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Faculty Meeting Minutes, October 1857

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Faculty Meeting Minutes, October 1857

Overview

A single-page, hand‑written record of a faculty meeting held on 2 October 1857. The document is preserved as a scanned JPEG and TIFF image (≈350 kB and 49 MB respectively) and is catalogued under the “FacultyMeetings1857” directory. It is written in English, dated October 2 1857, and produced by the institution listed as drexel‑production. The minutes were authored by E. Turrell Dean, the faculty secretary, and are part of the PINAX archival collection.

Background

The meeting took place in the United States, likely at an American higher‑education institution (the exact campus is not specified in the record). It was convened by consultation with faculty, without a formal assembly, to address vacancies in two professorial chairs: Materia Medica & Therapeutics and Chemistry & Toxicology. The Secretary, Dean, recorded the recommendations and subsequent elections, as well as the scheduling of the General Introductory Lecture for the new academic session.

Contents

  • Recommendations and Elections:
    • - Dr. Frederick Louis Otto Rothing (M.D.) was recommended and later elected to the Chair of Materia Medica & Therapeutics, filling the vacancy left by Dr. Neer’s resignation. - Matthew Semple, Esq. (also referred to as Mr. Semple) was recommended and elected to the Professorship of Chemistry & Toxicology, succeeding Dr. Harvey.
  • General Introductory Lecture:
    • - The lecture was read by Prof. E. H. Cleveland and unanimously approved. - The lecture was scheduled for 4 p.m. and delivered on 16 October 1857 in the upper lecture room.
  • Committee Report:
    • - The Committee on Beneficence reported that no students had been admitted at the time of the meeting.
  • Administrative Details:
- The minutes note the meeting’s adjournment and the Secretary’s signature. - The document is annotated with the meeting’s date, time, and location references (faculty meeting room, upper lecture room).

Scope

The record covers faculty appointments, academic leadership decisions, and the organization of an introductory lecture for the new session. It is limited to administrative actions taken on 2 October 1857 and the subsequent lecture delivery on 16 October 1857. The minutes do not provide broader institutional context, student enrollment data beyond the committee report, or details of the faculty’s academic programs beyond the two chairs mentioned.

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Metadata

Title
Faculty Meeting Minutes, October 1857
Type
Text
Creator
E. Turrell Dean
Institution
drexel-production
Created
1857-10-02
Language
en
Subjects
Faculty meetings, Academic appointments, Materia Medica, Chemistry, Toxicology, Educational lectures
Place
United States
Source
PINAX

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By consultation with and the consent of the Faculty, but without a formal meeting, Dr. F. S. C. Rothing was recommended to the corporation as a suitable person to fill the Chair of Materia Medica & Therapeutics made vacant by the resignation of Dr. Neer, and Mr. Semple was likewise recommended for election to the Professorship of Chemistry & Toxicology vacated by the resignation of Dr. Harvey. E. Turrell Dean Oct. 2nd, 1857 The General Introductory Lecture for the opening of the session was read by Prof. Cleveland and unanimously approved of. Four o'clock was agreed upon as the time for the lecture. Communications were received from the Secretary informing the Faculty that Frederick Louis Otto Rothing, M.D., had been elected Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, and that Matthew Semple, Esq., had been elected Professor of Chemistry & Toxicology in this institution. The committee on beneficence reported the admission of no students. Adjourned E. Turrell Dean Oct. 16th, 1857. The General Introductory Lecture was delivered by Prof. E.H. Cleveland to a crowded audience, of ladies & gentlemen, to the great satisfaction of all. It was given in the upper lecture-room.

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