The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-29
6. GILBERT
The Future.


What of the future: who can tell?
The requirements for the study OF
medicine have been advanced and
beginning with the session of 1914
Is one year of Scientific College
work including Chemistry, Botany.
Physics and a modern language will
be demanded.
In order to meet this changed con-
dition 1t is proposed to establish
pre-medical year for instruction in
these branches for those who have
not had an opportunity to pursue
them.
This will probably materially dimin
ish the enrolment in the freshment
class in the following years of de-
crease in attendance.
The cost of medical education is
constantly increasing, and probably
the most serious problem that will
confront the work of Meharry for
the future is where can money be
obtained to meet these expenses.
We hope that our Alumni will come
to our aid.
Some Colleges have what is known
as living endowment, that is the
Alumni agree to pay a certain
amount annually and by will, leave
to the school the amount promised
on endowment
There are now about 14O0 living
graduates, at least 1000 of these are
able to pay on an average, ten dol
lars annually, this would give $40.
/ 10000 for the current expenses OF
the college and enable it to hold its
present rank in class A.
The college is a member of the
Association of American Medical
| Colleges. The buildings and grounds
are valued at $100000.00. The
work of the graduates of any edu
cational institution is to be finally
judged by the success or failure o
its graduates; this is always con
sidered under three heads, profess
ionaL financial and moral and reli
4 gious. aefs...s.
In the earlier years of the worl
many believed that the Negro would
never succeed as physician, bu
time and experience have PROVED
that this was mistake and in NJ
profession has he proven his fitness
more tnan in medicine, Until
comparatively recent time their worI
was almost entirely confined to gen
real practice The colored people wer,
. not inclined to give them heart,
support, but now in most localitie
they are we'll patronized as coulC
be reasonable expected. During tn
] past few years surgery is receivin
more and more attention, and to Dl
Daniel H. Williams of Chicago mus
be given the credit of awaking tn
spirit in this branch. His phenor
email success in his annual surgics
clinics for the past years may .
the reason for the success in thi
direction. Hospitals and intirmarie
have been established in a large nun
Der Of towns and cities in the Soutl
and are adj being we'll patronize
and their number will undoubtedl
increased. Two of our graduate
: are devoting their entire time to tn
treatment of diseases of the eye
ear, nose and throat, and severe
others are giving more or less a
tention to these specialties. On
of the most encouraging facts t
make mention of is the kind relatio
that exist between the white and CO
ored members of the medical an
dental profession. These are no
isolated cases, but obtain with fey
exceptions throughout the Sout
and has been most creditable to tn
members of the white profession.
They have had a fair and impartia
examing board and at the last Stat
Medical Examination of Tennessee
there were 403 applicants of whom
only 306 passed or 76 per cent. Ne
harry had Sc graduates and SO passed
10 undergraduates of whom 7 passe
or 60 out of sc was successful max
ing an average of nearly 81 per cent
Twenty students were enrolled TO
the 3rd session, and there were
graduates, of whom ]. H. Ballard
. VIM. P. T. Jones, ]. F. Mckinley, H
=. T. Noel and B. E. Scruggs are still
living. During this year DR.. M. G
= Tucker commenced to lecture OF
Theory and Practice of Medicine thi
service was continued until Just be
fore the death, 1898. For the fourtl
: session DR. Jas. B. Stephens joine,
the faculty as Professor of Obstetric
and Diseases of Women, and he cor
tinued this work until 1890 when hi
place was filled by Dr. ]. D. Wallac
] who occupied the chair for thre
: years. Rev. ]. H. Whitney, d. [
| was professor of Medical Jurispru
, dence and DR.. ]. f. Mckinley wa
| appointed Demonstration of Anatom
the enrolment and graduates wa
: the same as that of the proceeding
= year For the fifth session the al
the same as that of the preceding
Jno. Lawrence was chosen Professo
of Medical Jurisprudence and H. I
J Noel elected Assistant Demonstrate
of Anatomy For the next six year
the increase was very gradual, an
not until the session of 1869 di
the enrolment reach So in 1891