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San Francisco: Traditions
Traditions at the San Francisco campus have grown separately
in each of the four schools.
Alumni-Faculty Association Banquet
The annual banquet of the Alumni-Faculty Association
honors the graduating seniors in the School of Medicine. It is held in the week
before graduation. Members of the class celebrating its 25th anniversary are
hosts. Members of the "five year" classes also hold reunions at this time. The
dean of the School of Medicine and members of the various classes are called
upon for informal remarks and welcome the graduates to the Alumni-Faculty Association.
Capping
The white starched mortar board cap of the School of
Nursing and the square blue enamel and gold pin, designed by Miss Margaret Crawford,
the school's first superintendent, were worn by the school's first graduate
in 1909. The official "capping" ceremony came at the end of the three-months
preliminary period in the early days. During the tenure of the first dean, Miss
Margaret Tracy, the official "capping" ceremony was dropped and students received
their caps upon entering the school. Some traditions die hard and the students
subsequently started their own private capping ceremony, an initiation rite
which endures to the present time.
Dental Faculty-Alumni Meeting
Dental Faculty-Alumni Meeting has been a January tradition
since 1897 and features continuing professional education programs and a social
event.
Faculty Retreat
The School of Dentistry begins the academic year with
an off-campus faculty retreat just before registration.
Florence Nightingale Award
Florence Nightingale Award, for excellence in clinical
nursing was suggested by Dr. William J. Kerr, chairman of the Department of
Medicine and a member of the executive committee of the school. The small gold
guard with a miniature likeness of Miss Nightingale is attached to the school
pin and symbolizes the award. Dr. Kerr gave the address at the inaugural Pinning
Ceremony in Toland Hall on November 9, 1944, when the first two awards were
made to Miss Jacqueline LeProtti and Miss Nan Danielson, members respectively
of the November and December graduating classes.
Graduate Students Association Banquet
Graduate Students Association Banquest honors students
whose degrees are to be conferred in June. Most recently, this event has, been
sponsored jointly by the office of the dean of the Graduate Division and the
chancellor.
Gold-Headed Cane
The Gold-Headed Cane Ceremony of the School of Medicine
was initiated in 1939 by Dr. William J. Kerr. Each school year a cane is presented
to the senior medical student judged by his classmates and the faculty of the
Department of Medicine as best exemplifying by his conduct the qualities of
a "true physician." Two other graduating medical students are given honorable
mention. The cane is patterned after the original Gold-Headed Cane now resting
in the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year
The pharmacy alumni, in collaboration with the School
of Pharmacy, hold an annual meeting on campus, at which time they present an
award to "The Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year."
Pinning Ceremony
The junior students in the dental hygiene curriculum
honor the senior students at a pinning ceremony held early in the spring semester.
Senior Awards Assembly
The dean and the faculty of the School of Dentistry sponsor
a Senior Awards Assembly where awards are presented to members of the senior
class and to other outstanding students in the school.
Senior Students Dinners
At the end of the academic year, the senior students
in the School of Dentistry sponsor a dinner for members of the faculty and a
wives' dinner at which the P.H.T. (Putting Hubby Through) degree ceremony has
become a tradition.
Silver and Gold Ball
Silver and Gold Ball is sponsored annually by the dental
students and held during the spring semester.
Student-Faculty Picnic
Student-Faculty Picnic of the School of Dentistry is
held each year during the fall semester.
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