The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-06
|0R. GEORGE T, JENKINS
DIED FRIDAY EVENING

ian church and were promoters Of the
substantial development and progress
OF their locality.
DIR Jenkins began his education as
a student in the public schools OF
Clark county, Mo-, afterwards attend
ing the high school at Alexandra.
and then entered the Commercial col
lege at ST. Louis, subsequent to which
time he entered upon preparation
for the medical profession IN San
Francisco, Calf, in 1865. He was
student there in the Poland Medical
college, later the medical department
OF the University Of California. Re
turning to Missouri he matriculated In
the Missouri Medical college at st.
Louis from which he was graduated
with the class OF 1867. The honor
ary degree of master of arts was con-
ferred upon him by Parsons college
at Fairfield. Iowa, in 1854.
DR.. Jenkins located in Keokuk for
the practice of his profession and en-
tered upon a most successful career
in this city and vicinity. He was
man of ability and fully understood
the requirements and the demands
made upon learned and successful
physician. It meant life OF devo-
ton. energy and industry, physically
and mentally. The diploma he re-
ceived as the sign of his graduation
must be followed up with constant,
diligent and intelligent review of the
subjects brought out in his medical
! student days and to follow with great
care, close observation and continu-
GUS study the many changes In ma
terra medica and other branches with
which physician and surgeon should
keep closely in touch II he would
rank as peer among the ablest OF
his profession. DIR. Jenkins realized
this to the fullest extent and always
remained an earnest and conscien-
tious student From the time OF his
graduation up to a short time ago ne
has continued in the general practice
OF medicine and surgery In keokuK
and gained distinction which mark
ed him as not only one Of the leading
physicians OF the city, but of the
state his prominence reaching far be
yond the confines OF Iowa. AS
writer said some years ago OF him:
"a valuable part of his services In
behalf of humanity has been in the
line of medical education"
1t was well said. In 1879 he was
elected to fill the chair OF diseases OF
children in the College of Physicians
and Surgeons Of Keokuk, occupying
that position until 1882, when he was
made professor Of the principles and
practice Of medicine and clinical med
| icine in the same institution. He fill
| ed the latter chair until 1890 and was
| also president of the faculty during
that period. In that year he assisted
! in the organization OF the Keokuk
medical college. On the organization
! OF this new Keokuk institution OF
| learning he was elected its president
and also chosen for the chair OF
principles and practice of diagnosis
4 retaining that connection with medi
cine, clinical medicine and physical
until 1900 when the consolidation with
the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons was consummated under the
name of Keokuk Medical College, Col
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons.
President Of College.
In the new Institution he was cleo
ted to fill the same positions and was
not only president and professor in
the college. but also dean of the fac
ulty. In 1898 e dental department
was established Of which he was also
chosen president, and in 1901 de
partment of pharmacy was founded
with which his official connection was
the same. Both these departments
were well equipped and soon tooF
prominent rank with similar tnstitu
tons OF the country.
DR.. Jenkins was one Of the leading
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