St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-26
His HEINOUS CRIME.
Dean Sudduth Made the Seape-
goat Of the Dental School
Faculty.
Tried for Violating the Pro-
visions Of the Sacred Code
of Ethics.
Jordan's Interesting Lecture
on the Appearance of Law
in Nature.
Rabbi Marks Denial--Death
Of James Baxter, the Con-
tractor.

Nearly every dentist in the city called
at the Kenyon block yesterday after
noon. Never before have so many
pullers of teeth been seen together
within the walls of that building. The
occasion was the trial of Dean Sudduth
and other members of the faculty of the
dental college of the state university.
They were arraigned before a tribunal
composed of members of the Minneapo-
lis Dental society, and> the charges
against them were both H"heinous and
horrifying." They were charged With
having violated the code of ethics of
dentaldOm by causing to be published
an article in a local paper putting"
them, and setting before the world the
fact that work could and would be done
cheaper at the dental college than at
any other place. This matter has al
ready been aired. so that the public is
familiar with il in all its details. The
trial whicl: begun yesterday was an
important matter for the dentists of the
city and for the faculty, for the charge
of violating the code of ethics" and
''puffing" meant most likely dismissal
from the college and the besmirching of
Dean Sudduths' excellent name. The
dentists therefore went at the trial in
manner that would have caused an Eng
lish barTlSler to come to the conclusion
that his cOuntry's courts were not the
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decorum are upheld in all their purity.
The meeting was first called TO order
IN the Office of Dr.. Murray, but lack OF
room rendered it necessary to change to
the hall of the Conservatory of Music.
President Hanson called the meeting to
order, and there followed a long
wrangle as to VINO should be excluded
from the meeting. 1t was finally decided
to exclude all persons not members of
the dental society. Then the question
of whether the "culpritS" should be
given trial separately or all together
and at the same time arose. The dis
cuSsion which enSued was long and
feTyid. The result was that the society
decided to have each member OF the
faculty tried separately.
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score witnesses. young and old. Being
obliged to remain during the supper
hour, lunch was served on the third
floor by several of the dentists. The
witnesses were students and persons
who had had work performed at the
college. Tue latter disproved by their
testimony the statements that the col
lege had been operating upon patients
for profit to the college and faculty. 1t
was shown by many of them that they
paid very little for the work done to
their teeth; in fact, only enough TO
compensate the college for the material
used.
Lasted Until Midnight.
The session kept on uninterrupted un-
til late in the evening. After listening
to lot of evidence Oh both sides, it was
decided to throw the whole blame of
the article published on the shoulders of
Dean Sudduth. HIS shoulders were
broad, and he smilingly assumed the
entire responsibility. A vote was taken,
and the result was that Messrs. Weeks,
Bayley and Dickinson, of the faculty,
were eXOnerated of all blame. Dean
Sudduth submitted a lengthy brief set
ting forth his defense. 1t was literary
affair, and teemed with sarcasm. After
calling the attention of the Investigate
ing committee to the abSurdity of the
charges against him, the dean said:
The pretended facts set forth in the
charge, even if true, would not consti-
tute violation of the code as set forth.
In the Erst place, l deny causing their
publication, and the committee has
failed to establish the fact that l was in
any way responsible for the article.
That thn PnulInIffpn considers If i'm the
nature of an article, and
Not an Advertisement,
Is shown by the fact that it designates
the published matter as an article in
every case where it is mentioned, and
not as an advertisement. 1t is
not an advertisement for two
reasons; first ~ because it does
not come under the head of a paid in.
sertion in paper, and, second, because
It can not be claSSed as such under
article 2. section 3. of the code, which
reads. 1t is unprofessiOnal TO resort tC
public advertisements, such as cards
hand bills, posters, etc. calling atten
ton to peculiar styles OF work, etc, 'Ol
TO perform any similar act l am no
referred to in any manner as practI
toner. am not in practice and cOnSe
Quently cannot be referred 10 as 1
competitorgtO neighbOring practitioner:
within the prohibition of the code
l am referred to only as al
official of this department of the state
university. The whole drift of the i'll
formation contained in the article i.
purely write-up of this department o.
the state university and not for tht
financial benefit Of any individual
much less myself. who can not receive
one dollar of the profits, if any, tha
may arise from the laborS of the stu
dents, Every dollar, and much more
is annually expended for the benefit o
of the technical work OF the college.
The Faulty Code.
"Then, again. the code does not il
anv way deal with dental lnfirmaries-
they are peculiar institutions that hav,
largely arisen since the code was writ
ten. | think that section should b.
added to the code making the trustee
of dental infirmarieS responsible to thei
local societies for the abuse of the in
frmary system, and cite an article writ
ten by myself and published in the Sep
tember international, in which l dis
euss the question.
'Said article has brought down on m
head a storm of abuse, and an inveSti
eating committee in the National AssC
ciatlon of Dental Faculties, 1t Is rathe
amusing that. on the one hand, shoul
be charged with being too severe on tn
infrmaries, and. on the other, as abus
Ing the Intirmary with which ! am con
nected, and running it for my owl
profit. No, gentlemen, am not quit
SO dull 50 TO be caught in my own ira
just yet. am not in my dotage. Th
article in question is wholly in keepln