Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
WARNING UPON A COLLEGE
The Homeopathic Medical Society .Goe'
Into Court
Ii Wants the Newly Incorporated Col
Bill-Letter TO the Comm issfoners.

Inc washington Homeopathic Medical
Society wants the newly Incorporated
homeopathic College suppressed. This
morning a bill was filed In the Equity Court
by Zeno b. Babbitt. secretary, on behalf
OF the Washington Homeopathic Medical
Society of the District. Incorporated by act
Of Congress April q, 1870 against the
National Homeopathic Medical College, in
corporated under the laws of West yir-
ginia. and the National Homeopathic
Medical College. Incorporated here g.st
Wednesday. praying that the two institu-
lions be enjoined from conducting the al
legged medical college.
The bill of complaint is quite long one.
and alleges that while the frs named in
stitution has a proposed capital OF 100000.
only $40 has been paid in; That none OF the
incorporators are eligible to membership
in the complainant society. and only two OF
them have had a homeopathic medical ed
ucation; that the college has been Instituted
without the approval and in defiance OF
complainant; that the college represents
itself to be the most complete and extensive
medical college in the District; that Meyer
Herman. s. NJ MCMILLAN. J. ID. Hird. ]. T.
Hensley, Fred. K SWEET. W. H. Heisler, ].
J. slattery, J. II. Rindlaub and s. A. Muhl-
man. the faculty of the college, make ap-
cation by the college.
That w IL heiser, the promoter of the
enterprise never attended homeopathic
medical school or college and until recenfiv
was professor In a Veterinary coIieee.
that while r. G. SWEET is a gradual to on rhe
aiopathic school, ne has never attended a
homeopathic medical school or college; that
the other members of the faculty are un-
known to the profession and ali men OF
limited experience: that the circular of the
conege Is misleading, and the college is
without tne facilities and equipments Il
sets out; that the college Incorporated here
on wednesday last was Incorporated by
all OF the above named but Meyer Herman
and j. ii. hinclaub. and has no lendow-
pecuniary ability to conduct the college
The gravest charge contained in the bill
OF complaint is the allegation that the COL
lege Is simply the device OF flew men,
acuaAted by purely mercenary motives to
cobect tuition fees from nisinformed and
deteeSeo persons by fraudulent representa-
ton ana deception and for the same motive
TO sell diplomas TO any who will pay the
price therefor. without regard TO their quail
hcation or Information. or their fitness to
practice medicine
The complainant society further alleges
that IL is obvious that great danger to the
community would result IL the college be
allowed to continue as proposed. and con-
cludes by stating that the Washington
Homeopathic Medical society's dAarter Inn
e eSss upon e, saem the s a5o,ss and
for membership concerning the prac-
Ice OF medicine, homeopathy and
surgery. to protect the public health against
pathic school. Hence. for that reason com.
plainant feels bound TO invoke the aid o:
the court TO prevent the operation OF such
described enterprise.
Another Move.
DR.. J. B. G. Gusts. vice president a. IN,
Homeopathic Medical College. writes % me
Commissioners today upon the subject OF
the new Homeopathic College as follows:
1t has recently been brought TO the at
tention Of the Homeopathic Medical Society
that there is no provision OF law requiring
colleges for Instruction in nesncai science
to obtain any permit or authority from the
Commissioners OF the District Of Columbia.
nor are they subject 10 any supervision on
your part.
While the old-established medical colleges
OF the District are beyond question compe-
tent and well equipped for the purposes OF
their institution, obvious evils OF this state
of affairs. as to new ano untried tnstitu-
tons. will readily occur TO YOU. and fesd the
submit for your early consideration the
question whether you should not at once
pass a regulation, under the powers con-
ferred upon you by act Oh Congress. re-
quiring all new medical colleges. before
Offering or continuing to offer instruction. to
apply for and obtain your permit TO do SO.
after exhibiting such evidence OF the char
acter, and the equipment and facilities or
the colleges as you may deem Necessary, TO
demonstrate that the institution is fully
capable of anording instruction Of the char
acter demanded to qualify graduates for the
practice OF medicine. We are advised by
counsel that your authority thus TO protect
the health of the community is clear. The
society desires that this matter may receive
your prompt attention. and IL will be pleased
to AFFORD you any assistance or Information
in its power, with the view OF maintaining
the present high standing Of education q
physicians In this District