The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-11
MANY MEDICINE MEN.
The Concluding Session of the Indiana State
Medical Society-Ths Convention
of Eclectics.

of Eclectics.
At the meeting of the Indiana State Medical
Society yesterday morning the resolution offered
by DR.. Rowland, of Covington, the evening be-
fore, disappearing of the action of the New York
Medical Society in adopting the new code by
which physicians were allowed TO consult with
any one of whatever school in their practice, was
taken up. This resolution did not pass, a substt-
tute being adopted instructing the delegates
from Indiana to the American Association to
vote against any change in the ethical code so
Tar consultation with irregular practitioners
was concerned.
A resolution was adopted allowing DIR. Thad.
M. Stevens to spread upon record his defense of
the charges made against him as It's secretary.
and on account OF which he had been dcpOsed
from that position.
The retiring president, Dr. VIM. Fl. Bell, was
elected delegate to such medical societies OF
Europe as he may visit.
DR.. George Sutton, OF Aurora, furnished n
paper on "ParaeItes and the Effect upon the
Human System" and DIR. George Rowland, OF
Covington one on Medical Legislation" In rela
tion to the second paper, Dr. Boyd, of Dublin,
remarked that 1t embodied the things set forth
by him In a paper written two years ago. He
added that his paper had been lost by the seere-
tary, and somebody seemed to have found It,
DR. Rowland, with some warmth, asked DR..
Boyd If he intended to imply that he (RowIand)
had committed plagiarism, to which DR.. Boyd
replied no, but that great minds appeared to run
IN the same channel. SUtll he should always
wonder what became of that paper. Dr. East
man, OF Indianapolis, presented paper on
Some thoughts on Surgery OF the RectiInl."
Inc afternoon session opened with paper by
DIR. Worrell. of Terre Haute, on "Diseases of the
Ear OF Children" which, as IN the case OF
"a fAnf7A .af I faftAn IN
| Prevention of Disease" was read by title, and
referred to committee on publication.
MEDICAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
| Mrs Mary F. Thomas NJ. D., Of Richmond,
read paper on "The influence of the medical
colleges of Indianapolis, OF the regular school,
on the medical education of the women of the
State" She held that the spirit OF liberality
that pervades the educational sentiment of the
times Is asking the removal of the restrictions
OF sex in the reception OF students, ana qu9lif-
cation and adaptation for the positions sought
in the higher literary institutions is made the
/ test OF admission. and sees no just reason why
the same COURSE should not be adopted In medi-
cal as in other colleges. IL has long been mat
ter of study to the intelligent, consistent rea-
| soner on the srhect, to reconcile the practice of
| the profession with the persistent objection TO
| co-edueatiOn in medicine. Many men physi-
CLANS honestly deem 1t improper, IL not positive
ferent organs of the body and their functions in
/ health and disease. and yet see objection to
women Under snv and '" al sircnmst s
that they think necessary their pro-
Ieeslonal advisers. Neither do they object to
professional attendance in Whole institutions of
women, where disease in all Its forms comes be-
FORE them for treatment, no matter how Ohjec
! tionable to the sensitive nature Of refined wo-
| manhood. Neither does society object to physi-
| clans in their capacity, admitting the prerOga-
i've OF the attending physlciau to possess him
| sell or every reasonable means of diagnosis for
the purpose OF curing his patient. Personally
| tsays Mrs. Th0mas) we have criticism in
caro- 70 the matter, but we are reasoning from
the Standpoint of the professor and students,
| VINO are so sensitive about c0-rducatiOn in med
! lcine that one would suppose they would shrink
| from obstetrio and kindred practice. The Doc
| tor was aware that medical students could cor
| duct themselves in such manner that women
students would feel it q compromise of their own
| sei1Teepeot to attend lectures with them, but
tins matter is largely in the hands OF the pro-
fessors.
DIFFERENT VIEW
This paper was called out by the fact that the
Indiana Medical College now refuses to admit
women as students. DIR. T. B. Harvey, at the
conclusion OF the paper, explained that while he
| himself was 10 favor of the medical education Of
women. he did not think that men and women
could receive such education in this State at the
present time. The loss in male Students we're
co-education tried, would not be repaired by nm
increased number of women students The
Doctor intimated that sentiment aud philan-
thropy were good things but that the college
was necessarily run upon business and money
basis.
The delegates to the American Association
will consist under the rule, OF one delegate to
each ten members OF the State society. This
would entitle Indiana to about one hundred and
twenty delegates. but it seldom happens that a
third OF that number go.
AS the afternoon advanced the attendance
grew smaller aud smaller, uniH DR.. +. g. New
conner, his counteuance indicating alarm, rose
ana said: 81 see present only one delegate
proper to this society-only one person proper
20 move an adjournment IT he should happen
TO go out without doing 1t, fear we will have
to hold over until next year"
On motion, the society adjourned to meet on
the second Tuesday In May, 1854