The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Annual Report Of the State
Board Shows Crafty
ing Conditions.
SEVENTY DOCTORS PASSED
Only Three Rejections-The Present
Laws Cordially Endorsed
Good Results.
DOCTORS PASSED
special to the Jersey CITY Nssus.

TRENTON. Dec. 80. 18S6.-The annua re-
port of the State Board OF Medical Elk
aminers for the year 1896 has been print
ed. The report shows a f1attering condi-
ton In the State sc far as the teaching
and study of medicine is concerned.
During the past year seventy-fiye cam
dddates made application to the Board
Tor examination for license to practice
medicine and surgery. Two candidates
subsequently withdrew before completing
me examination. AID three were rejected.
The remaining seventy passed satisfactory
examinations were admitted.
Inree OF these took up their residence
IN Trenton. They were: DR.. Paul Lange
cort. Resident Physician Of Mercer Hos
pital; DR.. Francis EennibaIe Birrsolo and
sDr. Robert Hazlett Cummings Phillips.
IN ms report to the Governor DR.. e.
+. b. Godfrey, Secretary OF the Board.
says that the low percentage Of rejec-
lions plainly shows the effect that State
Medical Examining Boards have had in
extending the period aud elevating the
standard Of medical study. He calls at
tentlon to the fact that these boards we're
at nrst considered unnecessary and. even
presumptuous by the faculties in manv
medical schools ond
jects Of adverse or,t,a,ss. s ~
but the ouestfon that 80
of the colleges l. o.nE+ha ~-aaA. Ai'a
the state Boards? To accomplish this the
curriculum OF study has been enlarged
in the vast majority 81 maa,os, sahss,.
in the country.
Dr. Godfrey also says:-"The nercent-
6 of reflections wae 1ar,ar +L
at any time s;noa 49,
Ro.rd = ,ooa ie instrumentation OF the
= ioSo, winch demonstrates that
the recent candidates have been rrenar rod
with greater care ana o.o.~F
4basr "a. VashhesS LOT
"orh. In every instance can
uiuates We're required to submit evidence
showing four wars ~ maa,aa, - 80
c,,.7sn~ ~ Aheuicai study, M
dns tlMee courses of medical lectures
IN separate years, before being admittes
to the examinations This rea,sramant
ha~ ..- An requirement.
1ias orougnt about a becoming respect for
our State medical ava ninotto,~
made tba cert.ea,+a ~ Aas
nlgnly appreciated by its Iicentiates.
New Jersey 1has - $1,000
ins,st ,,,an g. fisnt 10
IS upon itnes ana thoroughness in
medical teaching and study. In 1894 nr5or
to the tah,gsbmu -
sSeao.H9llinene OF the Government
AK SiAttu 1udl6S, the medical profess
sion of the Colony OF New Iarsev fa,,naaa
the first colonfaI rnad;aaI soa,a.S 49,
ineuicai society IN Amer
lea, and entitled it THE Medical Society
of New Jersey m tta orsgino1 arrarina
49, - y olasinai organ1za-
tion' lne tenure Of medical apprentices
was advanced to four years and the st,,dv
OF Latin and Greek was reuuired Of theno
In 172. the society secured a legisiatjve
reuuirinp medical ayanosna
lions prelimfnarv to adrnission is raa !
practice within The calanv glhi - .asu.cai
re-enacfad af1ar ~ eol nra II law Was
State, and remained 1 Is farca 81 IN ne
During that time 1ha na lgrc1 nntl lSo4.
that bro,1gb nig honaa Of
STATE p,,+ - nonor 70 the
s,sra ~ Suss ~ 1924 Inns restrictive mea-
f,,re mmnaSS relnovs py an act Of Legisla-
80 ar any from tnat peraod until 1880 there
sha no laws regulating admission to
AZ pi res,,i q medicine IN New Jersey.
az d Jesuit q TINS, quacks abounded in
ehes par nd o. fne stare until, in 1880,
.ne ucuiahes OF the pubic and of the
prolsSslon Ior legal protection became so
ths So staa q nav was enacted enforcing
ms resistfation q medical diplomas and
fnahlng e q misdemeanor to offer a