The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-13

PHILADELPHIA, May 7, ls47.
Medical Cnnrsnfian

We have been in attendance all day at this couvsn-
tion and from what we have seen and heard we must
say that the doctors have tho srangest as the
mode Of carrying legislation, of any body of men to
be found in these United States convention Is gsns
rally understood to be assembly formed for the pur
pose Of elaboration but this does not appear the
object of this Medical Convention Far from it, They
to have met together merely for the purpose
passing certain crude and digested resolutions with
out debate consideration.
On the first day of their meeting after numerous de-
lays in organ zing, four five long reports read
in hurried aud inaudible voice, and ordered to be-
allow the members calmly and deliberately read them
and make themselves familiar with the subject OF their
contents But we were never more mistaken The in
single member has had time to read line Of thsm
and without the reading Of tho reports by the Sec
rotary the members were called on to act on the I'm
portant resolutions they contained We shall furnish
you with one example and this is fair sample Of their
whole proceedings We had taken seat In the
Hall yesterday afternoon ut about half past five o'clock,
and We had hardly done when parcel from the
printers and was handed to the chair 1t was the re-
port the important and vital question: The re-
qurements for the degree Of NJ d." On the chairman
be read decided that sSoua not
Are you prepared, gentlemen to act at the
solution The ayes were uttered in voice OF thunder
so MS completely to drown the The sense Of the
meeting being thus unequvocay ascertainsd the nrst
resolution was read, and although all important, We
really believe would have passed without
consideration, had not Professor Granville Pnttson
got up; and In n very calm and temperate address
consideration and the necessity for deberation before
action The purpose Of his remarks, nearly as
siderationn he observed was OF the most momen
tous consequence to the interests Of medical sciencet
the subject Of medical education and he would with
all Difference and respect put 1t TO the meeting whether
they would feel themselves justified without considera
ton before they had had time to the report
OF the committee, to CT code Of laws which was
entirely TO revovoniz5 the present system Of medical
education IL had been sneerngy said that the medical
colleges were opposed to any Improvement the system
at present pursued He could from the full knowledge
Of the sentiment Of the members Of his own
sty Of the city OF New York; and from the
views he had heard expressed by some Of the
distinguished professors in the country state DO
stvey that such not tho fact. On the contrary
he would assert that there not member of this
convention, nor single medical man In the country
anxious elevate the standard of medical educa
ton and moro jealous in their efforts accomplish t.
than the gentlemen to whom the task OF medical
cation had been entrustedthe medical the
United states The question was, how this best to
be accomplished Certainly not by hurried etSation--
and i'll digested regulations but by calm deliberate
consideration II change is to be brought about In
the present system of education it must be pro.
duced by temperate and moderate action.
II you demand too much all Mt you will gain moth
ing but If you with moderation introduce changes and
improvements into tho present system, you will
psh in few years than the most sanguine could
ps to the esur hs the fol-
bearing the subject OF medc education be referred
the Medical Faculty Of the different colleges Of the
United States to be examined by them and that hey bs
recommended to hold convention to meet two three
days before tho next annual meeting this
aud to propose such system Of regulations for medical
education in their wisdom would be considered adyi.
able, and to submit the to tho consideration and
action of the medical convention.
By pursuing this course the Pro essor observed you
will have presented to the results Of the
and experience Of those whose lives been de-
voted to medical education, and you will have hoir
pledge faithfully to carry out the system they
commended" Our sheet will not permit to report
further the observations Of Professor Pstson We shall
only say that In our opinion they reasonable
and Just and We were astonshed that they not
nimously adopted. Such however, not the fact
the majority Of the members OF the having
1t appeared to met not for deberaton but the
purpose Of carrying out system Of revolution by
which they Halter themselves they shall close the
uoor against tho admission OF members into the
sion rs to engross all the profits to themselves In this
hope and expectation II they had the power out
their wishes they fortunately have not they would
find themselves most mserably disappointed IL stand
ard of education for the electorate so high NJ
to exclude all except the Of the rich who have
means to avail themselves Of It, the effect will be to
diminish the number of doctors but, the contrary
to increase them. 1t will make 1t reputable for
practice without single Of medical lectures and
tho number will be multiplied ten-od Of
lutions Of the convention is that student shall ba al
lowed to attend medical lectures who shall not
be convcrsant with natural philosophy mathcma
tics, geometry, algebra, and the Greek and Latin
languages" :! We should like to know how
many Of those learned Thebans who hAvs n
acted this law conversant with natural phi
losophy, mathematics, geometry, algebra, and the
Latin and Greek languages How many We should like
to know OF the physicians and surgeons Of Philadelphia
md Now York. aye, even the most distinguished could
pass an examination these subjects We have really
patience to discuss further this subject Succ 1t
say that what Professor Pattson suggested dsre
garded and in about AN hour and half all the rsseu
tons reported and several Others passed without
discussion. LOCKER ON IN VIENNA.
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