St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-14
EXONERATEs sUDDUTH.

The Southern Minnesota Dental
Association Believes in Him.
DR.. f. b. Kremer, secretary of the
| Southern Minnesota Dental association,
arrived home yesterday from Mankato,
where the annual meeting was held.
DR.. Kremer says that the meeting was
| large and enthusiastic, and the character
of the work done, in the line Of papers
and clinics, excellent. The resignation
of Dean Sudduth, of the State Univer-
sity Dental college, as an honor
airy member of the association
was submitted. The dean stated
in his communication that he
thought he was justified in asking
for the acceptance of his resignation
considering the muddle in the Mime
apolis Dental society and pending the
investigation of the charges against
him, of violating the code of ethics.
The communication was laid on the ia
BILE, and the matter of the investigation
and the evidence adduced at the trial of
Dean Sudduth, before the august body
of Flour City dentists, went into the
hands OF committee of five for con-
Sideration. The result of this commit
tees deliberations was the following re-
port, which completely eXonerates Dean
Sudduth:
I'VE. the committee appointed to con-
slider the resignation of DIR. w. y. Sud
duth, honorary member of this society,
now under charges preferred by the
Minneapolis Dental society for having
violated the code of ethics. do respect
fully submit the following report: That
we have investigated the charges; have
read the article which appeared i'll the
H0iINn Af NHyhi inn
the said charges are based; that we
have considered the report of the trial
of DR.. w. X. Sudduth before said So
ciety up to date. In our opinion the
original article contained nothing upon
which to sustain the charges, and we
do not consider it violation of
the code Of ethics. After carefully
considering the stenographer'S report
of the trial. and of such knowledge as
we have of the case, it appears to your
committee that animuS has been shown
in the bringing of these charges and the
conducting of the trial. We feel that an
Injustice has been done to an honorary
member of our society. We therefore
recommend that the resignation of DR..
Sudduth be not accepted. and that We
eXonerate him from the charge of VIC
lating the code of ethics. RecOgnizing,a as
we UclicNG, III l!llS dcIlOIl, COfcll
tack upon the college OF dentistry Of the
department. OF medicine of the University
of Minnesota, we would recommend that
this society place itself or record as
deprccatIng such action, and to express
its confidence in the institution under
its present management"
This report was adopted by unanimous
vote. Previous toits adoption, however,
the president of the association stated
that he desired plenty of time be de-
voted to the discussion of the report, so
that tie charge of railrOading it through
could not be brought by disgruntled
dentists. DR.. Kremer stated yesterday
that the association was of high stand
ing and second to none in the state. 1t
is composed of the leading dentists of
Southern Minnesota. and embraces a
number Of honorary members from St.
Paul and Minneapolis. Three members
of the committee having in charge the
prosecution of the Sudduth case are
also honorary members Of the associa-
ton.