The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-25


medical corps-because the ability Of
the army properly and efficiently to
perform its duty depends lar ely upon
the health Of the personnel. In order
10 Indicate the Importance of the med
zeal corps, DIR. II. sheridan Baketel Of
the medical reserve corps, has supplied
some data concerning Il.
The United States army" he says
small but efficient, shows such a
small rate Of illness, that the ability OF
the medical corps is apparent. At this
time this department OF the army is
IN the forefront Of popular interest. Its
surgeon general, Gen. william <. Cor
gas, has conquered the pestilenCes OF
Panama's isthmus and made that spot
as healthful as New York. The Rand
Mining company recently borrowed
HIM that ne might suggest ways and
means 10 make some parts OF South
Africa more habitable Through the
eradication Of disease. and our South
Americas cousins have sought his
services for similar purposes.
The practical elimination Il ty-
phoid fever in the army. due TO the
work Of Major Russell and his CO.
workers, has directed attention anew
10 the high grade OF scientific work
which officers of the army medical
corps are doing. In many ways it is
possible 10 point out the eminently
practical services of American army
medical officers.
The appearance of the Army Reg
lister for 1914 will prove source oil
interest To many, for it contains in
addition To the usual amount of ex-
plicit official information, the educa-
tional qualifications Of the entire per-
sonnet Of the service. Members of the
medical profession Will find upon pc
rusal Of the register. that army medi-
cal men are splendidly educated. For
example Of the 445 men in the medical
corps, l13 are holders OF academic de-
grees, and in addition to the degree OF
NJ. D., which each officer must pos
sess 1888 men are graduates of the Ar
my medical school.
Strength Of the Corps.
The corps, as at present constitut-
ed, consists Of 4i5 i'm the medical corps. |
lS9 in the medical reserve corps, (ac-
tive lisD and 60 i'm the dental corps. |
BY rank, and under command of Brig. |
Gen. Gorgas. there are IS colonels. "a
lieutenant colonies, 1O5 majors, 1863
captains, and 2S0 first slieutenants. !
There are also over l,200 first lieuten-
ants OF the medical reserve corps on !
the inactive list.
The army, up To a few weeks ago. |
was commanded by physician Maj |
Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of STAFF. en-
tered the service in 1856 as an assist
ant surgeon after gra dua1 ing from
Harvard medical school. ans became
captain 1891. He was serving in that
grade in 1898, when appointed colonel |
OF the First United States cavalry.
tRough Riders), of which regiment
Theodore Roosevelt was lieutenant col
onel. In two months he was Il briga-
der general and five months later a
major general of volunteers. The man
ncr in which he displayed his genius as
A sanitarian in Kidding Havana Of yell
low fever and in cleaning up Cuba is
matter of history. AS a reward, Gen
eral Wood became a brigadier general
In the permanent establishment i'm
1901, and major general two years
later. In 1910 General Wood became
chief of staff
Every section of the country is rep
resented IN la
Maine TO California and from Mime
sofa TO Louisiana come these we'll
equipped officers but the majority are
graduates of colleges east of the Mis-
iissippi Indeed. a large percentage re-
'eivcd their medical training east of
he Allcghanies.
I'm writing on the topic in 1907 we
loted that the alumni Of the Univer-
'ity OF Pennsylvania headed the list,
With the University OF Virginia sec .
md and George Washington Colum-
,ian third. In the medical corps of
81 the Washington institution passes
he University of Virginia, the mother
II army surgeons, and assumes second
lace, Virginia dropping to fourth, be-
lind Jefferson, which seven years ago
vas in fifth place. .
THE different colleges, with their
raduates in the medical corps and
he medical reserve corps, are as 4
4
University Of Pennsylvania ........54
ieorge Washington Columbian IA
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University OF Virginia .............2S I
University of Maryland ............20
University of Michigan ............17I
'ollege of Physicians and Surgeons I
of Columbia university ..........1G ,
;ew York University and Bellevue
hospital Observation-Disclosures.
georgetown, Rush and Harvard,
edch ''''''''''''.. ............ ..l3 I
University Of Buffalo, Medico- CHR
urgical, Johns Hopkins, and Tu-
lane, each .........,..........
northwestern. Vanderbilt and Wash ,
ington. each INSTRUMENTATION. 8 !
Il. Louis university ...... Z
'ale and Medical College of vir-
ginia. each ................... s
physicians and Surgeons of Balti-
more. Detroit College of Medicine.
Miami, Creighton, Tufts and :
Physicians and Surgeons of Chi )