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430 HISTOKY OF DENTAL SUEGEEY
The faculty, in December, 1865, decided that dentists in practice prior to
1853, and wlio were operators with good reputations as such, might become
candidates for the degree without attending the lectures, and issued the fol-
lowing announcement
Candidates tor Graduation Who Have not Attended Lectures.
Dentists who have been in continued practice since 1852 are eligible to be eandi-
(lates for graduation without attendance on lectures. The candidate for graduation must
present satisfactory evidence of his having been in practice for the allotted time, also
of his good standing in the profession; he must prepare a thesis upon some subject
connected with the theory or practice of dentistry. He must present specimens of his
workmanship. He must undergo a satisfactory examination by the faculty, when, if
qualified, he shall be recommended to the board of trustees and, if approved by them,
shall receive the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Thirty-six availed tliemselves of this opportunity during the years this
practice was continued: Dr. John B. Wheeler, of New York; A. Lawrence,
of Massachusetts, and W. G. A. Bonwill, of Delaware, received the degree
under this rule at the commencement on March 1, 1866. This rule was not
advertised after the announcemnt for the session of 1869-70. Theodore F.
Chupein, then of Charleston, S. C, but later of Philadelphia, in 1872, and
W. T. Smith, of Maryland, were the last to receive degrees under this rule,
in 1879. Such graduates were required to pay only the matriculation and
diploma fees.
During the session of 1864-5, there were iifty-six matriculates, of whom
twenty-nine graduated. At the commencement held in February 1865, the
honorary degree was conferred upon Theodore S. Evans, of Paris, France;
J. M. Barstow and Mahlon Kirk, of Philadelphia ; Jesse C. Green, of West
Chester, Pa., and J. D. Wingate, of Beliefonte, Ga.
Previous to 1866-7 all clinical work had been a gratuity to patients. The
faculty decided that year to make a charge for the materials used in the me-
chanical clinic. There were 100 matriculates, twenty-six graduates in course
and twenty-three who had been in practice prior to 1852.
In 1867 Dr. Henry Hartshorn became a member of the faculty, having
the chair of physiology and hygiene assigned to him.
In 1870, Professor Hartshorn and Professor Forbes resigned. Dr. James
Tyson and Dr. J. Ewing Mears succeeded them. Professor Mears instituted
a surgical clinic in connection with his chair. This clinic was continued
throughout his thirty years' service in this college.
Another matter of much interest to the dental profession was at this time
430 HISTOKY OF DENTAL SUEGEEY
The faculty, in December, 1865, decided that dentists in practice prior to
1853, and wlio were operators with good reputations as such, might become
candidates for the degree without attending the lectures, and issued the fol-
lowing announcement
Candidates tor Graduation Who Have not Attended Lectures.
Dentists who have been in continued practice since 1852 are eligible to be eandi-
(lates for graduation without attendance on lectures. The candidate for graduation must
present satisfactory evidence of his having been in practice for the allotted time, also
of his good standing in the profession; he must prepare a thesis upon some subject
connected with the theory or practice of dentistry. He must present specimens of his
workmanship. He must undergo a satisfactory examination by the faculty, when, if
qualified, he shall be recommended to the board of trustees and, if approved by them,
shall receive the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Thirty-six availed tliemselves of this opportunity during the years this
practice was continued: Dr. John B. Wheeler, of New York; A. Lawrence,
of Massachusetts, and W. G. A. Bonwill, of Delaware, received the degree
under this rule at the commencement on March 1, 1866. This rule was not
advertised after the announcemnt for the session of 1869-70. Theodore F.
Chupein, then of Charleston, S. C, but later of Philadelphia, in 1872, and
W. T. Smith, of Maryland, were the last to receive degrees under this rule,
in 1879. Such graduates were required to pay only the matriculation and
diploma fees.
During the session of 1864-5, there were iifty-six matriculates, of whom
twenty-nine graduated. At the commencement held in February 1865, the
honorary degree was conferred upon Theodore S. Evans, of Paris, France;
J. M. Barstow and Mahlon Kirk, of Philadelphia ; Jesse C. Green, of West
Chester, Pa., and J. D. Wingate, of Beliefonte, Ga.
Previous to 1866-7 all clinical work had been a gratuity to patients. The
faculty decided that year to make a charge for the materials used in the me-
chanical clinic. There were 100 matriculates, twenty-six graduates in course
and twenty-three who had been in practice prior to 1852.
In 1867 Dr. Henry Hartshorn became a member of the faculty, having
the chair of physiology and hygiene assigned to him.
In 1870, Professor Hartshorn and Professor Forbes resigned. Dr. James
Tyson and Dr. J. Ewing Mears succeeded them. Professor Mears instituted
a surgical clinic in connection with his chair. This clinic was continued
throughout his thirty years' service in this college.
Another matter of much interest to the dental profession was at this time
