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MAGAZINE SECTION for March T. 1917

tient sent the Mayos two or three others
suffering from the same affliction. These
We're studied and recorded with equal
thoroughness. Shortly there appeared in
medical journal paper on golfers that
carried conviction to its professional read
ers. 1t left with them the impression that
Charles Mayo, up in Rochester, Mime
sofa, certainly knew something about this
peculiar form of physical malady. Months
later another paper appeared from the
same source, giving a still wider survey
of the subject. 1t indicated that every
case of this kind had been followed up to
the fullest extent.
"Once Mayo case, always a Mayo
case"-in the sense that the scientific
interest of these surgeons in case stops
only at the grave, no matter how long the
patient may live. This is one method by
which the Mayos have managed to learn
so much in a short time, and to become
leading specialists in numerous lines of
surgical practice in a comparatively brief
period of years.
The rigidity of the Mayo policy in re-
fusing the lay press line of information
at the same time withholding nothing
from seekers within the medical profess
sion, is one of the achievements that mark
William Mayo as a master organizer,
remarkable executive. His genius for or
ganization, for building men and methods
into working scheme of high efficiency,
is so pronounced that it is safe to say that
he would probably have made as capable
head for any of the great industrial cor
poratio of this country as for the Mayo
hospital. And still he is himself Won
derful surgeon.
The remarkable business system that
this man has developed is built to serve
a double purpose: First, to protect the
high surgical skill of this great clinic from
being dissipated upon details, and espe-
cially upon business details; to conserve
every moment of time, every ounce of
energy at the command of it's surgical
staff for operations-a operations fitted
to the professional capacity of each in
dividual surgeon. Second, to deal out
individual justice to each patient, and fix
a fee that will fit the financial circum-
stances of each case.
Size of Fee Depends on the Patients
Circumstances
PERHAPS there is not another business
institution in the country that has so
accurate and searching a knowledge of the
personal and financial circumstances of
its customers" as has the Mayo organ
ization. In the words of one who knows
the workings of this system: "There is
Evening star., 1917-03-04

M storm-door and got cut of the
" north wind, she ran back for
w her big woolen scarf. AS she
hurriedly wound that round her head
her eye made scandalzed sweep of her
kitchen. 1t was no ordinary thing that
called her away-it was probably farther
from ordinary than anything that had
ever happened in Dickson County. But
what her eye took in was that her kitchen
was in no shape for leaving her bread
all ready for mixing, half the -four sifted
and half unsifted
She hated to see things half done; but
she had been at that when the team from
town stopped to get Mr.. Hale, and then
the sheriff came running in to say his
wife wished Mrs. Hale would come too
adding, with a grin, that he guessed
she was getting scarey and wanted an
other woman along. So she had dropped
everything right where it was.
"Martha!' now came her husbands S
impatient voice. "Don't keep folks wait
ing out here in the cold"
She again opened the storm-door, and
this time joined the three men and the
Evening star., 1917-03-04

gical attention from the Mayos for low
fee when he is able to pay well or literally
is to incur a special penalty in the final
price, according to members of the medical
profession who know the facts.
"There is simply no such thing"
declares a great hospital authority, "as
deceiving the business end of this organi-
zation concerning patients financial
affairs. 1t can't be done"
But the marvellous business ability that
dominates this institution is most impor-
tant to the public in the particular that it
conserves for patients the full hundred
per cent. benefit of the mechanical ability,
the operating Skill of the great experts
of the Mayo organization. Excepting for
the physical contact in the operating
room the surgeon has nothing whatever
to do with the patient-who is brought in
to him with "history card" that tersely
but fully diagrams his trouble as deter
mined by the diagnOsticians and other
experts who have made the examinations.
These histories are generally read by the
surgeon designated on them the night pre-
ceding the operation-and perhaps again
Immediately before the patient appears on
the patient is taken to the ward, bed, and
nurse assigned by the medical department..
Future of the Mayo Organization
CONTRAST the efficiency of this system
with the methods of theaverage hospital,
where the operating physician not only
makes the diagnosis and passes upon the
business arrangements, but flights it out
with the family" as to the operation, and
then has the care of the convalescent, to
say nothing of handling the financial end
of, the transaction.
1t would appear that the two country
doctors who have created this astonishing
surgical organization must be so dominat-
ing in their personalities that the Mayo
institution could be described only as
"two-man concern" In this estimate
the public is bound to be disappointed.
The same genius that has built such
a structure of efficiency has brought to-
gether an organization of experts VIII, lily
capable of perpetuatng it. Provisions
have already been made to the end of
endowing it with three million dollars and
passing it over to the University of Mime
sofa when the Mayos are through with it.
All this is told to Indicate that a country
doctor can travel quite way if he has the
stuff in him, and that a location in the tall
grass is by no means fatal handicap to
professional success. 1t is an Endorsement
OF neither medicine, surgery, nor the
Mayo institutional least, so far as the
author is personally concerned.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

whole bill as layman would have come
to fully $3.50. On the train, returning l
came in contact with man whose case
was almost an exact parallel to my own,
and he had been charged only SIS for his
operation and treatment. He was an
evangelist receiving $500 year"
The Rule Cuts Both Ways
TT should be clearly understood that
these cases are not cited to give or to
warrant the impression that the Mayo
brothers are conspicuous in their profess
sion for the amount of charity work that
they do. There are probably thousands
of other country practitioners whose
charity work represents larger proper
ton of their entire practice And cer-
tainly there is an equal army of city sur
geons and doctors who give their services
as unstintedly on charity basis. These
cases are given merely to emphasize the
fact that these remarkable surgeons follow
the accepted standard of their profession
and make their charge fit the income of
each patient.
There is general understanding that,
excepting when special circumstances
come in for consideration, the bill for an
operation of any Importance is generally
about ten per cent. of the patients
annual net income. This impression is
not known to be authentic. One point,
however, is certain: if patient is en-
titled to treatment on charity basis, he
need have no fear of an inability to secure
recognition of this fact from the Mayos.
On the other hand the system works
as effectively in the opposite direction.
A certain multimllionaire took his
daughter to Rochester in his private car
for an operation. His first act, according
to an informant who is worthy of belief,
was to hand out his check for ten thousand
dollars. Yet this did not save him from
being put through the "information mill. :"
AS result of that ordeal he was later in
formed that his bill was many times the
amount Of the check with which he was
credited.
For patient to attempt to secure sur
Evening star., 1917-03-04
A Jury of Her Peers

NV HEN Martha Hale opened the
Nv storm-door and got cut of the
wv north wind, she ran back for
w her big wooden scarf. AS she
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14

United States. The South American
press, especially that of Brazil, thinks
that the whole southern hemisphere
should join the great republic Of the
north to put an end to ruthless sea
warfare.
Brazil has fleet of merchant steam
ers that communicates with European
nations, as well as with the United
States, and her interest in this prob
lem of the submarine is large. The
Brazilian press advocates that Brazil
should join the United States imme-
diately and also invites the other re-
publics of the South to do so.
The Indignation of the South Ameri-
can countries against the actions OF
Germany is clearly shown in the
press. and there is little doubt that
they will stand with President Wilson.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Chester Leland Brewer.

Editor the Missourian: In Chester
Leland Brewer, the University loses a
man of the newer-and less Otter
found-type of athletic director. Not
only is he highly idealistic, but he
possesses the large perspective and
executive ability which produces con-
crete results. Neither the winning OF
athletic contests nor financial gain
was ever the foremost motive in Mr.
Brewers policies. though, under his
dictatorship, Missouri has shown best
both in scores on the field and in the
ledger.
Mr. Brewer is sportsman in the
finest sense, and his ideals are funda-
mentally those of clean athletics. In
the seven years that he has been in
charge he has raised the standards of
Missouri far above hint of reproach
and has placed his school among the
foremost By so doing, he has exerted
a notable influence upon Missouri
Valley Conference athletics. His
work will stand as lasting testimon-
ial to his efforts in the institution
which he Outgrew. d.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14

An electric railway through Colum-
bia, giving direct connections to JET
ferson City and other large cities OF
the state, would mean more to Co
lumbia than the kaw Valley line does
TO Lawrence, Kan, which has two
steam railroads running through it
direct to Kansas City, giving unex-
celled service. Columbia is larger
than Lawrence, surpasses her grid
iron rival in the matter of hotels.
factories, and theaters, besides hav-
ing a larger University and, in addi-
tiOn, two colleges which draw more
than five hundred students annually.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
THAT CARNEGIE LIBRARY

The enthusiasm for such COM
mendable object as Carnegie Library
for Columbia should not be permitted
TO wane for a single moment until the
building is reality
1t is not to be expected that a state
university library should also supply
the needs of a high school. Especially
is this true when $500 students are
already using the University Library,
and il has been acknowledged by the
local committee, likewise, that it is
unfair for Columbia to ask the state
for library money, as much as II
would be unreasonable for any other
city of the state to request such aid
for municipal purposes.
Is there any reason why Columbia
should not have 100000 library
building, as well as many other even
smaller cities throughout Missouri
and neighboring states? 1t is entirely
within the realm of possibility, for the
Carnegie library fund is at the disposal
of all cities which contribute certain
amount themselves and show an ade-
uuate need for the building.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
THE SPAWN OF WAR

When war came to England there
was talk of banning German music
Any man with an accent was looked
upon with suspicion. German teach
ers. musicians, tailors. Germans who
had become naturalized English citi-
zens, men with German fathers and
grandfathers were regarded as spies,
were jeered at, were imprisoned with
out cause. Will a break with Ger
many cause such conditions in
America?
War brings not only heroism but
cOwardice in its wake The yellow
streak of fear is too often coupled
with an hysterical hatred that ex-
plodes on the unhappy heads of the
defenseless. 1t is this which caused
the irrational persecution of the luck
less people of German descent in Eng
land.
The German-Americans are too val
liable a part of the American melt
ing pot" to be subjected to an un-
reasonable petty hatred
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
DIR. MERRIAM SPEAKS AT CHICAGO
N. L. Man Tells Teachers OF Methods
Used in Elementary School.


DIR. IL. Merriam of the Elementary
School lectured to large audience OF
citizens and teachers of Highland
Park, and Ravinia, districts of Chica-
60. last Thursday and Friday. His
subject was How Public Schools
Might Better Serve a Community"
He said one of the greatest educa-
tional questions is whether citizens
want children to develop into eff
cient citizens through training in the
various activities of community life or
merely develop skill in reading, writ
ing and arithmetic.
At the close of the lectures the au-
dience requested Doctor Merriam to
give an informal talk on the Elemen-
tary School.
Friday morning and afternoon he
lectured on "The Daily Program of
Schools This dealt with what to
teach and how to teach it. 1t is the
opinion of many of the foremost edu-
Gators of the country including Doc
tor Merriam, that the number of sub
jects offered in the public schools
should be more limited and that writ
ing, drawing, language and spelling
should be used as vehicles of express
sion for such subjects as history and
geography. He thinks that greater
emphasis should be placed on hand
work and story telling. Children need
to develop muscular coordination and
SKILL" he says. They also need to
form a habit of reading with pleasure
for at least an hour 1t is impossible
to develop and fix this habit when the
twenty minute periods, now so pOpu
lar in the public schools, are used"
At banquet given Friday at noon,
Doctor Merriam spoke on the same
subject. The schools of these districts
recently sent a teacher here to note
the subject matter used at the Ele-
mentary School and to observe the
method of presenting it.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14

The universal support by the en-
tire population of the country must
indeed be gratifying to President Will
son in this world crisis. Whole
heartedness is an mate characteristic
of Americans; in times of national
peril, no urging is necessary that all
lesser problems be laid away in de.
votion to the issue at hand. The rail.
road difficulties, the leak" troubles
with Mexico-all give way to the
greater problem. And that is true
patriotism.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
GYM TEAM TO HAVE BUSY SEASON
VIII Give Next Exhibition at Stephens
College Monday Night.

The University Gym team will give
a tumbling exhibition between the
halves of the Drury-Stephens basket
ball game at Stephens College Monday
night. After the contest the team will
give an exhibition in the swimming
pool.
Next month the Gym team will be
kept busy At the Kansas-Missouri
basketball game they will perform
on the horizontal bars; they will do
apparatus work at the Athletic Can
niyal and give a novelty stunt at the
Ad Club Carnival.
]. F. Miller, basketball coach, is
giving the team special instruction in
advanced tumbling work Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons. He will also
take part in several exhibitions.
The men who will take part in the
various exhibitions are Paul Barnes
Percy Werner, J. F. Miller, Sidney
Loeffler, Ed Muench, Harry SLEIGH
ter, E. B. HOtze, Frank Mathews, Tom
Murphy and Elbert Murphy
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Mrs. Martini F. Henley, Pioneer, Die,

Mrs. Martha F. Henley, pioneer of
Boonvi.le. died Sunday at her home
in Kansas City after an illness of three
weeks. She was Sc years old and
the widow of Miles Henley, who oper-
ated a steamboat line from Boonville
to st. Louis for many years until the
Civil War, when General Prices army
sank his boats. Mrs. Henley was born
at Millersburg. Galloway County. She
has lived in Kansas City for the last
eleven years. A brother, Thomas
Holt, is now living at Millersburg.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
No. Christian Churches Plan Meeting

The program committee for the
state missionary organization of the
Christian churches of Missouri met
here Monday afternoon to plan for
the state meeting, to be held next
June at Mexico. The members of the
committee are: J. B. Weldon of Boon
Vile, George A Campbell of Hanni-
bal, G. L. Bush of Carrollton. and the
Rev. NJ. A. Hart of Columbia.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
$50 TROPHY OFFERED in CONTEST
Breeders Association Encourages Sad.
die Horse Judging at N. u.


A $50 silver trophy will be award
ed to the best student judge Of saddle
horses at the second annual American
saddle horse judging contest in the
Stock Judging Pavilion of the Univer-
sity, February %.
All students in the College of Agri-
culture are eligible for the contest,
and the trophy will be given by the
American Saddle Horse Breeders As
sociation. The contest here last year
was the first ever held by any state
university, and 161 students competed.
The classes of saddle horses to be
used are breeding saddle stations or
mares, saddle foals or yearlings and
fve-gaited and three-gaited horses un-
der saddle. The winner must judge
two classes, preferably all four.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
1916 Year Book Ready for Distribution

One of the busiest places on the
East Campus is the mailing room of
the Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture. The 1916 Year Book,
probably better known as the annual
report of the state board, is being
made ready for distribution. More
than ten thousand copies are to be
sent out. J. n. Mitchell, in charge,
mailed the first lot this morning.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
OratiOns for Contest Due March 26.

The conditions of the Missouri VAL
ley Oratorical Contest to be held in
Des Moines April, 1917, are as fol-
lows: l. No Grafton shall exceed 1000
words in length; 2, The speaker may
choose any theme except one of con-
troversial religious nature; 3, The
contest is open to students in all de-
partments of the University, includ-
ing the professional schools; 4. Ora
tions for this contest must be in the
hands of Prof F. NJ Tisdel, Room 1O2
Academic Hal. on or before March
26; 5. The following prizes are offer
ed: First prize 800; second prize $50;
third prize, gold medal; fourth prize,
silver medal; fifth prize, bronze med
al
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Virgil Garnett Heads Y.PR

The Y. P. B. met Monday night at tho
Christian Church and elected v;ra;,
Garnett president for the comm,
term. John Joslyn led the meetiny
and talked on "Anti-Narcotics.' One
hundred temperance calendars bava
been received for distribution. 1t was
announced last night that a silver
medal contest will be held March
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Glass Removed From Students Hand.

DR.. Guy L. Noyes performed an op-
Grafton yesterday afternoon on the
hand of Bryan Hungate, student in
the University, to remove glass which
had entered from an explosion in the
chemistry laboratory. The glass was
found in three places by an X-ray
photograph.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
SOUTH AMERICAS ATTITUDE

The announced relentless submarine
warfare policy by Germany has af-
fected not only the belligerent nations
but also all neutral countries. The
announcement of that policy by Ger
many has aroused the United States.
and diplomatic relations between
Germany and the United States have
been broken.
The same announcement was given
to the South American countries.
These countries, which have been suf-
fering from the lack of transportation
for their raw material, are as much
concerned with this problem as the
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Helm and HackIeman Favor Seed Law

Prof. c. A. Helm of the farm crops
department and Prof. ]. c. Hackleman
of the agricultural extension service
left Monday for Jefferson City.
where they will appear before SEN
ate committee to defend the proposed
seed law. This bill is encountering op-
position from seedsmen over the state.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
THE OPEN COLUMN

public forum for the discussion OF
things worth while. Articles should he
short and signed by the writer. as proof
TO the editor Of good faith. Signatures
will not necessarily be published.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14

Will someone please define the
overt act" which will precipitate the
United States into war?
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Equal Suffrage Club to Meet.

The Equal Suffrage Club will meet
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at the home of Mrs F. F. Stephens,
203 Thilly avenue.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-14
Prof. 0. d. Kellogg to Be Speaker.

o. d. Kellogg, professor Of mathe
matics in the University, will speak
on the Proposed Plan of City Park
at the Municipal Water Works" at
the weekly noon-day luncheon of the
Commercial Club tomorrow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-06
DIDN'T HIT A LICK OF
WORK IN nine YEARS
Tried All Kinds of Medicines
Without Result; Tanlac
Brings Relief.

81 was so crippled up with rheum-
atism for nine years that | couldn't
do lick Of work, but since taking
Tanlac | can jump up ana crack my
heels together like a 1e-year-oid boy"
said J. NJ. c. Johnston, OF 1880 North
Howard street, Dallas, Texas, and
now in his slxtyfourth year.
"Nino years ago" he continued, II
had a bad spell of typhoid fever that
left me with terrible pain in my
side and also in my back, where
had been hurt when ] was a boy.
rheumatism got me in its grip and
the pain | suffered in my-arms and
shoulders and lower limbs almost
drove me distracted. My nerves were
all worn out SO l could hardly get
any rest and many night / was too
miFe, able to close my eyes at all.
II had taken so much medicine the
last nine years without getting any
relief that ! had little faith left in
anything, but when one OF my friends
spoke to me about Tanlac and praised
It 80 highly, / decided to try 1t and
was certainly surprised when I no.
tised decided improvement by the
time I had finished my first bottle.
slept better, my nerves grew strong
or and from then on my Improvement
was rapid. After taking five bottles
I felt young and invigorated and 4
whole lot better than / have in a
long time. I have full use Of my
arms onca moro and to prove 1t
can rub the back of my head with
eithor hand, which q few weeks ago
couldn't have done to seve my life.
My nerves are all right now. l sleep
like rock and my rheumatism has
completely disappeared except from
my finger tips. have every con-
fidence In Tanlsc and am going to
keep II up for some time, as l mean
to get Job as soon as cool weather
comes"
Tanlac is sold In Tulsa exclusively
by Roy Qetman's Rexall Drug store.
Quaker Drug company and Puritan
Drug company.