Evening journal., 1911-11-18


secretary Of Carnegie University.
whose principal Office is in the Ford
Building. today denied the charge
made in todays issue of The Journal
of the American Medical Association
that the University is running
"Drugless Healing Diploma Mill" The
Journal of the Medical Association
seis forth at length an interesting. ex-
perience of member of its staff who
purported that he desired to depart
without delay for England. and was
infarmed after answering certain
questions that he had passed an ex-
animation satisfactorily" and upon
the payment of $50 for tho entire
course would receive a diploma as
Doctor OF Mechano-Therapy.
The Journal Of the Medical
Association article sets forth
that after some correspondence
with Carnegie University, the
letters OF which were signed "A
l. Stolk, NJ. D.. d. o." the staff man
of that publication wrote asking if he
could not obtain a diploma without
having to wait for the course, as he
was soon going back to England In
reply he sets forth that he received
long list of examination questions.
The article says the examination
questions were answered lin such a
way as to make perfectly plain to any
one that the examinee was ignorant to
a degree and was in nOsense competent
to treat disease" On November A. the
Journal relates. its staff man received
a letter signed "A. I. Stolk" under date
Of Wilmington, Del, which in part
said:
I'VE herewith have the pleasure TO
Inform you that you have passed your
examination very satisfactorily and
that the Carnegie University has con-
terred on you the degree of Doctor
Of Mechano-Therapy. The diploma
will be forwarded to you on receipt of
postoffice money order OF $50, as men.
toned in your previous communica-
ton. being the cash price for the en-
tire course"
A reporter for THE EVENING
JOURNAL called on J. e. Lintott IN
room No. Ala Of the Ford building
shortly before noon today and sub
mitted the Medical Journals article
to him. He smiled as he read it and
remarked that It was a strong ar
raignment." Mr. Lintott is a tall
slender young man. with a deep voice
and a mass of curly hair not unlike
that affected by musical artists. The
room on the Office door fears hil
name. with a couple Of his degrees
attached to it, and with the inscrip
tion representative of Carnegie Uni
versity." Inside, the Office is more
like store room, for it is piled viii
envelopes, catalogues and other lit,
erature. The center table is really
an operating stand, with leather
stuffed top, not unlike those used by
osteopaths.
In frame on one wall. where 4
could be plainly seen. was an en-
crossed copy of the charter Of Car
negie University with authorized cap
ital Of 100000 granted by the Stat'
Department at Dover. On the oppn
site wall was a framed diploma q
"Carnegiana Universitas." Some o
the envelopes and letter heads of tn
company contain pictures Of the Fore
and DUPONT buildings, with sign
Carnegie University" appearing OIL
them. In two Of the corners we're
few pieces o. apparatus for steriliz
ing, etc, as used IN hospitals.
young woman was busy placing circu
lars and announcements in envelope
that were already addressed.
Mr.. Lintott was asked, after he ha
read the medical papers article, a
to whether Carnegie University wa
running a diploma mill" or in othe
words a degree mill"
There is absolutely no truth in ths
charge" he said. I'VE do not Sc
diplomas. The fee of fifty dollars
for'taking an examination, as we e.
pressly state. and if the eXaminatio
is satisfactory the diploma is give
free"
He was asked how he could accour
for the experience Of the medic;
papers representative. and said b
knew nothing of it. Il never saw {
handled any of that correspondence
he said. but I assure you l will loo
into it,"
Mr.. Lintott was asked if Mr.. Stol
was connected with the Wilmingto
office, and he said that Mr.. Stolk wa
treasurer of Carnegie University, an
while the letters had been dated Wi
mington, they we're not sent out fro
the Wilmington office.
'I see that some of your llteratr
shows the Ford building and duPol
building with the sign Carnegie I'm
versity on them" the reporter vel
tured. Have you a university here
Yes" he replied You know, I'm
versity means taking in all things"
It was suggested that universal