Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03
JEFF GRADUATES
ADVISED OF VALUE
OFPREP AREDNESS
DR.. w. w. Keen, Famous
Surgeon, Defines Its Need
in Medical Sense
PHILADELPHIA'S D U T Y

College, by Dr. w. w. Keen, president or
the American Philosophical Society and
emeritus professor of surgery in Jefferson,
Who delivered the Grafton at the commence
nent exercises in the Academy of Music at
noon.
isDr. Keen told the graduates 1t was their
d,Ity to aid in bringing about this medical
preparedness.
'If YOU do not enter the army or navy,
ioin the army or navy, medical reserve
corps" he said. He also urged the young
doctors to seek an examination by the Ma
ttonal Board of Medical Examiners of the
limited States" voluntary board made up
of representatives of the medical corps of
the army, navy the Public Health Service,
the Federation of state EXamlnB Boards,
and physicians at large.
In speaking of this board Doctor Keen
maid a warm tribute to the late DR.. William
L, Rodman of Philadelphia, responsible for
the existence of the board, who was to have
been the orator at the commencement eX-
ercises , r,
NAV bring n great boon to humanity by
'the conquest of already rampant infec-
ton"
"In so years we surgeons have nearly
perfected our methods of preventing infec'
tion," he declared "rhe other problem
how to conquer infection when 1t has once
nermeated every recess of the wound; how
TO make and keep the wound aseptic so
that it may heal quickly-has baffied us for
years. This has been and is the one great
overwhelming problem in civil as well as
military SURGERY The labors of Wright,
Dal<in. Carroll and others now give us hope
that the dawn Is Nigh
The address of Doctor Keen was on THE
Doctors Duty" The first part concerned
the medical situation in Philadelphia and
thes doctors duty toward it. The second
part concerned the duty of the doctor to
the country.
VALUE of MEfteIEn'
He said that the merger of the big
Philadelphia medical schools VIII attract
large additions to the resources both pro-
fessional and financial, all the more neces-
sary now because, he .prophesieo' post
graduate work in European medical scnools
will be difficult or even Impossible ior Some
years to come
After pointing out that Jenerson was tne
saiS ,atSeS' ''''''"' 'o''''' -
But when we take still broader view
and compare the relative position of Phila-
delphia as a medical centre, including all
its schools, in comparison with all those
in Chicago New York, Baltimore ana Bos-
ton, the result Is far from hattering.
He asserted that the record showed that
Philadelphia had a small percentage or
the number of students in other medical
centres.
''The only way Is to face the facts and
brace ourselves to the task he declared
philadelphia must indeed wake up. our
profession and our citizens must get busy,
must redouble or rather quadruple' our
energies ana our generosity II we wish Wis
70 not q caiJ 70 tba Iafsarsor Aimrsri ,,nrn
It Js barr, caii 70 al tba ai',,,,ai aso,e I.,
the PhiIadeinbia nedicai scbooIs GA
"Tbe union of the Isresst sohoo, ,s A.,
Oldest school is in NV Judgment tha ' e-se r,se
and most important step, but far, far from
the last. The cooperation of our active
State and county medical societies of the
efficient Department of Health of the State
and the city, and. above all, the loyalty
ana energetic assistance OF the whole pro-
iession, must De mooillzed' we should
aIso ehllst the energetlc CITY Ciub and the
tLni Hna.r1er S', oi Soininerce, not SO much Tor
t S,e,l utf eee ni,anGIai help as Ior thelr moral
suppo,t anu .ner lnhuence IN creating
''Pei' P"o''' oPii'ioh'
DUTY OF THE FUTURE
.srhora q, . co.., r....,s,.s
aud Ia1oh aaroit, ~ T,o y,11
daInbis n,edinoI insti,,ItIone =, ;n ,iann.
have received a LITTLE r,ora 'han e. ooS onn
In comnar,son ,y,th tha .aoona nS ntto,
cjtias this &c wboIIv rinadaorata NJ oInca
pbiIa dsInb,a IN A. nosit,nn tsi, 90 do,,r.
ocoI,,,;ad ne SIAN no, 1T. 'o 81 1nns LIS
ar n,tizans ara uo,,ssd ioe h,, la eo,,nas
Maa,oat Extraordinarily 80, ~ .iS S,,n,a 90 60
itis wa have With ne WeS,coI phjSads,nhia
koF1 H.x
sn,ort uorot, iias tha ,,aivo -, oonabira"
tion IN our r,,adicaI sohooIs and the ,,ttIiza-
tions NJ ali o,,r n,edicaJ rasourcas"
The class which was graduated today is
the largest being graduated this year from
any medical school in this country and
probably In the entire world. The 162
degrees were presented py Wliam Potter'
president or the board OF trustees
For half an hour preceding the beginning
of the exercises there was a musical pro-
. 81 ,I, 49,, ~ -, a - - !,
-Stah' aitei "nlch the opehIhS prayer was
offered by the Rev Philip j. Steinmetz, head
ma star ~ tho EnpiscnDaI Acadapox
"a ' |P'Seop"A
s..noa ~ Son.o ~ 1oss s,, mno 49,. 'ils as
eesIeo VI ooI'Ui VI ileuloiiie' 'ie uesIse u
doctor OF philosophy was conferred on
SIararc. Aihart So,ttt c NGassach,,-
SlaFohco <AipeF' ohith' D. o. hassdchu-
setts Agricultural College, 1911, Master or
Science Jefferson Medical College, 1914
an5 tha dagraa ~ ,oasta, 80 soianca mo q
anu Io uesreo ol ihasteT oi sciehco was
conferred on Raymond j. Miller, b. s.,
PennsvIvania State Collega 1e14 and
$50 - -, ~
James Alexander clarke, Jr,, A. B., -ftaHeF-
ford College, 1911, These are graduate de.
s,...,. a.. ,eL,,.iola,,io.l ,t,o.i,t, =
srees IN pnysioiosleai cheinistry
William Henry Spencer has obtained the
hest record for the four vears' course Rob-
DSs' iSSotC - 80 ASu' 'SsA.S 49, 49,