Smyrna times., 1903-05-13
WHERE HONORARY DEGREES
SELL FOR FIVE DOLLARS
ANOTHER BOGUS DEGREE" MILL FOUND
OPERATING IN CITY OF BALTIMORE.

Faculty Is Composed of Six Negroes Who
Wear Degrees Enough to Smother in Utter
Envy the Faculty of PRINCETON University.
Unique among all the institutions of
learning that have made Baltimore fa-
nous as an educational centre is
"Christ's Institution, Medico, Chirur-
gical and Theological College, located
at 70S Ensor street and presided over
by six colored men, who wear degrees
enough after their names to smother
in utter envy the entire faculty of
Princeton University.
The object of the College, according
to the charter under which it is oper-
ated, is said to be the Creation and
maintenance of a medical, surgical and
general educational college, therein to
teach the science and art of medicine
and surgery, aud the treatment of all
kinds of diseases;to to confer degrees up
on all persons who may become prof.
tion, and who may be deemed worthy
to practice the medical and surgical
profession, or any special branch of the
healing art generally" 1t hasn't any
capital stock, and the six names signed
to the charter. which was obtained in
1900, are George W. Kennard, John F.
(his Y mark Brown, NJ. D., Thomas
H. Brown, William M. A. Cole, J. E.
Smith and William NJ. West. Worthy
of notice in this particular is the fact
that the only physician" who could
put NJ. d. after his name was one who,
apparently, could not write. A great
change has been wrought, however,
among these incorporators since 1900.
Now the Kennard man, who is dean of
the college faculty, is rated on the cat
alogue of the college" as:
G. W. Kennard, NJ. A., M. D., D. D.
and Phi. G.
Four Degrees For One Who Could not Write.
His associates, who had a shocking
lack of titles two years ago, now ep-
pear on the list, as follows:
John F. D. Brown, A. B., NJ. D., B.
D. and PHI, D.
Thomas H. Brown, M. D., B. D.
William NJ. A. Cole, NJ. D., B. D.
J. E. Smith, A. NJ, M. D., B. D.
William M. West, A. NJ, NJ. D., B. D.
Thus it will be noticed that in three
brief years the man who could not write
his name has earned the title of doctor
of philosophy, bachelor of divinity,
doctor of medicine and master of arts.
On the list of teachers at the College,
John F. D. Brown appears as pofessor
of chemistry; J. E. Smith as professor
of pathology and bacteriology; G. w.
Kennard as professor of obstetrics and
surgery; William NJ. West as professor
of surgery, and W. NJ. A. Cole as pro-
fessor of botany. Besides these dis
tingulshed names, the list of instruc-
tors shows that one William Ham
mond, NJ. D., is professor of clinical
medicine, though, if he is a doctor, the
State Board of Medical, Examiners has
never found it out, for he is not regis
tered as such. Four of the ''profes
sors", viz, Kennard, the two Browns
and West, are registered as physicians
in Baltimore. and the records show
that they were registered under peti
tion, claiming that they we're prac
titioners before the law providing for
State examination came into effect IL
1892. Brown ii. F. d. declares tina
he is a graduate and doctor of medicin,
of the Eclectic Medical School of Yves
tern Pennsylvania, and Professor
Kennard says that he is a graduate o
his own College. All four of thes
men claim to have taken the State ex
animation, and all have certificates O
registration as physicians in Balti
more.
Especially Of Damage Cases"