Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
MEDICAL COLLEGE OPENING
Large Incoming Glass Expected
for December 2.
Many Changes In Faculty ana Courscs
-First Lecture by DR.. Don ID. Circuit
OF Wutcrbury-Ncw Building
Finished.

Tho preparations for Che opening of the
medical college for the year 1906, which
have been under way all summer, are now
fast nearing completion. Those in charge
of the matter are completing the pro-
gramme for the opening exercises, winch
will be held in the auditorium of the new
building on the afternoon of December z.
The opening address at these exercises,
which will probably begin al two O'Clock,
will be given by DR.. Don ID. Grout, SUI
pc rintcudcnt of the State asylum for the
insane at Waterbury. Tho subject of DR..
CIRCUITS address has not yet been an
nounced. At these exercises DR.. ii. L.
1inkham. dean of the faculty, will give
an address of welcome to the students,
while President Buckham will also be
present and speak. The exact details OF
the programme for the opening day have
not yet been arranged.
The outlook for II large attendance or
students this year is promising. Already
30 students have matrculatcd, about one.
halt of whom are first year men. This
number Of matricuated students is UNI
students had matrculatcd. Last year
the total number of the incoming class
was a. while the whole number for all
| the classes was about 200. This year,
with the attraction of the now building. it
| is expected that the incoming class and
the total registration will be much larger
than ever before The majority of the
Nor who have already matriculated are
and three of them come from the Cana
dan provinces.
COURSE OF STUDY CHANGES.
The faculty has made several changes
in the courses OF study, to take AFFECT
this wear, which will tend to increase
the practical laboratory instruction Of
fcrrcd to the students. one new cause
mas been founded, that in physlolosi cal
la hOratory experiments. This course
will he required of all students. The total
number of study hours a week for each
student has been increa sed, 50 that from
"a to SO hours weekly will be required
from the men. the number OF hours
varying with the classes.
The courses Of surgery and obstetrics
have been dropped from second year
work and will begin in the third year
after this year. In the main, the changes
will increase the laboratory work of the
students during the first two years.
Several other minor changes are con-
templated, which will have practically
he same effect. The system of examina-
lions remains unchanged.
FACULTY CHANGES.
Several changes in the faculty and
teaching force have beei made, including
The appointment of new professors and
instructors and the promotion of others.
DR.. James T.. Peterson. well known
physician of New York city, has been
elected TO a professorship and DIR. A.
1.athorn Smith of Montreal has resign
ed from the profcssorship OF granicology.
His place will be taken by DR.. ]. II.
I.ockhart of the same city, while as ad-
iunct professor OF the same subject, DR..
s. T.. Maynard of this city, who resign
| Cd from Il position connected with the
| faculty five years ago, has been elected
DIR. John NJ. Wheeler of this city has
been elected an instructor in anatomy
This concludes the list of the new
! faculty members.
| Among the previous members several
changes have also taken place. DR.. F. T..
Clark has been promoted from an in
structorshp in pathology to adjunct pro-
censorship Of the same subject. Dr. G.
| IL. Beecher. formerly an instructo" in the
theory aud practice Of medicine will this
year be adjunct professor in that subject
In addition to serving as instructor in
physiological chemistry. DIR. G. j.. Dalton
has been appointed instructor in medi-
enc. DR.. l.. R. Morrison has been pro-
NOTED from assistant in the laboratory
of histology to instructor in that subject
| Professor II. l.. White is now secretary
and treasurer of the college. in place of
Il. j. Andrews. resigned. The new course
in physiological laboratory experiments
will be in charge of DR.. +. X. Jackson
adjunct professor of physiology.
| In all there will be % men connected
with the college instruction. These form
what is termed the faculty of medicine
while on the governing faculty there are
eight men,
Work ON the now building is being
rushed so that it will be in readiness for
the opening. Men are now laying the
asphalt floor in the chemical laboratory
on tho second floor which is one of the
last thlhes 10 ne zone IN connection with
the interior finish of the building. The
Champlain Manufacturing company is in
stalling desks. tables and laboratory fur
nishings, while the floor is being laid I'm
a large room in the basement, which will
be used as a students smoking ROOM
The building itself is practically COM
plcted.
The faculty is not planning for much
additional equipment this year. The
| Christmas recess will begin Decemher %