Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-05
AID TO MEDICAL RESEARCH.
What Johns Hopkins viii Do With
Bio Gift of $1,5OO.o00.

! by its gift of 1.50o, 900, the Genera
Education Board has enabled, the
| Johnsy Hopkins University sMediSA
sehoetcat asalfln1ere, Md, TO ifatrgur-
ffataaa Q'raaGqbforfhfl in8the orgtfhfzaft3r
Tat,stia teHdh ing & of the marin selinits
branches in this country. and, IN; fact
ethrous3ielu thss &ssrld.a 1T Their trustees
lnf fiIesu1nher aatrab iifafestfiet esp easss
TO tlie'appifesitioY If the iat.onhe 6fsthe
fund, which swilissbei called the Will
liam II. Welch Endowment for Clint
cal Education and Research" in hon
or of DR.. WEIGH, professor of pathol-
Cgy at Hopkins. The purpose of the
gift, however, is to make it possible
for Hopkins To reorganize its depart
ments of medicine, surgery, and ped
iatrics so that the professors and chief
assistants will receive adequate sal
aries and viii be relieved of the ne
cessity of practicing privately. Their
whole time will be applied to eduea-
.tion and research. If the plan works
we'll, it will be extended to the de-
partments of physiology, ana tony.
pharmacology. and pathology. Hither-
TO there have been very few .full-time
Before adjustments in the personnel
some Improvements must be made in
facilities. AS first result of the
gift, it has been announced that work
will begin Immediately Oh the install
lation of two addftit}hai faD ofatoftes In
TIE Harriet Lane sff6me for invalid
Children, Of which DR.. john Rowland.
professor of pediatrics, has charge.
Plans for sSthe enlargement of ''tite
Hunterian laboratory. for medical.
surgical. and pathological { reseafch
will also be dra ,en at exfte and THE
actual construction wills beubegun as
soon as possible. The new laboratories
of the Harriet Lane HONEYWELL be alo-
Gated in the basement ana will be as
up-to-date in their equipments assevery
other part of the building which was
only opened a year ago, and which
since has been hampered for addition
al facilities. The enlargement of the
Hunterian Laboratory will be on
more extensive scale.
Before any actual use of the funds
provided by the Board can be made.
the gift must be formally accepted by
the University trustees, and this will
be done at the meeting on Monday.
Pediatrics First, Then Surgery.
The pediatrics department will be
the first to be affected. DR.. Rowland,
its head. has not yet indicated wheth-
or he will accept a full-time profess
sorship, ,Iaut it is considered certain
that he will DIR. Rowland is a new
conner to Baltimore. having been made
professor. in 1911. Previously he had
been in charge of the children's Clinic
at Bellevue Hospital and professor at
Columbia and Washington Universe
ties. z==..sz
Surgery will probably be the second
subject to be affected. DR.. William
Stewart Halsted. professor of surgery,
has signified his intention of agreeing
to any conditions which the trustees
may propose For. some. TING, Dr.
Haisted has had little or no private
work, devoting all his energies 10 his
department.
MY only regret is" he said, that
the gift comes a little late, and that
il may, not be possible for me TO ac-
cemplish Q great deal. | am sorry, al
so, that may not live to see the great
fruition of this quite revolutionary
project. -
DR.. Llcwellys F. Barker, professor
of medicine, one of the successors to
DR. Osler, has not definitely made up
his mind, but is inclined to the opln-a
ion that he will be unable ITO ,go on
the full-time basis. 1t was DR.. Bark
er who, eleven years ago. in an ao-
dress to the Western Association OF
HOPKINS Alumni first seriousely sug-l
gested the proposed change, and since
that time he has not changed, ms
views. He is thoroughly in sympathy
with the project, and, like DIR. Hal
sted, is sorry that its realization was
not possible sooner.
Eight years ago, when | came TO
Hopkins" said Or. Barker. mo FUNDS
were available for saiaried. full-time
professors, and it WAS necessary for
me. as in case Of my predeeessor, Pro
feesor ). Osler.s, supplement the 81, sai I
AIRY paid ty the University nd ff gts
pitai by some oonsiilta ton work tori
once one has ordered his life thns,
conditions are bound TO arise which
make it difficult later, On. to- accept q
positieu on a salarfed basis, even
though the salaries, be relatively large
Aeain. as men grow older, and have
tinaneiai means at theft 1flssosal,9 they
are likely to ASSUME ybii Esat ibfiS which
thev would not 'fiaIe olassafmed had
they known earlier that their incomes
would be fixed. Should any one OF US
be 50 Unfortunate as to find himseH
unable to continue on the basis pro-
uosed. | am sure that he Will wiling
lv step aside and help to secure the
lest available man for the reorganIza-
ton. cooperating with him as much as
possible aud retaining whatever posi-
ton may best promote the interests Oh
the school.
/, Probable Salaries Of Professors.
II is thought that the salaries 10 DC
paid the professors will be between
$40, 900 and 5000, but DR.. WEIGH says
that the present is not the time to dis
cuss figures. a=..121.
I'VE don't want men who are think-
ing of salaries only" he SAID. +"
want men who viii be willing to make
sacrifices for research. "Alfs 54., =.
When Dr. WEIGH was asked whether
the changes inlaa at sthat SUCH surgeons
ms Dir. J. NJ. T. Finney, Dr, iHp,WarYd 81 q 8,
Kelley, add ia. u EoBloodsooa w2n p'