New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-24
THE STATE MEDICAL EYANINATONS.
TRUE INwARDNEss OF THE STUDENTS ELL to
AMEND THE PRESENT LAW.

TRUE INWARDNESS OF THE STUDENTS BILL ~
AMEND THE PRESENT LAW.
The medical profession and the public who want
II, lie well and wisely doctorcd are greatly interested
in the fate Of Assembly Bill No. 5l3, which comes UP
for final reading in committee TINS afternoon
The bill has passed the senate. !, Is os'ehs'Diy
simple amendment to the recently cnacleu ia" "'uo'
provides that one must study three years a' so'"p
medical college and then pass an examination oo'o,e
state board before he shall be lllo"el 10 cuo pe'Po
up or dose them as a practising physician one u
the most energetic opponents Of THIS proposed a''e'''
| uont is the skilful surgeon Dr. George Ryersoh
Fowler of BROOKLYN who is an active member Oh one
OF the examining boards. In speaking Oh the ma''er
last night DR.. Fowler said
"Th,s I'LL reads innocently enough, but IL is
believed TO be only step In a careiuS ei"oo'"'o
plan OF attack tending TO nufy entirely 'he present
iow tor the enactment of which reputable practitioners
fought 50 long. The Law was passed. juno - io'o'
and went into effect on september ], 1871 Ihree
boards of examining physicians were appointed, each
consisting OF seven members. from nominees pesehed
6y the Medical society Of the State OF Ne" iorh' "
Is the anopathc organization, from 'he ho"oeoP".n
and from the eclectic societies. such men us DTS
william c. Wey William Warren Potter "iiil'i" o.
rlv Maurice j. Levi, J. p Crevelng' Eugene beaci,
John NICE. wetmore, of Hew-forR' a. o. ,'"."' VI
rredonia: H. NJ Paine, of Albany; W. .. senrle OF
noos,yn. Edwin s Moore william NJ. Tuttle and
Robert Hamilton were selected
Eve cot I'D q set Of carefully considered exam
inaon questions designed TO draw out boh inc ''c'
retical knowledge OF the student ana the pracuci On
perence of the older practitioner ana hpo"cu "'o
ont Of the fifteen questions on each suO]ect 10 US
omitted This permitted each applicant TO pick o''
the ten ouestions easiest him, and stand or fa 10y
his answers TO them Upon this plan the III" mas
worked with the utmost smoohness. NO one VINO
has undergone the examinations has made the shsht-
est complaint to their scope ana HARNESS. ~ ~
fine three years requirement this Is point on whch
every man who may be dOctored by the rising eehc'"
tlop certainly can have but one opinion These e-
qnlrements have long been In force in most ol inc
newer States and in many Of the older ones anu INC
massage of the law merely brought New-lork up 10
the line pf modern requirements rs TO what pm!
sician's certificate shall represent
.Bcfore the law went into effect the point was
raised that il would bear on certain students "ho
had entered schools Of medicine before 1t was paSs"i
that these students mad contracted wth the sciOoi'
for diploma after two years work ana payment %
fees and consequently had sort OF vested nSht 10
il So an amendment passed with the support
of the examining boards and Of the profession en-
omrtine NIL students who had mHtriculatcd prior 10
the passage of the law from its requirements
Now this bill No 5l3. IS designed to extend this
exemption TO students who matrlcuated altcr ''c
massage OF The law, but before December l. Low
NO reason Tor such exemption II "PP"iN"' ~
was on the statute books when thesc students ma'ic
uated. IgnOmnce of the law Is no excuse ~
when they decided to become doctors they did not
know that they had three years work ana IL o'a'e cA
animation between them and o certificate II Is not
the fault Of the people OF the state of Te"- 10Th.
The movement has simply originated among about
1000 students who want their diplomas this year ana
could get them under the law. 1t Is special esSh
ton for their benefit Next year. II this one passes
there will probably be another bill 10 exempt all those
who matdcuated before December l7vl, 50 as 10
LET I'm another batch OF students for every argument
brought 10 support the present bill would apply
equally the others. And 50 from year to year ile
execution Of the law will be stayed as lar rs the
New York students are concerned, and the only ben:
eff derived from It will be the protection afforded
against migrnting quaciS from other states.
II bchooyes every one to his influence at
Albany to crush the bill in the Assembly or ~ Sc
cure veto If IL comes to The Governor