Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-15
MEDICAL COLLEGE
WILL Be REMOVED
Officials Used the Truth With PrOdigal
Frugality in Denying Journals
Story.

The first action made public in re-
gard to the rumored merging of the
Willametet and Oregon medical schools
which the Capital Journal asserted
was proposed, but which the officials
denied was given out last evening in a
statement made jointly by President
Homan Of the university and DR.. Byrd
dean of Willamette's college of medi-
cine. The statement follows:
The deans of the University Of Ore
gon Medical school, DR.. Mackenzie,
and DR.. w. H. Byrd, dean Of the Will
lamette university Medical school, had
a conference yesterday at the Marion
hotel, Meeting with these men were
DR.. r. b. Dillehunt, Of the University
Of Oregon Medical school, DIR. j. N.
Smith, and DR.. j. G., Griffith of the
Willamette university medical college.
The others present at the conference
President p. l.. Campbell Of the Uni
versity of oregon, r. A. Booth of Eu-
gene Oregon, and President Fletcher
Homan, of Willamette university.
This conference was called in re-
sponse to widespread conviction in
the medical fraternity throughout the
northwest that there ought to be a
concentration of effort in medical edu-
cation in order to develop a strong
school Of medicine in the Pacific north
west. The doctors are all agreed that
nothing could be better for the inter-
ests of medical education than to de-
velop school in the Pacific northwest
that will rank with the great standard
schools of medicine In the eastern part
of the United States. The University
Of Washington and the University Of
Idaho have no medical schools Of their
own and have expressed q willingness
TO cooperate in the foundation of a
strong medical school at Portland,
Oregon. 1t was in response to this
general conviction Of the need of high
standards that the conference was
held yesterday in the Marion hotel.
The deans of the medical schools,
DR.. Mackenzie and DR.. Byrd were
able TO arrive at a tentative agree
ment for the merging Of the two
schools into one. This does not mean
the elimination Of either Of the schools
but rather the marrying Of the schools
whereby the two student bodies will
be merged into one student body, The
value and equality Of both schools
was fully recognized and a satlsfac.
tory adjustment conserving the inter,
ests Of both schools was thus reached
The agreement was also reached
that both medical schools should place
the matter before the boards of tru8
tees Of their institutions. The medica
school Of Salem will present the mat
ter TO the Willamette university boart
Of trustees and the medical school o
Portland will place the plan Of mcrg
Ing the two institutions before the re
gents Of the University Of Oregon.
these two official bodies act fayorabl
upon the recommendation Of the med
ical schools the two schools win b
merged into ono ut tho opening Of th
semester about the first Of next Oclo
ber
There was q very strong feeling OK
pressed on the part Of the doctor
present that the merger would socur
the cooperation Of all the medical fra
terniy In the northwest and would re
suit IN the development Of u great In
toroat In thorough medical education
There was also perfect agreement thi
ao fun rights OF the alumni ana 8u
lcu of the institutions should d
caro'uly guarded