New-York tribune., 1907-04-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
RECOGNITION OF OsTEOPATHs.
DR.. ROOsa Opposes the Creation Of Board
of Medical Examiners.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. In the passage through the Assembly OF
bill entitled AN act TO regulate the practice or
medicine and 10 repeal etc. ridiculous climax
=, J,caI hesitation in the state evidently
This bill wa soriginally intended 20 convert the
three boards OF medical examiners OF the state
into one. and TO stop there 1t has now become
hill acknowledging a certain number OF oSteopaths
as licensed practitioners OF medicine Ihe FORMER
reouirements for the entrance upon the study or
r,e5icfne and for an independent and thorough
examination by state board appointed ny the re-
ecnts are maintained. except rs to oSteopatns. as
a., tho old law which went into fOrce IN lsSt-9 la"
,,on hos enectualy protected our people from
,,,orant people processing to practise a scle"Se anu
art OF which they knew nothing bu' '"' ''N
49, ts found In a paragraph beginning
..,,,narA the application be for a license TO prac-
49,, o,oon.thv the applicant shall produce eVi-
dance that he has studied osteopatry hot 80 -o
tbraa wears including three sausia0'OiS ,so,
Of not less than Eine months e4c" III -,
sr4 calendar years. IN college or osteOpa'nS MAJ
-, % the time a standard satisfactory TO ths
1SoTts After 1910 the applicant for a heehse 20
0-acttsa under this act shall prodnSe oViNoiA~o
bo has studied not less than four years. ii'0Au9
four satisfactory courses OF not less 60 60 ~
,oDtbs each in four different calendar Se1.0' -
college maintaining at the 'i''
factory 20 the Regents. .,,, .. .o.,,
60 FAR as this Interpolation Is lnteiisi'l7' -
60 vnean that OsteOpathS a Glass "a = -,
vvho have no colleges tha~ Oy any :. -, -,
-, can bs called medical colleges OF ths Ain"
~ ~eu"so - .,,b IN anv part of the civilized world
-. a. 30 admitted to practise with such QuAAAA0S
-, a. ga college OF osteOpaths naintnhAns a
...a .o.,sFactorv to the Regents may % @Ois
- s,,,,sh After 1910 what is to happen IL nov
0IotD yyhether tho college which IS 10 iiiA.'A S1
-. aor9 satisfactory 70 tho Regents ana "nen
- ~ attended FOR seven months IN each OK 1Our
vears Ia to be a medical coleSe OF SOIIoe -
.v..t,- aoaa NOT appear Perhaps IL was not
tDtordad that II should. The whole h'sl IOia'.Oii
appaars as II Il meant 20 co.s0 % ~ ~ -
that ostaopaths after 1910 would % oOlAe 80. -
medicine like the candidate for enuIS'ce iHe0 H
medical profession. But fear t'h' - ns' ~ -
+hat osteopsthic colleges are meant TX So TINS
a. = ,oot 1,,as,e Of time II the State Of New York
has decided to put OsteOpaths on the same pane
a,A footInr with those who have studied four
years in a medical college such as Is uhdeGstocd
N, that name six months in one year. or for tnat
matter six weeks. would be an adequate tine 70
acquire the science and art OF Osteopathy' And
thIs cav after a careful study OF their works.
The remaining paragraph in the bill referring TO
osteopaths Is perfectly clear-that osteOpaths now
practising are be licensed with two Quanhcations
that will not be liked by them: that Is they arc
debarred from giving drugs or using a knife al
though OF their claims Is that drugs and
knife are never needed to heal the sick
'It Is further provided that any person who
shall be actively engaged In the practice Of oste-
opathy In state Of New York on the date OF the
passage OF this act and who Is sraduate IN good
standing OF school or college Of ost-opathy within
the United States which at the tins Of his or her
graduation required a course Of study Of two years
or longer. including tho subjects OF anatomy.
physiology. pathology. hygiene chemistry. Obstet
rics diagnosis and the theory and practice OF Oste
opathy. with actual attendance OF not less than
twenty months. which facts shall be shown by his
or hsr diploma and afnd2vit. shall. upon Appltca