The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
FAvORPLAN
TO UNITE
COLLEGES
Officers of Local Medi-
cal School Are For
l.. of Nj. Merger
DIR. SHURLY is
ENTHUSIASTIC

ne Inauguration OF the Drtroit
College OF Medicine and Surgery
with the University OF Michigan.
which seems now assured. awaiting
Shly the ratification OF the board of
trustees Of the Detroit, school. is the
most important step taken in behalf
OF medical education In Michigan IL
q halfccnrury That Is the opinion
OF Or u r Shurly vice-prssident
and dean OF The college
Next year the hf,ieth anniversary
~ founding the college Was TO have
teen celebrated. and practically ever
since the organization OF the noted
Detroit school negotiations have
been going on from time 20 time
looking TO tho amslEamation of the
local school with The university.
when the board % regents OF inc
university announced tho terms un-
der which Il was prepared 90 TAKE
over the Detroi: medical college. y
vas certain tha; the terms would be
acceptable 10 the board % the ne
tro.t institution. for the views OF
both institutions were well known
20 each other Therefore II appeArs
likely thai nc local board iii me-,
almost immediately and raufy tn
action ol th, regents
nr Shu-tf Is highly graf ned ,hA'
tAis condition has corc 10 pas. 81
uss Inevitable. 10 sag that fha m
trr~t5 of Michigan would soon 81
oe3-ed fo expand ard hrins b7sn-h
~ medical school 20 Detroit
Several states alreads WILL a0t
reFiait man 20 practice medicine
unless 10 has spent one year after
graduation IN a hospital. said Dr
Shurly The University % Michi
gan had no such course and no -
cilities for such a course IN Ann Ar.
Dor as the hospital work there was
TOO small 10 provide work FOR the
infernes. In Detroit there vii BE-
exceptional opportunities for the
study % aide range al hospital
work that would not b possible IN
4 small city Win The rapid grorth
% the city the hospital work ras
expanded wonderfully. and \ studeRt
viii have diversified experience
here that would be possible IN only
a 'ew places"
II is Or shurly's opiaion that
when the university takes over the
college it Will use u exclusively for
the ffth year work OF GRADUATES
/ which would preclude the POSSIBILITY
Of starting the medical education In
this college sltho 4, would not DO
surprising II the university faculty
IN its wisdom sent frat. second.
third or fourth year men here for
hospital experience That. OF course.
viii De up TO the university.
II is believed. however. that some
method may be arranged 80 that
there will be classes IN medicine for
the beginners a. we'll as for the
graduates. II not in this institution.
! AZ least someshere in Detroit.
The famous Detroit college has
turned out some OF the most dirtin.
gulshed physicians In the country
men Who have made names for
themselves all over the world
Among lis early graduate are some
OF The most famous physicians OF De
troit. Or ] r. Carstens. one Of the
earliest graduates. IL still a membe
OF the board OF trustees pr. n. O..
Walker. another famous surgeon.
early graduated from this school. as
old Or. lnglis, who Is yet greatly in
terested in the affairs OF tho college.
The plan OF the college 10 raise
fund OF $1,000 900. which was an.
nounced a few months ago. was per-
mitted 20 rest pending negotiations
with the u. OF NJ, but that cam.
paign will be resumed. as the fund
will be necessary for the project
The resolution OF the regents.
| which r. expected 20 be ratified by
I the board OF trustees. IL as follows:
Resolved. That the regents Of IN.
University - Michigan viii under
take the Standardization and conduct
~ graduate school ~ medicine and
surgery IN Detroit. 90 be maintained
from the income from donated funds
and students fees
Provided FIRST. That the Detroit
. College of Medicine shall FIRST have
surrendered Is charter ana term IN {.
ated It's corporate existence con
vsyed 10 The regents the title to all
/ the real estate and equipment 81 which
~ IL possssssd. free and unencum-
bsred. together with all the rights
and privileges in the hospitals Of
{ Detroit which 10 now enjoys and
( shall exert through It's trustees and
faculty its influence In continuing
( and extending such rights and privi-
/ ieges
Second That rights deemed ade-
I quats ~ the regents be secured To
I the university from Harper hospital
and other hospitals for the purposes
/ of instruction In medicine and sur
Eery. and that a fund OF not less
I than one million dollars shall hrst
/ have been created In cash or ap-
proved securities 10 be transferred
/ 90 and Invested BY the regents for
/ the bensht % said graduate school
/ ~ medicine and surgery
Following are the oficerS OF the