St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL.
st. Paul Will Start One to Replace the One
Which Recently Died in Minneapolis.

Which Recently Died in Minneapolis.
| The indications are that the Minnesota
medical college will be transplanted from
Minneapolis to st. Paul. Affairs in
the latter city are such that the i'm
possibility of the faculty again reorganizing
and opening the school are easily recognized,
and measures taken to prevent the opening
| in st. Paul will now be too late to be success
full. Many reasons for the removal of the
college from Minneapolis are given, princi-
pal among them being that the members
| there are believed not to work in harmony.
Again, of the S62, 900 that was subscribed for
the college only ST, 900 was paid, and $4,000
more was raised on second mortgage. The
amount of money pledged already by st.
Paul business men and which could be
easily raised, would buy lot and equip
building more completely than the school
was, which has been used the last four years.
To get the
TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS
DR.. Stone was called on at his office last even
ing by GLOBE reporter and the doctor
made the following statement:
"a preparatory college was started in st.
Paul about 1870 or ~, which continued sew
eral years, but discontinued on the death Of
DR.. Hand and the removal from the city of
another prominent physician, which left the
college in very weak state. In 1876 or rs,
after an elapse of several years, it was made
full college under the title of the st. Paul
Medical college. 1t was operated success
fully for two years by st. Paul
men, when Drs. Dunsmoor and
French of Minneapolis were made
members of the faculty. In 1880 the two
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meeting that they had raised $62, 900 and
had contracted for the old Winslow house and
proposed to open college there, at the same
time inviting the st. Panl faculty to go with
them. After some delay it was found i'm
possible to raise the necessary funds to make
so good school in ST. Paul, ana the faculty
reluctantly made the change. From the day
of removal the Minnesota College hospital,
the title given it after the change, has been
constantly growing in favor, in patronage
and receipts, but unfortunately it has been
burdened with an expensive building,
AN EXPENSIVE HOSPITAL,
and com munity that did not care to sup
port so worthy charity. From the day of
removal the st. Paul and Minneapolis men,
connected with the institution have given
their time without stint or pay, sinking every
dollar received by the college in endeavoring
to support the hospital.
''The st. Paul men lost time going to
Minneapolis without dollar for expenses in
four wears.
''The crippled condition of the hospital
has been a matter of comment for six
months, and it was not until the dean of the
college, after the close in February, declared
that the school was defunct that the st.
Paul faculty took any steps to move it down
the river. The school attracted students from
all over the state, who spent large amount
of money, and it was deemed a misfortune
to the Northwest to allow the school to drop
out of existence. Seeking advice OF the
leading financial men of st. Paul the pro-
motors Of the enterprise received nothing
but hearty encouragement from each, and the
pledging Of some SIP, 900 before any one was
asked for dollar. A public meeting was
called at the chamber Of commerce to dis
cuss ways and means, and, as result, be-
tween s18, 900 and SIS, 900 was pledged and
a com mittee appointed to interest the gen
eral public of st. Paul in the enterprise.
THE PLAN WAS
to incorporate with capital stock Of $50, 200
in 800 shares, 10 per cent. of which could
be called in in one month; to place the en-
tire finance management the leading men
Of the city, the faculty to give their
service to the institution without reward I'M
til the school would pay divident of per
cent. on stock, any surplus above per
cent to belong to the faculty. In addition,
it is proposed to establish a frst-class dis
pensary, at which any one unable to pay for
ad vice shall receive the best advice the city
affords and medicine prepared by competent
pharmacists free of charge. Prior to COM
pletng these arrangements, it was deemed but
just return for the courtesy extended by the
Minneapolis faculty to st. Paul to make them
the proposition that each Of the Minneapolis
members and instructors retain their chairs
in st. Paul, but the proposition was unani-
mously declined Saturday. The st. Paul
faculty resigned theii chairs, and announce
their intention to organize a new school.
Then each of the designations was with
drawn and the Minneapolis faculty given
time to reconsider prior to final decision.
The members of the st. Paul faculty are
Drs. Wheaton, Owens, Quinn, Riggs, Dem
slow, Fulton and Stone.