The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-04
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES.

The Association of American Medical
Colleges held a session at the Ryan no.
tel yesterday and another in the even
ing. At the close of the last session Off
GERS were elected as follows: President,
Victor c. Vaughan, Ann Arbor; first vice
president. William L. Rodman, Phila-
lis, Los Angeles; secretary, Bayard
Holmes. Chicago. The judiciary council
is as follows: Thomas Hawkins, Denver,
Means, Columbus, 1904.
An attempt was made to revise the
old constitution and another attempt
tuition, but both were nipped in the bud.
1t was decided to incorporate the South
ern Medical College association into the
American Medical colleges. The last
named has about sixty colleges and the
first twelve, making the total now sew
enty-tWO.
The retiring president, Albert R. Ba-
ker, delivered an interesting address at
the afternoon session. He said, under
the head Of medical pedagogy, that bet
ter methods of teaching were needed ;
that teachers should be taught how to
teach; that work should be in the ma
ture of post graduate efforts. and that
there should be more educational and
pedagogical efforts. Under the head OF
medical politics he All:
RECIPROCITY BETWEEN BOARDS
1.-THE work of the state examining and
licensing boards has already relieved the
colleges of the responsibility of decid-
ing who is fitted to enter upon the study
and practice of medicine. There is how
ever much to be done in securing leGis-
lation to this end in states that have
no boards OF examination. There is also
much hard work to be accomplished in
the way of reciprocity between the
boards. How Is is to be accomplished
so as to be a leveling up rather GnESn
leveling down process is a most serious
proposition. It should be given much
consideration by the association here
after"
Under the head of minimum standard
requirements for practice of medicine"
he said that a preliminary education
equivalent to that of a graduate from a
good high school was necessary Then
there should be a four years course in a
good medical college. He closed by say
ing that all reputable medical colleges
should be united in one strong educa-
tional body Cases should be referred to
the confederation of state examining and
licensing boards. A refusal of one or more
boards to let graduates of colleges Of an
inferior nature to come up for examina-
ton would have the desired effect. Fol-
lowing is the programme:
Signing cards for the use of the secre-
tery in making up the lists of attend
ance.
Welcome by Dean Parks Ritchie, of the
University of Minnesota.
Vice President Thomas H Hawkins, Of
Denver, takes the chair.
The presidents address. by Albert H.
Baker, College of Physicians and Surge
ons. Cleveland, Ohio.
Appointment of the committee on pres
ident's address.
What preliminary education best fits a
man for the study of medicine? by Victor
C. Vaughan, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Mich.
Teaching Anatomy in Medical
Schools by G. A. Hamann, of Cleve-
land Ohio.
''The Colleges That Do Not Give Mad
ical Degrees" by Dean R. H. Whitehead,
of the University of North Carolina.
con the Importance and Method Of
Keeping Accurate Records of Students
Work and Issuing Specific Credits" by
John NJ. Dodson, of Chicago.
Education in Hospital and Labora-
tory" by Ludwig Hektoen, of Chicago.
The exhibition of pedagogic apparatus
and methods.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MEDI-
CINE.
The twenty-sixth annual convention of
the American Academy Of Medicine was
held at the Aberdeen yesterday after
noon and evening. Following are the
new officers: President, Victor Vaughan,
Ann Arbor; first vice president, James
L. Taylor; second vice president, w. A
N. Dorland. Philadelphia third vice
president. Harry P Richie. ST. Paul.
fourth vice president. H. Burt Ellis.
Los Angeles; secretary and treasurer,