Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
VETERINARY COLLEGE
BRANCH OF GEORGE WASHING
TON UNIVERSITY.

BY recent action of the board of truS-
tees of the George Washington Univer-
sity the institution now has veterinary
college. The organization of this col
iege has been completed, with following
board of trustees: Charles Willis Need
ham, LII. D., president of the university
and eX officio member of the board OF
trustees; William Corcoran Eustis chair
man; John P. Turner. v. NJ. D., secretary
and treasurer: H. Rozier DIlany. John
Lockwood V. s.. and d. L. Buckingham,
V. NJ D.
The articles of Incorporation and GER
titicate were filed yesterday with the re-
| corder of deeds, thus bringing under the
university organization a professional
school in veterinary medicine. which is
now open for the registration of students.
The new college buildings. which are
located at .l13-l3 It'll street. comprise
, four structures.
\ councillors brick building to he used
AS the veterinary hospital. faces the
courtyard on the east. 1t contains stalls
for the accommodation of sick and in
jured animals
On the second floor are two large rooms
for lecture and demonstration purposes
\ two-Story brick annex will be used
as an anatomical laboratory.
The dog hospital is on the north side.
and is a twO-story concrete block struc
tulS Will separate WdTUS anu cages u
accommodate sevehty-five small animals.
Large paddock and exercise grounds are
also provided. A free clinic for the ami
mails Of the poor will be opened.
The members of the faculty are:
Charles Willis Needham. Ii. D., presi-
dent of the university; David e. Bucking
ham, V. NJ. D., dean and professor of ma
terra medica. therapeutics and canine
practice: Charles E Monroe, Phi. D.
professor FTors Franz OF ph chemistry; Shepherd
physiology; John Lockwood. d. V. s..
professor of veterinary surgery; John
+. Turner, v NJ. D.. professor OF
theory and practice of veterinary med-
cine; Robert j. Formal. V. M. d.. NJ. D.,
professor of comparative histology and
pathology; j. ]. kinyoun, Phi. d. NJ H..
professor of bacteriology and pathology;
-Auolph Eichorn. d. V. s., professor of
meat hygiene: Albert II. Hassel. NJ R. I.
'. s., professor of veterinary zoology:
George H. Hart. V: NJ. D., n. D.. pro-
fessor of sanitary science and national
quarantine: Benjamin T. Woodward. V
M. d.: professor of milk hygiene and
dairy inspection: Adrian " Hall. V NJ.
D., professor OF veterinary obstetrics:
Fred Bryant Gage. NJ. D. V. Artillery
Corps, L. s. A.. lecturer on military veter-
mary science: Hubert Young. " NJ d.
lecturer on horseshoeng and damonstrat
or or anatomy; William p. Collins. d. V.
s., instructor in clinical veterinary sur
gerry; r. ]. Stafford, D. V M. demon
Strator of anatomy
The great demand for services of
trained veterinarians by the federal and
state governments and the increasing inn
portance of veterinary science in munich
pal hygiene show the need of the develop
ment of this branch of medical science in
Washington in a regularly organized COL
lege under university auspices The
headquarters. libraries laboratories and
experimental farms of the bureau of ami
NAL industry of the Department of Agri-
culture are located in the District of Co.
iumbia. so that students of the College of
Veterinary Medicine may keep closely I'm
touch wffn-the mo ST recent investigations
in veterinary science.