The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-21
IMPROVEMENT
LOCAL SURGEONS
TO GET DEGREES
Doctors Carr, Ramage and
Johnson to Be Honored by
American College.

When the clinical congress of
the American College OF Eurseons
holds its annual meeting in Bos-
ton next week and new members
are received into the fellowship
OF the college two local men, u
C. NJ. Ramagc, and DR.. H.
R. Johnson, will have tho de-
gree of F. A. C. S. Ctellows
Of the American College Of
Surgery conferred upon them Ut
the convocatlon next Friday even.
Ing in the Symphony Hall AT this
service the academic cap and
gown Of the college will be worn.
The gowns are OF black material
with panel OF scarlet velvet
across tho shoulders and a tasscl
Of scarlet, which matches ths
scarle; OH the gown, hangs fro:i
the cap.
Instead OF being limited to actu-
al members Of the college, tho
elm cal congress IS an open clinic.
but to be n follow In the American
College of Surgeons one must lint;
Ills practice to surgery and must
have pract.ccd 1t for ton yearl.
have passed examinations in SIR
gerry and have the rccommenlatio1
OF numerous surgeons OF nationa.
repute. The congress wlll attraat
International attention and noted
surgeons of tho world vii be in
attendance.
Dr.. j. W, Mcdonald for fifteen
years. superintendent Of too
Miners Hosp tai No. 5. now the
Fatrmont State Hospital No. 3, f.
the only cthe" local men on whom
this degree has been conferred.
Doctor Mcdonald received thu
high honor shortly before has
death.
The American COLLEGE OF Surg.
cons corresponds to tho Il al co.
lcgG o! Surgeons ia Eng d VII c'l
conters the degree. "F. e.. e s."
or Fellows OF tie Royal College
Of Surgeons" Tie degree viii IN
bestowed Upon the loca! zen by
DR.. John h. Beaver OF Philadet-
ph a, the retiring president Of tn
college.
The Standardization Of HOSPITALS
in the United States is the sre2l
est work OF the college at present
and each year 1t ceads an inSpcc-
tor to every hospital in the coun.
try, at i;s own EXPENSE. to MAKE
a written report Of the Institution
and upon accommodation the re.
port. wtih suggest ons for the in.
provoment OF the hospital, is sent
70 the doctor In charEe.
Doctor Rnmage vas sI:yaor "a
chic: In the Ta rmont State Hoe-
pitaI No. from i9l7.I9@l. whe e
his brilliant work attracted muc !
comment.
Concerning :hc regiannt'c1 o.
Doctor Eawugc from the hospital
The local press said: During the
sixteen years previous to Doctor
RamaFe's Superlntendnncy the
highest number o: patients adm :
ted was 400. Last year 700 pr
ticnts wee treated. As soon aS
Doctor Ramage took CHARGE Of the
! hospital q ward for crippled and
dcformed children was opened anl
nearly one hundred have been
cared for In this ward. In
the first sixteen years Of the eSt'
istence Of the hospital less than
$500 was collected from pay
cases. In the laHt four years $685.
900 has been collected for private
or pay cases. which has been use l
10 improve tho property, buy ad.
ditiopal ground install a fne
S.Ray. buy an ambulance and ada
10 tho general efficiency Of tnu
Institution. The surgical
work done at Ta:rmont HcS,Ital
No. 3 is OF the highest order. IL.
jurIes to the spine which were
/ Formerly considered 50 hopeless
have been operated on with un-
usual success. In the last -four
years e ghteeu mon suffering from
what was formerly couStt3ered
! hopeless broken backs have been
successfully operated upon and
eight OF these men are now self
supporting and four of them ara
practically as good as before the
injury"
Doctor Johnson is a graduate OF
the University Of Medicine OF Bal
stlmorc and Is also 4 postgraduate
Of the Medical School OF New
York. In the year 1892 he was
house surgeon at the Manhattan
Eye and Ear Hospital and IN 1927
was president Of the West Virgin 4
Medical Associat ON.