Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-12

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/ ty for the current year:
For Salaries OF Tesehers-...........s l.eSo y y
/ Current and Contingent expenses f'oS 0o ~
Insurance -, ~
IIprhT '-'''---' $40 nj
hepalIs;.;.:-... '''' zoo Ol
~, $1,000 OO
iT S.1S,,, i:;c.; mt fund 63 81
Less from Tuition e,sSSS "a
| Total appropriation required-..-' sio'o-o %
The sum of Sl6,5O0 for salaries OF
/ teachers is the aggregate amount pald
the present teaching force, including q
President elect. From "a careful ex-
animation of the subject, am oil opin-
ion that the University could be as
efficiently managed as il now Is without
the additional expense ola PRESIDENT.
The act of 1857 establishing this instltu-
ton did not, nor did any of the acts
amendatory thereof, in terms provide
for such an officer.
The Board of Visitors, and subsequent
IN the Regents, were authorized 10 ap,
point superintendent OF grounds ana
buildings and u treasurer. These were
the only officers created by law. me
Board, however, had power To estaD-
Iish and declare such rules and regula-
tions and bylaws rs they may deem
necessary for the proper organization,
tuition and good government OF the
college" Under this provision rule or
bylaw was declared by the Board, Great
ing the office. TO the Office q COM
pensation was attached greater than that
allowed to any of the Professors. The
Faculty have the general management
and care of the University under the
Board of Regents.
/ suggest that the Faculty elect one or
their number as presiding officer during
the wear, and that the Office OfPresldent
and Vice President be abolished.
The presiding officer thus appointed
could Discharge all the duties heretofore
performed by the President for the
compensation given him rs a professor,
and the additional expense heretofore
incurred, saved.
1 do not concuriut the recommendation
of the Regents, ITO enlarge the profess
iOnal schools, SO rs to enable the UniVer-
sity to graduate students in law ana
medicine. This will require additional
professors of these schools 10 be appoint
cd, and consequently demand increased
appropriations for their salaries. The
condition of the State Treasury will not
nj present permit any additional bur-
then. IL also appears from the report,
that Il majority of the students now IN
attendance upon the University are in
the preparatory departments. TN
would seem to indicate, that the mum
Der who are so advanced rs TO be Dene
fitted by these schools, must necessarily
be small. Ii would be unwise to make
appropriations for the enlargement
the schools, unless a sufficient numbe
of StudentsshOuld be in attendance desir
ing instruction in these departments
justify the outlay.
state Board Of Health.
An act was passed ut the last session
creating State Board OF Health, ana
regulating the practice of medicine ana
surgery i'm this State.
The Board was appointed a. required
by the act, and they at once entered up
on the discharge of their duties. The
prarticing physicians in the State en-
titled To certiiicateshave been registered,
and county Boards established in each
county.
Certificates were issued To SIS phySt-
clans found 10 be entitled thereto under
, the act.
I BY the provisions of the act all mon
| cys received by the Board in payment
of certificates, fines and special taxes
collected under it, were to be paid into
J Il Treasury; and of the money so paid
/ i'm 81 900 was appropriated to enable
/ the board to defray the expenses incurr-
I cd in carrying it into effect.
The revenue To be derived from
certificates issued to practitioners in the
/ future must necessarily be small, rs on
+ " those, who desire 10 practice without
h?ying diploma, and require an eX'
/ animation, are required to pay. Inc
spccial tax and fines mentioned in this
net cannot be relied on for revenue.
d The revenue received has been exhaust
rI i'm putting the act into operation.
/ The money so far received has beel
used i'm attending the several districts e
rxominc physicians. and generally t.
REGULATE the practice of medicine, leav
ing nothing TO be applied to the equally
+ important branch of the act, to max
/ provision for the preservation Oh th'
public health. -,
/ The preservation of the public healtt
should be one of the first concerns o
government. Ii has received that at
fention OF the National Government
resulting i'm a National Board OfHeaith
Most of the States of the Union nav
enacted laws upon the same subject
none however, 50 far rs | am inform, Il
having a more efficient law than tn
one enacted by your honorable body.
our act lacks however one importan
element TO make il as efficient as !
sbouId be. that is, sufficient appropria
tion to enable the T. raTd u enforce II
The object 10 be attained Is for the com
mon GOOD. The medical profession
sbould no, be taxed to keep in opera
ZION n law the benefit to b. derived tron
which is common To all.
II cannot be expected, that the mem
bars composing the Board viii give thei
time and perform the necessary laDor =
enfnrr,, so valuable law, rs this
without some provision be made To a
least cover their expenses: AZ the III
ror,e i'm the future, from the sources II
tho law named, will be wholly in
afeouate To defray the necessary eS
Donses in executing the law, an appro
nriation for that purpose IS recommend
Fd. 4 report of the operations OF Ia
BOARD since its organization is lad oetor'
Won. and your attention invited to IL
consideration.
commissions ~ of Pharmacy.
The commissioners appointed uhue
the act passed Mt the last session OF Tn
Legislature, ''To regulate the practice G
pharmacy" have filed their report, tron
which il will be seen, that 3li phaI
macists have registered under tn
nrovisions of the act, lis cities and town
/ In the State having registered Phal
maciStS.
The act appears to have given geners
satisfaction, but few persons attemptih
to evade its provisions.
The commissioners recommend ~
amendment to the 9th Section, as 10 Tn
color of the box or vessel containing
poisOn sold. Bottles ofthe color therein
indicated cannot be procure. III
impossible to comply with this reguia
ton. The law should therefore o
amended i'm that particular.
1t is also thought advisable 70 uenn
more explicitly in the llth section
what drugs country merchants al
authorized to sell under the title "ol