New-York tribune., 1871-11-21
BOGUS DIPLOMAS.
or,,pp MISUNDERSTANDING COLLEGE.

MOTHER DlPLOMA-NENDlNUS SpiLI"b'
rpuL's uYGFIo-TIrERAPEUTIC INSTITUTION
pS irC Al MRASU RES TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
Tho articles recently published IN liE
.arxr REGARDING the loose and dishonorable mahner
,, ccrt ain medical colleges are conducted, II was,
10 in,ross!ue 10 include all the institutions en-
,ne diploma traffic, and further investigation
eae' - chat the manufacture OF medical diplomas Ia
hA' ,np,ed than was at first supposed Among the
NV. ,obshmcnts Of this kind Is migratory college
~, ,pstcad or attracting students and asrrants TOT
-, bonors 10 itself moves about the country
ror the field IS promising This institution KNOWN
Nnr,. N, urre,o Therapeutic College Of NewYork was
,,l,shcd about Is years ago on charter onahe" ~
= Trail the originator Of the theory OF practice
III =. u,os rrcroscd 10 teach At that time II was
% Dr Tralls mind that tho hycco-thcrapeutic
- -r,,,d surprscdc the more established Ideas on
N,no, science as soon as IT became known 10 'hc
IT and the college was established win
IS ,hilarthroric intention OF rescnme 'he
III, w from the od-timc drugs and nostrnms
- "a first situated at No. l5 Laight-st TOT Se'era
N. Tail was the President, and at first also
'".,+,tod the faculty According to the charer'
'oors course Of study attendance for two terms
no,,occ was required before diploma could he
" ris requirement was disregardcd. however,
- - enc Arst and students were invariably accommo
t WITH the necessary papers to practice medicine at
-, and Of three months, and often in less time we'll
-. ,bvsctan Of this city who attended the institu-
nder mi sapprehension, informed TRIBUNE re-
hon los than three months were required IN his
pe and that he had the diplomas OF otherS, which
Ssre granted on the same condltlohs. NJ, o,->.,
"t iagh t the COLLEGE, that is. Dr. Trail. fourished
satisfactorily. although the project 9f icvoiationzng
nGsos neGscs, money Dr. Trails assistants were gen
nan,ps n,aMy physicans OF his own making. or
Gsg fsn wi1nI hc con'd procure for small alary.
onrse ~ time the Icht-st. premises became vaa-
~ ,or other purpoSes and were sold. DIR, Trail then
,sd wv thr college 10 Metropolitan Hail. in sixth-aye
H.o fr three wears lie eApoundcd bis doctrines and
nn6 nlc,nas He also al This time took advantage ~
vdn IN his charter permitting him to grant hon.
~ degrrrs to confer 'hOnorary degrees OF NJ ID.
~. o In sheraton of SO degree Still. the college
n-on 70 declne and its location was changed ~ 81
t,thony's Faiis. Mmn. There. under - charter from
Varl the college was conducted for one year, when
4, o transfcrrrd Florence HEhts, y j. where II Is
,oa an at prt,crt together with health establish
rt nv hospt A. conducted Dr. trails sN stem From
arodnat of the college and eNlniDate Of the hospital
ras asceraiued that the hvCiO-ther1peuiC theory re-
,be se Of al drugs cases of sickness and attrh-
e. most Of the s uf III flesh to the use OF animal food.
wlch il strictly rb'1itr III the class III wLlch oar
rfon1Yt wts cr lnaCt there were IL or 10 members,
y, whom several were firm believers IN the theory. All
~ Them have nee died Col Fellows. Assistant Dis
tret ATTORNEY tttd 10 a TRIBUNE reporter lately that
a. thc ne II session Of the Legislature he intended to
n,er the passage o hill making the crime OF abortion
flony luishaOir by not less than four years impIls
onncfi or ~ a long, tciu at the discretion OF the
CT IT,, i'll wcrd also LclUdc n section making the
sd,crti.iuc ~ ahUtionI~s misGcmeGnor pnniSha" ny
An, and u Isnueut. 10 wouid, in fact lie precisely tine
samr a. t' OLE introduced at the last se>n and &C.
ieaed on account Of the clause relating TO newspapers