New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
PEDDLIyG MEDICAL DIPLOMAS.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE IN AN ACTION AGAINST
TIE ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
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SERIOUS CHARGES MADE IN AN ACTION AGAlNsI
TIE ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE.
The Acknowledgement has begun suit in
the Supreme Court against the Eclectic Medical College,
situated at No. Lyingtoneplace, for tho anhunent OF
ira charter and the dissolution Of the oor-
poration controlling It. The complaint sets
forth that the college organized undor an
act Of the Legislature in 1865, amended In lSO5'
nv this act the college allowed to grant the degree OF
NJ D. on persons who had been examined ana recon-
mended for it by Board OF Censors, who should not be'
members Of the faculty OF the nor Instructors mine
Institution The candidate examined furthermore should
have passed three year OF study under some competent
medical Instructor and two In some incorporated
medical institution the last term Of which should be pass
ed iu the defendant college. Tho Attorney General
charges that tho college has been Issuing diplomas
in blank and has sold them 10 persons VINO "oulu III
them IN with their names, hus enabling lhconptehs
persons TO obtain the degree Of NJ. D. from the Lcecu0
Medical College Tho complaint served yesterday,
The New-York Medical Society, through Its counsel
Edward Ripley has been engaged In tracing the history
OF certain diplomas issued by this college, and the colec
ton OF evidence which the suit Is brought mas Oeeh
going on sin ce April one who has been employed ID
the case said last evening: lyon will be aston
lsbcd n the evidence which have secured
Diplomas have been granted In the most
rockies, manner. One man who cam 800
English ha. "a diploma from the Eclectic Medical C0Irgh
and negro who neither read nor write mas thoihef
When al facts In hIs matter hIe drought uGt u
win bc found that the plan on which diplomas nave ue
issued rotten as bad a. that exposed ana stopper
IN the American University o flIAutiphA; SolW 81
hundred diplomas have been granted since thc cpese
was opcnrd 1858; among these are al Cunq'h ana
honorary degrees. We have also proof or diplomas
granted which nave never been placed on the iecOius
A. an indication Of what class OF people have been re
cciying diplomas from this institution you VIII hhd IN
the records at tho County Clerks Office, OF December
4 an entry in the VI. Ds name showing that he 0D-
famed his degree nom the Electric college. one tlan
who was arrested year lsa October on the charge
~ urcti,ing medicine WithOuta diploma, secured de
gree before his trial from tho defendant college Tue
man is IN Anthony COmstOcks Book Of Frauds Ihefo
ARE MANY other cases similar 10 this
The president OF the college II samuel SlncAri the
treasurer Is ThOmRs " ROOkCr; the secretary ana The
Dean of the Faculty il DT. Robert = Newton
TRIBUNE reporter cugeaNOfed 70 see lr N"Wton last
a. ana al "a late hour had not returned Dr. New
tou Il tLc son OF the late Dr. RoLcr T. Newton, Who was
the founder of the college, ana wup wa. u. president AZ
Inc tine Of his death on October g. l--l friend %
Dr. Newton. nds attended tue c".eg" siid llai u
could not that Dr. Newton was aware % Tie atErd
method Of granting diplomas n such thing had been
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