
for valuable counsel, timely assistance,
and hearty sympathy in this work.
This enterprise has the endorsement of
the Southern Dental Association" and
the school is member of the 'Ameri-
can Association of Dental Faculties"
and it's diplomas are duly recognized
wherever presented. At the last an
nual meeting of the Alabama State
Board of Dental Examiners, r. A. Cur
tbs, d. D. S. graduate of the dental
class of 1889, appeared before them, and
after a'rigid examination was licensed
to practice dentistry in that State-the
first Colored man to whom they have
ever granted that privilege. Out of
eighteen applicants who were examined
at that time, many of whom we're grad
yates of some of the most celebrated
dental colleges of this country, he
ranked either second or third on the
list. DR.. Curtis is now having an excel
lent practice at Montgomery, Ala.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.
For several years there have been ap-
pllcations for trained pharmacists, to
take charge Of drng-stores owned or
patronized by Colored men. In order
to meet this demand, school of phar-
macy was opened in last October, and
five young men have pursued this course
of study during the past session.
DENTAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL HALL.
A new dental and pharmaceutical
building has been erected during the
past year. This building is constructed
of brick with the exception of the first
story, which is stone. 1t is sixty feet
long and forty teet~Ride::' :ft'he first con-
tains dental laboratory, and a chelni-
cal laboratory for analytical work; the
second,,a dental intirmary, waiting
room and two rooms for pharmacy;
the third and fourth stories are occu-
pied by an amphitheater, capable of
seating two hundred students, with a.
sky-light over the place designed for
. the operating table, room for the ac-
,commodatlon of patients, u faculty.
room and a museum. 1t was dedicated,
with appropriate ceremonies, Noyem-
Der 20, 1889.
The cost of the building, as it now
stands, has been about $500; and we
are now Feeding money to finish and
equip the chemical laboratory, and fur
nish seats for the amphitheater.
In all of this work we have had the
sympathy and cooperation of Rev. R.
S. Rust D. D., the former, and Rev. J.
c. Hartzell, the present Secretary Of
the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Fdu-
cation Society, and also Rev. A. G. Hay
good, D. D., General Agent of the John
F. Slater Fund
6. W. HUBBARD, M D., DEAN.
Good for Sixty Days.
oh, time 10 feeting and life is short,
And love is full of arrangements;
And engagements made at a summer resort
Are but temporary arrangements.
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