The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-03
Morgan, Mi. Lou S. Condit. OF the Ions
Island Brewery. and Mr. Willie La ID Der
THAT MEDICAL FAKE.

Passage by the Senate of the Bill Re
psafinx Its Charter.
One of the most important measures to
be acted upon by the Legislature during
the present session is the bin introduced
by the State Board Of Medical Examiners
at the instance Of the Hudson County
Medical Society. calling for the repeal OF
the charter OF the Medical n Surgical
College OF the State Of New Jersey.
The college was chartered in 1870, but
until 1855 was never established 1t
dragged out a miserable existence for
about a year and a half, when, the Board
of Health refusing to recognize the
supposed graduates Of the college. 1t
went In "the SOUP" SO 70 speak.
Its headquarters were at No. AZ Mont
gomery street, where three rooms had
been engaged. Not the first thing re-
Quisite to properly teach medicine had
they, neither were the several professors
~ competent to instruct. To secure a
footing in the city, the OF sne
concern at its inception, visited many
prominent Jersey City physicians, and
offered them different professorships, but
upon investigating the matter they found
out the worthlessness of the concern, aud
refused to have anything to do with IL.
The fact that no Jersey City physician
OF any prominence would have anything
to do with it proves conclusfvely IL is q
concern which should be suppressed and
the soone the better.
Luke Dennis Broughton, NJ. D.. of New
York, has issued u pamphlet in which he
claims the college is first class. aud says
opposition is due 20 petty jealousy. But
In his pamphlet he nowhere statSs he Of
fered to sell to DIR. William Perry Watson.
of this city, the charter for 81 900, ana
further that he would be willing to be one
Of ten to pay 500 for 1t.
From the facts In the case and the
standing of the several parties, it is quite
evident the college Is a fraud Of the first
water, n ia condemning it INT looking
for the repeal of its charter the reliable
and regular physicians of this city are
doing hat which is not only right aud
proper, but that which it Is their duty TO
do. in justice to the people and the lifting
up of their profession. IL is to be hoped
the legislators will do likewise.
With a view Of finding out the indivi-
dual sentiment of some of the physicians
In this city, | called on DIR. McGill at his
residence. DIR. McGill was emphatic in
his denunciation of the Medical and Sur
glcal Collage of New Jersey. He said the
bill TO repeal the charter was a righteous
bill, and should be passed. Ii not, The
people would reap the bitter conse-
quences. They would be subject to treat
ment by men inefficient and u~neducated.
A physician, he commended, should go
through Tue preparatory course, anu u
strict and thorough training. That course
was three years, and in some colleges
they are advocating increase of time. but
with such colleges as the one in question
time was of no consequence, six months
or a year would do. Among the regular
medical men the desire is to raise the
tone of the medical profession, but there
are some who try TO pull it down, and
there is no doubt If this matter was not
nipped in the bud, this city would have
proved the focus of quackery.
DIR. Mclaughlin, said the COM
pany obtained its charter in
fraud; was established in fraud, and
is a fraud on the medical profession aud
a detriment to the people. 1t turns out
graduates without any medical knowl-
edge at all. Such graduates have no
standing. They are looked upon as a set
OF quacks carrying purchased diplomas.
Tine opposition to the college is not con-
fined to the allopathies, but all-allo-
pathics, homoeopOthies n electrics-
unite in calling for the repeal of the char
ter. Resolutions asking for the repeal of
the charter have been passed by the Dis
urict Medical Society for the county of
Hudson. the State Dental Commission,
the Hudson County Medico-Chirurgical
Homeopathic Society, aud other medi-
cal societies.
The Senate last night passed h bill
repeating the charter or the college.