Indiana Dental College (IDC) Timeline *
1915 - 1924
| Year |
Events
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1915 |
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IDC students form a basketball team called The Dents. Opponents include Butler University, Wabash College & Central Normal
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The annual yearbook, Ident, a student publication, is revived
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Dr. Howard Raper writes one of the first textbooks on radiology.
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| 1917 |
IDC catalog indicates a four-year curriculum to begin in the fall of 1919.
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| 1918 |
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Leaves of absence are granted for military service to Dean Henshaw and other faculty members.
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The Board of Trustees accepts a contract for a Student Army Training Corps unit.
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1919 |
Dr. Henshaw returns as Dean and is appointed to the Indiana State Board of Health.
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Student tuition increases to $175.
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The Student Council forms.
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Dental curriculum expands to four years
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| 1920 |
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The school moves to a building at southeast corner of Walnut and Pennsylvania streets.
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| 1923 |
Dr. Henshaw calls a meeting of the entire faculty to outline plans for a new American Association of Dental Schools and to discuss its potential impact on private schools.
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| 1924 |
Dr. Henshaw announces that the Indiana Dental College would last one more year.
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Rating of the College by the Dental Education Council is withheld until a final decision can be made about the purchase of the school by the state.
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*Source: IndianaUniversity School of Dentistry Alumni Bulletin, v. 10 no. 4, Spring 1996
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