The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
MEDICAL HISTORY
OF STATE TRACED
Dir. Tyler Recounts Names and
Exploits Of Virginia
Physicians.
NO CHANGES IN FACULTY
Board Of Visitors OF Medical
College Of Virginia Passes
by Election.

With Or. Lyon G. Tyler. president of
the College of William and Mary. as
tho orator, the commencement exer.
ctses of the seventy-second annual SEES.
sion of the Medical College Of Virginia
we're celebrated at the Academy Of Mu-
sic last night. The audience filled all
or the auditorium except the topnost
gallery.
Keen regret was expressed by DR..
Christopher Torhpkins. dean of the col
lege, at the failure OF the negotiations
for consolidation of the medical schools
OF Richmond. we have" he declared.
always been in favor of this"
No election of a professor to fill the
chair of anatomy. to succeed Or. j. E.
Bright, was had The board of visitors,
after considering the situation. first
passed a resolution declaring that no
member Of the faculty should be select
ed to fill this position at his time, and
then left the election with the faculty
itself. the person chosen to serve tor
one year only. unless reelected by the
board next May.
Fifty Years Practice.
At 1890 yesterday morning DR.. ST.
mon Baruch. of New York, delivered
an address on The Therapeutic Lesson
OF Half a Century, DR.. Baruch gave
a most interesting series of reminis-
c.nces of his professional life, includ-
ing a term as army urgeo with Vir-
ginia troops; then in civil practice In
this State. then in South Carolina. and
lastly In New York. A review of fifty.
years of practice of the most interest
Ing kind was thus presented.
The social event of the day wa the
luncheon at 8 o'clock in the pathology
zeal laboratory. 1t was entirely infor-
NAL.
Rt. Rev. Augustine Van De Eyver.
Bishop of Richmond. delivered the in
vocation at the beginning OF the eve
ming exercises at the Academy. The
graduating classes. In cap and gown,
were seated in front of the stage. On
the platform were the members of the
board of visitors and of the faculty of
the college.
In his annual address DIR. Tcmpkins
expressed his pleasure at the success
experienced during the year just closed,
when the college has had 25S students
and has given the most complete course
Of study in the history of the school,
comprising nearly three-fourths of a
century.
High Standards.
we have" said DIR. Tompkins, AT
ways been fully abreast of the pro-
gress In medical education. 1t has been
our custom for years to have the Gre
dentials of applicants for admission to
all departments of our school passed
upon by the secretary OF the State
Board of Education. and the preliminary
requirement in our medical department
is that Of a four years high school
course"
He characterized the new Virginia
law regarding the qualification of dem
fists as a decided advance in the stand
ards of dental education. BY the pro-
visions of this statute dentists who
graduate after-1914 and desire to prac-
tico in this state must possesses the
NJ. D.. degree and pass the medical
boards examination.
year by year." said the dean, I'VE
have increased our facilities for teach
ing. in lecture rooms, laboratories and
hospitals. We now contemplate erect
ing an addition to the Memorial HOS
pitaI and a new dispensary and labora-
tory building, fronting on Broad Street.
| We expect to furnish to the people of
Richmond and the State of Virginia and
ne%ighboring states the same excellent
hospital service as in the past, and to
the youth of the Southland better and
| better opportunities for the acquisition
of medical knowledge and experience.
Diplomas were delivered by DR..
Tompkins to the graduates of the
three departments, these men march
Ing to and from the stage by means OF
a stairway leading directly up from
the aisle. Each graduate received
liberal applause.
Medical History of State.
DR.. Tyler. beginning his address.
-.,--, 49, ho mould 1fSCnnHnlte
mon the appearance OF the comet.
! Leaving the matter of advice to the
graduates to those better qualified pro-
fessionally. he devoted his time to a
review OF the work and personnel or
the medical profession in this State.
Two doctors, he said, came to James
town with the first colonists In 1907.
Two Others came on the first supply
ship. One of these attended Captain
J John smith when that doughty war;
rlor was stung by a sting ray. This
! physician. according to DR.. Tyler.
seemed to be a good sport, Tor 1t is
recorded tina he killed 14s ducks with
two shots. History does not record
how we'll he measured up win ms
modern brethren in killing human
beings.
Another early physician. DR.. Boone
was for a time in command of the
colony. being the only doctor, except
Ing Governor Floyd. who has acted as
chief executive of Virginia. Later
other doctors came out from England.
being attracted by the large fees4and
the great amount of illness. II Is
written that the fees We're SO excess
stve that some of the masters preferred
10 let their servants die rather than
nay them. FINALLY a law was passed
maIing physicians swear to the value
OF the medicine they administered, so
that the court could pass on the
charges. In those times there was so
much sickness that some ono declared
virginia was a ht place for only doc
tors and ministers.
Surgery made its appearance later
on, In its minor forms It was prac-
ticed by BARRIERS. bllt to-day there re
mains only the barber pole, represent
ing tho ~bandages, to remind the MOD
ern generations OF this period.
Roll OF Honor.
Or. Tyler next called the long roll
OF physicians In moro modern times
who have served the people Of this
State. Among them We're those OF
persons which are household words
in this and other cities He told of
the Beginnings of the Medical College