The herald., 1896-07-19
At q Meeting Of the American Congress
Of Specialists, Recently Held at
Chicago, Majority Report
Was Made in Favor OF
Los Angeles
As THE MOST DESIRABLE LOCATION
For the Now international College OF
Specialists, Which Is Shortly to
Be Established Here
The Claims Of nany Eastern and Southern
Cities Were Strongly Urged, hut When All
the Facts Were Investigated Los An.
geles Easily Secured the Honor

The reporter, desiring to learn full
particulars of the advanced educational
institution, called on DR.. Meyers in the
Byrne building, and gathered some in
terestng facts for the readers of this
paper.
YES" said DIR. Meyers, who has re-
Gently come from Chicago, the Ameri-
can Congress of Specialists has decided
to establish the International College of
Specialists at Los Angeles. Many east
ern cities made strong bids for the honor
but it easily fell to Los Angeles"
ton. fbIr:!''- ~" -''--"-~ - '"'- '"st't"-
"The International College of Special
lists will be devoted to the advanced
education Of physicians in the various
specialties. The necessity of such an
institution has been keenly felt, espec-
tally by physicians who have hurried
through a medical school without CIV
ing any time or study to chronic disc as
es The requirements to obtain d.
ploma at medical college compel stu
dent to study all branches of medicine
and surgery. and to pass satisfactory
examination In all these branches. When
the diploma Is awarded him, he has a
smattering of medical and surgical
knowledge that is not very brilliant in
any branch of the healing art
IF this young disciple of Esculapius
could now turn his attention to some
speciality he might become true phy-
sician, but he hurries out his shingle.
hoping to quickly reimburse himself for
the time and money spent at the medical
college. Some one will employ him. the
public is not always discriminating, and
some one will get mighty poor medical
service from that fiedgling. The legiti-
mate specialist gets his education in his
speciality after he has received his med
ical degree, and that special training
~ aok bot ipctitI1fjOp
devoted to that special work The In
ternational College of Specialists is for
this special work of educating physic.
ians in the different specialties and
equipping them properly for the true
physicians work.
Los Angeles was selected as the best
location for this institution, simply be-
cause a greater variety of chronic all
ments are to be. found here than obtain
in any other city on this continent.
At Boston lung troubles prevail. al
New York brain and nerve disorders
and in the middle west liver and malaria
| disorders predominant, but here In
| Southern California we have every all
ment that human flesh is heir to, owing
| to the influx of invalids from every
| cline. These are the factors that de-
cided the location of this advanced
| school of science.
The professorships in this college will
be awarded only to men of well earned
| regulations, whose labors in the field O.
| specialism have attracted worldwide
| attention. Up to the present time eigh
| of the profesorships have been awarded
| and of these four will come to specialist.
in Los Angeles.
Here Is a letter announcing my ap
pointment to the professorship ofthe de
partment devoted to private diseases o
men, and here again, you see. is tn
award of three more professorships u
three members of the staff of the Englisl
and German Expert Specialists.
When will the college be openoA, doc
tor?
Just as soon as the faculty IL com
pleted We are now awaitin
replies from several prOminen
specialists abroad whom re hop
to secure for this institution, Yo
may tell the public and medical aspir
ants that none but A No. men will b
connected with this grand institution
Physicians and others desieing . pros
pectus or announcement will Be favore
as soon as all details ana PRO sessorshit
are completed. 1t is TO tie Kincerei
hoped that this !nstitut on will accom-
plish the great work promised by y
founders, for then chronic diseases WI
no longer bar the way to happiness an
thousands of chronic suff .rcrs wiz 1os
fully hail the dawn of peace.
| Los Angeles, July IA, 1896.