Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-24
OBLIGATORY SERVICE
CoLUMBIAN'S NEW BUILDING TO
BE OPENED.
Hospital, Medical and Dental Depart.
ments Provided For-Descrip-
ton of Structures.

Arrangements have been completed for the
dedication of the new buildings for the hos
pital, medical and dental depa rtments of
the Columbian University, next Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. Upon the conclusion
of the exercises the buildings, which are
located on H street between 18th and 14th
streets, will be opened to the public from
that time until o'clock in the evening. The
resident physician and a corps of nurses
will be in attendance to show and explain
all the interesting and valuable features of
the new buildings.
Since the reconstruction of the old hospital
building and the addition thereto of the ex-
tensive new structure just completed the
institution is now provided with thirty
eight private rooms, newly and comfortably
furnished with all modern improvements,
some of them with private bath rooms, ar
ranged in suite, and with open hreplaces
Elevators, sun parlors, a roof garden ana
arrangements for ventilation, heat and Tor
nearly every home comfort and convenience
have been provided. A number of private
rooms have already been furnished as me-
MORALS by Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, Mrs.
w. NJ. McKnew, DIR. and Mrs. A. c. Var
row. Mrs. Walbridge, Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews. DR.. and Mrs Donaldson and others.
The medical wards will be named in MEM
ory of the late DR.. w. W. Johnston, who. 1t
is said, was an enthusiastic worker both for
the hospital and medical school
In the original building arrangements
have been made for a maternity service,
and in the new structure, besides the pri-
vate rooms wards for medical and surgical
cases which will accommodate fifty patients
are now ready.
Three operating rooms fully equipped
with modern aseptic and antiSeptic appli-
ances, and rooms for a dispensary service
have also been supplied including a COM
plete siXteen-plate Bowen X-ray apparatus
Medical and Dental Buildings.
The new building for the medical and
dental schools is five stories high, with
four large lecture halls, each seating from
200 to $50 students; large laboratories for
various studies, recitation rooms, profess
sors' rooms, museum, reading room and
study rooms. Ushers will also be present
in the medical school to show visitors the
lecture rooms and laboratories. Messrs
Hornblower & Marshall were the architects
for these buildings.
The medical school building has been
used since October, but is now open for in
spection. The dental infirmary rooms, with
southern light, modern chairs and facilities
for operative and prosthetic work, are re-
garded as excellent.
The board of governors Of the university
hospital are as follows A. F. A. King, NJ D.,
president; E. A. de Schweinitz, Ph.D., MD,
secretary; ]. J. Edison, treasurer; Rev. s..
H. Greene, DID,; E. NJ Gallaudet LID;
J. D. Larner, Theo w. Noyes, w. F. Mat
tingy, LID; ]. Ford Thompson, NJ. D.; D..
Kerfoot Shute. MD; VIM. P. Carr. MD. !;
Sterling Ruffin, ND; Thomas A. Clayton,
MD; S. w. Woodward. The hospital staff
consists of the professors in the medical
school and their assistants. The dental in
Urinary is in charge of the professors in the
dental school and their assistants.
The officers of the hospital are: H. c..
MacAtee, MD, superintendent; Miss NJ.
Paxton superintendent of nurses and ma
iron; G. NJ Ruffin, MD, ]. D. Rogers, M
D., F. N. Poole. MD, residents; c. V. Ny
man. pharmacist.
officers of the board of lady managers
are: Mrs. w. H. Hoeke, president; Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, first vice president; Mrs.
H. C. Yarrow, second vice president; Mrs.
Henry C. Thompson. corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Mae McCauley, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. D. K. Shute. treasurer.