Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-21
A Medical College in Texas.
Texas Courier Record of Medicine ]

texas Courier Record of Medicine
The prospect for medical college
at Fort Worth seems to be improving.
We learn that Messrs. Bailey & Brooks
of Fort Worth have offered to donate
five acres of ground :or college pur-
poses, near the railroad hospital on con-
uition that the charter members will
cause the erection of a college building
thereon. This is the second offer of
the kind, we understand, as Col.
Twombly offers an acre in or near the
center of the city, for the purpose.
We also learn that the opinion is
generally expressed that sufficient
money can be raised in Fort Worth,
by subscription, to erect fine, two
story brick college building.
According to DR.. Ashbel Smith,
president of the board of regents, 1t
will be five years before any attempt
can or will be made to found the med
ical department of the State univer-
sity. We should have good indie
pendent medical school OF high
grade in successful operation before
that time.
We are of the opinion that medi-
cal department of the State university
CuIibob suCtCsS III VINO ceusNt
from the very nature of things. The
homnopatbs have, we understand,
declared their determination TO de-
mand representation on the faculty
of the proposed medical branch al
Galveston. They will most likely
get it, and so will any and all other
schools or so-called schools of medl-
cine, who ask it; for they claim to De
equal under the law, and the law can
not, will not and should not, IN case
of the kind, discriminate. Well, sup
pose state school is inaugurated on .
basis of a mixed faclllty-neither flsh,
flesh, nor fowl. nor yet good req
herring-is it reasonable to suppose
practicing physicians in the state, VINO
have students in their offices, Will reg,
ommend them to 60 TO such school |!
We opine not; therefore, scnooi
which cannot secure the support OF
the home professionally sine qua non
to success-can never make much head
way. This state of things, IN our
opinion, not only renders the chances
OF an independent school first class,
but almost of itself creates cryins
necessity for q movement OF q KIN
in which hommopaths cannot ciainl
nor expect to take a hand. Then
again, as to the chances OF such u
school as we understand Is contein'
plated by those who are moving ~, ~
the matter, obtaining share OF 'ne
patronage of Texas-Texas sent III
1898 two hundred and sixty-sevena
medical students out of the sti.e "
attend lectures. Suppose the iees W. =
the same as charged by all respectav.ro
schools-the advantages to Texas SUI
dents of being nearer home. less "a
pense of time and money In going a ~.
coming, and in case of call holne ~
any purpose, certainly less, would ~ ~
tain beside the feeling of state priue
which should prompt them to stay ~
slate lines. Has anybody figured ous
the amount of money carried v's ,v ~
the state each winter by medical SUI
dents? We have and II is iarge su ns
1t should be kept at home. ny s,on,
say three hundred sLuuents o,,,res
Texas will attend medical iec ,,snal
somewhere next winter. dne Five
fee at most colleges Is soo. pna,d
months constitute the course. ,nw
and room for five months ~ ,,arv
figure. would be. say 500. " on.
reasonable to estimate an aVrIsso
pense of $50 per month more lor msI
Ing, clothing, books, insMu ,a,hinr
anlusements, luxurles, to say M ho io'
whatever of railroad fare: inar ~
gether with the tuition aireauy luis
Toned would make each stuu,mh
average expense for the i've .n.,ical
S2s0--well called $30O--ior anaw .ha,
material will cost him Inc some
persons estimate Texas men ",
cal student at 500 per month, FL ~ y
the five months, aud we expect lnas !. Z
nearer the figure than $500, we na as,,
a total Of SoO,0 to Sl5o,ooo In ca ~
carried out of the state each SESSION ato %
medical students. Let Us put s'si'
to all such leaks.
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