Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-21
800 PHYSICIANS
ORGANIZE FORM
LOCAL ACADEMY

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cases and for the performance of rare
operations, a chemical laboratory, d
physical and pharmaceutical laboratory
and even a separate laboratory for the
development OF the X-ray and radium
treatments. 1t Is known that some
private physicians in Newark whose
work in these two fields has beer dis
tinguished, have been actually pro-
hibited from continuing treatments of
cancer and other supposedly incurable
diseases because they could neither af-
ford the time from their practises nor
secure the material to work with. The
X-ray and radium clinics are intended
TO give them an opportunity to "do
their worst" with a chance for private
experiment that they have never had
before.
Hopes for Early Start.
DR.. Levy said that he hoped the
academy would be in active operation
by the early part of the spring. He.
made 1t plain that the physicians in
its membership are actually engaged
in an eleemosynary project because the
immense expense of the academy,
which they will pay from their own
pockets, will all rebound to the benefit
of Newark's sick.
DR.. Robertson has pointed out that
the new organization viii have tho
splendid effect of bringing together all
of the hitherto widely separated medi-
cal societies in the vicinity. "I be-
lieve that the academy will materially
aid the cause of health throughout
the State" he added. Three hundred
doctors annot possibly get together
without producing some good advice.
and I can see a striking benefit to
from the great gathering in case
Of an epidemic or any prevalence of
disease"
DIR. Victor Personnel, OF 1874 West
Kinney street, who is q member of
the Essex League of Physicians and
the Newark Medical Society, said to-
day that the general effect of the for
nation of the academy would be of
the utmost benefit to the practise OF
medicine in New Jersey. ut will bring
a dozen organizations of physicians
into one organization through theil
representatives" he said, and that
will provide a great general medical
symposium, in size and character of
membership such as I think does not
AAS III IA OOdAAAty OhloihO VI NC"
York. The benefit to the general pub
lie of such symposiums by the cura-
tors of the peoples health can hardly
be overestimated."
Or. George A. Rogers, OF the Newark
Medical Society, said that the gather
ing OF the physicians ut what the lay
knows as ~"clinics" would mean
a really great stride forward. not only
coming from the academy itself.
but from the discussions that would
be taken back to the numerous city
and provincial organizations of physi-
clans who would get the benefit of the
counsel and the experiments through
their representatives to tho central
body.
He said the establishment of the
academy did not at all mean that the
various local associations were going
to disband to become q part of it, or 20
disband on account OF its organization.
On the other hand. he declared the
new institution would prove to be the
fountain-head OF all tho medical dis
cussion and advance In this part OF
Jersey. ultimately" said DR.. Rogers.
~ think it will bring within itself the
best talent of the entire State"
None of the physicians involved in
the academy's organization would give
a hint Of its approximate cost by the
year or in It's establishment. They
said 1t was professional business" SO
that they couldn't ethically tall about
II, but one or two admitted that the
academy's founding is a matter Of go
ing deep down into the pockets Of its
members.
DR.. August Strasser, of lis Beach
street, secretary of the organizing con
mittee OF the projected academy, saws
that al the next meeting of the COM
the organization will be definite
~ Incorporated under State laws, that
II will call a meeting for The election
of officers and directors as do all other
bodies, and that It will make Its chief
formal aim the propagation of the sci
Cnce OF medicine and surgery In north
ern New Jersey.