The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
WOODROW WILSON
is FIRST CHOICE
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biology and public health. Massachu-
sets institute OF Technology.
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biology and public health. Massachu-
sets institute Of Technology.
Mr.. Gettemy's paper explained the
lasting benefits ana revolutionizing re-
forms affected by legislative enactment
In Massachusetts in enforcing strict
accounting and careful regulation Of
the power to float loans. Unlike the
paper on The Thralldom of Massachu-
sctts Cities Of the day before, 1t
FOUND that instead of initiating against
effective municipal government. the
Legislature effectively protects it
against extravaganza and exploitation.
DIR. Levy ON Local situation.
Nj Gums paper called forth the
widest discussion Of the day, most of
the speakers Endorsing the stand taken
In IL. although differing from II In
minor details. pr. r.. C. Levy. chief
health officer OF Richinond. opened the
discussion By taking exception TO what
he called undue emphasis on the part
OF Mr.. Gum on the idea of enforcing
strict economy la municipal health
work lie saw difference between
expenses incurred in work for safe
guarding the public health and expen-
ditures for any other city department
Human life. he said. ia far different
thing from so many miles of water
pipes and SO many blocks Of paved
streets. I'VE must get away from the
idea he insisted, that economy in
health work is synonymous with the
expenditure Of little money. The sci
ence OF public health is still in It's
infancy. and 1t should be left a broader
Held and supplied with ample means
10 work out tho system best suited
TO tho cjty's needs"
Hospital for Contagious Diseases
Richtnond's greatest need to-day, said
DR.. Levy. is a hospital for conrnuni-
cable diseases. Such an institution, he
said. would be the means OF saving
the city many times the amount H.
would cost TO erect ono.
The trouble with most American
cities" said Mr. Baker. is that they
imagine health department exists
solely for the suppression OF bad odors
and the carting away OF garbage. In
some cities these duties consume
S35O,0o0 OF the 100000 appropriated 10
the health department. leaving only
$4,000 for the prosecution of Its real
work.
In the opinion of the speaker public
health work in America suffers from
the scarcity of schools which are able
to train proper men for the work. The
greatest need is technical schools to
turn out sanitary engineers and public
health specialists. Tho doctor" he
said. us interested primarily in the
sick man in bed, and only secondariIy
in keeping the healthy man healthy"
City health departments arc in greater
need OF sanitary engineers, he told the
convention. than of physicians
DR.. Otto Geier. Of Cincinnati, who
followed, admitted the need OF the
sanitary engineer. but was inclined
10 think that the greatest good to
the greatest number will ultimately
be effected through the agency of the
physician. He told of the great prog
ress made By. the Cincinnati Board of
Health since 1t was wrested from the
control OF the Cox gang and placed in
the hands of a partisan commits
sion.
The subject was further discussed
by DIR. G. w. Lay. president OF St
Mary's Female College Raleigh, y. c.;
DIR Roy *. Flanagan. of the Virginia
state Health Department: Elliot Hunt
Pendleton, of Cincinnati: Richard y.
Dana. OF Boston; John Wallace. sec
rotary OF improvement League, Wheel
ing. W. Va: Lieutenant Shaw, OF Nor
folk; oliver McClintock: of Pittsburgh.
The last paper of the morning ses-
sion was read by Arthur 5. Espey,
member of the Ohio State Legislature,
on the subject, The Struggle for a
Non Partisan Municipal Ballot in
Ohio 1t was briefly discussed by
Professor Robert c. Brooks, of the
University of Cincinnati.
Housing Health and Morals.
Problems having to do with the
housing. health and morals of Amer
icail cities formed the subject OF dis
Eusson at the round table luncheon,
which took place at o'clock. and was
presided over by John Stewart Bryan,
of Richmond. An address by John
Ihlder field secretary of the National
Housing Association, formed the prin-
cipal feature of the luncheon. Five
minute comments on the address were
made by John Stewart Bryan and Miss
Elizabeth Cooke, Richmond; President
$. c. Mitchell, of the University Of
South Carolina; walter s. MCNEIL. and
DR.. +. c. Levy, Richmond.
Mr.. Thlder offered comprehensive
outline of the work being done by
several cities in this direction, and
summed UP the progress made so far.
He said in part:
commercial asset. 1t must be made
TO yield as much as possible on the
investment; and sad though II may
make some of us to admit 1t, therein
lies our hope OF making our cities
what the boosting clubs are so fond of
calling them-'clties of homes"
Mr.. Ihlder declared that American
city ofhclalS are not reaiizinS as rap
idly as the men in control OF big
manufacturing concerns are. that bet
ter housing conditions mean higher
efficiency and setter health amongst
workmen and citizens
some of our industrial leaders have
begun to understand this" he said.
There are in the United States over
twenty industrial villages or suburbs
created by men or corporations who
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men responsible for them believed that
wholesome living conditions meant
more efficient workmen. Unable to
provide wholesome living in the cities,
they moved outside"
Value of Human Life.
The value of a human life. he said.
is being considered from an economic