The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

tXleHSiNe SldllSIlcS to prove that tue CHI ieal material at Mobile was as good as at Birmingham. He told of the hospitals at Mobile and said that private patients offered excellent material for the stu dents He said that there was more clini- cal material at Mobile than could be used
 Dr. William Phillips, professor of an- atomy at Mobile, said: Why take on a class C school and weigh down class school?'
 MT. Pillans, city commissioner of Mo bile, gave long history of the Mobile in- stitution, contradicting some of the state ments of MT. Weatherly as to appropria- lions He also said that seaport offered tropical diseases and that the clinical ma terial was strengthened by seamen's dis cases
 MT. Eddington declared that the proposi- ton was illegal, that the charter said the medical college should be at Mobile for all time, and that it would take an act of the legislature to change It; that the trustees could not do so.
 Gregory l.. Smith, Mobile lawyer. an swered a number of MT. Bowie's argu- ments and declared that the phrase, TOT all time" made it impossible for the trus- tees to change the location of the college
 The rebuttal speech of MT Bowie waf eloquent and the Mobile speakers were answered from many angles. He brought 1OTtn SIaIlSIlcS Ol lnt Illliliidii ioSpi'ui " prove that the clinicaf material offered at Birmingham was far in excess of that at Mobile He told of the increase in the attendance at the Birmingham college and the corresponding decrease at Mobile
 MT. Buck ended the debate for Mobile and declared that Birmingham wanted all entering wedge to take the college en- tirely away from Mobile.
 Go Into Executive Session
 The board of trustees went into ex- ecutiva session at 3:15 o'clock and after some discussion the report of pr. Denny was unanimously adopted. Tom Stevens of Mobile moved the report be adopted, the motion being seconded by Hugh Nor row of Birmingham
 The Birmingham delegation was en- tertained with luncheon at Woods Hall on the campus and left for Birmingham at o'clock this evening.
 In reference to the action of the board of trustees Governor O'Neal said: Tt was the best way out of the problem ana was happy solution
 Superintendent H. J. Willingham said: "Dr Denny should be congratulated on the magnificent way he took hold Of the question The solution was the only one and a fine one.
 Dr. J. II. Phillips said: "As far as l can see at the present time the solution
 
 is very good one.'
 All of the Birmingham delegation were satisfied with the outcome of the meet ing. and Mobile men declared that they were also satisfied. The Birmingham men say that they believe the establish ment of the postgraduate school In BIT mingham will develop into the final es- tablshment of a great polyclinic college, such as Tulane at New Orleans. All though some points might not be sats- factory to some of the Birmingham mon the majority were well pleased with the solution.
 Dr. Denny's Recommendations
 Naturally a feature of the entire day was President Denny's recommendation to the board of trustees, which offered a solution apparently acceptable to all. Dr. Dennys report was as follows:
 "September Is. 1912. "To the Board of Trustees of the Uni
 Versity of Alabama.
 "Gentlemen-The question under con sideration is one of such farraching importance that I shall not venture to say to the trustees what is their duty concerning it. It Is clear, however, that the trustees have right to ex- pect that I shall present to them such conclusions as an extended study of the problem has fixed in my own mind. This I shall do without evasion. We have before us a matter in which the entire commonwealth is vitally inter ested. It is not a matter to be con sidered with reference to a single com munity Ours is the duty and the re- sponsibility to do the thing that will be ethically right, legally sound, and educationally correct. It is problem to be solved by the use of our minds rather than of our emotions.
 Tt is quite unnecessary that I shall here and now review the history of medical education in Alabama. That phase of the matter has already been thoroughly discussed. It is an inter- esting record with which you are fla miliar. You are especially familiar with the facts connected with the his tory of the School of Medicine in Mo bile-its founding in 1851, its charter, its mode of government, it's struggles, it's achievements, and it's final amalga- nation in 1907 with the University of Alabama as an organic part of the university, in fact as well IS in the ory, under one board of trustees. You are likewise familiar with the legis- lation enacted from time to time con corning this institution, eliminating in the act approved March 6, 1907, dis solving the Medical College of Ala bama and constituting it the medical department or the university or Ala bama with the proviso that it should remain at Mobile for all time You are also familiar with the resolutions passed by the trustees February II l1gl1. while the legislature was in ses- sion and at a time when it was be- lieved that it's appropriation was being threatened, expressing the view of the trustees that Alabama needs but one institution' of this character; that the trustees take pride in said institution; that all appropriations made by the llegisIature should go to it. and that any division of the appropriation tc medical education by the legislatur, would be injurious There is no neet to restate these plain, unconteste' facts. They are beyond all question.
 Analysis of Subject What the trustees now desire is al analysis of the entire matter, and per haps some affirmative, constructive suggestion concerning the special prob Hem under discussion l shall, there 1 fore. present as eompactly as possible certain conclusions that represent m, own view of the situation;
 | T. There should be but one medica school n Alabama At present there arr two There are today about 13o medica schools in this country, a number which | it is universally believed, is far in ex cess of the needs of the country. Ala bama obviously has more than her shar' under present conditions. We are turn | ing out more doctors than we need. Ther' | has been for the past quarter of cen ! tury an enormous over-production of un 1 educated end i'll trained medical practi