Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-15

was made to the Hospital. az the Unit
Of Medical Education which idea
stated was championed by Sir william
Osler at the opening of the Henry Phipps
Psychlatric Clinic at the Johns Hopkins
University, about two years ago. This
reference might have been misleading
from one point OF view. but Sir william
Osler's position upon that occasion
strongly sustains the motive which has
prompted my professional work for the
past sixteen years, both in reference to
my lectures, az well as to my written
publications, as the preface to the third
edition Of my published monograph
clearly sets forth. In fact. 1 am in har-
mony with the entire coterie Of scientific
physicians. in all parts of the world,
whose work has contributed to the pres
ent high status of scientific medicine, as
the published record OF my own contri-
buttons for the past seven years will in
controvertibly establish.
Before the opening of the Phipps Psy-
chiatric Institute, in conjunction with
the Johns Hopkins University. had
labored for fourteen years, calling the
attention Of the Medical Profession in the
United States to a badly neglected field
OF practical clinical medicine, and. as
before stated, my endeavors won the en-
dorsement, encouragement, and common
dalton OF the best known physicians in
all sections of this country, or in the
large part of the United States visited
by me, and II was with no small degree
OF satisfaction that I learned Of the open
ing Of the Henry Phipps Psychiatric
Clinic, since this advanced step In the
teaching of Clinical Medicine by an in
stitution so prominently leading as the
Hopkins, IN q measure, furnished the
highest possible endorsement for the
sanity, usefulness and practicability Of
my labors for the fourteen years previous.
This great institution has generously
recognized the merits OF my work,
through the commendatory review of my
monograph in the Bulletin OF the Johns
Hopkins University In fact, a we'll
known Ex-President OF the A. NJ. A,
upon the occasion OF MY visit TO Louis
vile. ended his remarks, when introduc-
Ing me to his class, by saying: Gentle
men: Although a young man, Dr. Munro
has the endorsement and commedation Of
the brains and intelligence Of the Medi-
cal Profession Of America, or at least, Of
a very large portion Of this country. since
am personally acquainted with the
physicians whose testimony he bears and
for this reason am proud to have the
pleasure OF presenting him to occupy my
hour upon this occasion"
My work was encouraged by many Of
the leading specialists, internists and
surgeons OF the City OF Omaha, as their
own signatures to letters in my posses
gnRA
the Omaha Douglas County Society, a
leading Omaha surgeon introduced me as
man who had won distinction in a GER
tain branch OF Clinical Medicine.
To return to Sir. William Osler's ad-
dress at the opening of the Phipps Psy-
chiatric Clinic, upon 1.-The Hospital as
the Unit OF Medical Education" am
more than pleased to say that enter
into hearty accord with all that this
noted physician said upon that occa-
sion. He was then and there emphaslz-
ing the obligation that the Medical School
owes to the larger social organization in
extending its clinical and teaching facil-
tiles so as TO properly equip the physi-
clans going out into general and special
practice. so that they could treat the
functional. physical and mental disor-
ders in their incipiency, and would thus
be prepared TO guard the welfare of such
patients as the one to which reference
was made in my article last week. I
again challenge any man or any group
Of men TO take my published writings
and show that am not in harmony
with the scientific physicians. not only
Of America. but OF the entire civilized
world as we'll. matters not what be their
especial department OF scientific medical
research. In fact, am so much in har-
mony with the scientific physicians in
all sections OF the entire civilized world
that refuse to harmonic with those
whose utterances are TO the contrary, so
far az my own Department of Clinical
research is concerned
Even at the risk Of being counted ''un-
ethical" and OF sacrificing my member
ship IN organized medicine, I will con-
tlnue to do, as I have in the past, l. e
stand by the facts as scientific research
has presented them to me, especially
since I am in agreement with scientific
investigators in all other departments of
medical research. as we'll as with the
more representative physicians in my
own particular field of endeavor
Two years ago. the Dean OF the Med
teal Department OF the University of Ne
braska, a most capable and scientific
physician, said TO me: 1T want you to
Join us in our School" He did not say
anything else, because there was no