Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-23
FRIDAY MORNING, April 23, 1852.

which he neither citizen s imposed hy virtue
o his position professional man. The court has reht
10 demand the service his hands OF This however, we do
90 "'mplain mrc of tie cect equality uron which
the lncgcn. and sknl ician is placed with the L.
no'ant and confident quacs ana the injury lie so often su
tans in this position b: the and I!y they are all
regarded ply scians equally worthy u confidence AID
The testimony the accomplished scholar and paysi
clan that stood in the witness box may be counter.
balanced by tie pSc dr Of the most complete Ignornnius
mat ever infested court n Justice. Thus has II bGcn mat
IN almost .l in which medical testimony has been
introduced there has been conflict between ignorance and
learning aud on=cqucntly The evidence cLsng and con-
Trajectory bringing the science n medicine dsrcpuc Hd
in very aay instances, :!rfgating the ends Of justice
Another and b. The least wcigy consideration
to which wouli direct attention in deciding upon
The cxpedicncy establishing iccuare Board is The ci-
feet il will have npon The medical schools of State II
you will examine into such statistics contain the ni"T-
matur you will nd HAT oa Of the entire number Of young
men III Virginia who direct their attention TO thr sy oi
medicine nncfiL o! that number receive Their cdnca
lion within the limits of The State There are PROBABLY
three hundred medical students from Virginia. who spend
annually $500 each IL foreign institution MAKING
gross Of $50 Geo. Of which the State is annually
drained build up Northern schools and Northern inter
cst- AMI which might ard should be refined al home IL Is
perfectly evident that the Virginia schools have never been
enabled compete will. the Northern schcps evcn in COM
tnindng students And snch is The lnconqGeraoIe
propensity Of tho edica student 10 seek novelty and noto-
rcy and Sch Tie name and very often the unworthy induce
nnts o Northern Schools il is almost as equally evident
that they never can compete with henI nncr existing cir
cum:tanccs Now perfectly satisfied That The es-
'abiSmcnt OF ccntiie ard will elect III ms matter
effect. As have already stalled the Virginia schools are
unable elevate and maintain proper standard OF require
nens long there exists rival institutions in adjoining
States, who will graduate sudents al Ioer rates ana
send them back b" placed an equal ioolin" IN
point "f position ard prospect of Success win our home
taught students matte. how highly eddced ana accom-
pSh"d they may b..
But let the Virginia practitioners be required by Il'r 70
comc certain standard ot entertainment the Nrcl
MIA schools will Immediately be enabled and not only ena
hr but compelled their standard Of Iducaiion
fearing nothing from the rival schools Of other States
The student preparing himself 10 practice medicine IN F!:-
gRin would attend The institutions u! his own State whose
standard n education cUnfOmed 10, and whose interest
wuud c qualify him nee; the eqnistIons oi The
Virginia Iiccnatc Board. The beneficial results thai
wonl follow the establishment OF State Board o Medical
Examiners cannot for moment be doubted by any nrc
who will inform himself lis operation One Of the in
cvirahc results nf desperation would be- bui the ned
rcn would be exIcLicn: measure mere matter OF
State policy.
Your petitioners have not thought il necessary to enter
into Yngthcncd detail in presenting his suoJcc, 10 the
consideration u your very rab body We rci assured
thar giving subject tn consideration lis Importance
dcrl..iS you will and feel the necessity for Tho measure
propose and 10 The Support al which wc haze enaca"o:
b:in- tho cw briefly stated arguments, which we no"
have, tbs honour most respectfully 10 submit.
JANE$ EEALE, w. ID Chairman,
f. ". HODDEY, Il. D..
p. CLAIBORNE GOOCH, n. D.,
WM. ID. HASKINS, VI. H..
GOODRIDGE 4. WILSON, N. D.,
ALERT SNEiD, VI. D.,
l;O ". HAXALI. Vi. D.,
MARTIN r. SCOTT, VI. D..
Committee or IA. Medical .Sgc:sty of Virginia.