Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-11-19
The Medical Students War in PhiIa-
delphia.


The female medical students in Philadel-
| phia who we're treated so discouTteously by
/ the young men at clinics in the Pennsylva-
MIA Hospital last Saturday, have resolved to
| attend to day, as if nothing disagreeable had
happened This class numbers so ladies',
of whom sc have purchased tickets for the
clinics. They do not propose to attend on
! Wednesday, when such cases are treated as
| it would be improper for both sexes to wit
| ness. Many OF the most prominent citizens
and physicians of Philadelphia have extend
| ed their encouragement TO the ladies' and the
papers have expressed very strong opinions,
! cOndemning the male students for their
/ heartless course. The students of both the
/ University and the Jefferson College seem
! determined to conquer the Faculties, if pos
/ sible, and compel them to prohibit the at
| tendance of women. They have held sever
al meetings, and resolved to attend no clinics
| themselves, where ladies' are allowed to be
/ present
Tie Philodelphia Bulletin says: Before
! the war, the medical student Of Philadel-
phia was long haired, riotous, BOWED, pis-
toled and peculiar Since the war, he has
been quiet, orderly and unobtrusive. Now
he has MADE an ass of himself The ass
symbolizes two qualties-brutality and stu
pidity. Our Medical Ass was brutal on
Saturday, He was stupid yesterday. He
held a meeting and be resolved thus-w ::
Resolved, That the students of the Uni
versity shall absent themselves from clinics
at the Pennsylvania Hospital until some
decisive action Is taken by the managers of
of the Hospital in reference to the late IN
Engagements upon the rights of the male
students attending these clinics. Let US
utter words Of wisdom to this fractions
young lssacher, this strong ass COUGHING
down between two burdens" Let him be
confronted with the assurance that the
Managers of the Hospital will take some
decisive actien" in his case. They are men
whose actions are always decisive" They
are most elderly members of the Society of
! Of Friends, whose yea Is yea and whose nay
Is nay. La the present case they will yield
to the demands of the turbulant young row
dies who have insulted these adventurous
young women, sometimes less than the space
occupied by the breadth of very fine hair
considerably less. The elderly male Friend
| Of this region is of a somewhat resolute ma
! ture. Having sold a clinic ticket to a stu
dent, whether in pantAloons or pettieoat, he
will honor that ticket in full, so long as the
| holder of 1t behaves with proper decorum.
The Inquirer treats the subject as follows:
The old story is forever repeating itself in
the history of men-and boys. The Lili-
puIians have gathered together and declared
war. One half have solemnly agreed to dis
figure their adolescent countenances by cut
ting off their noses. The unmannered saw
ages who on Saturday last drove the stu
dents of the Women College into the street,
hooting, jeering, and otherwise insulting
them, have, IN solemn conclave assembled,
| sternly resolved not to attend the clinical
lectures Of the Pennsylvania Hospital until
the managers of that institution refuses to
again admit women to its clinical course of
instruction. In Europe this question of
/ pursuing the study of medicine has been
long enough and well enough tried to estab.
lish its success. At the Zurich University
there are at present l6 women attending
the medical course, and it is reported that
none a the inconveniences expected from
/ their being admitted to the advantages OF
/ the college have been realized The num-
( Der Of male students has not been decreased
nor have the male matEiculauts resolved not
/ 10 attend the lectures in company with those
/ Of the opposite sex. The dean of the Zu-
/ rick University says that the innovation of
admitting female matrieulauts has, undoubt
edlg, improved the character and discipline
/ of the school This is On idea that should
have weight with the Faculty OF the Uni
yersiiy. The character and discipline Of