Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-03
''DR. ELLIS WRITES
His Letter Verbatim, Et Literatim, Et
Spsllatim. Et Punctuatim.
The Dean Of the Alleged Hahnemann
Homeopathic University
Yields the Pen.

To Editor Of Star,
notice an article in Saturday issue Of
your paper over the signature Of Pauline
Fry" Relating to the recently chartered
"Hahnemann Homeopathic University"
regularly chartered under the Laws Of
the District Of Columbia, however without
The Consent Of the Homeopathic Medical
Society" Grave error on the part Of the
commissioners in not consulting the above
society the author refers to The unopened
building on X st. with no sign of Life inside
or out except the sign for rent at $40.5O
pr month. There Is no reason why the
Building should at this date present any
other appearance than 1t does, as there is
plenty Of Time to prepare the building, in
fact there Is no preparation more than
having it cleaned and placing the furniture
in the rooms, which would require but or
days at the most, next, she says that
She has made arrangements For diploma.
which contradicts its self. when We all
consider. and know that one member of
faculty has no right to make any such
promises and even If disposed to do SO his
or her colleagues would not ratify such
action but If the statement needs more
condemnation than the public has already
given II, then / can say that no such an
arrangement was made as far as the Ho-
meopathic Society Is concerned, l am
sorry for their own Welfare that they have
seen fit. to dabble In the affairs of the
university at all. but as they seem to be of
an interfering disposition 1 presume the
university will have to excuse them on the
ground that they did not know any better
or did the best they could, but Personally
shall not be disposed to excuse Them for
the personal attack on myself and Wife. I
never was student Of the College From
which They Claim my degree in medicine
was Granted. but l have a degree in medi-
and Equaled by few in this or any other
Country, an institution recognized end hon.
ored Everywhere. My Diploma hangs upon
the walls of my Office and any one Is at
to 10 A NJ to p. NJ, 9 to p II, that
part Of the Interview relating to the abuse
of the National Homeopathic College never
took place, no abuse was at any time d.
rected to any individual or Institution none
required. no college was ever in all of it's
appointments perfect at the first-opening
OF Its doors, as the Very brilliant young
Lady assured me that she was a graduate
OF st. Mary's Convent she was not refused
the Privilege to matriculate believing she
would not msrepresent, she asked the
Question II graduates of other reputable
Colleges were not allowed to Graduate in
one year. OF Course They would be provid-
ing they meet the requirements In Exam
nations, &c. this privilege is Granted so
far as know by every Institution. medical
colleges) in the measurement of the sign
with the name OF the university your cor
respondent had another stroke Of her vivid
imagination when. she concluded to- cover
nearly the Intire front of the building with
1t, The name selected was "Hahnemann''
while We use the name 1t is not an in
frlngement upon any other institution in
existance, and we have a perfect right to
use 1t, and intend that neither the name
of the Father of Homeopathy nor the Cause
shall suffer by the Washington institution
But 1t shall and will keep pace with it's il
lustrous predecessors in Philadelphia, San
francisco. and we hope that II will not
Have to bring up very far in the rear of
the Southern Homeopathic Of Baltimore"
Notwithstanding a very small minority of
the medical Society here are associated
with 1t SO / am told by one Of its own
members, 1 will not mention the members
name for They don't talk much outside
the examination of the applicant and the
special-arrangements with me to the Eff
feet that she would surely pass. is like one
Of the early Paragraphs in this reply in
as much as 1t needs no further denial or
contradiction. II she will show the matricu-
latiOn card any on can see that is just
SUCH card as any College would issue To
an applicant for entrance in a School. IL
the author of Saturdays article Would only
tell how hard she worked and coniyed
to get into the university On Just such an
arrangement as she outlined 1t might be
Interesting Reading for some people, and
when she failed utterly in getting the kind
of matriculation Card she sought and
was told Positively that she could not
special arrangement matriculation is not
issued by the University, Neither will
students be graduated Who have not dis
ected. Pauline Fry" thinks One season
for any one else but herself is a very short
time to dessect, but to use her own words
'she doesent want any of that Bloody des-
secting, No Medical College requires the
student to dessect More than one session.
some students especially those who expect
to pay special attention to Surgery or anat-
omy, from choice. EXPECTED to make sur
gerry my special work Dessected two years
and saw great deal Of blood during that
graduation in my Dessections of live sub
1ects In legitimate surgical operations, the
matriculation card By no means confers
the degree Of medicine as Pauline Fry
seems to think 1t simply admits To the
building, after gaining an entrance into
The building by paying the required fee
or Tuition for the year then, and only then
are you admitted to the primary or other
classes to which the student belongs. so the
square pasteboard Is not a Diploma and as
Pauline Fry" will Find out If she attempts
to cure those two children Of hers or some
body else and Her patient is compelled to
dismiss her and imploy the under taker or
most likely The coroner, lastly II does not
believe require That seven Physicians
shall apply for Charter for a Medical
institution but Others may do so but the
faculty must, Of course, be physicians legit-
innate practitioners and capable of teaching
and the Star with it's thousands Of readers
need not fear that the "Hahnemann Ho-
meopathic University" will be found want
Ing either In numbers or talent. Mr.. Quick
sail of the university Is not the Real Es-
tate Broker, to the Medical Society I ,hall
reply Through the channels of The Courts
JOSEPH. c. ELLIS MD
1457-14th st. NV
washington d. c.
MIR. DUNLOP DENOUNCED.