Historical sketch of the University of Maryland, School of medicine (1807-1890), with an introductory chapter, notices of the schools of law, arts and sciences, and theology, and the department of dentistry, and a general catalogue of medical alumni . been made the resignations were delivered to the Chairmanof the Board, Drs. Potter and Hall, senior members of the Faculty,in resigning their appointments under the Trustees, expressly retainedthose formerly held from the Regents under the charter of 1812. Having declared themselves independent of their late masters, notime was lost in reorganiza
Historical sketch of the University of Maryland, School of medicine (1807-1890), with an introductory chapter, notices of the schools of law, arts and sciences, and theology, and the department of dentistry, and a general catalogue of medical alumni . been made the resignations were delivered to the Chairmanof the Board, Drs. Potter and Hall, senior members of the Faculty,in resigning their appointments under the Trustees, expressly retainedthose formerly held from the Regents under the charter of 1812. Having declared themselves independent of their late masters, notime was lost in reorganization. The two senior members consti-tuted the nucleus, the direct successors of the last Faculty under theRegents, and they elected Professors Smith and Griffith to the samechairs in the revived Faculty which they had just resigned. Pro-fessor Hall was made Dean and, as Secretary of the old Board ofRegents, was directed to call a meeting of the same, a majority ofthem being still alive. In accordance with the notice the Regentsmet and resolved to obtain further advice from counsel as to thelegality of holding lectures the next sesssion under the old charter. >MS. Records of University. ^Potters SkeicA. 3 Minutes of Regents Faculty, WILLIAM TRAVIS HOWARD. M. D. Professor of Diseases of Women and Children, and Clinical Medicine. THIRD PERIOD. 89 The gentlemen thus consulted (Messrs. Martin, Mayer and Evans)declared that the Faculty of the Regents were the legitimate Faculty,and as such had full authority to lecture and confer degrees; the Faculty of Law entirely concurred in this opinion. A few weeks after the secession of the Faculty, Professor Griffithresigned, having received a call to the University of Virginia. Robert Eglesfield Griffith was born in Philadelphia, Feb. 13th, 1798,graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1820, and wasphysician to the Philadelphia Boardof Health, 1834-36. He was a wejl-known and prolific writer upon botany, conchol
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