The Washington herald., 1909-06-17

become a special training school for th'
consular service
President Taft and Secretary Kno1
have already given eloquent proofs tha
no back tracks viii be taken IN the effor'
TO dislodge the spoils system, root and
branch, from the consular service. In th'
sincere and vigorous efforts which Presi'
dent Taft and his Secretary OF State vii
undoubtedly continue TO make In that di
rection, we humbly believe that this new
college Of ours Cf only the present move
ment TO finance such a practical five
years experiment can be carried
through, will prove 20 be an invaluable
! ally OF the new administration-all the
more valuable because this consular
training school. as well as the govern
ment itself. is relieved OF all the embar-
rassments that would arise II, az this
stage in our progress toward the civi
service millennium. the government were
70 attempt 20 support and manage such g
school"
DR.. Borden Now Dean.
Succeeding DR.. ". F. R. Phillips yester-
| day as dean Of the medical school OF
George washington University, DR.. w. C.
Borden made public his plans and out
/ lined the policies which will govern his
administration.
/ he makes a spirited defense OF the
school, and declares the harsh criticism
issuing from official quarters recently was
I based upon inadequate information. OF
| the 40 regular medical schools in the
country. only thirty-seven have a larger
! enrolment than George Washington, ac-
cording 10 DR.. Borden's figures
Important changes will be made In the
curriculum. whereby the advantages for
the student viii be greatly increased
More instruction will be given 20 each
class, and in the third and fourth years
the clinical instruction viii be particu-
! iarly improved. BY the ordinance recent
! " passed by the board Of trustees of the
university, the administration Of the med
! ical department has been radically
/ changed. The hospital has been directly
connected with the medical college. under
the central control Of an executive COM
mittee. BY these means the clinical
facilities OF the hospital VIII be entirely
under the control OF the faculty, and can
be utilized In the instruction Of students
Under the old system the school and
hospital We're under separate administra-
tive heads, and clinical teaching OF stu
dents IN The hospital could not be con-
trOlled by the teaching members Of the
faculty. II Is much 20 be regretted that
so many erroneous conceptions Of work
done and the position OF the University
Medical College IN the medical world
have been exploited. As a matter OF
fact, the medical school has always had
very high standing. II IS one OF the
Oldest medical schools in the United
states. the first course OF lectures having
been given in 1926. and its eighty-ninth
session viii begin in September OF the
present year
School Recognized.
1T is a member IN good standing Of the
Association OF Medical Colleges Of the
United States. the association 10 which
the best medical colleges belong, such as
the Johns Hopkins University. University
Of Michigan, Bellevue Hospital Medical
College. Of New York. and others Of Ike
standing. The admission requirements in
all these schools are high and are strictly
adhered 10. In view Of these facts the
criticisms IN the public press from high
authority seem entirely unjustlfed. and
must have been based on inadequate in
formation.
In the last published report, 1908. OF
medical schools, il appears that there
were then 123 regular medical colleges in
the United States. OF these but thirty
seven had a larger number Of students
than the medical school Of this univcr-
sity. and among those having a smaller
number there were such important
schools as Yale University. University OF
Minnesota. Syracuse University. UnIver-
n he ~r.7r-
ginia. and others OF high standing. Also
for a period of eight years preceding
1863 there were but thirty-one Of the l2O
colleges OF the United States that had
had mere students.
THE standing Of the medical school is
such that its graduates are accepted by
the medical department Of the United
States army without examination in the
preliminary branches; in fact. 10 per
cent Of the Medical Corps OF the United
States army are graduates Of this fnsti-
tuition The imparuality and severity OF
the examinations for entrance TO the
Medical Corps of the army have never
been questioned. and yet there are but
two medical schools in the entire United
States which nave a higher percentage
Of successful candidates than has this
school The honor man Of this years
class In the Army Medical School was
a graduate of this school.
Has Honorable Record.
These facts are sufficient to show the
good work that has been done and that
viii continue TO be done in the school
The institution has a record OF which It
has every reason 10 be proud. and Il is
but justice 10 the school and community
which it serves that these facts should be
known"