The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-28

| biIities in Virginia were yesterdays
most interesting features.
Value CT organization.
| The ADDRESS of Dr. Leigh Was de-
! livered az last nights session, and /;
was followed by discussion in which
the views of many OF the doctors were
! expressed. DIR. Leigh during hts tall
touched upon the value Of affiliation
by doctors IN ali parts Of the State
with the Mcdicai society IF Virginia.
, which afsiliaiion lis automatically &C
9ect, / ne woman Physician" was
handled In most admirable manner ana
=, a-ea demonstrated that woman is ALL
ing her place in the medical sphere as
! in Others, Considerable interest at
tached also TO papers by Drs. stuart
matter before the next session OF the
General Assembly of Virginia. that
the States feeble minded may be
properly cared for.
Discussing the problem DIR. Register
suggested three main lines along
which the doctors should and couId
work. Firet and foremost, every Ell
fort possible should be made to pre-
vent the feeble minded from propa =
eating their species. The physician
also argued that the State shouid'con-
troll this unfortunate class of citizens
aud arrange to care for them and at
the same time provide some method
whereby the feeble minded should be
made, al least, partially self-support-
ing
Dr. Register declared that the indi-
gent parents should be relieved OF the
care and burden of bringing ny fee
biemindcd children. asserting that
most of these children were the off
spring OF INDECENT parents.
Must Be Treated Early.
Continuing in hia report. Dr, Roy
ster said AT the present moment
there are two methods to be employed
In carrying ont prevention OF fe-pie-
sterilization and segrega-
ton. Sterilization undoubtedly meets
the requirements necessary to prevent
propagation. but does not Immediately
relieve the tSate Of the burden Of their
care, nor does 1t prevent those steri-
lized, at least. the females. from be
coming dissolute. Besides. the public
mind Ia not quite educated TO receive
sterilization kindly. hence. IL seems t.
me that by adequate State custodIal
care all the lines ] have mentioned
may be followed with benefit TO all. In
order 10 accomplish anything the
feeble minded must lac detected early,
and this can only be accomplished
through medical inspection In public
schools"
Or. Royster concluded by stating
that by segregation In conformity
with legal enactment, propagation
could be prevented. He expressed
the thought that a liberal per cent
Of the feeble mlndd could be taught
to ply vocation under intelligent
supervision
Others who presented papers in
Guided Drs. s. r. Moon. Murat Willis
Alex u Brown, Robert c. Bryan, Of
Richmond, Drs I.omax Gwathmey
and Charles r. Grandy, ot Norfolk;
DR. Hugh Trout, OF Roanoke; DIR.
Hugh Mcclure, OF Alexandria; Dr.
w h. Barham, of Newsoms. and DIR.
John T. Graham. of Wytheville.
The Tuberculosis Symposium.
Men Of large experience. who are
successful practitioners in the treat
ment Of tuberculosis will lead the dis
eussion this morning from 10 o'clock.
Among them are DIR. Lawrason Brown,
of Saranac, n Y: Or. Louis Hannah.
director OF Phipps clinic, Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore: Or. David r.
Lyman, OF Gaylord Farm Sanatorium.
wailingford, Conn; DIR. Charles l..
Minor, Of Asheville, N. c.; DR., Stephen
Harnsberser of CatIett; Drs. John ].
Lloyd and r. T. Taliaferro of Gaia yha
sanatorium; Drs. G. L, Harrel and
Charles A. Saunders. OF Norfolk, and
Drs. Greer Baughman. Nirginius Har-
rison and Benjamin II. Gray, of Rich
mond
The election will be the nrst matter
to come before the convention when
the afternoon SESSION begins at 3
O'Clock. This viii be followed by pa
pers largely of technical nature, which
ley, Richmond. Dr. John F, Woodward,
Norfolk; Or. A. ~ Burke, Norfolk; Or.
w 81 Slicer, Roanoke; DR.. r y. Wolfe.
Norfolk; Dr Douglas Nanderhoof,
Richmond; DR. Thomas V. Williamson,
Norfolk; Or. j. w. Hunter, Norfolk !;
Or st. George r. Grinnan. Richmond;
Dr J. w Winston, Norfolk.
Tonight's program. general audi
ence in which there will be consider
able public interest is az follows;
Symposium Of Cancer.
fal To be announced, DR.. W. l. Rod =.
man. Philadelphia, Pa.
tbl The Obstacles In the Propagau-
da for Cancer Control~-Dr. Joseph c.
BoodEood, Baltimore Md.
tc) The Cancer Campaign and What
II Has Accomplished DR.. Thomas r.
Cullen. Baltimore. Md.
The Treatment of Cancer of the
Tongue d-antern SlidesD DIR, J. Shell
ton Horseley. Richmond Va
Exstorphy Of the Bladder, Surgical
Treatment-End Results-Dr. C c.
Cotanup R{rbpan,a Va