The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-03
HEALTH BILLS
JARED WELL IN
Il LEGISLATURE

GhIlcS'or, May @.-~-"Thc 1921 legis-
azure ot West Virginia felt kindly to-
ward the health measures" stated Or.
Ccorg" T.. GriS$lngcr Of FaYcttc county
a leader in the house, when reviewing
the legislation which has I" do with
public health that passed house and
senate. Two very important measures
were made into law%--Onr raising the
standard Of physicians and tho other
providing for the gathering OF vital
statistics.
The resolution authorizing the COVER
nor TO appoint 4 commission to lnvcs-
tigatc demand To establish a state hos
ri,ai for teaching clinical medicine and
Increasing ~" medical dcplrtmc in
the West Virginia University from tw"
20 four years passed the house but was
killed in The senate, although the com
omission WAS to serve without pay. IL
! Is believed that the fear that the mod
cal department of IN" university might
he removed from M"rGantown 10 Hun
mnGton Developed lhr opposition 10 IL"
bill N the senate.
Il am sorry that this resolution az!
moi PASS" observed lpr GrlSSinG"r as
y fuur year term At the lniN crSltN IS
r,,,,d very much. Medical schools in
other suites Al" nil"d up and enrolment
is being mad" TWO years in ADVANCE
When West Virginia students Cpihple'
the two year c"urS" At the west \lr-
GINA University they md 1t d'Iicult 10
ind a school for completion and often
,;,,,s 90 far away which IL likely 10
lead them /" locate i'll "in"r states an"
mus deprive West Virginia Of phySlc-
Inns There is urgent demand TOR more
,hvsiciauS IN the remote districts 81
may be- Illustrated by III" difficulty
found IN securing Il physician 10 replace
mo ~ my nrartirc while I came I" the
legislatures.
The passage of house hHj No. -Ct.
which raises IN" standard If medical
education brings the standard NJ :" inc
rruuirrmpntS Of IN" Commit"l" 81 "uu-
cation Of tho American MedicAI ASSo''a-
ION The requirements include our
wear course in nigh school and two years
IN colIcpc Of arts and ScenEeS. To pc
come a physician necessltateS' ~ "n"'.
ton 10 this. graduation from W'u''"'
,,uoqc GRADED as a" by the American
Medical Association.
The vital statistics law house Oh! No.
40. places West Virginia IN the rcSiE'r"-
,;on arra ur the United states govern
men,. = position which every state O"o
wes, Virpiniu cast II the MISSISSIPPI
previously occupied.
Roth Of these measures were "nooSeu
nv the West Virginia Medical ASH2ci"-
ton. 49,, .
Another health measure which passes
v.ncr4I disease where persons Will I've
nrovidcs for Il clinic for the treatment OF
ken, in quarantine until cured.
A hill to prohibit practice IN Nes'
Virginia by chiropractors failed TO pass
hut tho efforts Of Chiropractors TO nave
=, state board like the physicians main
tain WAS defeated so that the position
of rhiropractnrs remains just the same
as before the Legislature convened Ut
I;riSSipEcr made Il severe attack ~"
.Lironroc,ors before tho houS" commit
tee. chasing them as fakes pure ana
simple.
PHYSICIANS had liberal representation
IN ,ha 1921 legislature. Dr. NJ. '. COL
h,.y. orN,'harrrston and Ir. w. NJ. YORK.
,yrrc in the senate; DR.. CicorG" +. GriSs-
in.rr, OF fHyr'tr. Or. (. /" utQNSo''.
OF MARSHALL DR.. G. J.. MrChn'.c' oi
Grecnbicr. pr H. l.. TctWic!r. or NC
powr,l Dr j NJ. Hunt, Of ltaieiKh' III
,nr house wher" Their" was Hnother
,rcnnbcr who took Il course n medicine
although nc gave up that business Tor
another without sacrihCing 'he nirN-
nam. OF "Doc"--Lluther Raymond OF
Ga ri SburC.