, 1874-06-18
TIE DOCTORS.


Society
Spteial Dfspateh to Tho chtcaao Tribune.
JASEsy1LLE, Wis, june 17.-The Medical So
cioty Convention met promptly at 8 O'Clock this
morning. President WatorlouBe in tho CHAIR.
The Board Of Censors reported favorAbiy upon
the application of DR.. i. Il. Phillips Tor men,
borslp, mud he was elscted.
EksayA npoi! various SUBJECTS besng called for,
DR.. F. Il. Liudo read q papur OIL " Obstetrics III
General Practice" Dir. G. Il. Ssoddard, OF
Whitewater, read an excellent paper on Liver
Pathology" and iustauced n oaao which ho lad
treated. Tho Chairman Of tho Committee
papor on the advances made In that
department within the past year, among
winch ho recommends tho bloodlass
operation OF amputatlon by the use Of rubber
bnntages. lie also described tho application OF
Plaster OF Paris bandages.
Dr.. Whiting, Chairman OF tho Committee on
Medical Education, read q paper by DR.. Mason
Or the snsno Committee l1o favored tho eleya-
tlon.o the standard In adn,i itting Htudonts Of
modiciue. mud thought mono should bo admitted
but tliose possessing good phya!cal development,
veil ycisod In Latiu aud English. and OF good
moral character; III fact they should bo young
mon who would inspire contidenes anywhere.
At tho last Convention resolution WAS astopted
TINT tho Doard Of Colmor4 should e.
amino nll candidates for tito modca!
profession. and only pass those who
possossed the necessary qualifications. DR.. J.
d. Whiting read paper OIL the sa,no topic, and
opsA <lAt tAo EAGak iHAt " AttUMlub lHcul0pBtGnk
porsous to get into the profession lay with the
physicians who took IN students without the
qualifications for milking intelligent practitioners
and a!so with tho medical colleges. VINO admitted
almost 4ry poraon having tho requisite cash to
carry him through. He hoped tho Board Of
Cenhors would take hold of this matter and.not
allow the resolution adopted last yoAr to become
dead letter. lie aasd somo Of the graduates of
madical colleges woro grossly ignorant
Of common English, and many OF them could
not rand their Jfin1Nn1ha Hvttir1 j,,
Latin. He thought diplomas should either b.
written In EnghBh or tlio students instructed In
Lutn. sufficient at loaat, to onable them to read
their shcopakIn8.
DR.. ]. X. Bartlett, Chairman Of tho Board OF
Censora said ho thought it would be n good idea
to huyo 1ooal Boards appointed for tho oxau,ipa-
ton Of candidates, aB only one candidato had
prehontod hmaelf before him during tue your,
tut,on be n.nended to allow. such boards to be
appointed, which WAS objactcd to BY aoyorai
MolnborH, and wont over.
Dr.. Borden laid the blame Of admitting block
houded studouts Oil tho medical colleges, aud
said thoy would admit, without Il pIyBioian'g
bill. This question was discussed by several
mombers, but nothing new "as olicited.
Dr.. MauloY made report OF q case Of sa1phin-
gifts.
lnations, bcing called upon, road longthy aMl
ablo report ou tint Hubjaot. which vas referred
to the COMMITTEE on Publication.
DR.. Marks. OF milwaukee,, WA called on for =
fow remarks Oh what he l,ul learned Of interest
to tho profession whilo on D recent
visit to Europe. Ho said that Amer-
can medical institutions compared tayora-
bly with those of tho old country,
bnt there were greater fhotlos for study In
foreign oollatrlos. lie called attention TO the
antiHepto treatment, and reiorrod to Dr.. Sisters
nlethud Of operating under oarbolto acid Bpray,
composed of Que part to one hundred, covering
lie Hnid that DR.. 5iater olaiu1ou that it was m
evil to bring carbolio aci in contact with hoalthy
t!salles; tint ono pnrt to ono hundred WAS al
Httong aH 1t could be used with safety. III Lou
don lie say DR.; u. Spencer Mills porform
clamps always, aud WAS very particular