The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-06-17
Portage Co. Medical society.
18TH ANNUAL MEETING.
Fvaiedie tory of eres ID on i i.oug Ia saa

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18TH ANNUAL MEETING.
Fvaiea,s,ory of e1e.ld enai. ousn sas
rne. 1ssn animal i needing of ,ie Portage
Counts Aedicaisociety was held at she onice Of
Or. A. W. Alcorn. Thursday afternoon. June
ard tTheaoliowing sentiemen were elected or
ficers for the ensuing year: President, DR.. III.
p. Hugus. Ravenna; Vice President. DR.. II. H.
Spiers, Edinburgh: Secretary, DIR, F. r Morath'
MantHa Station; Treasurer. DIR. G. NJ Proctor,
Shaersviile
nm STANDING COMMITTEES sFl
kExecutiye-Drs. Alcorn, Kar emma: Warring-
ton. Atwatcr; May, streetsboro.
Finance-Drs, Leonard, Ravenna; Frazer,
Randofpn Ferris. GafrcttsviIle.
Ethics-Drs. Loughead. Windham: J. Price.
Randolph; w. 6. Smith.
Admissions-Drs. Z. w. Price. Kent; Spiers,
Edinburgh; Waggoner. Ravenna
III Dr. Loughead, of Windham, the retiring
President, delivered his valedictory. the pre-
lude being fine tribute to the members of the
Society removed by death during the year. of
whom Dr. Belding. of Ravenna, the most
conspicuous. The topic Of the address, Medical
Education. will attract attention. and the read
err will note that it is discussed with yigor and
| practiea, good sense. This paper is given in
full below:
- - PRELUDE.
Standing before You to-day to deliver the
customary address of the retiring President.
am reminded that since our last annual meeting
| two of our number have been removed by death.
Our art which ever seeks to prolong life,
not save its own ttevotees from tile great penal
! ty yaf6 xed to, our lives by nature. These men
who have passed from the seenesof their labors
| were members OF the Society for years. DR..
| Pol, Iip Of tha Of cintv
I and very regular attendant. DIR Rose resided
| ut a distance from the county sea. and seldom
| attended. With DIR. Rose had no personal ac-
| quaintance. That he will be missed in the COM
munity where he practiced for many years we
| cannot doubt. DIR. Belding knew well and had
| learned to highly esteem. His quiet genial
| ways ha,i endeafetl him to us all. We miss to-
day his familiar form and pleasant greeting.
| We knew there no feeling of jf alousy in his
heart. He loved the profession and lived at
| peace with all its members. This Society will
no longer have the benefit of his wealth of ex--
| perience. His voice will be heard no more in
| our deliberations. We shall miss him i'll con-
| situations; shall listen in vain for his opin-'
| ions in Society; we have each lost personal
i friend and sympathetic adviser. But We are
| not the only ones who suffer in his death. His
| ear was open day and night to the cry of dis
| tress but no voice Of pain can start him from
| his slumber to-day. Into hundreds of homes he
| has carried hope, and to hundreds of sufferers
his welcome presence has carried aid and SYM
pathy counsel and professional skill, but no
| suffering one can get hope or sympathy from
him now. lie was man whom men respected
| and women trusted. In many homes his name
| is household word, and on hundreds of CRATE
| full hearts is written the history of some kind
act.f Could this hidden history of our associate
he gatbcrea nm and laid before, ms n. nribted
pe up "Au " N prin'e"
y9luaes we would SIMPLY nave 'ae history OF
| NJ ott.-s E11.'9iI..-I - -s1f'7'
VI o' ~ -,.-..l-..i., :
have read that 1t Is customary In some tribes.
| of Indians. for each passing warrior to cast a
s,onn mn,n tho ,rroye Of 5esd CHIC. ,h,,s oraot.
'''iio "po 'o s " " e' S,~' ''As Sieo'~
| ing monument to perpetuate his great deeds.
Tnus 1-toss this simple tribute upon the cairn
o'' VI o''i uoa0 1'or "o'' ISs" iu - i'i"' ="
| response in every hearta sf
T. .Ah4 'h MEpiCAA EDoCAIioN.
ME-. PRESIDENT AND DGENTLEaEN;e-Durin the
society upon Medical Education. We may infer
that our Society is a fair index of the thousand
or more County Medical Societies in the country
| and that this subject has been brought promi-
nentiy before the societies ny essays ana dis
| agreed that better medical education is need
| ed: In addition TO these papers there have been
and S n1 in
few physicians in the country who have not de-
| cided views upon the subject Into the present
have fired volley alter yolcy of small arms, the
State Societies have discharged their artillery
and the National Society annually wheels into
| line and hurls a shell into the very camp of the
enemy. These shots have been mostly directly
wasted. Many medical Institutions have in
creased the qualifications for graduation, and
Keep OF the the
lire all along the line until The colleges furnish
esabY worthy OF the and art they
While there has been constantland not una
yailing effort to get better % work on on the part Of
the e1ieges E with better material: ma That there
should be some evidence oi mental ability and
studies will oa hardly be denied: i is gns the
NUS ~ thc ooieses annouhSe Irom car 10 year
in the English branches and in Latin and Greek
t nlu sma' tney naHe an aiowanc1 IN lime Ior
ladaldeatlon insisted upon IS the ability to pay
tne hecSssary zee; 1nere are lewexcepGons 70
TINS rule. ana tne eAceptions are inc colieges
~ 10 mo' neoessaiy ~ aVr . hle 70 em5Gr inIo any
arsamsn. 70 pr%ve snas tnere should pc some
studies; tnat VIII be conceded The real ques.
lion M9 IS: IN what snail TINS edacation consist:
amlnns the tnngs required Dy the professional
| studies - !. -, -,i.i ~ ]. -,
very outset eonfronted by. ~ formidabie array of
scientlnc terms Iney are largely Gfee anu
psesses some delniteiillea orleondision. AN in.
Y thn trSs " 1he; ean oS M
~ VIZ vi iiiS Gnu 49, S.'hinS VI
Dy a STUDY OF the anguaSes: Inc hrst metnod
Is never SATISFACTORY Ior IL Is never Completed:
Aimost @ every organ Oh sne 6ody mas been named
eltncr from lts conformation OF It's junction.
Scientinc Terms are descrIptive terms. and the
only satis factory way OF unders ia nfting them IS
70 understand the language from wnlch they
are derived. a. A.KnowIedge OF creek anu LATIN.
II not an essential IS AT least a aeslaefatum to
the medicai stuuent
,Anatomy presnPPosesn khoWledgol Oh me-
cnaniSs m every eone We seS. every ulslocatlon
we Ic0tce otehS loI q Soiution oi sonc PfoDIem
nm IN rd tahs " aus aEl caein-
auy On" ~ OStetIlcs
leails Ior KnoWleuse 0I eMDryology; Maeerla
Medica ls Dase4 on bota9y. ano Mincrology:
Inc laws oi itsnt aau sounu anu neat. IN snort
ot lllfl0s9Phgs are necessary 70 diaghoSis. ana
medlcal % dlag nosis must De aldeu oy knowI-