Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-23
Medical Meeting.

The annual meeting OF Ine OfleanS
County Medical Society occurred at the
Newport House, Wednesday, June IL.
The members were somewhat late in COM
ing In, but in the afternoon there was
good attendance. The annual business
was first transacted. DR.. Adams, who |
was a member some years ago, but has
since been away from the county, by vote
of the society had his name re-entered
upon the books. DIR. Abel Brown, for
merlv of Burke, now a resident OF New
mort. was made an honorary member of
the society, at the suggestion OF DR.. Cur
rier. The officers elected for the ensuing
wear were as follows:
C. w Dustin. president: +. 5. Gray
vice-president; w. f. Gilman, secretary
and treasurer; c. F. Branch, c. L. Er
win. j. E. Wright, censors.
DR.. Currier presented a series of reso-
lutions which it would be well for all in
terested in the study of medicine to make
note of and they were unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas, An ephemeral institution as
sumiuo to give full and complete courses
of lectures in the different departments OF
the medical arts and sciences, under the
name of the Vermont Medical College, OF
which one Joel c.. Barber, is nominal
president, and one George Dutton is chief
actor, has been in operation at Rutland
for some years past, and
Whededs, There existed in the town
of Woodstock, between 1924 and 1856, an
institution bearing the same title, ''Ver-
mont Medical College" which stood hlgh
| in the medical profession, ,and from which
! graduated some of the most eminent prac-
| titioners of the United Stares, therefore,
ResozUed, That the public, more par
ticularlV those who are ABOUT TO COM
mence the study of medicine, be warned OF
| the worthlessness of the Rutland 1nstltu-
tion. and that the title is misleading, ana
detracts from the fair fame of the Wood
stock school, some of whose graduates
are still in active practice In the SeVefal
states in the Union,
ResolUed, That we hereby express our
regrets that the existence of such an in
stitution which can but foster ignorance,
depreciate the standing of medical educa-
| tion. inculcate a love for the marvellous
in practice, and jeopardiZe the lives OF
patients from malpractice and neglect.
ResolUed, That it is due the graduates
of the Woodstock school as well as TO
practitioners in general throughout YER
mont, that the medical societies OF thls
state denounce the Rutland plant as
fraud upon the medical profession and un-
worthy of its title.
The literary program was as follows:
Presidents Annual Address, DIR. c. w.
Dustin; LaGrippe and its Sequel@, Dr. D.
F. Wright; Causes and Treatment OF
Abortion, DIR. J. M. Currier; New Rene
dies, DR.. C. F. Branch; Typhoid Fever
Dr. R. B. Skinner.
DR.. Dustin's remarks upon the 'Outs
and ms of Medicine" were of especial IN
terest. Contrary to the idea of some peo
pie who think that physicians pass
ssfeather-bed' sort of life, he presented
the trial side as doctors know it to oe
But ne showed clearly that the physician's
life may be one of triumphant dignity
coupled with persistent right-doing. Al
ter listening to the above papers the mem
, bers present were asked to assist IN TIT
: diagnosis and treatment of one or two
, difficult cases, which was done with prof
to the participants.
This led to the suggestion that the mex
meeting of the society De maze d clinic
l at which difficult cases be received ant
e prescribed for by the physicians presen
e free of all charges. The secretary wa
i accordingly instructed to make the an
nouncement in the papers of the county
The next meeting of the society will
on Thursday, Sept. II ;the place at Whlc
: it will occur will be announced IN du
II time.
: Motion will then be made and acte
= upon to consider constitutional ameno
ment for the purpose of changing the ola
of meeting from Wednesday to Thursda.
l. with action to be taken in Septembe
a. Adjournment was made till Wednesda.
Sept. 10, and this in turn adjourned
- bours. w T. GILMAN, Sec.