Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
DIR. CONWELL PA US TRIBUTE
TO DEAN LAURA H. CARNELL

however the aristoCratic sentiment
among the older medical colleges led
the American medican associations to
decry the idea of any new colleges
aud set their disapproval and boycott
on all evening medical schools, the
Temple was forced 10 abandon for
the time one OF its greatest benefac-
tons and. giving up evening instruc-
tion. try TO help what IL could as an
exclusively day college. The mani.
festly unfair refusal to let any mar.
into the profession who had not spent
certain established number of hours
in some recognized" day medical col.
lege was adopted to the great harm OF
the general profession. The action
shut out those who knew the most
about the science Of medicine and re-
fused even examination TO men who
had the very highest qualifications for
the profession. Such a foolish and
unjust discrimination against talent.
skill and industry cannot long exist in
Il free land.
Then the advances in chemical re.
search and invention demanded edlI.
Gated druggists. and eNperimenters i'm
the manufactures. architects. carpen.
terS and importers, rgilvays shin
builders. farmers. home.maliers and
streetpaNers found that their EN-.
pIoNes must have special instruction
IN order TO compete with their neigh.
DORIS IN this and other nations. Every.
where the call for some useful cdu.
cation TO aid in the daily toll of the
people was loud and sincere. Into
that duty the Temple College rushed
Win promp'ness and care.
Standards Are Raised
Ihe raising of the standard, of edu-
cation IN all the public schools. acad.
ep1les and colleges Of America. which
went up by leaps, made the demand
Tor more cultured and more skilled
teachers most imperative. Thousands
OF The finest men and women teachers
saw that they must he dismissed unless
they could Keep up with the advancing
demands. To them the Temple opened
the complete college course and a
thorough teachers college instruction.
ana thousands of the best teachers
were saved to the schools and to them.
selves. The normal school courses
became. exceedingly popular and use.
tul. Then came the eager multitude
or women to study household science
ana home art, then came the classes
OF men and women who .oresaw the
call in all States for thoroughly equip
ped teachers of music in the public
schools and colleges: and the unseltish
and most successful musical artists
offered their services as professors in
the Normal College of Music. Then.
with many other Of the men and Ell.
terprises which cannot be enumerated
here. came the Samaritan Hospital
Corporation. and following it the Car
retson Hospital Corporation and they
were accepted as a part of the Temple
University.
The romantic and surprising career
OF the samaritan Hospital. fror two
rented rooms and with no endowment
growing rapidly, until the State came
to its support because of rs vita,
benefits to the people, is "A great sun,
prise TO many. It arose like al lln-
real cream. The many thousands who
nave been healed there testify hourly
70 It's recognition among the best in
the iand. The Garretson. as an emer.
gency hospital, open day and night
among one of the most concestet
manufacturing districts, is busy nearl,
all the time with wounded men ant
women.
IN 1891 the greatest movemeI fot
the education of the common people
came when little plain circular wa.
mailed from Temple College to this
small shops and stores in the CITY
asklhg the proprietors to cooperate
with the college in this public bene.
faction. The circular asked Cor posi-
tions Tor students where they could
work half time for half pay. As sucr
ainoitious and intelligent young mer
and women make the most trust
worthy and profitable employees. the,
employers have the double satisfac
ton OF doing clearly good Ceed anf
securing the best service. MANY n,
the shops and small stores needed haI,
only in the afternoon or evening. Ar
count books could be posted in tb.
evenings, or customers came only IL
the afternoon or evenings, or som,
parts OF the manufacturing poodn,