The evening times., 1896-12-08

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DR.. Erskine Miller. Some OF its Figures
and IL Is largely statistical-will be sur
prising to the public.
There are more than twice as many
students OF medicine as either law or the
ology-medical 22,sS7; law, $3.50; thcoi-
ogy, $3.50. There are ,4l3 women study
Ing medicine and only sixty-fiye studying
law. or students OF dentistry there are D.
34T, an increase OF ,195 in the past five
years.
In the same time the number II law
students has nearly doubled. DR.. Miller
,ays the probable reason for this Is the
fact that when young men now begin tie
study OF law they are not content with
the Old-fashioned desultory instruction or
a private office. They now seek "A regular
law school, where instruction ~ given sys-
tematically and they receive fresh inspira-
ton by mingling with others engaged In
the same pursuit. Although there was an
increase Of 100 in the number OF medical
students, there was decrease OF BOG in
medical graduates. This decrease Is due To
the lcngthening OF the medical course aud,
it is predicted, will become more noticea-
bic the fun effect Of adding year or
uwO to the required course at several large
schools has not yet beenfelt.
The endu wment OF theological schools,
which have the smallest number OF students
Of the great professions, is by far the larg-
est The total is SIG ,OS3 ,6S3. These insti-
tutions have the most generous money sup
ply OF All, unless possibly the colleges OF
agriculture and mechanic arts, 1berally
supported by the Federal government, are
to he excepted. The medical and law
foundations are comparatively very incon-
siderable.
MONEY AND LIBRARIES.
The funds OF all the medical schools Com
bined SO far as reported, do not equal that
OF the Chicago TneoiogicIi Seminary tione,
or of Princeton Seminary or OF Union.
I'm respect TO libraries, the contrast is
nearly as great The whole number OF vol
umes in theological libraries was ,0s9,-
sg7: in medical libraries. S1,25y, III law
libraries, IsS,645. OF the l5l medical
schools only u can really be said TO pos
sesslihrar aries at all and donlyslX OF these have
over 5000 volumes. The medical depart
ment or the University or Penns ylvdnid is
tine only one having 10 900 volumes.
Hahnenann Medical College of Plilddel-
phia has 200; the University OF Michigan
medical school, 5000; and Johns Hopkins
L niversit y, about 5000 volumes. 1t
should pe remembered, however, that Inedi-
cal libraries are not so important, Tor, on
account of the constant variation in medi-
cal treatment, 1T is more important that
physiCiLns have access to current medical
umes of library.
Union Theological Seminary, New York,
has the largest iiUrar oI any seminary, VIZ,
65,Tl6: Hartford Theological Seminary,
Connecticut, comes second, with $4,000,
IA nd Princeton Seminary third with % ,SO3.
Law schools also, with A few notable
exceptions show a great deficiency in re-
gard to libraries. or the seyenty-two law
schools about one-third have libraries.
Harvard University law school heads the
| list with 33 900 volumes, and is spending
about Sc 900 nnuall y in eniargtng ana i'm
| proving its library. Columbia College law
school comes second with 25 900 vol
| Umes.
MORE PROFESSORS THAN STUDENTS.
But il medical colleges have no endow-
| mcnts and no libra ries. yet when we CON
| slider the number OF professors and instruc-
| tors the tables are turned completely;
| medical colleges rank far ahead Of theo-
| logical schools in this particular. II an In
| stituton has no productive funds. only
| rented buildings, and but few students. II
can fiji up the catalogue with names or pro
| fessors OF all kinds OF subjects. This is
| easily done with little or no cost III Incdi-
cine. where there are 80 many young men
| seeking practice and who seein profess
| Sorship "A stimulus to medical study. and
| who hope that in trying toinstruct others
| they themselves may acquire some knOwl-
| edge, and that a college pTufessUrship VIII
| give them some of that practice they stand
| in such need OF. on the other side there are
| great hopes. strengthened by occasional
hints, that each professor will endeavur to
| secure the attendance of at least two OF
| three students But this expectation is
! sometimes disappointed. for IN some cases
| there are more professors than medical stu
dents.
Chicago Theological Seminary. with an
| e - nrslv =
fifteen professors; the same number re-
ported by a medical school with an even
dozen of students. Seventeen medical
| schools, with less than three dozen students
! each, have as many professors as Prince
ton or Union Theological Seminary, with
lendowments OF over 81 100000.
LICENSES FOR DOCTORS.
Accompanying q map. graphically show
ing the facts, DIR. Miller writes:
Besides the District of Columbia and
the Cherokee Nation of the indian Terri
tory, there are twenty-one States which
require an examination Of every candidate
for license TO practice medicine. These
States are Alabama, Delaware, Florida
Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota
Oregon, Penns ylvania, South Carolina
Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Vir
ginia.
1t is noticeable that the South Atlantic
States without a single exception require
an examination, the District also reQuir
ing an examination low. In fact, in every
Southern State east OF the Mississippi
except Kentucky and Tennessee, an exaIni
nation is required, ard two of these states
Virginia and North Car olina, were the firs
to adopt restricted medical regulations
In Texas the medical law is interpreted
differently in different parts Of the State
| "A new law regulating the practice o
| medicine in Ohio was passed February "a
| 1896, requiring a diploma fIom a reputable
college.
1T is an auspicious promise OF the furthe
development and extension of restricte
measures that the two most influcntia
States of the Union in wealth and popula
tion, New York and Pennsylvania, ar
among the strongest supporters OF ofrestrictiv
medical laws, and require OF every candl
date for a medical license that he shal
first submit to strict examination II
order 10 determine whether he is Cualifie'
to take the health and lives of citizen
in his hands. In the State of New Yorl
still other safeguards have been adopte'
in order 10 insure both general education
and professional skill.
"While examinations are rot required d
the popul ols s tate of Illinois, other measure
have been adopted and have hitherto bee
enforced with rigid adherence by tn
State board of health that not many Quack
and imposters can find resting pla ce there
/ TRAINING OF DRUG CLERKS.
mot a great many years ago, continue
the pamphlet, schools of pharmacy wer
J almost unknown. Many physicians prt
paredthe.r r own medicines sforadmnistratiol
which quite frequently consisted of tea
made from plants, gathered by the ply sicia
| himself from neighLoring fields Even aftt
| it became the general custom for prcscril
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