Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-21

DR.. Samuel Henry Kagan Of Au-
gusta has been accepted as a member
Of the second Harvard Surgical Unit
about to BECOME a part of the British
surgical force somewhere in Europe
and unless some unforeseen difficulty
arises, he win sail from New York in
the last week. of the present month.
DR.. Kagan has had experience as g.
surgeon which will probably assure
him Of high rating in the British
service. He has been a resident Of
Augusta about three years.
DR.. Kagan was born in Boston about
20 years ago and attended the COM
mon schools In Chelsea, Mass. He en-
tered Cheldsa High school, with the
class Of 1906 and Immediately took an
active interest in the school cadet
battalion. He advanced through the
various non commissioned officer posi-
tons until he became captain Of Conn
pany "a" In that capacity he led his
company in q competitive company
drill and won a gold medal for per-
sonal efficiency. His company won the
annual drill and presented a sword to
him. incidentally winning the contest
automatically advanced him to major
and put him in command of the bat
talon during his senior year.
From the high school DR.. Kagan
| went to the Tufts College Medical
School and was graduated in 1910 with
Cum Laude" written on his diploma.
| During the medical school course he
stood at the head of his class in
anatomy. He then entered the Boston
City hospital where he gave one and a
half years to the medical service and
continuing gave another year and a
| half to surgical work.
Early in his hospital work DR..
Kagan wrote "Nuclear Classification of
the Neutrophile Leucocytes and It's
Relation to Disease" which was print
ed in the Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal and later reprinted by the hos
pital authorities in pamphlet form. It
is still frequently quoted in the medi-
cal journals. While engaged in medi-
cal service DR.. Kagan worked out a
dietetical treatment for typhoid pa
tients, which was adopted and later
published for the use Of the profess
sion.
1t was while engaged in the surgical
work that DR.. Kagan was enabled to
serve at the Haymarket Square Relief
Station in Boston. There he had ex-
tensive experience in all sorts Of
emergency work. including gun-shot
and knife wounds, burns, etc. 1t was
mis- record while engaged in that work
which caused him to be so readily ac-
cepted for European service.
Since coming to Augusta Dr. Kagan
has practised his profession first hav-
ing an Office on Winthrop street and
the past year in the Purinton building
on Water street. He was city physi-
clan in 1918 and is now ,anaesthetist
and visiting physician at the Augusta
General hospital, medical advisor for
the Augusta Young Mems Christian
Association and visiting physician at
the Augusta Children's Home. He had
planned to conduct course in First
Aid to the Injured" as a part of the
Y. M. c. A. program the coming win
ter. During the past summer he was
candidate for vacancy in the Medi-
cal Corps, National Guard of the State
| Of Maine.
The Harvard Surgical Unit, of which
DR.. Kagan will be a member, has been
organized by DR.. E. H. Nichols Of that
institution. H. H. White. treasurer OF
the University Press. is the business
manager. DR.. Kagan has signed the
necessary articles calling for six
months service and has been accepted
by the officers Of the Unit. 1t is his
intention to re-enlist for a second six
months If possible. in order to make a
full year Of service. Application for
DR.. Kagan's passports are already in
Washington and he has received a part
Of his equipment. He expects to leave
Augusta in about a week.