The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-30
IT WAS DR.. WOOD
As Such the Famous General
Made a Speech.
Addressed Students of Kansas
Medical College.
TELLS HIS OWN STORY.
Says That Man Who Does His
Duty Will Succeed.
Work in School That Counts in
After Years.
TELLS HIS OWN STORY

1t was DIR" Leonard Wood who was
escorted yesterday afternoon by a com
naittee Of prominent Topeka physicians
81 the Kansas Medical college, and there I
npolze for "a few minutes to $50 of the
Students Of that institution.
After the speech. and after few re
marks by Chancellor Frank Strong OF
the Kansas university. and DIT. II.
oDonnen. of Ellsworth. a member q
che legislature. each of the students was
gwen an opportunity to grasp the biz,
muscular hand of the man who helped
free cuba not only from the bondag=
OF Spain. but from the still worse BOND
age OF disease and. Destilence-
DR. Wood greeted each student with
q smile and a pleasant word. now
are YOU Glad to meet youi" he saic
On an undertone as each student .assed
him Five or six women were ia the
line. and they were quite etfuslNe-solle
OF them-but not a single attempt was
made to Hohscnize the great nero ol
war and medicine
~ graduated from the Harvard med
Zeal school in the class of 1888, SAID Df
Wood to a reporter for the State Jour
nal For two years / was engaged ia
hospital and office work in the east, and
then went into the army as a surgeon
Ny work was largely in the west ana
was able to obtain good deal OF Val
liable experience i'm our difficulties with
the Indians But ] preferred to work
out of surgery into the line. ana my
application was i'm fer commission a.
a line officer. When the war with SPAN
came ON my opportunity presented itself
and / was fortunate in being chosen
colonel Of the Rough Riders
lit was while serving as d surgeon IN
the army OUT in Arizona that Roosevelt
became closely associated with DIT.
Wood, and there was formed the
friendship which resulted in Woods
selection as the leader of Roosevelt s
Rough Riders.
Two hacks. and eeveral private car
riages conveyed Dr. Wood. Chancellor
Strong and the committee of doctors
representing the Medical college FROM
the Copeland hotel to the college at
about 800 i'm the afternoon. The en-
trance to the college. and the lecture
room had been decorated with Ameri-
can flags. and the students were assem-
b1ed when the guests of honor arrived
Dr. j. L. Minney. dean of the Medical
college introduced DR. Wood with
very complimentary speech, and Dr.
Wood safe
After the very aattering introduce
tion which your president has given
me. you can easily imagine my embar-
rassment. I hoped that the meeting
this afternoon would be limited TO
shaking your hands. and wishing You
good success i'm your work at this
school bur as I seem to be here to
speak to you. the responsibility must
be ON your president
II have been through just the same
experience you are now going through.
I have stadled the same things you
are studyin., and [ can sympathize
with you i'm your work. As young
doctor. ] lent good many hostages To
fortune in the shape OF my first month
office rent But / can say to you that
if YOU retain your best selfrespact ana
make the very best OF your opportuui-
ties here. you viii come out all right
In the end.
The man who wears a uniform. and
jumps into a sudden popularity. is en-
titled to no more credit than the MAJ
who does Ills duty every day. and does
1t conscientionsly and we'll
ut is your work here i'm school which
VIII count i'm the after years Let me
urge You TO make the most of YOUR
time now. The new medicine of when
your president has spoken is the kind
or teaching which our modern doctors
want 1T is the preventive medicine
which accOmulshes the most i'm these
DAYS BY the use eff the preventive
forms of medicine we We're able i'm Cubs
TO transform that country i'm a few
months from what was sroba bly, the
most unhealthy country in the world to
country which compares favoraaIv
with any aart Of the United States
During the FIRST year of American oe
cupation the death ate was 69 uer th0u.
sand; during the last year if was 81
per thousand. The danger of ma ia RI
Is no greater than in similarly situated
locahties in the United states This
icine.
IT believe that the work done bv DIR
Reed in his yellow fever governments.
IN determining that mosquitoes are the
cause CT the spread of tire disease has
resulted I'M a saving of more lives than
an the lives lost i'm the war with Spain
ana a saving i'm money equal rs fhf
cost OF the war with Spain so far 40
Cuba IS concerned.