The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-19
ONE HUNDRED NEW
DOCTORS EXAMINED
In Palatka this Week by the
Regular State Board.
Thirty-three of Whom were Graduate
this Year.

The State Board of Medical Exam.-
ners for the regular, or alopathlc,
school of medicine has heen in Session
in Palatka this week for the purpose
cf its regular semi-annual eXantira-
.icn of applicants 20 practice medi-
cine in Florida.
This board is composed of Drs. Geo.
B: Glover of Monticello, president; E;
w. Warren of this cit' secretary, and
w. S. Gramling ofAN D. A. Neal
of Sanford, A. M. Tampa, J.
D. Love of JacksonV. md r. H.
Stokes of Pensacola. Nsard is
representative of the best< cal tai
ent in the State.
Present to take the examinations
were just an even one hundred appli-
cants for licenses. The examinations
lasted through Wednesday and Thurs
day, and the subjects embraced the
entire curriculum Of studies prescrib-
ed by the recognized medical colleges
of the country.
Of this one hundred applicants for
licenses, thirty-three were graduated
this year, and they came from at least
twenty different medical colleges.
Twenty-three of the applicants pre-,
sented diplomas issued in 1912 and
1913, and about fifteen went back to
1910 and 1911.
In other words about 70 per cent
of the applicants were young men
who had graduated within the last
four years.
The balance were older men whose
diplomas were dated as far back as
1881, and were of practitioners in
other states who have decided late in
life to come to Florida and enjoy life.
The examinations were held in the
auditorium Of the Athletic club on TIE
river front and though the weather
has been warm these rooms caught all
the breezes that blew from off the riv-
er and the doctors were comfortable.
II is seldom that any assembly of
men showing such character and high
degree of intelligence meets in Palat-
ka, or any where else for that matter.
The crowd was dignifed in appear
ance and carriage. They looked their
business-that which has to with the
relief of suffering by the application
Of those means which scientific re-
search has placed in their hands
alone. There was little Of frivolity in
the crowd. They were for the most
part young men who were concerned
with the serious things of life, and
vet who wore their responsibilities
with chaerfulness and only becom-
ing dignity.
Last evening it was the purpose of
the board of trade to give the visi-
tors an excursion up the river on the
steamer Crescent, this being depend
ant upon an ability to secure the
steamer which was due at $3.50:
The Florida State Medical Associa-
ton is fathering bill which 1t will
seek to incorporate into the law of
the State and which will do away with
the several boards of examiners, one
for each school, and join them into
one composite board with all the
schools of medicine represented on
the new board. This is the law now
in a great majority of the states
Under this plan the compost boarc
would examine applicants to practice
medicine from all the schools. This
examination would include anatomy
physiology and those other scientific
branches which the several schools o1
medicine recognize as essential, anC
which will enable the prospective
physician to diagnose A case, bu'
would leave the treatment to the, syss
tens for which the various schools
: stand. A bill on this order was con
sidered by the last Florida legislature
passed the House, but failed in the
Senate because Of lack Of time tt
properly consider This bill in cast
t becomes a law will come nearIe
than any other one thing conceiva6l'
to put an end to quackery. Th'
board would be a State institution ant
be composed of physicians recon-
mended by the best in the varlou
schools of medicine. During the con
sideration of this bill before the las
legislature it was fought by ever.
| ouack doctor in the State.
On Wednesday evening brand MrS
f. w. Warren entertained the mem
bers of the State Board ofMedical tx
! aminers at dinner.
The next meeting of the Stat
| board will be held in Jacksonville O
: December 2 and 3.