Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-30

tinue the school So public spirited
citizens then formed plan OF cor
Quoting State Medical School ana
| these two bills were introduced. AZ
the time of the hearing the sole ques-
| ton was whether it was advisable lc
l estahl a State school. Some of Us
felt a little hesitation in saddling the
State with the problem Of running \
| NEW State institution. We preferred,
tif possible, to see if the Medical
! School could not be preserved in some
other way. AS long as the PROPOSE
} ton of State school was pending. no
situation could arise providing FOR a
4, Medical School in any other way.
That was my reason for joining in
this ma jority report that the measure
ought not to pass. 1t has been some
, time since the report of that commit
tee was announced, and nothing ilas
so far arisen to change the aspect of
J the matter. The only way possible
| now to keep a Medical School open
within the State of Maine lies in these
| two bills which you have before you
| at this time. / cannot help referring
, to the leaflets that have been distri-
i
ed figures that the propaganda must
almost necessarily defeat it's own
ends. 7 believe that the correct fig
ures and estimates will be submitted
to you by another member of the
: House: but if you take those correct
| figures and estimates and determine
the cost first of q Medical School for
, the State of Maine, you have not then
remedied the problem which we have
before us. The value of a Medical
School to the State cannot be figured
in dollars and cents. It is a matter
of policy; it is a matter that concerns
the welfare of the whole State, and
that welfare sometimes passes beyond
the matter of dollars. 1t is a matter
of opportunity to our boys to have a
medical training. There are men now
in the school, which is about to be
closed, who cannot find entrance to
any other medical school The schools
are full. and what schools there are
available would cost too much for the
Maine boys to attend. A medical
school, / say, is a matter of policy
This is the last chance we shall have
to continue Medical School in this
State. Il hope that the motion will
prevail:
! Mr. GERRISH of Lisbon: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen of the House:
! Bowdoin maintained medical school
for 80 years without deficit During
the last ten years, the average year
! iy deficit has not been over $4,000
! The greatest cost for yearly main
| tenance during those 100 years was
| $4,000. Last years report, with fuel
and materials high, shows the total
! cost of maintenance to be in round
| numbers $4,000. Suggestions come
| from the Coucil of Education. The
actual budget presented here covers
! these suggestions
First, eight full time teachers
! at $4,000 equals ......... s2S, 900
| Second. four full time assist
ants at $4,000 equals .... 5000
| Third, sufficient other teach
! elS ........... ....,........ 10000
|
| Total $4,000
Surgeons and physicians are glad
| to give four months yearly of free
! service to hospitals. Men take posi-
tons in medical schools for the pres
| tige it gives them. There is no 60
| ing out nights. Some men are not
| adapted to private practice, but are
adapted to teaching Thirty-five
! hundred dollars will secure a good
. man. BoWdoiu College UP to the
present year has never paid over
$4,000 for any of its professors. At
the University of Maine, professors
of like grade now average about
! $4,000 The four full time assistants
| need not be physicians. Two thou
! sand each for the assistants is an
unusual liberal amount. Included in
the sufficient other teachers" are the
men who give short courses, such as
the legal side of medicine" 800.
In the Harvard Medical School six
lectures are given on that subject;
medical ethics. $50. (Only three
talks given.) Lecture on Public
Health" $400--tEey meet only once
Il week. These are the men who have
The small subjects to teach. The
total cost for teachers is $4,000
Under rigid Glass A recommended
telegram: Portland, Maine. March 20,
1921. The Conklin Glass of one hun
dred women heartily indorse the bill
for Grade A Maine Medical School.
Maude I. Bergman, President Conk-
lin Class"
The cost of running the buildings,
light, heat, water, janitors. gas, in
surance. materials and repairs, was
last year, III round numbers $1,000
| am going to more than double that
amount and give the proposed school
$4,000 for overhead expenses. New
equipment the first year will amount
to $4,000. and thereafter $4,000 yearly
will keep it Glass A. Averaging the
above for period of ten years gives
$4,000 as yearly average
Now let lis summarize:
Overhead expenses .......... $4,000
Total 500, 200
Now we have something coming in
to help us on this $4,000. Today
there are 65 students at $3.50 each or
approximately $4,000 for revenue. I
am figuring the tuition too low.
Tuition at the Jefferson Medical
School, $3.50 per year. Tuition at the
Harvard Medical School, $500 yearly.
am figuring it, $3.50.