St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-22
WANT THEIR RIGHTS.
HomeOpaths Declare for Better
representation.


DR.. Beaumont, chairman of the bureau
of atology and ophthaluology, intro
duced DR.. d. A. Stickler, of st. Paul,
who read an exhaustive paper Oh the
removal of foreign bodies from the ex-
ternal auditory canal. DR.. II. L. Mann,
of ST. Paul, on Nasal Catarrh in Min
nesota," which proved the subject for
an extended discussion, Dr.. W. Fl,
Luverne, of Minneapolis, Dr.. Horning.
of Lake City, and others joining in the
debate. Jurisprudence" was intro
duced by DR., T. G, Bowman, of Duluth.
Fayette Meist, of Saltwater, was to
have read paper Oh Medical Experts"
but he failed to put in an appearance,
aud the institute adjourned.
At noon the institute, upon invitation,
went in full force to the Homeopathic
hospital, which it inspected and after
ward expressed great satisfaction with
the institution. After the hospital was
examined the institute sat down to an
elaborate banquet which had been pre-
pared by the ladies connected with the
establishment. 1t was a pleasant sur
prise to the members of the institute,
and their openly voiced pleasure at the
hospitality amply repaid the ladies for
their trouble.
The o'clock session opened with
reconsideration of the action taken last
year by the institute, asking for two
separate state examining boards.
a paper was read upon the subject by
DR.. P. NJ. Hall, of Minneapolis. The
paper contraSted the examinations in
other states with those in Minnesota.
In this state 71.2 per cent of the ex-
aminees were licensed, in Illinois SO per
cent were licensed, and Virginia, FOL
per cent. There is difference" said
the doctor, "Of 10 per cent between the
old school and homeopaths in favor Of
the old school. Is this prejudice on the
part of the regular members of the eX-
amlning board, or is it the natural re-
suit? Have those reflections been
plucked by regulars alone, or have they
failed before our own examination as
well?'
The question was fully discussed, the
majority of the speakers favoring a sep
arate board, but there we're many who
who believed in the present system, and
thought that the present board had
been unbiased, and had given homeopa-
thistS a fair show. DR.. Luverne be-
lieved that there should be no examina-
ton, but that physicians should be ad-
mitted by diplomas.
DR.. Stephens spoke forcibly in de-
Tense of the board, and thought that it
had given good satisfaction. He thought
that if the homeopathic people went be-
fore the legislature asking for a sepa-
rate board and failed, the alopathic
board might strike back. He believed
that the mixed board gave the homeop-
athlc students better status because
they were against adverSities.
DR.. Sawyer thought that the homeo-
pathic physicians had as good right
alopathistS had. He spoke eloQuently
in favor of the two boards, and said
that he believed that the homeopathic
school should assert itself, and demand
its rights, He believed that the school
was the school Of the future, and it
should have its rights now and at once.
DR.. Leonard said that for time there
had been no unfairneSs in the present
board. He believed that homeopathic
school would require just as rigid ex-
animation as they do under the mixed
board. DR.. Perkins said that he thought
the great trouble had been that there had
been no man to speak auth0rativelY
on homeopathy, and the executive COM
mitt9e would do that. He didn't see
what right alopathy had to treat
homeopathy either we'll or otherwise.
Homeopathy was power in the state,
and alopathy feared it. That was why
it was fairly treated. After heated
discussion for over an hour it was
finally moved that the matter be re-
ferred to committee of five, to har-
monte the feelings of the institute in
the matter, the committee to meet
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock for a
report. This motion was fought by the
separate board contingent. but when
the question was put it was passed.
| The question will be discussed this
afternoon at o'clock before the COM
mittee. vomprised of DR.. Higbee, DR..
Brace, H. G. Leonard, DIR. Mcdonald,
| DIR. Sawyer.
The reports Of the homeopathic hos
pitfalls of the state followed, DR.. AL
drich reported the university dispensary
as follows: Patients treated, 1921;
prescriptions, 1869; outside visits made
by students. 2O9: prescriptions. 4O9;
whole number of patients treated since
opening, $3.50.
DR.. Martha Ripley reported from the
maternity hospital. Opened July 90,