The morning call., 1894-06-07

happy TO chronicle that from its strength,
vitality and unImpartd activity one has
assurances of enduring life as far as he
can project his vision INTO the future.
Our association may therefore fear no
eclipse nor penumOral Obscurlty.
The speaker referred TO the objects Of
the association, paid glowing tribute to
DR.. Nathan l.. Davis, its founder, and
said that to-day most colleges here
adopted a three years curriculum, and
some, including he Cooper Medical Col
lege, a four years course. Mentioning the
advantages offered by American colleges,
the speaker thought they would prove at
tractive to foreign students, especially
English. Touching on the practical part,
1t " as stated that last year 5000 cases OF
disease were treated at the dlspensary.
The doctor outlined the difficulties at
tendant Oh the building of tie new hos
pital, owing to tie passage OF unfavorable
ordinances. The limits have been so
much enlarged" he said. that IL is for
hidden TO build any more hospitals in the
peninsula of San Francisco unless
certain conditions are complied with which
are of a nature so discouraglng that
except the present building I'll individual
enterprise in this field has been deferred
Municipal auth ority and the more ilibeTai
portion Of our people have come 10 regard
hospitals, even those for n0n-contagious
diseases, as a thing to be dreaded, like a
pestilence. A City Father who was the
author Of an ordinance which excluded
hospitals from this part OF our city said to
nle: If you wish 70 build hospital there
ls room for it across the bag, in Alameda
County, The result of this antl-hOspital
mania with which the popular mind is here
infested has driven those VINO felt disposed
to do such work TO other fields, and
in stead of going to Alameda County as
the Teutonic Supervisor cOunseled me TO do
they have crossed the Rocky Mountains
and one of them. Michael Reese, has given
Chicago a mill ion dollars for a hospital In
that wiser and more liberal city. A second
refugee to a sphere where The municipal
statute book is no: marred by enactment
against hospitals is the fortune or General
Balieck, which has given hospital Tor
the treatment OF cancer to New orK
City. Those two great institutions, which
might and should have been ours, have
found a more congenial home elsewhere"
After referring to the objects of interest
In the State, President Lane repeated his
welcome to the guests and concluded amid
much applause.
h. X. Taylor. president Of the Bar Asso-
citation, read few selections In verse.
and then DR.. Il. Z. Marcy. ex-presdent
OF the association, responded in It's behalf
to.the hearty welcome given by DR.. Lane.
=. q. Haber invited the audience TO test
CalfoTnla's products in the shape OF It's
VINE OF which quantity had been sent
Oy the NIticultuTal Commission. This the
visitors proceeded TO do. and after having
mace themselves fairly we'll acquainted
WIN the vintage of the Golden West ac-
CON panied he faculty through the college
anu the new hospital. Later 10 the even
i inR c0Iiatlon was served in one of the
mans. The new hospital, which will be
opened shortly, will accommodate 100 pa
Hents, ana Will have cost when completed
$2O0,OOO 1t will be fitted with the latest
81 modern improvements, and each patient
Will have 100 cubic feet of air. which ia
much more than the usual allowance II
is built of brick. four stories high, and will
be under the direct charge Of DR.. Lane.