Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-10

When the proper feeling controls,
these unions do much to eradicate
jealousy and unfair competition, and
to encourage spirit Of cooperation,
education, and of mutual interest in
each others welfare that makes for
the common good of all.
Having this is mind the physicians
of Grants Pass and Of the county
have organized the Josephine County
Medical Association, with the present
membership made up of Doctors f.
W. Van Dyke, W. II. Flanagan, ]. o.
Smith, d. p Love, Loughridge, NJ.
@. Findley, W. +. Kremer, f. ID.
Stricker. T. Il. Beard, g. II. Douglas
aud r. O. Kelsey.
A. meeting was held Tuesday even
ing for permanent organization at the
office OF Drs. Findley and LouRh-
ridge, which was attended by all the
members except Drs. Beard and Doug
las, who were called that evening to
patients. After business of the meet
ing was transacted a very pleasant
social hour was had Mrs Findley
and Miss Loughridge acted as hostess
es and served an appetizing lunch of
coffee, sandwiches fruits and
nuts. In addition to these ladies
there were also present Mrs. Love,
Mrs. Stricken and Mrs Kelsey. At
this meeting DR.. Van Dyke was
elected pre-. ident, DR.. Fla aRan vice
president, and DR.. Smith secretary
aud treasurer. A committee was ap.
pointed to draw up permanent con-
stitutioD and bylaws and a commit
tee was also selected to prepare a fee
bill TO govern all professional charges
made by the men bers. The ooncensus
of opinion was that there should be
no material change in the present
charges except for night trips. IL was
agreed that the present fee for night
trips to the country was inadequate to
the expense for repairs to vehicles and
the wear of horsefesh as we'll as tho
hardship to the physicion. This
raise in fees being practically an ad-
dition to the bad road indirect tax that
the farmers Of Josephine county are
paying. Another object in raising
the night fee was to stimulate both
town and country people to not wait
until midnight to call physician,
but to where possible, attend to that
duty during the day, or early evening.
The principal purpose Of the Asso.
citation is social and educational, the
fixing OF uniform fee bill being
minor object, Doctors are too prone
to live within a little world to them.
selves aud to be jealous and distrust
ful Of their fellow practitioners. To
break this spirit down and to build
up one of generosity aud co operation
will be the work of the Association.
In the line of education IL is expected
to make the Association of much bene.
ut to its members. All progressive
physicians desire to increase their
know ledge pertaining to their profcs
sion aud after often take post grad
uate courses. Every physician in his
practice has cases involving rare com
phations aud diilicult and new
methods of treatment To share with
his fellow physicians the knowledge
gained in the diagnosis and treatment
Of such cases will he expected of the
members of the Association. Meet.
ings of the Association will be held at
least once month and at each time
some topic, previously assigned or
selected by member, will be con
sidred, making IL in effect u practi.
cal school of medicine and surgery.
II tho doctors Of Grants Pass are able
to carry out the broad, helpful plans
of the Josephine County Medical As
soCiation IL will be- another evidence
Of the progressiyeness ot this COM
munity. Such medical associations
are common in the Eastern states
and they ara doing much to make
more pleasant and agreeablel the lot
Of the physician which is not the lite
Of ease that it is generally held to be,
aud to check the tendency Of getting
into rut aud fossilizinH. as some
doctors do, but to stimulate u de-
sire to progress aud to keep mp with
the advancement Of medical science,
which is developing to higher
standards quite AS rapidly rs any Of
the other sCiVuses.
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