The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-15
TIE Porto RICAN STUDENT.
CAN MEDICAL COIIEGTS NOT AFFORD
10 iDUiT COIOEJD MEN?
The Liberal sympnthica OF the Trustees OF
the college or Physician. ana surgeons
(.stfiuism Ihni Ia I.iLri. q La. Mr AI.,...I

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Tho controversy over tho resolution If
IT, College II Physicians and Surgeons deny.
Ing ndmiasion y, students ~ color 81 hoa nor.
,,y,ed down 10 five c,ostio, ,si,.,bc. +, q, r,,-
t'"'" uy"n 10 'n' question "ne'hrr II Is nooo--
.ary. Nearly all th" members OF the faculty
nave been heard. and number Of the trustees
u''. |N'n uV,i N'"S' ih' minority "i we
faculty defend the action upon the sole ground
Of cxpedienry saying ihn. the admission of
colored students mi,ht inure the institution
The trustees. on the other hlnd. express SYM
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wv. 'n'h"''rn ~ iil'ul'c "h''eV "'lioh 80
~ needed Tho,r dcci.,nn vii trrn ,r, 10 ,,
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Dr. Alfrcd G. Post Of 2nl Madison avenue
President of the Iniver-itv Medical Cnlloon
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institution in reference 10 tho admission Of
colorcd students "a tho somc IA that nrrspcd
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by the college OF Ihysicinn- AMI surgeons. He
said candidy and unhes ituingly that IL IT,
The University Medical collope doos NOT t,ln
'1 ',N's''S 'i0''''' N'''' 80 uo's no' TAN"
co.oI'u S'uucns'
norsr
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lion aao appo 1D an S w wo p ree ,@ rG him
The applicants father WINS prominent white
man. lherc was picnty ot money ana influence
at thoback Of tn. arrncan, but we could not
,oke him in His ,othsr tho, s,nt hin, T., st
land. whore there is no prejudice against color.
and he received frst.class medical education
q, r,t,t.h nh -. '',''ii
IN fu.nuufIn. IN young man came BACK 10
Now York and practsed medicine. In reply t.
other qut .tons the Doctor said that there is no
an''pathy IN "a, tne '9l"ie against eolored men as
forests Of American medical colleges TO ndmit
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men ot vour c,llege Iot.lv Doctor -
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~ l's. -N'' not W'tAlh uueen years.
DIR. POST think our faculty vouI5 foe,
~ VS' "i."N guy l"'u"S N"uH ieei
obliged TO deny him admission. II We took in
one others would nppiv anl We consider that
itwouli be detrmenin 70 the college.
East Forty-f'th str5ot. is on Of The trustee II
tie College Of Physicians and Surgeons. Ue
Bsrbosa. and cautiously declined to expres .
any opinion in regard to il until he had heard
re il5e'' uiS'sseo by Inc board a" 'ner next
Mr.. John Sherwood of Is West Thir,y-sceond
he admission 81 s,d MS 81 py co5r wHo ,r
likely 10 prove Efficient medical men and useful
rlcmDers ~ the society. Tint was his personal
feeling in the matter What arguments might
b" advanced on the other SIDE he could not trll
yote upon the question. There would soon be-
melting Of tile hoard o. trustees.
The trustees are all high minded men" he
said and they Will not tail 10 an with Nbe-
ral!ty."
Is there anything ia the charter Of tho coll
lego Ia refereuc. n the ~ or al sin, tents ,"
Nothing whatever. Il w, IN 1911 that tho
char. Yves Granted ana the colorei question
WIS not sufficiently prOmineu then t. h.
thought worth providing FOR, even IL there Ind
been any desire 10 covrrit''
syrnS,es ar antireT MIX t tbe co e lF9o oI
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