The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-23

Atlantic City, June 22.-WrcBtling
with the worldwide problem Of public
health is to be undertaken With renew
cd vigor by the American Medical hs-
SO ciation. This broader aspect OF pub
lie health conservation WAS dominant
over the case Of tho individual at the
opening here to-day Of the, siXty-fifth
annual meeting OF tile association.
TCday's eessiOn was that OF the
house Of delegates, the Legislative body
Of the association. which now repre-
| sonts membership OF 41,029. as the
secretary reported. The treasurer's
| report shows a balance OF over $l40.-
000.. Among the expenditures for the
year were $1S,465 for education OF the
public, and over $4,000 'fors propa-
ganda against frauds and fakes"
Tho report of tho council on health
| and public instruction outlined a COM
prehensive program for extending tho
study of the public hohitifia Tho plans
arc for thorough Investigation Of
| public health conditions in tho United
States, With the gathering of moreire
| liable data; the education or the pub
lie "by every means pnsBiblc", and the
\ 1CTystalHzing ;of public sent!mert In ,Be-
curing necessary public health laws.
! regulations and ordinnH ccaewiicl, will
render possible u conservation OF hu-
| man life commensurate with our ad-
vnncinE nE$knowlctlge.", v4..s,
President Wilson'S Plan.
At Its last convention the. ussocia-
tton pledged itself to sppport such a
public health program as President
Wilson might decide to recommend"
The council reported thlsJ year: LAS
| cXirting conditions make it clearly I'm
| possible for tho president to take up
this matter Mt present, 1t seems adj
visablc to wait until the administra-
tion Is prepared TO mako definite re-
cOmmondations on this subject"
Tho council on medical cducntlon
presented It's tenth annual report
showing that in 1904. when the council
wns created, there were 160 medical
colleges In tho United States, many
OF which were organized and conduct
ed on pureiyi commercial basis; that,
due largleysto,to the council. the NUM-
Der of colleges has been. reduced 10
about 100, and that, whereas In 1906,
there were only four medical colleges
having, high standard of entrance re-
quirolnents, there arc now Sc 'colleEes
which require sone or more, OF college
; work In addition to a standard four
years high school course as condition
for entrance. A ctrlklpg feature has
bcan that IN many cities In which ia
| Eunbcr Of weak medical schools ok
listed. they. have through merger and
absorption been combined to form one
stccng and we'll equipped Institution.
Thn council pays Il tI1Hute to the
medieal colleges, of the sUntii' for the
remarkable manner 'if which they
have grapplci with tic problems OF
medical education In that part of the
country. IS Although working !, under
glcater obstacles than elsewhere. they
have; boon gradually overcoming their.
difficulties. In 1907. tho southern sec
tion of the country had Al medical
colleges, in which II, ors41.5 per cent
could be rated in class IA. - s5,
Z, For 1.-The first atimess.sprpyision 4 has
been tnnde for q careful Investigation
OF. postgraduate medical schools 4 of
The, tiy a. new, line of work
which the council hns not heretofore
lauder rtaksns;,g 5a 5is,ss
III, The. committee to consider the move
~ siit to commemorate the completion
oi tho Panama canal Recommended
that. Ibonuniont. be erected TO be IL
nanced by the American Medical Asa
eociation, located on the Canal Zone,
at point to bo chosen blythe secre-
tary OF War: this monument to be
commemorative OF tha e6iltribution Of
the American Medical Ass6ciat tion, to !
rrovcntiva medicine and sanitary
science. 4 81 81 b, ;,l;,E7 ~
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