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@philadelphia:place {state: "Pennsylvania", country: @united_states}
@ellwood_harvey:person {full_name: "Ellwood Harvey", role: "Dean"}
@ann_preston:person {full_name: "Ann Preston"}
@farrell:person {full_name: "Farrell"}
@herb:person {full_name: "Herb"}
@gillingham:person {full_name: "Gillingham"}
@kerr:person {full_name: "Kerr"}
@birdell:person {full_name: "Birdell"}
@fussell:person {full_name: "Edwin Fussell", role: "Faculty"}
@ken:person {full_name: "Ken"}
@brown:person {full_name: "H.J. Brown"}
@kilbrough:person {full_name: "Kilbrough"}
@henderson:person {full_name: "Henderson"}
@emeline_cleveland:person {full_name: "Emeline Horton Cleveland", role: "Demonstrator of Anatomy"}
@eliza_thomas:person {full_name: "Eliza L.S. Thomas", title: "M.D."}
@hawley:person {full_name: "Hawley"}
@board_of_corporators:organization {name: "Board of Corporators"}
@committee_seventh_annual_announcement:organization {name: "Committee on Seventh Annual Announcement"}
@committee_publication:organization {name: "Committee on Publication"}
@regulations:document {title: "Regulations"}
@seventh_annual_announcement:document {title: "Seventh Annual Announcement"}
@weigmer_and_brother:organization {name: "Weigmer and Brother"}
@janitor:person {role: "Janitor"}
@meeting_1856_03_26:event {date: @date_1856_03_26, location: @philadelphia}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> present -> [@ann_preston, @farrell, @herb, @gillingham, @ellwood_harvey]
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> resolved -> @seventh_annual_announcement:document {action: "publish names of all matriculants and graduates", when: @date_1856_03_26}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> amended -> @regulations:document {article: "17", text: "...and shall be under the supervision of the Professor of Anatomy, whose lectures she shall attend, and shall give recapitulations of them twice each week.", when: @date_1856_03_26}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> appointed -> @herb:person {task: "call on Mrs. Eliza L.S. Thomas regarding Demonstrator of Anatomy"}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> appointed -> @gillingham:person {task: "call on Mrs. Eliza L.S. Thomas regarding Demonstrator of Anatomy"}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> ordered payment -> @janitor {amount: 20.25, purpose: "wages"}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> ordered payment -> @weigmer_and_brother {amount: 2.25, purpose: "stove work"}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> adjourned -> {type: "sine die"}
@meeting_1856_03_26 -> signed by -> @ellwood_harvey
@meeting_1856_04_28:event {date: @date_1856_04_28, location: @philadelphia}
@meeting_1856_04_28 -> present -> [@ann_preston, @farrell, @kerr, @gillingham, @birdell, @ellwood_harvey]
@meeting_1856_04_28 -> appointed -> @committee_seventh_annual_announcement {task: "call on Demonstrator of Anatomy, report on Mrs. Eliza L.S. Thomas"}
@meeting_1856_04_28 -> resolved -> @seventh_annual_announcement:document {action: "read and adopted", delivered_to: @committee_publication, when: @date_1856_04_28}
@meeting_1856_04_28 -> adjourned -> {date: @date_1856_05_05, time: "12:00"}
@meeting_1856_04_28 -> signed by -> @ellwood_harvey
@meeting_1856_05_28:event {date: @date_1856_05_28, location: @philadelphia}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> present -> [@ann_preston, @fussell, @gillingham, @ken]
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> proxy -> @fussell {for: @birdell, on_motion: @meeting_1856_05_28}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> recommended -> @brown {position: "Chair of Surgery", to: @board_of_corporators}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> appointed -> @emeline_cleveland {role: "Demonstrator of Anatomy", term: "one year"}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> elected -> @fussell {position: "Dean", replaces: @hawley}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> appointed -> @birdell {role: "Lecturer"}
@meeting_1856_05_28 -> signed by -> @ellwood_harvey
@meeting_by_law_change:event {description: "By‑law amendment meeting"}
@meeting_by_law_change -> amended -> @regulations:document {section: "Treasurer duties", text: "Duty of Treasurer to superintend Janitor and Building rescinded; duty imposed on Dean until otherwise ordered", when: @meeting_by_law_change}
@meeting_by_law_change -> motion by -> @henderson
@meeting_by_law_change -> elected -> @kilbrough {position: "Treasurer"}
@meeting_by_law_change -> noted -> @kerr {role: "Member"}March 26th, 1856 Present, Preston, Furrell, Herb, Gillingham and Harvey. It was resolved, that the names of all the matriculants, and of all the graduates, should be published in the Seventh Annual Announcement. It was resolved, that the following addition should be made to Article 17th of the "Regulations" adopted in Jan. 4th, 1854. "...and shall be under the supervision of the Professor of Anatomy, whose lectures she shall attend, and shall give recapitulations of them twice each week." Dr. Herb and Prof. Gillingham were appointed to call on Mrs. Eliza L.S. Thomas to inquire if she wishes to remain in the office of Demonstrator of Anatomy; and if so to inform her of her duties. The Treasurer was ordered to pay the balance due to the janitor for wages which was stated to be $20.25. And a bill for stove work to Weigmer and Brother of $2.25. Adjourned, sine die Ellwood Harvey, Dean. *See "Regulations" in last part of this book.
Monday, April 28th, 1856. Present: Preston, Farrell, Kerr, Gillingham, Birdell and Harvey. Committee appointed to call on the present Demonstrator of Anatomy, report that they called on Mrs. E.L.S. Thomas, M.D. and that she is willing to remain in her office and to perform the new duties required by the resolution passed at the last meeting. The committee was discharged. The Committee on the Seventh Annual Announcement reported a copy which was read and adopted, and ordered to be furnished to the Committee on Publication, which was appointed by the Corporators. Adjourned to meet on Monday, May 5th, 1856, at 12 O'clock M. Ellwood Harvey, M.D. Dean of the Faculty.
Faculty Meeting May 28/56 Present: Drs. Preston, Fussel, Gillingham and Ken; Dr. Fussel being authorized to act as proxy for Dr. Birdville on motion of Dr. Fussel, Dr. H.J. Brown was recommended to the Board of Corporators to fill the Chair of Surgery for this institution on motion of Dr. Fussel. Mrs. Emeline Horton Cleveland M.D. was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy for one year in this School. On motion, Dr. Fussel was elected Dean of this Faculty in the place of Dr. Hawley who is now about from the City. Dr. Birdville was appointed lecturer of
On motion that part of the By-laws which makes it the duty of the Treasurer to superintend the Janitor and the Col. Building be rescinded; and the same duty be hereby imposed on the Dean, for until otherwise ordered. On motion by Mr. Henderson Prof. Kilbrough was elected Treasurer Mark G. Kerr
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