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

State in the country. In 20 years,
Bowdoin students, in all State exam
nations rank third in the percentage
of failures. Yale first, Harvard Sec
ond, Bowdoin third. Not less than
ten internes are serving In hospitals.
receiving aid from the State. These
are Bowdoin men. In 20 years. out
of State internes have numbered not
more than IL. To replace these ten
internes viii cost the State yearly
$4,000, and it is question whether
we can get them at all. Twenty-Five
Of our 40 states maintain State Med
ical Schools.
Portland is q geographical medical
center. The nearest schools are IN
Vermont, Montreal and Boston. Port
land furnishes the material for
students. When a boy enters a med
zeal school, he at once is taught to
care for wounds, to render first aid
and to do things of practical nature.
A city is the proper environment.
Portland is seaport and offers the
opportunity to study foreign diseases.
Europeans are fiocking to our shores.
Today in New York City, they are
teaching the physicians about new
disease, new in this country, typhus
and how to recognize it. Immi grants
bring it in. Like the "fiu," it is dan
gerous. It might wipe out any of our
cities, or lumber camps. Our sea-
ports are open to the danger of bu-
bonic plague. It is on the coast now.
California and Louisiana have ex-
pended millions of dollars fighting it..
They will have to fight it some day
in Maine! And in this fight, rich men
are interested. John d. Rockefeller,
Cyrus X. Curtis, Hugh J. Chisholm
end many others are summer resi-
dents of our State. From these men,
might come assistance; and, in fact.
Mr. Chisholm offers to build. for this
proposed new school in Portland. a
substantial building. to be in part a
health center, for all the people. The
policy ef medical education is far
reaching. We must create physicians
for our hospitals. If physicians di-
minish, nurses will be less efficient:
it is the heart of our military system.
One hundred sixty-one physicians in
Maine during the World war, served
as examiners for the selective draft.
Z, campaign is now in progress for
annual physical examination of the
young manhood of the country. Our
manhood is more important than
temporal construction" of human
hands. Sixty per cent. of the youths
drafted into the military service dur
ing the World war were physically
defective. In most instances. these
defects may be remedied. In our war
with Spain. fever and disease I'M
dermined and destroyed the boys
In the World war. medical supervi-
sion returned the boys clean,-the
marvels of the world.
Recently. there appeared from the
White House this official statement:
THE affairs relating to public well
fare. such as Public Health and
Education, are so intimately related
and so vital to the Nations pros
perity. that careful survey of all
matters pertaining to these subjects,
will at once be made
Bowdoin men created our state de-
partments of health and hygiene.
The words Health and Education are
the corner stones of our civilization.
(Applause.)
Mr., MOODY Of York: Mr.. Speak
er and gentlemen of the House: I
have deep interest in Maine S
Medical school. / have an interest
in the boys or the young men who go
there and who will be unable to
complete their medical education II
this school is discontinued. I know
of boy who was born in York and
who was in Colby. When we en-
tered the Great War he enlisted as
a gunner's mate in the United States
Navy. He went across. He landed
when the marines, the naval forces
landed. He took part in those
bloody fights and he came back with
a medal or two on his breast. He
returned to Colby and graduated last
June. He is now in the Medical
School at Bowdoin. He would like
to complete his medical education
there. His father is the practicing
physician in York. speak for those
scholars. those medical students at
Bowdoin. Mr.. Speaker, that young
man is my grandson. (Applause.)
Speaker Barnes assumed the
Chair)
Mr. WISEMAN Of Lewiston: Nj.
Speaker. it is with pleasure that I
rise and say word in behalf of nv
old school. the Maine Medical school.
where I had the honor to graduate
eighteen years ago and where have
son today studying. Now. gentle
men. I am surprised to see that there
is a certain coterie of medical men.
well known in this State, who are
against this proposition believe
for some personal ambition and for
nothing else. believe that the
State ought to get hold of this school
and put it where it belongs. We
ought to follow our motto which is
Dirigo IL lead" As understand,
this school has to be put in Glass A,
otherwise it will go in Glass e; and
say, gentlemen, rather than have
the Medical school OF Maine put in
Glass B. let it remain with flying
colors in Glass A. Gentlemen, You
or I have sons studying medicine,
and let me tell you frankly that il
this school Is closed, the State OF
Maine loses a means of education
and I lose my son from the State,
and am only one of many. hope
that the Eightieth Legislature will
go on record to maintain this school.
I thank you. applause
Mr.. DODGE of Portland: Mr..
Cneakar arrae with INV colJ,o ,r,,o