Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-12-28
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THE MEDICAL. BOARD Nh. I.

The Medical Profession dos not pssess that high
rvputc that Il fasneriy msntsinssi Not that Ms.is
enc ID lose rssin than IN days psss; eos shss The
profession l. iess usef, than Ermeriy on The coo.
irsry the one + c,astanty gaining in esrssinty sn
the other In Importance. The prsesire Of assisins
when ct To surmise> and vague enoicetusv. b At
cruel rssuts but When It's wrIleStsiSishrl psnes.
Pics arc taken . guide. u h stsersie,i With Ger
isin,y and maniSald blessings To The eommunisyy-
Hut such has bccnme the of acvss 10 the pee-
fcssioo-se cay h medical ,plcms ehssin< 81 The
present day. and numVroes The fslities By whish
icysiisr,l practitioners husshas the psapir that
the s'sa,i1i VI the profession has h~vu hvvvvd-
Formerly man IA. oblirv,i Tn study sni toll snd
moi fnr years in rvvparatioo hsssv he coah eiAsin
iiroms Tn prsc:sv. lie va si.o eh,i.v,i 10 give
suc-l evidence II moral ehsrseter-was ssauissd -
prove himself To i- ssss.s.s@ t~f,ss hw rouii -
welcomed the Threshold at the sick esxs.f-v.
Nowadays, however. NEITHER Study roc snorsi char
actCr arr indispensable prerequisites tn srssn,ice
A. general thing fIhc eanslsttc will psy sc sse
winter oG l-csufvs I've may viy psvtty coo-
IDENTIFY upon having placed upon hss shnalsisrs sIl
the hlu>hine hnnnss and responsibilities ola sip,arns
The truth II this stasrmt Mt Il nstarosr xvii 10th
to the profession and to the public r. ,he nsvvsssry
rsnlt II lessons the profession in the es;imssioa
IT the community. and annually insr~isv> To Pc
ticnts swsrms IL doctors. With diploms in hard.
who arr incompetent to engage IN the dsiSste snt
tSult lsbnr> ot medical anil surgical practice. Not
that would umierrate the advantages Of Ms.isesi
College. M vho esH. should avail shrmsslvvx AZ
their benefits. Nor do ell ~he o'tain dirioms. mer.
Il th,> charge of unfi,n, To which have sIluid
Tut ! ~pntcusl that so numerous have The Medical
Colleges bCcnmc-alout forty in namb<r-se rrvss
aud un>rrupulous d the eosupstrtioo among shrrs
such the corruption vnsvpiervd hy The vorsss.sss
appetite dr numbers and moasy. thst The iestsns
desire with moss II tlwm h. not vhsh sisall turn
out the lest qualified graduates. Las which VII have
the largest numi~r of stwlsots An Il svs,uisvs ~,
Shrcwd observer to discover that similar snsbsssna
Is increasing 10 . lamentsblc derrve among our tit.
crary Colleges. Schools, and Acssismis~ fos both
sexes.
From such facss ~ these. arose The pssr;o.;e d.
tcrminatioo oi the ls.t Legislature To pass law cf
protection to the health and lives of the essins et
the State. Molly sri tkey discharge this duty and
well o they deserve The thanks of every essisru scs
what they did in this imrastant rvts,iea Il r. 90
much the duty of thc r-itstas to sr.tsin The ~ss-
promosivc Of the sanitary euui,too and bodily
health Of the people. Il h 10 advocate m<ssusvs
that will improve their physical welfare snd mental
and moral condition u h maea The right of The
Legislature TO pace the isw establishing Medical
luarl Of ExsminesS ], hsS the iust power 10 80.
thnrisc the Supreme Court To license those whe
practice law ~ BOARDS ef Supsvintrnsnss os Coo.
mon Schools TO examine those vha wssh TO teach
Frvc Schools u the power exists IN oos e>ss. Il
exists !, all
The isri ervs,ins the M~,lssi Hoard uss pss.ssi
in Obedience I. popular sentiment. and nd msvvsy
1t the Suggestion Of the Me,issi rsrsesHssa. Fes
years On effort has l~n pssdr In The General Asssu
bly, To establish s,wh On inssisusoa: bot ewsne ID
the saet that The pallie mind vss nj suhseisosiy
aroused to It, nsc.sity s~i TO the sahtioosl svasn
that demasnspes. both within spd uithout shs Pro
Gsa'oo. have sll along noe, been ndsssssass ID
attempts TO secfsss The people on The subject. IN
movement 6iled
Misunderstood BY sasss. missvrrvspsea By oh