Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06

Versity met IN the room OF the governor 's
he capitol yesterday. Present, Regents
H.H. Sibley, president; j. S. Pillsbury,
Greenleaf Clark, Knute Nelson, D. L.
Kiehle, L. F. Hubbard, VIM. W. Folwell
and J. B. Gilfllan.
The auditing committee reported that
they had compared the treasurers account
for the year ending Nov. 80, $50, and
found the same to be correct, showing a
balance of cash in his hands at that date
of S1,93663.
Communications from W. f. Decker
with reference to professor of physics, and
also from Rev. Leo Baser, making appli-
cation for an appointment to the chair OF
Latin, were received and placed on file.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
Drs. W. H. Leonard, G. N. Hewitt and
VIM. n. Folwell, constituting the medical
college committee, ap peared before the
board and explained in detail their report,
the same being received and ordered
spread upon the minutes:
seWe have to submit working plan for
me college of medicine which, not behind
any in Its demands for scholarly and
practical requirements on the part OF
candidates for licenses or degrees, shall be
fulIv abreast in methods and means of
growth with other departments of science
and art in our country. Had further
stimulus than yopr instructions been
necessary. we have found it in the
urgent need felt and expressed
by educated physicians of all
schools for just such an organization as
Won have instructed your committee to
provide for.
Never before has there been such una
nimity among medical men in demanding
that examinations for degrees IN medicine
be separated entirely from the teaching OF
its theory and practice.
You have undertaken this thoroughly
practical work none too soon. Throughout
our country the number of colleges legally
empowered to teach medicine and confer
degrees upon their own pupils is increas-
ing with reckless rapidity. The COM
petition for students so engen-
dered has reduced the standard of
qualification of faculties, students and
graduates alike, far below their minimum
of the responsible colleges who, following
the lead of Harvard, are struggling to
maintain reasonable requirements for de-
grees."
The report then says the fundamental
principles of the organization your com
mittee have to propose are:
Fir5t-To provide thoroughly compe-
tent and Independent faculty, whose duty
shall be to examine all candidates for
licenses and degrees in medicine of the
university, who shall be in no way con-
neosed with the preparation of such candl-
dates for such examination, and whose sole
aim shall be to maintain standard quail
fcation fully equal to the highest, and
fully in accord with the needs and demands
of the people at the time.
Second-That said faculty shall insist
upon clearly defined preliminary, literary
and scientific qualifications.
Third-That the professional qualihca-
tions shall under rigid but reasonable rules
consist of such written, oral and clinical
tests as shall fully develop the fitness OF
candidates, and that stensgraphical reports
of such oral and clinical examinations Be
taken and preserved.
Fourth-That for the degrees Of doctor
of medicine,in addition to all other qualih-
cations, there shall be required the prepar-
alton and defense of an original thesis up
on professional topic.
Accompanying the report we're bylaws
and regulations for the government OF the
college. The bylaws provide that the
faculty shall consist of the president of the
university, ex-oficio, and of three profes
sors, elected by the board of regents, and
that the following departments shall be
opened and operated, viz: Anatomy and
physiology; pathology; materia medica
aud therapeutics, medical chemistry
preventive medicine, practice Of medi-
cine; surgery; obstetrics and diseases OF
women and children; diseases Of the ner-
vous system and medical jurisprudence.
The professors of the college are re-
uuired to possess the following qualifca-
lions: To be of good moral and profes
SIGNAL character; to be graduates of rep
utable college of medicine; to be of es-
tablished reputation, and to havS been il
actual practice of medicine for at least one
year, They are to hold their offices during
the faithful and satisfactory performance
of their duties.
The stated examinations are to be the
entrance, the scientific and two or more
professional examinations. Parties hav.
ing passed such examinations, and other
wise meeting the requirements of the col.
lege, are to be recommended by the
board of regents to receive the de-
gree of Bachelor of Medicine, and g
Bachelor of Medicine, after three years.
satisfactory practice, shall be emit
tied to receive the degree of Doc
tor of medicine. The regulations
submitted refer entirely to the internal
workings of the college.
The following resolution of regent Mel
son was adopted:
RESOLVED, That there be and hereby is
commenced at and in the University OF
Minnesota, a college, or department of
medicine, substantially in conformity with
the plan submitted in the report made and
submitted by Drs. W. b. Leonard and
Charles N. Hewett, and Prof. VIM. W. Fol
well, and this day ordered spread upon the
records of the board.
Also, the following by the same regent
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That Regents Hubbaid, Pills
bury and Clark be and hereby are ap-
pointed committee to select and nomi-
nate to this board names of persons to
constitute the medical faculty.
REPORT OF BOARD.
The board then took up and considered
the report of the board to the governor.
The report, after giving the members, the
general faculty, employees, etc., goes on to