Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-12
A VERY HOT TIME.
STATE HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY
FORCES A RESIGNATION
From Dean Obetz, of the University, for
Alleged Conspiracy, Disloyalty and
Mlsrepresentation.-S State Items.

The Pioneer hall of the state capitol
at Lansing was the scene of very
stirring meeting of the State Homeo-
.pathic Medical society. The call is
sued for the meeting was special one
signed by President Nottingham. No
time was spared in getting to work
and the presidents address, very
lengthy document-brough the matter
TO focus in short order. The trouble
was caused by the action of DIR. Obetz,
dean of the homeopathic school at the
university, in advocating a union of the
homeopathic and allopathic branches
at that institution. The president
of the society charged DIR. Obetz with
,duplicity, misrepresentation disloy-
atty, conspiracy and libel. The alleged
.duplicity consisted of saying one thing
to the regents and another to the pro-
fession, disloyalty in advocating a
scheme which would destroy the dis
Effectiveness of the homeopathic depart
ment, conspiracy in saying to w. A.
Campbell. demonstration of anatomy,
that if the colleges fused, he (Obetz)
expected TO be professor of anatomy,
and would resign in two or three years,
and, as Campbell was in the line of
,promotion, he would doubtless
Succeed him. The libel consisted in
Saying in substance that 'only old
school physicians who desire to trade
upon a name want to keep up separate
colleges and distinctive organizations,
which is a libel on every intelligent
and honest homeopathic physician in
the world"
DIR. Obetz reply was straightforward
and plain. He said the presidents adj
dress was an extraordinary document,
founded largely on hearsay, and de-
clared that he had never before been so
grossly misrepresepted. The whole
trouble, he said, grew out of his at
tempt to defend Tle students. The
homeopathic department had but
.76 students, while the regular
college had 375. The former were
compelled to pass all the chairs pre-
sided over by the old school professors,
who passed upon their standing. He
wanted the departments consolidated
SO that the rights of his students might
he better protected in this respect. The
primary object of the scheme, however,
was TO give the homeopathic professors
a larger body of students to enable
them to teach homeopathic doctrines
TO old school students and thus spread
homeopathy that he was convinced
that if its principles could be brought
before the regular students they would
prevail.
The matter was referred TO special
committee, which supported the presi-
dent in his charges DR.. OSez then
offered his resignation, which was at
once accepted.
The following day committee re-
port was presented and adopted by the
society, which was in line with the
previous action. The report called for
the resignation of DIR. Obetz from the
homeopathic chair at the University.
The methods of the society are
severely criticised by DR.. Obetz's
friends and disinterested practitioners
as unjust and without giving him a
fair chance to defend himself and by
appointing committees known to be
opposed to DR.. Obetz. The latter says
that the charges against him were
actuated by malice and petty jealousy.
He insists that he will not resign; that
his students are with him in his fight,
and that he does not care anything
about the action of the society, as the
motives of its leading spirits are very
plainly written between the lines.