The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-04
MEDICAL SCHOOL
After Over 20 Years 1t Is to Be
Given Up.
Be Merged With Medical School
at X. U.
LAST CEREMONIES TODA
Class of 90 Graduate From the
Old School.
Part of Observation-Disclosures by
Well Known Topeka Doctors.

The Kansas Medical college will be
merged with the medical department
of the University of Kansas. Announce
ment to the effect was made by
President Frank K. Sanders this morn
ing at the anniversary celebration of
the Kansas Medical college which has
closed its twenty-fourth and last year
of work.
On account of lack of funds decision
on the part of the board of trustees
of Washburn college was made to close
the doors of the Kansas Medical col
lege, which has had an interesting
and successful history. According to
the statement of DR.. r. S. Magee, who
read a paper on THE History of the
Kansas Medical College," 1,200 different
students have been in attendance in
the college since it's beginning. The
total list of graduates number S13.
DR.. Magee said, in speaking of To-
peka's obligation: 1.-The city of Topeka
has been the gamer by the institution
because of the increase in hospitals and
hospital business. The annual income,
1 am told, received by all the city hos
pitfalls is about million dollars.
In the course of his address DR..
Magee said: The mortar in the foun-
dation of the Kansas Medical college
was thoroughly mixed with faith. In
June 1889, following the meeting OF the
State Medical society in May, at which
DR.. Lippencott had read his paper
giving as his opinion that a medlcai
school should not be organized in To-
peka, Drs J. c. McClintock, NJ. 3.
Ward, and John E. Minney decided
after a conference that a medical col
lege should be established in Topeka at
once. To these men belong the credit
for being the prime movers In the or
ganization. They furnished the energy
and brains which brought the college
into existence.
with a stock book in hand they
visited the physicians and business men
and solicited subscriptions. A charter
was filed. The school was named. A
meeting of the stockholders was called
and the school was organized June 3,
1889.
In April, 1890, training class COM
posed only of the members of the
recently elected faculty met each night
for a number of weeks. Prospective
teachers gave a course of lectures be-
fore each other as hearers. The col
lege opened her doors September 16,
1890.
..The present graduating class num-
bers %. As graduates they are away
above the average. 1t is certainly
shame and a disgrace that the college
has had to close it's doors, not because
of lack of students nor of the charac-
ter of students attending, but wholly
for lack of sufficient funds to meet the
actual running expenses of the college
Dean William E. McVey told of The
Advance in Medical Education Since
the Founding of the Kansas Medical
College"
DR.. McVey stated that the last quar-
ter of a century has seen the most radi-
cal change in medicine and medical
science 1t was his opinion that no
other like period in the future will
show so marked a change. He stated
that medical students are now required
to devote seven times as much time to
preparation for their life work as was
the case twenty-five years ago.
Dr. Albert NJ. Dawson gave the adj
dress to the alumni.
DR.. Samuel G. Stwart, one of the
founders of the Kansas Medical school
and an instructor in the institution
since that time. delivered the faculty
address to the graduation class. He told
the members of the class that there are
graduates of the Medical school in all
parts of the world making name for
themselves and doing honor to the in
stitution from which they were gradu-
ated.
Several musical numbers were
rendered in the course of the cere-
monies. A piano solo was given by Miss
Vera Croft. and vocal solo by Miss
Juanita Mcdowell. Miss Vera Croft.
Miss Helen Coe, Miss Ollie Larrick and
Miss Goldie Smith rendered a piano
selection.
This afternoon the reunion of the
Alumni of the Kansas Medical college
is being held at 521 Quincy street.
The anniversary of the department
of law is in progress at MacVicar
chapel. The main speaker is A. A.
GODDARD.
The time of the holding of the ban
quet for the Alumni and faculty of the
Kansas Medical college has been
changed from $50 to eight O'Clock to-
night. 1t will be held in Robinson gym
nasium. At eight O'Clock also the an
nual concert by the faculty of the con-
servatory ON music assisted by the
chorus Glee club and orchestra, will
be held At $50 O'Clock President San
ders will give a reception at his resi-
dence.
The forty-eighth annual commence
ment exercises of Washburn college
will be held in MacVicar chapel Thurs
day morning at 1920 o'clock. The an
nual Alumni dinner will take place in
Thomas gymnasium at one o'clock. The
closing featur- of the commencement
exercises will be the annual baseball
game between the members of the
senior class and the Alumni.