History Flashcards
When was A.T. Still born?
August 6, 1828
When did A.T. Still die?
December 12, 1917
What year did 3 children of A.T. Still die? and of what?
1864 - spinal meningitis
What year did A.T. Still fling the banner of Osteopathy to the breeze?
1874
What date did A.T. Still open his first office in Kirksville, Missouri?
March 11, 1875
What year did A.T. Still coin the term ‘Osteopathy’?
1889
Where was A.T. Still born?
Lee County, Virginia
Name 3 important people in Osteopathy who were born in 1874:
1) Fred Still
2) Marion Clark
3) Carl McConall
What was the name of the first Osteopathic School?
A.S.O. - American School of Osteopathy
What was the date and time of the first class of Osteopathy?
October 3, 1892 - 10AM
What year did A.T. Still publish his first book: ‘Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteoapthy’?
1892
What was the date William Smith graduated from the ASO?
February 15, 1893
What were the years that the ASO was chartered the first and second times?
1892 & 1894
What was the official term for education at the ASO?
2 years, 2 terms/year, 5 months/term
What year did Fred Still graduate from the ASO?
1893
What year did Fred Still die?
1894
What year and what was the first state to license Osteopathy? what was the second State later that same year?
- 1st: 1896 - Vermont
* 2nd: North Dakota
How many students were in the first class at the ASO?
21 students
What year did Missouri finally license Osteopathy?
1897
Who became the first Dean of the ASO and what year? how long was this person Dean?
1899 - Dr. John Martin Littlejohn - was only Dean of the ASO for 5 -6 months
When was Arthur Hildreth appointed a Dean at the ASO?
1899
What year did A.T. Still suffer a stroke?
1914
What date did Arthur Hildreth open the doors to the public for the Still-Hildreth Osteopathic Sanitorium?
March 14, 1914
1917-1918: What was the percentage of people who died from influenza - treated allopathically vs. treated osteopathically?
- 5% - allopathically
* 0.25% - osteopathically
1917-1918: What was the percentage of people who died from pneumonia - treated allopathically vs. treated osteopathically?
- 35% - allopathically
* 10% - osteopathically
What year did William Smith introduce x-rays into the ASO (signifying the end of Osteopathy as Still envisioned it)?
1900
What year did Charlotte Weaver graduate from the ASO? why is she significant to the history of Osteopathy?
1912 - she is considered to be the true discoverer of cranial osteopathy (not Sutherland!)
What was the date that A.T. Still began construction of the new building/infirmiry for teaching/practicing Osteopathy? how old was A.T. Still at this time?
August 6, 1894 - A.T. Still is 66 years old - on his birthday!!!
