Evening journal., 1911-12-15
TELLS ABOUT
$50 DIPLOMA
"SaIarisd EmplOye" Of Car
negie University Caused
All the Hub-bub
]. (. LINT0TT, N. A. PHI. D.,
ISSUES A STATEMENT

J +. Lintott, NJ. A., Phi d., score
tary OF Carnegie University and VIII
mington representative of the uni
versity" with an Office in the Ford
building, has just issued a statement
;n reply to the attack made in the
Journal of the American Medical As
sociation nearly amonth ago on the
university" which II described as a
"Drugless Healing Diploma Mill"
Tho article i'm the Journal Of the
Medical Association set forth that p
representative Of that publication
wrote to Carnegie University, saying
he had some experience i'm massage
and expressing a desire to get a
diploma as doctor OF mechanotherapy
without delay because he was TO sail
for England The medical papers
r representative received a letter signed
A l. Stolk enclosing a list of examin-
alton questions to be answered. A l..
Stolk appears on the letter heads as
treasurer of Carnegie University.
The representative of the medical
gamer answered the questions in a
manner TO make them appear ridicu-
lous. and shortly afterward received
another letter with the signature A.
Stolk saying he had passed the eX-
animation satisfactorily and requesting
him to send fifty dollars, after which
. diploma as doctor of mechano-ther-
apy would be sent to him. The modi-
(al papers article did not state wh2th-
tr the fifty dollars was sent for ths
diploma
Mr.. Lntott's letter accompanying
his statement to THE EVENING
journal says in reference to the
medical papers article.
I'VE desire that you would put this
matter i'm its uue light before the pub
lie. and not in the preiudiced and
biased light i'm which il was formerly
conveyed"
The accompanying "refutation." as
MI Lintott calls Il, after referring 10
The great progress" of Carnegie Uni
Ncrsity. continues.
"Thc gist OF the article centers on
the action of an agent. writing to tho
University. stating that he was soon
going to return to England. and as he
had q good deal of experience in Civ
ing drugless treatments, desired to
know if mechano thereapy diploma
would be granted without his having
10 wait for course, as he desired to
leave for London in two or three
weeks He would. however. be will
ing to take an examination. II for
warded TO him. and would be willing
to pay for the full course.
ITO this. "A salaried employe Of the
university. without consulting the
regents or executive officer wrote
back. stating that the NJ. T. Degree
would be granted upon the conditions
mentioned in the letter written by
the medical agent, after passing the
enclosed examination purporting tC
have been prepared by the Board of
Regents az the University. A child
could readily see that the questions
which we're simple I'm the extreme
had never been prepared by such an
august body of men as the regents ol
Carnegie University. who hold an OK
cecdingly high reputation in scien-
tiic circles.
"The medical agent answered them
(as evidenced by copy OF these an
swers appearing I'm the Medical Jour-
nah i'm a most unscientihc and ludic-
rous manner. which was perhaps pre-
arranged clearly showing his ignor-
ance of the drugless science and Oi
anatomy. The employe Of the uni.
versity. without the knowledge Of the
regents or executive officer replied
that the Carnegie University had con.
ferred on him the degree and that the
diploma would be forwarded to hin
on receipt Of $50 being the cash price
for the entire course. To this lettei
the Medical Journals agent made NJ
reply. Tho diploma. II any was sen
him. was forged. for the regents know
nothing Of the transaction All di
plomas must be signed by the reg
onts. according to the rules OF thl
university However we presume
that no diploma was forwarded as tn
articles above referred 10 do not stat
this and that the employe was re
strained from sending the document
Knowing that such action would ne
ccssiiatc foregoing SIGNATURES dee
which would be open 10 prosecution
FOR forgery
"The reader will readily under
stand that II the agent had though
fha. he could procure n genuine di
nloma from the Carnegie Universlt,
nc wonld in all probability have SO
cured the same. I'm order TO have tn
real documentary evidence that IN
diploma had been sold TO him be
cause he certainly would not hav
bcen satisfied with the written prom
iso from a salariod employe. whicl
Of course. meant really nothing bt
an act Of faithlessness Of the on
plove.
"This. in the opinion of the rer
euts. is a futile attempt to discred
the work Of drugless colleges. an
especially Of Carnegie University III
most famous institution of its kin
IN America.
1T is of interest TO note that ii
individual in the service Of the un
versity who stOoDed to this col
femptlble action. fed (probably
chicago) when the article re'erred
herein. appeared IN the Medic
Journal"
The remainder Of the statement
Iandafory ct Carnegie University a
Bioodless Surgery. The statement a
tempts no explanation OF what appea
TO be large signs reading "Carnel
University on pictures of the Fo
and dupont buildings prominently d
nlayed on some Of the literature
the "University"
curing nnnr- rnN INNS