Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-25
MONEY FOR STUDY
OF OLD AGEILLS
Mrs. Russell Sage Endows Institute of
Pathology on Blackwelrs Island.

hospitals, which must always take care Of
the bulk of the most helpless OF our sick
poor; and making possible within these in
sututions scientific work of the highest
order, and therefore educational facilities
such as young physicians covet.
mo institutions in this country offer such
unparalleled opportunity for the study Of
diseases of old age the changes which
come in heart. kidneys and blood vessels
and of the diseases of the nervous system
as these two great city institutions with
over 1000 inmates. DR.. Welch Of Johns
Hopkins University in recent speech drew
attention to the fact that medical science
in the last fifty years has been able to in
crease the expectation of life for every in
dividual by twelve years, but that this ex-
pectation only held good before the age
life is no greater than that of our fore
fathers. This he said, is because the pre-
ventfon OF disease has been SO far through
the study and knowledge Of infectious dis
eases which kill, especially the young. The
preventive medicine Of the future, he said
must study the causes of the organic
changes of later life, and learning these
know upon what depends the accomplish
ment of their prevention. But the prob
lem must be studied from two sides. The
study of the character Of the changes
within the organism and Of the correlation
with the phenomena of illness during life
can only be carried on in such institutions
as the city hospital, where there are large
numbers Of patients with diseases Of this
character.
Advance Of Science.
81 therefore have no hesitation in urging
upon Mrs. Sage and those who have the
privilege of advising with her in such mat
tiers that they realize the largeness Of the
opportunity to make institutions now great
only in numbers in future years conspicu
Gus for the contributions to the advance
ment Of medical science, the prolongation
of life and the amelioratfon Of suffering"
Mr.. De Forest sent to DR.. Janeway day
or two ago an official notification that Mrs
Sage had consented to set aside 100000
for the pathological institute. He outlined
the plans for its organization. Drs. E. g.
and I. c. Janeway are to direct 1t, and
associated with them on the board Of trus-
tees as ex-off1cio members are the commits
soner Of charities and the president Of the
medical board Of the City Hospital; as
individual members. DR.. d. Bryson Delavan,
DR.. Simon FeXner and Prof. Graham Lusk.
Effective work, Mr.. De Forest wrote,
would depend upon the maintenance and
continuance of the helpful relations between
the department OF charities and those who
are now performing the duties Of patholo-
gists to these hospitals. The income Of the
institute from the Sage gift would be based
upon the continuance Of such cooperation.
Resolutions of Thanks.
MRS. Sage hopes" wrote Mr.. De Forest,
that as a result Of this endowment the
research and educational work of these
hospitals will. be largely increased, to the
good Of the general public, and particularly
in dealing with the diseases to which old
age is liable"
The medical board of the City Hospital
held a special meeting yesterday and
adopted resolutions thanking Mrs. Sage
for the gift and calling attention to the
fact that it was the first time that mu-
nicipal hospital in this city has been so
generously provided for by a private indi-
vidual. The medical board hoped that 9TH
ers would follow Mrs. Sage's example.