The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-04
DENTISTS CONVENTION.
PRESIDENT IRUMIN sUSfdiNS A
YERr SERIOUS FdLL.
ue Pushed His Chair Too Far Back anu
Tumbied From the Piatforin-iho
Days Session.

OLD POINT COMFORT, "a, Nuse
a. Susciai. Tile nrst session 81 ", A,'''
tom Dental Association. which "onNcn'h
an tho Chamberlin Hotel at II o'clock TO-
d,v nearly resulted IN the death OF tne
president of the organization. tne ven
orable Or. James Truman, OF fhilaS.'-
phia. falling OF tho platform ana mar
rowly escaping serious INJURY. -,.,.s
President Truman had Just complet'a
reading his annual address, when on
taking his seat. he pushed has chalr
backwards a little. but just enough 10
let the rear legs drop on the side ot tho
platform. and with a dcafenlng crash
both tho president and chair fell To the
MEETING IN AN UPROAR.
The chair was broken into dozens OF
pieces. -.
PROSTATE on the floor where ne had Ia
len. the meeting breaking mp I'm an up-
roar. all hands pushing to the aid Of tho
Restoratives were applied. and IN
few minutes Or. Truman was led from
the hall 20 his room. where IL was round
that while he had suffered severe CON
fusion on the back Of the head ana
had sprain of the back. his injuries were
not serious. Late this afternoon the Doc
tor was walking about the motel corridors
and receiving the congratulai)ns OF nus
friends upon his escape from serious IN
jury.
built i'm the rear Of the platform. 80 that
a repetition OF the accident may DO
avoided. ,.
The session opened at little after IL
o'clock with Or. Truman In the chalr.
The resignation Of Morris Chame as u
member of the association was accepted.
The troasurers report read by Dr.
Henry W. Morgan. OF Nashville. Tenn,
showed balance of Sl,5s53i in tho treas
ury.
manent Memorial reported progress ana
SG77.2 - I'm the treasury.
president Truman called Vice-President
Thomas Fillebrown. of Boston, 10 tho
| chair. and delivered his annual address.
| The history Of the organization was re-
viewed az length and that OF dentistry
as a profession as well. Great stress was
! laid upon the fact that Americans had
| done much 10 put dentistry upon us pres
J ent high standard. President truman
/ did not believe I'm state laws regulating
dentistry. but In national laws
, 4 dentist qualified TO practice I'm VIZ
| ginia was certainly qualified. or al least
should be. 10 practice I'm Georgia.
! PRES. TRUMAN SENSATIONAL.
! lie then caused something approaching
1 sensation by paying his compliments 10
! the dental examiners I'm terms so strong
and well defined that they could not pos
! sibly be misunderstood.
| He said.
J "The graduates OF tho dental colleges
! Of this country are subjected 10 the hnal
/ decision OF men who are not accountable
/ % the dental profession, but owe thelr
! places TO political preferment. The boards
4 may be- and doubtless are I'm many cases
, composed Of men worthy 10 I'll such re-
/ sponslble positions. but how Is II possible
/ 70 determine this fact2
1T is not surprising i'm view Of the ori-
/ "a, aff 9 hos l.n4
/ that the National Board of Dental ENami-
/ ners should attempt 10 declare what
( should or should not be the curriculum or
/ each of ;he dental colleges of the United
THE ONLY APOLOGY.
| 1.-THE only apology that can be offered
! for this insidious blow az dental educa-
I ton is that IL eminated from men VINO
/ have no familiarity with dental teaching.
/ and who have based their conclusions on
| impractcable theories.
1T is not possible. perhaps, for me
| American Dental Association 10 legislate
| To correct this growing evil OF state
| Boards as such action would be inoper-
! att p II can. however. use its powerful
| influence as the representative body OF
| American dentists. TO have an places on
| the boards filled upon tho recommended
| ton OF state Dental Societies or by bodies
J having similar nOwer'
In closing. the President recommended
! a complete reorganization OF the society
| upon entirely different lines and N pos
! sible a union with the southern Dental
| Association. The President favored
| representative body rather than one
! which. as he put IL. might be called "col-
I lectivc."
THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
The Southern Dental Association met
! nc the Hygoia Hotel at the same time,
! over 100 members being present.
! I'm his annual address President W. H.
| Richards. Of Knoxville. Tenn. recon-
| mendcd caution in the matter Of CONSOLE
| datiOn with the American Association.
At tho evening session only technical
| subjects were discussed.