The San Francisco call., 1908-07-31
STRIFE GROWS AT
SURGEONS COLLEGE
Discomfort Flames Into Open
Revolt and Ten Faculty
Members Resign

Internal discomfort, long smoldering
in the medical department of the Col
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons, has
famed into open revolt, and within the
last week 10 members of the faculty
have sent in their designations. The
drastic action is the elimination of
friction growing out of the policy pur-
sued by the board of trustees of the in
stitution. Ever since the disaster of
1906 the college has been in the throes
of internal strife. The claim was made
by the members OF the faculty of the
department of medicine that they were
given no thought by DR.. Winslow An
derson. the president, In the conducting
of the college and that the general
policy outlined by him and followed by
the board of trustees was detrimental
TO the institution.
FACULTY is AROUSED
The trouble came to a focus about a
month ago, when 10 members of the
faculty. holding down the most i'm
portant chairs in the department of
medicine. signed petition asking the
board Of trustees not to re-elect DR..
Winslow Anderson president The Pc
tition was headed by DR.. H. darcy
Power, professor OF principles and
practice of medicine, and contained the
names of DR.. A. Schloss, clinical pro-
fessor of rhinology and laryngology;
DR.. +. T. Knorp. professor of anatomy;
DR.. Francis Williams, professor OF
physiology; DR.. Burritt n. Dow. asso-
ciate professor of otology and rhin-
ology; DR.. A. W. Morton, professor of
principles and practice of surgery; DR..
Florence Power. assistant to the chair
of medicine; DIR. A. z. Cert, demon
strator of clinical pathology.
In this petition the members of the
faculty stated that if DR.. Winslow
Anderson was reelected they would
resign No attention was paid to the
petition. DR.. Winslow Anderson was
elected to the presidents chair Of the
Institution and the 10 men kept to their
words. Up to the present only one
resignation, that of DR.. Power, the
leader of the movement, has been ac-
cepted.
QUESTION OF SALARIES
DR.. winslow Anderson said yester-
day that the designations would not
interfere with the college work
Following the fire we were forced
to cut down salaries" said he, "and
that Is the cause of the whole trouble.
We will accept all the designations
that have been sent In, and 1 have al
ready engaged others to I'LL the va
any objection to myself or the policy of
the institution, but as these members
of the faculty find that they can not
pursue the work without friction they
have only done the right thing in re-
signing"
The question of salaries did not en-
ter into the proposition at ALL" said
Dr. darcy Power. I'VE did not like
the manner In which the institution
was being conducted and, seeing no
hope for change, severed our con-
nection with 1t"
The chief objection" said DIR. Will
liams, was in the presidency of DR..
Winslow Anderson We did not think
he was the man for the position and
did not believe that he possessed the
standing in the state and profession
necessary for the head of the college. .
Dr. Cert took a similar view. The
members Of the faculty." said he. "ob-
iected to DR.. Winslow Anderson. We
found that we could not work in har-
mony with his policy and, therefore. re-
signed. There is nothing personal in
the matter at all"
The dental and pharmacy depart
ments are not affected in the up-
heaval.