San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-12
HELP THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.

An Important Movement on Foot
The Beginning Of Something
Bigger.
The accompanying draft Of subscrip-
ton list with the explanations which
preface 1t. tell their own story. They
speak of ON enterprise fully determined
upon and the preliminary steps to which
are now being taken. 1t is to give in
telligence Of this proposed actien that
the LIGHT lays the following before its
readers:
Believing that . medical school is one
of the necessities of our growing state.
which annually sends several hundred
students Of medicine to distant cities,
thus making the expenses greater to
them and carrying much money away
from home which might be spent here
with equal advantages; and
Whereas, the university Of San Anto-
MO has elected faculty Of medicine,
and agreed that this department shall
share with the other branches of the
university the large donations which
they have positive assurance Of obtain
ing.
It has been determined by the medical
faculty to begin its first course Of lee
lures on the first Of October, next, and
the following committee OF ways and
means has been appointed to secure aid
from the citizens of San Antonio toward
the expenses Of conducting the first SEES
sion.
Committee:-F. Herff, M. D., chair
man; Edward Cross, NJ. D., D. Berry,
NJ. D., Fred Terrell, M. D., P. ".
Johns, NJ. D.
This means that the faculty Of San
Antonio medical college propose to open
the course Of instruction October LIST,
1888, about four and q half months
from date. They will need about ST, 0OO
not more, possibly less, to meet the cur
rent expenses Of the first course Of leo
lures. This will be expended for rent,
janitor's fees, material and appliances.
Not q dollar for salaries. The faculty
give their services gratuitously the first
session. They ask the citizens to come
forward and aid In meeting the neoes-
sary cash outlay in maintaining the first
session. Simply this and nothing more.
This modest beginning IL the commence
ment Of the creation In San Antonio OF
medical school which IL Is believed will
become one OF the very best Of Its kind
in the whole country. The advantages
a school and the op portunities for
clinical instruction to be afforded here
have already been set forth in former
issues Of the LIGHT. 1t Is not necessary
to dwell upon them now, nor upon the
benefits which this city will reap from
the establishment OF such school Of
medicine as this will become under the
fostering wing of the university. San
Antonio cannot afford to let this oppor-
tuniiy pass. 1t 10 merely forestslling by
year or 80 the opening OF the school
under university auspices, and by 80 do
ing will San Antonio reap the advantage
of being first In the field, as Galveston,
under state patronage, will establish q
medical college es soon as the slow
machinery Of government patronage can
be put into operation. San Antonio
will consult her own interests by taking
time by the forelock In this instance.
There should be no question about rails
ing the small amount asked. from So, 0Co
to 5000. This amount raised the doors
Of San Antonio Medical college Will be
opened to the world and particularly to
the medical students Of Texas on the
first Of next October.