Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
ENTRANCE CLASS Is SMALL
University of Vermont, College Of
Medicine, Begins New Era.
New Conditions Adopted Place the In.
stitution In Glass A along with
Harvard, Yale and Other
Noted schools.

The University OF Vermont. College of
Medicine has opened upon n new era.
The year Of new requirements, a longer
term, Increased curriculum and added
requirements for entrance. began official
~ yesterday. the opening Of the colleges
Goth year
The term OF the college Of medicine this
year will be nine months. Heretofore II
has been eight months. Students who
enter this year must have spent one year
In college or university. Heretofore four
years In a high school made one eligible.
The curriculum In all courses of study,
has been strengthened and the require
ments for graduation will be much higher.
Last year the college obtained member
ship in the Association of American
Medical Colleges The association pre-
scribes the conditions the college has met
this year. 1t is estimated that n third
Of the medical schools in the country are
not members Of the associations. and are
therefore inferior institutions.
The Vermont college is now rated In
class A by the Council Of Medical Educa-
ton of the American Medical association
1t is in the same class with the medical
colleges OF Harvard. YALE Columbia and
versity OF Chicago.
Because of the new conditions tho enter
ing class will be only one-half as largo
had registered 1t is expected the enter
ing class will number Is or ls, compared
with 81 and 40 Of the last several years.
In discussing the new phase of the
medical college Tuesday, Dean II. G..
In ho =,
pleased with the future prospects Of the
college.
For several years." he said. "the
faculty has been working to bring the
present conditions about. We should
prefer to have no entering class at all
and to retain the new high standard Of
requirements than to return to the old
conditions. The new students will come
to us eventually"
] Dean Tnkham expressed the belief that
In the future. perhaps. the entrance re-
qurements would demand two years in
university or even three or four years.
| However," he added, I'VE cannot pro-
gress too rapidly or more rapid than do
other medical schools"
In the opinion of Dean Tinkham the
entering students this year will be of n
nisHer mental standard ana VIII be better
prepared for medical study
| The medical department Of the uni
versity Is one of the oldest medical in
situations In the United States. Anatomy
and surgery were taught by Prof. John
N. Pomeroy as early as 1909 Chemistry
and pharmacy, botany and materia
medica and physiology had professorships
from 1921. The first full and regular
courses Of lectures were given In the fall
Of 1922. The first faculty had in 1t, be-
sides DR.. Pomeroy, Drs. James X. Plat,
Arthur L. Porter, Nathan r. Smith and
William Paddock. These gentlemen, with
Drs. John Bell. William Anderson. Ben
jamin Lincoln and Edward f. Phelps,
were prominent in the teaching force
until 1886. when the enterprise was
abandoned because of the death of DR..
Lincoln. its leading mind. and for lack
OF students. There had then been
graduated l16 students.
| The college was reorganized in 1853
from which date the school Is listed The
REORGANIZATION and successful re-estab.
lishment OF the school was chiefly due
to the efforts Of DR.. s. w. Thayer, then
a practitioner in Mortified. His efforts
date back to 1910 AMI were finally success.
full In 1853