The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-05
MEDICAL COLLEGE ACTS
A MEMORIAL MEETING IN HONOR OF
LATE DIR. PHILIP s. BAKER.
Faculty of the Medical College of In
diana Adopts n MemOriaI-COm-
mittee 40 Attend Funeral.

The faculty of the Medical College of
Indiana met at the college building last
night to take action upon the death OF DR..
Philip S. Baker. who had for many years
held the chair of chemistry in the college.
In the absence of DR.. jameson, dean of the
college, the meeting was presided over by
DR.. Brayton, vice dean.
Commenting upon the life and work OF
DIR. Baker. remarks were made by Drs.
Hodges, Taylor, Sluss, Cline, Wishard,
Dunning, Morrison, Hays, Wynn, Potter
and Reyer, several of whom had been pu-
pills of DR.. Baker, either at De PAW Uni
versity or at the Medical College of Indi-
ana. or both. Aside from the feeling of
deep personal loss felt and expressed by
all, it was the universal sentiment of the
faculty that in the death of DR.. Baker a
strong member of the teaching body and 4
valuable counselor in matters of medical
education had passed away. No one had
been more influential than he in keeping
the college. during its recent years of rapid
progress, in close touch with the advancing
current in the general educational work.
The following were appointed a commit
tee representing the faculty TO attend the,
funeral at Greencastle to-day: Drs. w. N.
w iSlAdIQs 4hlOl llSOAis OtNCAf lOu6to' AA4yCs
Cline, Brayton, Dunning and Taylor.
The committee on resolutions, consisting
of Drs. Wynn. Cline. Taylor. r. II. Ritter.
Hodges and Gels presented the following
resolutions. which were adopted:
I'm the death of Prof. Philip Schaffner
Baker the Medical College of Indiana has
sustained an irreparable loss. not only of
an earnest, thorough and able teacher of
chemistry and chemical philosophy. but a
| StpadfaS 81 friend and wise counsellor in all
that makes for the upbuilding of the irsti-
tuition. He brought TO our faculty confer
enceS a brilliant mind well stored from ex-
perience as a university educator possess
ing a broad grasp of the relation Of general
to special education. and his suggestions
concerning such matters were exceptionally
valuable. His service of many years as
professor of chemistry in this institution
had been characterized by interchangeable in
dustry and unselish devotion to duty.
Cheerful and accomplishing always, his
plea as a member of the faculty was never
for himself. but for improvements in ia
! cilities for teaching. TO the end that stu
dents might be better prepared for the life
work as physicians.
'"The new laboratory of the college, now
signing, and with him a lOng-cherished
hope. While it Will remain as a constant
eminder of his labor among us, more abid-
ing and potent will be the remembrance of
his untiring zeal for science and his earn
est desire TO be of some account to his fell
lows. His standing as a scientist is known
TO the world, but a rarer privilege has
fallen to those of us who, from intimate
| association, have known his spotless char
acter, his genial and optimistic nature,
which will remain as a lasting benediction
to our lives. To our vision his life seems
cut short, and yet how few have wrought
for good in the world as he has done. lie
is gone, but his example remains for our
emulation and our Encouragement To his
sorrowing wife and children our hearts go
out in tender sympathy. To them we would
say that he still lives as a moral and in
4 cot force N tho n actor 0Nh Hfn
of the hundreds who. as student or friend,
have known him."