Faculty Regulations of a Medical Institution

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Faculty Regulations of a Medical Institution (1854–1860)

Overview

This archival item consists of a text file (ID 01KA1HH91CP0HV72H06J6V7XVW) and fifteen scanned JPEG pages (a092001186.jpg–a092001200.jpg) containing the full text of the regulations adopted by the faculty of a 19th‑century medical institution. The regulations were first issued 4 January 1854 and revised 23 March 1860. The collection is catalogued under the institution “final‑drexel‑university” and is available through the PINAX repository. All material is in English; copyright status is unknown.

Background

The regulations reflect common governance practices of American medical schools in the mid‑1800s. They were drafted by the faculty to formalise officer roles, meeting procedures, fee structures, and the requirements for the MD degree. The 1860 revision added a secretary, updated fee amounts, and clarified the annual meeting date.

Contents

The documents are organized into fifteen articles. Key provisions include:
  • Officers: Dean, Treasurer, and (post‑1860) Secretary, with election by ballot.
  • Duties: Dean presides over meetings, records minutes, handles correspondence, matriculates students, and oversees examinations; Treasurer manages finances, keeps accounts, and supervises the janitor.
  • Meetings: Rules for calling meetings, quorum (majority of members), and restrictions on the Treasurer’s expenditures.
  • Fees: Matriculation ($5), professor ($10), demonstrator ($5), graduation ($20 in 1854, $25 in 1860), and beneficiary fees. Exemptions apply after two courses or for students from other ad‑eundem colleges.
  • MD Degree: Application at least one month before session close, three years of study, two courses (including one at this institution), thesis, and separate examinations by each professor with a voting system.
  • Beneficiaries: Committee on Beneficiaries, application requirements, and fund usage.
  • Other: Demonstrator of Anatomy duties, fee disposition, and faculty governance.

Scope

The collection covers the institutional governance, financial administration, student admission, and MD degree requirements of the medical institution from 1854 to 1860. It includes all pages of the original regulation text and no later amendments or external commentary. The material is of particular interest to historians of medical education, institutional governance, and 19th‑century fee structures.

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@final_drexel_university:place {type: "medical institution"}

@faculty:organization {institution: @final_drexel_university}

@dean:person {role: "Dean of Faculty"}
@treasurer:person {role: "Treasurer of Faculty"}
@secretary:person {role: "Secretary of Faculty"}
@janitor:person {role: "Janitor"}
@professor:person {role: "Professor"}
@professor_of_anatomy:person {role: "Professor of Anatomy"}
@demonstrator_of_anatomy:person {role: "Demonstrator of Anatomy"}
@committee_on_beneficiaries:organization {appointed_annually: true}

@degree_md:concept {type: "Medical degree"}
@thesis:document {type: "candidate thesis"}

@fee_schedule:document {description: "Fee schedule for the institution"}

@matriculation_fee:concept {amount: 5.00, currency: "USD"}
@professor_fee:concept {amount: 10.00, currency: "USD"}
@demonstrator_fee:concept {amount: 5.00, currency: "USD"}
@graduation_fee_1854:concept {amount: 20.00, currency: "USD"}
@graduation_fee_1860:concept {amount: 25.00, currency: "USD"}
@beneficiary_fee:concept {amount: 20.00, currency: "USD"}
@beneficiary_fund:concept {}

@vote:concept {type: "white or black"}

@annual_meeting:event {when: @date_1860_01_01, rule: "first Monday in January"}  # approximate rule

@regulations_1854:event {adopted: @date_1854_01_04}
@regulations_1860:event {revised: @date_1860_03_23}

/* Files documenting the regulations */
@file_a092_001_186_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 1‑3"}
@file_a092_001_187_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 4‑7"}
@file_a092_001_188_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Fees (Oct 26 1856)"}
@file_a092_001_189_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 8‑12"}
@file_a092_001_190_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 13‑19"}
@file_a092_001_191_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 20‑22"}
@file_a092_001_192_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Articles 23‑25"}
@file_a092_001_193_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1854:event {section: "Article 26"}
@file_a092_001_196_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1860:event {section: "Articles 1‑3 (revised)"}
@file_a092_001_197_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1860:event {section: "Articles 4‑6"}
@file_a092_001_198_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1860:event {section: "Articles 7‑11"}
@file_a092_001_199_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1860:event {section: "Articles 12‑14 (later codification)"}
@file_a092_001_200_jpg -> documents -> @regulations_1860:event {section: "Demonstrator supervision details"}

/* Organizational structure */
@faculty -> has officer -> @dean
@faculty -> has officer -> @treasurer
@faculty -> has officer -> @secretary
@faculty -> employs -> @janitor
@faculty -> employs -> @professor
@faculty -> employs -> @professor_of_anatomy
@faculty -> employs -> @demonstrator_of_anatomy
@faculty -> established -> @committee_on_beneficiaries {role: "review beneficiary applications"}

@committee_on_beneficiaries -> reports to -> @dean

/* Duties of officers (1854 regulations) */
@dean -> duty -> "preside at Faculty meetings"
@dean -> duty -> "record minutes of meetings"
@dean -> duty -> "handle correspondence"
@dean -> duty -> "matriculate students"
@dean -> duty -> "arrange examinations of candidates for graduation"

@treasurer -> duty -> "conduct financial affairs of the Faculty"
@treasurer -> duty -> "receive and disburse all funds"
@treasurer -> duty -> "keep a record of all accounts"
@treasurer -> duty -> "supervise college buildings, property, and the Janitor"

@secretary -> duty -> "make and preserve a record of Faculty proceedings"
@secretary -> duty -> "conduct general correspondence"

/* Meeting authority */
@dean -> may call -> @meeting:event {when: "advisable", required_by: "three members request"}
@meeting:event -> quorum -> "majority of members"
@meeting:event -> can be requested by -> [@member1:person, @member2:person, @member3:person]  # generic members
@meeting:event -> written notice signed by three members -> considered sufficient {when: @dean refuses}

/* Financial limits */
@treasurer -> may expend up to -> @amount_10:concept {value: 10.00, currency: "USD"} {without: "faculty order"}
@treasurer -> may contract debts up to -> @amount_10:concept {value: 10.00, currency: "USD"} {without: "faculty order"}

/* Fee schedule (1854) */
@fee_schedule -> includes -> @matriculation_fee
@fee_schedule -> includes -> @professor_fee
@fee_schedule -> includes -> @demonstrator_fee
@fee_schedule -> includes -> @graduation_fee_1854

@matriculation_fee -> charged on -> @date_1856_10_26
@professor_fee -> amount -> 10.00
@demonstrator_fee -> amount -> 5.00
@graduation_fee_1854 -> amount -> 20.00

/* Fee rules */
@student -> must pay -> @matriculation_fee {once_per_student: true}
@student -> must pay -> @professor_fee {per_course: true}
@student -> must pay -> @demonstrator_fee {per_course: true}
@student -> must pay -> @graduation_fee_1854 {upon graduation: true}

/* Fee exemptions */
@student -> exempt from fees -> @graduation_fee_1854 {condition: "attended two courses of lectures in same branch"}
@student -> exempt from fees -> @professor_fee {condition: "attended two courses of lectures in same branch"}
@student -> exempt from fees -> @demonstrator_fee {condition: "attended two courses of lectures in same branch"}

/* Beneficiary provisions */
@beneficiary_fee -> amount -> 20.00
@beneficiary_application -> must be submitted -> @date_before_session:date {relative: "-30 days"} {to: @session_start}
@beneficiary_application -> requires -> [testimonials:document, character_statement:document, age_statement:document, occupation_statement:document, qualification_statement:document, means_statement:document]
@beneficiary_application -> reviewed by -> @committee_on_beneficiaries
@beneficiary_fund -> used for -> "current expenses of the Faculty"
@beneficiary_fund -> surplus -> divided equally among @professor {when: "decided by Faculty"}

@faculty -> may admit up to -> 6 @beneficiary_student:person {fee: @beneficiary_fee, per_session: true}

/* Degree requirements (1854) */
@degree_md -> requires -> @application_process:concept {deadline: @date_one_month_before_session}
@application_process -> requires -> @thesis
@thesis -> retained by -> @faculty
@thesis -> examined by -> @professor {report_to: @dean}
@candidate -> examined by -> [@professor1:person, @professor2:person, @professor3:person] {separately: true}
@professor -> casts -> @vote {type: "white or black"} {count: 10}
@candidate -> elected if -> {white_votes: ">=50"} {else: "suspended, may re‑examine"}
@candidate -> graduation fee refunded if -> {not elected}

/* Demonstrator of Anatomy supervision */
@demonstrator_of_anatomy -> supervised by -> @professor_of_anatomy
@demonstrator_of_anatomy -> attends -> @professor_of_anatomy lectures
@demonstrator_of_anatomy -> gives recapitulations -> "twice each week"
@demonstrator_of_anatomy -> hours arranged -> "not to interfere with regular lectures"

/* Revised regulations (1860) additions */
@regulations_1860:event -> adds officer -> @secretary
@regulations_1860:event -> defines -> @annual_meeting
@annual_meeting -> held on -> "first Monday in January"
@annual_meeting -> includes -> election of officers by ballot
@dean -> authorized to draw up to -> @amount_10:concept {value: 10.00, currency: "USD"} {from: @treasurer}
@faculty -> uses surplus of @beneficiary_fund -> "divided equally among @professor" 

/* Updated fee schedule (1860) */
@fee_schedule -> updates -> @graduation_fee_1860 {amount: 25.00}
@fee_schedule -> updates -> @professor_fee {amount: 10.00}
@fee_schedule -> updates -> @demonstrator_fee {amount: 5.00}

/* Miscellaneous */
@member:person {role: "Faculty member"}  # generic member used in meeting requests
@amount_10:concept {value: 10.00, currency: "USD"}  # reusable amount concept

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