The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30
TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.

TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
Medical Departr nent of the state Uni
versity-Wbere shall IL be Located?
We desire to bring before you few facts
concerning tie location of the medical de-
psrtment of the State University:
While there are number of places in this
broad STATE wall suitei for the location OF
the academic and legal departments of the
university, Galveston offers by far the great
est advantages for the medical department of
that institution.
In order that the science and art of med,
icine may be properly taught, certain lacil>
tiles, which we will briefly enumerate, are
absolutely essential.
To acquire knowledge OF anatomy, or the
structure of the human body, winch lies at
the very foundation of medical education,
an abundant supply of material for dlssec-
tions is indispensable To learn the changes
produced in tho organs and other ti'su of
ths body by disease, post-mortem examina
tions by the student are necessary. These
advantages can only be aad IN connection
with LIGHTHOUSES of large public hospitals.
The importance Of clinical, or bedside IN
struction, to the medical student can hardly
be over-estim ,tet. To study diseases 1t is
ne cessary not only 10 have them taught
theoretically by the teachers, but to actually
see them in all their mutiform phases. To
learn the art of setting fractured bone, or
amputaLing limb, something more thsn an
oral description is required. The student
should see these things done, and assist ia
their performance. In. other words,
to teach the science and Art of
medicine, and prepare the young physic an
for com batting disease, the intimate combi-
nation of practice with theore ical instruc-
ton is a vital necessity. Practical instruc.
ticn can be given only in connection with
large hospitals, TO which the student has free
access, and where he may closely watch the
progress and treatment of the different dis
eases from beginning to end; and, in cases
ending fatally, have the opportunity for the
study of the morbid changes wrought in the
body by those diseases, in post mortem ex-
aminations.
Galveston can furnish by far the best fs-
cilities for such thorough and practical in
struction. While her population may not
so far exceed some other cities, being sea-
port it is cosmopolitan and floating, and
hence furnishes much larger proportion Of
hospital patients. There are two very I'D.
mirably constructed hospitals located
in Galveston, with capacity of $50
to 500 beds. The wards con-
tain, not only sick from among her own
citizens, but also large numbers of patterns
fr m all portions of Texas, conveyed thithtl
by the numerous railroads converging At the
coast. Ia addition. the shipping, American
and foreign, that trades at her port, furnishes
an amount and variety Of clinical material
ton-fold greater than can be afforded by any
other city in tho state.
By resolutions adopted by the city cour +
and LAID before the legislature at It's r. i
session. tina spacious hospital bulldog If
Galveston, with an elegantly lifted &C.
ture room, dissocting hall, etc, .sded,
capable af accommodating one hu ID stu'
dents, has been placed at tne disposal of the
state BY the same resolutions the citizens
of Galveston stand "pledged to liberal
contribution for tne purchase of
ard the erection of college build
ings." Hencs, as question of economy,
G ,lveston Is the best place in the state for
the Medical School.
Numerous preceden,s for the separate To-
cation of the medical departmeni-embra-
cling. too, msny of tue most eminenty sue.
cessful and honored institutions of America,
can be cited, and which go to chow that it
has always been recognized rs 1estion Of
the first moment that medical schools
should be loca cd In populous cities, and
especi lily 10 seaport cities. as furnishing the
largest amount and best variety Of diseases
for the purpose of teaching Among others
the University Of Louisiana, located at the
State capital, Baton Rouge, has its medical
department., the largest and most success
ful medical college Ia the south, located at
New Orleans. Central University, Rich
mond, Ky, has lite medical department,
fourishing school, at Louisville.
These are but few of the many cases
which could be cited.
10 large msjorily OF the universities OF
both Europe and America having all their
departments ia the Limits Of the same city,
toe medical schools, with 3 separate and full
faculty, have their lecture rooms, etc, located
frequently miles away from the academic AID
o.ber departments, and always scj scent 20.
OF, in msny instances, Ia the largest hospitals.
The medical d-p-r-ns1ts Of sven tbs best
endowed anc nosi 0 lurishiug universities Of
Europe and Amsrics, we're lOczied in the
smaller interior places. and hence not con
necieJ with lsrgs bOspii IL, have invariably
ranked as second n third rate medical schools
-csrtsinly they are recognized As only pre-
psrstory schoo q
= The ne5ic-l department Of the univers "
~ Virginia located ~ the small interior
city Of Charlottesville. i1sslg bOnored and
beloved snd widely yst-0Eizsi ss that unI-
v-rsi y J., bss not proved an erception 20
this inex'able rule; despite the fact that
,ccompsiB-d medie.l schools have for yesrs
fled the chsir, didtstsd tsching necsssi-
tstsi Nv tn v.nt Il hospitsls proves 80 IN
supersbls obstacle 10 the success oftbs ned
is.si bspzrtmsnt, which hsd Q ciass Il only
fly siu3ents a iis 81 SESSION.
lie liability 81 Galveston 70 ysIlov fever
i not valid OH -ction. e rDsdic.l instrus,
ton The world ovs- is Only csrried On during
TIE m0n,hs Of winter ard spring. Osrtsinly
the success Of the New Oflssts nB.6icsl
schools nfgxtivs ths otiscti1n. bssides- for
the past fourteen yes-s G.lvesion bss not /
Rad IN epidemic q yellow ieve-. I,3esd- 1
Of lsfs yssrs sbs bss ben less sufjsst 70 Il 1
fhsn sDus intsri0r plsoes
We desire % srnpbs.izs ths fsct fhs, Gal