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Faculty of Palmer School of Chiropractic 1906-1945
Faculty of Palmer School of Chiropractic 1906-1945
Faculty of Palmer School of Chiropractic 1906-1945
1906-1945
Rolf E. Peters and Mary Ann Chance
ABSTRACT: As many of the chiropractors practising in Australia prior to the end of World War II had attended
the Palmer School of Chiropractic, an attempt is made to trace the development of the Palmer Faculty during
the 40-year period of 1906-1945.
INDEX T E R M S : M e S H : C H I R O P R A C T I C ; H I S T O R I C A L
ARTICLE. Other: PALMER SCHOOL O F CHIROPRACTIC.
INTRODUCTION
During the early years of chiropractic, D.D. Palmer tutored
individual students. When D.D. and B.J. formed a partnership,
they started teaching very small classes, first in the Ryan
building, and from May 1905, at 828 Brady Street.
The teaching load was shared, with D.D. taking responsibility for the clinic and the classes in Principles of
Chiropractic, Chiropractic Orthopedy and Anomalies.' In
1906 D.D. Palmer was convicted of practising medicine
without a licence and jailed, and after having been released
decided to leave Davenport.
CHRONOLOGY
The First Decade1906-1916
Upon D.D.'s departure, the entire teaching load would have
fallen on B.J. As Carver had suggested earlier that a medical
practitioner should take over the editorship of The
Chiropractor as a protective measure,-B.J. hired M.P. Brown,
MD, DC in May 1906 to take over that task, and also as
demonstrator and lecturer of Anatomy,' and later as Registrar
and Director of Clinics.* Martin Preston Brown was born on
13 July 1855 in West Liberty, Iowa. Having gained his degree
of Doctor of Medicine from the State University of Iowa in
1884 and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1899, he had
7 years of experience in chiropractic and 22 years of medical
experience.^ While Brown covered all Anatomy subjects, as
well as supervising the clinic, B.J. Palmer "maintained the
burden of the active work formerly conducted and carried on
by his father."*" Brown remained with the Palmer School until
1912, when Alfred Baker Render, MD, became the new Editor
of The Chiropractor,'' and Brown established Brown's
Sanitarium at 1005-1011 Brady Street, just across from the
future Classroom Building.*' He passed away on 9 March
1922; he had gone to the tax collector's office to pay his taxes,
collapsed, and died of heart failure.'^
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1904
Philosophy
Palmer, Mabel H.
1909
Anatomy
Elliott, Frank W.
1911
Hender, A.B.
1912
Dean, Symptomatology
Hall, C.C.
1919
Chemistry
Stephan, K.G.
1920
Gynecology
Maybach, R.G.
1920
Technique
Richardson, Ray
1921
Spinography
Russell, C.A.
1922
1922
Histology and
Neurocalometer
Phillips, Claude
1924
Hender, H.C.
1924
Symptomatology
Chance, H.C.
1925
Neurocalometer Research
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Philosophy
Anatomy
Dean,
Symptomatology,
Bacteriology,
Gynecology,
Obstetrics
Palmer, David D.
Vice-President,
Business Manager
Hygiene, Histology,
Neurocalometer
Symptomatology,
Pathology
Pediatrics,
Neurology,
Technique
Chemistry,
Physiology, Athletic
Director
Spinography,
Orthopedy,
Abnormalities
Evans, Ralph
Ethics and
Jurisprudence
Brandon, William M .
Comptroller
Rueffel, C M . Jr
Student Welfare
Bruhn, Henry W.
Registrar
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