The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05
Save the People From Doctor
Factories
Which Turn Hundreds of
"Grad yates" Loose on Public.
REFORM is NEEDED.
Uneducated Ignoramuses Grip
pie the Profession.
Demand Evidence of Qualifica-
tiOn of Medical Students.

The annual meeting of the Kansas
Medical society will end with banquet
at the Copeland hotel tonight Preced-
ing the banquet the members will at
tend the concert of the Bruno Steindel
company at the Grand Opera House.
Some of the members of the society
do not take kindly to the request of
Governor Stanley for names of ply
sicians from which to select members
of the state board of health. DR.. w.
r. Priest of Concordia made a speech
before the society protesting against
honoring the request, saying that the
governor had no right to endeavor to
mix politics with the business of the
medical association. He said:
THE governor must be insincere and
undemocratic to run this society up
against a pat hand of this kind. I, be-
ing a Democrat, object to this society
being made an annex to any political
party. If he wants six Republican
members 1 am willing for one that he
have the sole privilege to select them
and not put the members of this
ciety, who are of other political faith,
in an embarrassing position While l be-
heve that physicians should be selected
for fitness and qualifications for such
position, yet 1 realize that the SpOils
go with the victor, and in this instance
political faith will land the man pos
However, it is probable that the
ciety will accede to the governors re-
quest before adjournment this evening.
DR.. r. S. Magee as chairman of the
committee on neurology, reported the
death of five members during the past
year.
A resolution calling for another joint
meeting of the three medical societies
next year was voted down. If joint
meeting is held it will have to be ar
ranged later.
The following resolution, prepared by
DR.. Schenck of this city was adopted
at the meeting this morning:
Whereas, 1t is well known fact that
many young men have been allowed to
enter and graduate from some of our
medical colleges who have not had even
a common school education and who
could not pass the necessary examn-
alton for a third grade teachers GER
Whereas This condition of affairs is
detrimental to the advancement of
medical science and tends to lower the
standard of the medical profession;
therefore be it
Resolved, That it is in the interests
of the medical profession that all per-
sons proposing to enter the medical pro-
feSsiOn shall give proof of a preliminary
education equal to that prescribed
by the National Association of Medical
Colleges; and that such proof or evil
dence shall be shown by an examining
committee independent of the medical
college to which said person or appli-
cant has made application to as a
matriculant.
ECLECTICS ELECT OFFICERS.
The Kansas Eclectic Medical associa-
tion this morning elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
DR.. j. NJ. Wright, Elk City; vice presi-
dent, T. w. Watts. Alma; second vice
president, G. w. Locks, HOlton; treas
urer, w. c. Hamilton, Topeka; secre-
tary, E. B. Packard, Usage City.
The following names were sent in to
Governor Stanley today in response to
his request for the recommendations of
physicians for appointment on the state
board of health: DR.. B. ]. Alexander
DR.. E. B. Packer, DR.. ]. A. Raider and
DR.. J. L. Furber
After the election of officers this
morning the association adjourned.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS.
The Kansas Medical society has elect
ed the following officers: President, Dr.
Chas. Gardiner, Emporia; first vice
president, DR.. r. J. Morton, Green: sec
ond vice president DR.. c. A Milton
Dodge City; recording secretary. DR.
w. E. McVey, Topeka; corresponding
secretary, DR.. J. NJ. May, Kansas City,
Kan; treasurer, DR.. L. H. Mum, To-
peka; librarian, DR.. s. G. Stewart To-
peka; judicial council, DR.. w. r. Priest
ConcOrdia; delegates to National Medi-
cal association, DR.. r. ]. Morton, DR..
J. E. Minney and Dr. H. G. Deoven
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