The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-30
An APPRECIATION
Of DR.. JENKINS
Or. Oliver o. Walker. Formerly Of
Thi. City. Now Of ssiina. Laads
late Practitioner Of
This City.
BEFORE COUNTY SOCIETY

i
Madison This Afternoon and
Fire Program Was
Furnished.
A lecturer without q peer, sue
cesstul practitioner, giant of gentle
ness in the sick room,- in these terms
did Dr. Oliver D. Walker. in his paper
before the Lee County Medical society
at Fort Madison eu,ozize the late DR..
George F Jenkins this afternoon. DR..
Walker was invited to deliver the
memorial address Tor Dr.. Jenkins, and
spoke OF this former practitioner OF
heokuk In the highest terms.
The medicai society meeting was
held at Fo-t Madison today. TIE pro-
gram begau this afternoon with DIR.
Walker first on the list. DR..
Frank N. Fuller and DIR. c. R. Armen-
trout were local doctors on the pro-
gram. discussing papers read by other
doctors
Dr.. Walker in his euIogy of the well
known and very much loved Keokuk
doctor said:
When the word came requesting
me- to attend this meeting and per-
form this service for my much loved
and departed friend said. I can't do
IT. There are Others much better
qualified to write this sketch and my
feeling was that DR.. Jenkins deserves
the best effort OF the best man. This
Is stili my conviction. but in spite OF
all am here Offering myself and my
service.
The fact IL. brethren. I could not
resist the opportunity OF again seeing
you an, Of looking again into your
faces and confessing that / was
little homesick to see ron and confide
in You that friendships such as yours
are formed but once in lifetime. 1t
is youth and early manhod when the
most intimate friendships are made.
It was here in Lee county where I
first caught the vision and Inspiration
OF the medical profession; here it was
tnat saw incarnated my ideals OF
manhood coupled with the highest
minded professional dignity. Men
who were first men and then doctors.
Several were there OF this type and
stamp. but chief among them were,
first one TO whom was bound by ties
Of hesh and blood. that prince among
men, that good, wise, beloved, chris
tan gentleman, that careful, discrim-
mating physician, Doctor T. ]. Max
well. who was second father to me.
my wise counselor when needles ana
my friend all the time. and then came
the subject OF this sketch OF whom
shall now try to speak my spprecia-
ton
Without Peer a. Lecturer.
My first acquaintance with d..
Jenkins was the summer of 1884 It
was then came to Keokuk and en-
tered the ONCE OF DR.. Maxwell to un-
deTtake seriously the study Of neda-
cine. Ny acquaintance that summer
with Dr. jenkins was only casual. the
fall OF that year entered the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons and Il
was there learned to know him In
q 6snerent way. AS a lecturer on
medicine ne had no superiors and few
equals He was clear. concise. en-
thusiastic TO q marked degree. ex-
tremely in earnest. no embeilish-
ments, no attempt at rhetorical effect.
just plain. out-from-the-shoulder talk.
fun OF meat, practical. helpful. taking
nothing for granted, careful az to de-
tail and useful suggestions that would
De helpful 10 the student Of medicine.
In considering any disease there was
alwaTs that we'll ordered systematic
way Of presenting II. There va. the
history. etio!ogy, course. duration and
termination, pathology. symptoms.
diagnosis. prognosis and treatment.
Un6er each o. these heads he has his
material we'll arranged. clean cut ana
convincing.
Il said there we're no empe,iish-
nents. but every lecture was adorned
with personal element, with know
ledge drawn from a wealth OF expert
ence OF a large. long and varied prac-
tee. The student knew Of his mis-
takes as we'll as his successes and
prcited thereby No one ever heard
DR.. jenkins lecture who was not i'm
pressed with his force and sincerity.
One might take issue with him. but.
never for one moment could or, help
feeling that he spoke from full and
homes. heart.
Or. Jenkins n . Worker
@As . practitioner he was eminentIy
successful HIS practice was large
and var1.ed heavy tar upon his ener.
sies and powers Here as on the lee
.ure platform he threw his whole SCI.
INTO the work He was a most inret-
crate worker The practice CT n.els-
cine was TO him passion. few men
cons have stood re nhvsfcai and