Evening star., 1918-06-09
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING

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Every medical graduate in the
United States within the legal age
limits for the
Medical Recruits Medical Corps has
! been reached by
for the Navy. circulars from the
bureau Of medicine and surgery of the
Navy. describing the advantages and
| activities of medical. career in the
Navy Not only has an energetic
propaganda been undertaken in all
the large medical centers. in medical
schools and in hospitals, but medical
directory containing the names OF
| more than $4,000 physicians resident
| in the United States was thoroughly
and completely utilized in the sue
cessful effort to reach all OF the ell
gibles. In response to a request from
the bureau. the deans Of all class A
! medical schools furnished lists OF
their senior students to the number
of about $500. and these also were
told of the advantages offered by the
! Navy.
Despite all these efforts. it seemed
that results would be far from COM
mensurate with the thought and ma
terial expended. but the later develop
ments showed that this sowing was
to provide an abundant harvest when
! the crop would most be needed. and
this was particularly true regarding
the publicity campaign among the
senior students.
The Secretary Of the Navy address,
cd letters to all the state boards OF
licensure requesting that they ap-
prove the advance graduation Of Sc
lected medical students who would be
recommended for enrolment in the
naval reserve force with view to
subsequent examinations for appoint
ment in the Medical Corps of the
Navy. An immediate response in the
affirmative was received, extending
enthusiastic and PATRIOTIC co-opera-
ton. and. with "A hEe Splrit upon IN"
part of the deans and faculties OF all
the class A medical colleges. special
examinations were arranged for these
selected students. Upon certificate by
the respective deans that the students
whose names were submitted had at
tained the high mark of IS per cent
during their entire stay in the tnstt-
tuition, the inference was accepted by
the medical bureau Of the Navy that
sufficient evidence was carried to
guarantee unusual qualifications.
training, theoretical and clinical
knowledge. and aptitude. Careful
physical examinations were neces-
sary. however. which eliminated many
candidates most desirable from the
professional standpoint. Three hun
dred and twenty-nine officers were
| obtained in this way for the naval
reserve force. All have recently been
re-examined for commissions in the
Medical Corps of the Navy. and about
| 10 per cent have been qualified.
This step of publicity represented a
radical departure from previous prac-
! tice and was not taken without due
| deliberation. The need of the mo-
ment was for an immediate accession
to the corps of large numbers of
| qualified men in whom possible de-
| fciencies on the practical side OF
/ their profession could be supplement
| ed in the service with the acquisi-
ton of that knowledge of admins
| trative measures and service require
| fessional ability is largely reduced.
| This year no grower in the northern
states should overlook the chance to in
crease the potato crop by
Spraying spraying. spraying, which is s00a
insurance against
fotatoes. short crop. the experts Of
the Department of Agriculture say.
Every year the potato crop is re-
duced by preventable diseases and insect
pests; yet it may be increased. as shown
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