The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-07
The NJ DIS.

Washington, 6-The American
Medical Association convened IN
annual session this morning. "a
egates arrived in such numbers tnsC
previous to the hour Of meeting the
VestibuIe of the church and en-
frances were crowded with long
lines Of members waiting TO De re
gistered. Over 500 delegates had
registered this morning and new
names were constantly added TO the
list.
The test which was read ny the
secretary showed the presence or
$50 members, but additional dele
gates will come In to night ana to-
morrow. President Flint delivered
the annual address. From personal
recollec:ions he could speak OF the
enthusiasm which characterize the
first convention of AT. The motive
for organizing the association was
stated in the call to be improvement
in medical institutions and advance
meut of the standard of medical re-
quirements. Its growth and deVel-
ooment has been rapid. 1t has passed
the age of youth and its present
fourishIng condition is sufficiently
at ,ted by the present meeting. He
then spoke of the advance which was
constantly being made in medical
knowledge. He thought the time
devoted in colleges to Greek land
Latin might more profltably be de-
voted to the study of physics, chem
istry, French and German. Members
of the profession in this country are
honOred, and their social position is
higher in no country. Sweeping
charges against the profession at
large and at medical schools by
members of the profession are harm
full as well as unjust. The evil
doings of few schools ought not to
be made the basis of ATTACK upon
all. Overcrowding the profession
by new aspirants is attributed to
the excessive number of medical
colleges, and granting that this is
true the profession must rely upon
itself to correct such an evil by
refusing to accept such stu-
dents and by declining to
sanction doubtful institutions. The
speaker suggested that a committee
on edu catlon be appointed to confer
with the faculties of schools aud
colleges in order to secure .unifor-
nifty in the standard of requirements
for matriculation and graduation. 1t
had also been suggested that the
title of M. d. be made simply hon
oEary and that it would entitle a
person 10 practice. The speaker re-
Yerted to the excellence Of the medi-
cal code adopted in early days, and
which was still in force. He would
suggest that resolution be adopted |
specifying with more precision the |
grounds for refusing cooperation
with Irregular practitioners. He
thought that assuming some Sec
tartan name ought to place
4 practitioner outside the
pale OF the medical code,
and this sentiment was applauded
o. listeners. He spoke of the med
cal library at the army and medi-
al museum as the largest exclusive
medical library in the country, and
the hope that Congress
would soon provide a pei manent
)uil 1ip g for the reception Of these
looks.
DR.. Sayne, of New Yolk, moved
hat committee re appointed to
AIRY out the suge estion that an in
t irrational medical conference be
sked to meet here in 81.
The Presidents address was re-
erred to a committee Of seven 10
eport upon the recommendations
herein contained. After announce
cent of the meetings OF various
tate delegations the association ad-
burned until tomorrow.