The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-20
POST GRADUATE MEDICOS Dine
MANY WORE Wv ~ kES. HON'
WE'RE DOCTORS ND ui ATE.
some Sprcclmsking and Dr. W =. Iha'rr
of Johns Hopkins. wasn't "' 'oo"
stories Problem Put the DOCTORS U"
Caring for " ounted ~ IN war rune.


caring for Sounded ~ In war rune
lo,i NAV or NAV not know that inedicaI
men tell stories Last nigh, "A, De'-
monicos the New York Post Graduate
Medical school gave u dinner under the
a,,spices of til. directors and iacu'ty
of the Post Graduate School and 'h"re
were about 80 present. most OF "'""
wor. Van Dyke boards l)r W y 'havf'
professor of clinical medlcne AZ johns
Hopkins University. Was the br'Rh' par
ticular star Of the evening
While Dr Thayer was speaking per
son with beard came to the press tap''
and asked whether or not the speahe'
was a professor at Johns Hopkins nv
was assured that such was 80, tha' 'h''
was I'm. well known professor OF rlnica
medicine
But it isn't right" insisted the VISITOR
TO the press table. "Iil bet YOU anything
that he isn't ~ wears old
Beat it." some one remarked 10 we
visitor. for the doctor was telIlhs s"o'S
about well. he was telling a story. In
deed it was "A very scientific evening
Mark Twain. you'll remember, once Sa'0
that there are only forty good stories
IN existence thirtv-nine of wh'ch can "
told only AZ stag dinners.
Listening at the guest table were the
POSTMASTER Of the evening, Dr. George
y Miller. and DR. A. F.thace. II u 'iatln
T. b. Dench. Surgeon General Charles r
Stokes. L. = n: DR.. william Welch and
Dr Thayer of Johns Hopkins; Lawyer
Howard Taylor TAYLOR. Or q. q, ward
Jr.. DR.. Leonard Weber. DR.. W. Lambert
" r. Mead the architect; &. NJ. Ham
mond. Dr Daniel Lewis. DR.. y + Mcker-
non. Or Alexander Morgan aud surgeon
General Torney.
Somebody came up during the middle
of the dinner to suggest that perhaps
the degree of NJ u was being granted
by tn. press table To many who never
had earned It and that serious trouble
might result ,her-from. But after long
conference it was decided that II would
TAX. up too much time and whole lot
of trouble to find who among the diners
wer. entitled to the degree and who
wer. no, Many mentioned here may
not b. doctors AZ all but what Vi ~
Mr. Ioastinaster Doctor Miller first
nv ndtt III Y Hh'' ku'o
for tn. present postgraduate schools
in madicin. and hoped there would be
many more Of them Lawyer Howard
ravlor tollowed DR. Chace and told tn.
assembling. how happy he was TO ID,
among so many physicians aud still feel r,
well
Dr. J. J. McPh-e in short speech con
graduated the post graduate school upoi
" hat II has done III the past and gave fortt
glowing views Of what II will do IN TIT
future The speaker said that he hopt1
th. post graduates in New York woulI
put aside personal feelings and g-
together.
Surgeon General Stokes OF the navy
next got up and delivered "A two or three
innut. speech about sanitation III The
navy liz. would like 10 s~e, he SAID
about four TRANSPORTS win every neet
each capable of carrying about r'
wounded After an engagement they
would be brought into New York. TIN
| wounded would and then he put IT ny I,
| III" physicians present 10y asking then
| what they would do with all h- sufferers =
| lie asked IN. diners To think over TN
problem of the -four transports comini
INTO New York with from 900 10 300
| wounded aboard and then asked then
what they would do with these patients
It's np TO you" concluded Gen stokes
Dr Thav.r got up next and told ms
stori-s and then launched int" s",iou'
speech upon the value OF post graduate
work for medical students II" was fol
lowed bv Dr William Welrh and Col
John Nonk Hof. chief surg"un o' fh'
D.pa rtm-ut of III" td-i