The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-14
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Memphis Scimitar.
DR.. Anne Walter, of Holly Springs,
is visiting her brother-in-law, Oscar
Johnson, on Tate street. DR.. Walter
graduated recently at the Woman's
Medical College OF Pennsylvania, at
Philadelphia, receiving honorable
mention for her thesis on abdominal
surgery. There was but one other
doctor In the college so h0nored and
she, too, was a southern girl.
DR.. Walter is thoroughly cnthused
with her profession. She is little
woman of great intelligence, and has
fairly earned her success. -Four years
ago she determined to study medicine,
No sooner had she decided on her vO
cation than she went to the Cooper
College in San Francisco. She had
only been there one year when she
was presented with a scholarship in
the college at which she graduated.
AT this college she worked SO hard
and was possessed of SO much apti.
tude for the healing art, that the at.
tention of the faculty was soon cen.
tered on her. She gained distinction
at once, and last year she was given a
position in the faculty as prosecutor
and curator, in charge of the anotom
ical work of the college. This was q
favor never shown to any other stu
dent at the college, and shows plainl.
the appreciation in which DR.. Walter
was held.
Soon after Reorganization the Meth
odist Missionary Board offered hel
the position as physician in charge al
the woman's hospital at San Chow
China. She has decided to accept tht
offer, and will leave In October for hel
new field of labor. The post is {
most responsible one and will demand
the closest attention of the youn,
woman physician. She will probabl.
spend several years In the land of til,
Celestials. After her return to Amer
lea shs will hang out her shingle ant
enter the practice OF medicine on he
own responsibility. Her speciality il
surgery. She has already assisted II
several difficult operations, and ha
aquitted herself with great distinc
tion.
A Scimitar reporter called on DR.
Walter this morning. He found
pleasant little woman with intelli
gence written in every line Of he
countenance. In the conversation
which ensued, the doctor remarke,
that she had just witnessed a YER
dangerous operation.
''It was a beautiful piece OF work,
she said, 'but l think the poor ma
will die" The operation in question
was the removal Of a cancer by til
knife.
In response to the question as t
her sensations when she first cntere
the dissecting room DR.. Walter said
"My first experience was in Sa
Francisco. l was new to the wUr
and felt decided rcpugnancy towar
entering the place. The letterin
of the sign 'Dissccting room,' abov
the door, seemed fully five feet hlg
and were full Of menace. When
J walked In the room was crowded wit
students ripping up human bodie
with as much complaccncy as II the
were dressing chickens. ASfeeling Q
J weakness took hold OF me, and l a
most tainted, but conquered m
emotions and soon was as much II
terested In the work as any Of til
other occupants Of the room. ThI
occasion was the only one on which
. felt any qualms. Would you like t
see my dlssectlng instruments ?" an
without waiting for reply she ran {
her room and soon returned with be
arms full Of glltteriny knives, the sie
nlflcance Of which was altogether los
, on the reporter. There were stralgh
knives and crooked knives, little saw
and biz saws, grappllng hooks Whlc