Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-26
GIBSON PROTESTS FEES
MEDICAL STUDENTS PAY
Legislator Says Examining
Board ''Dividcd' 40
al Last Session.
DIR HHIGmr To THE DEFENSE
Rich ond Nrnds Telegram showing
Whnt the Physicinn~ on B"dy COL
lcctrd md How u Mns Expended.
Probe Measure Defeated.

RcitcrhtinE his charge made the
day previous that ave members OF
the state Medical k.Naminin. Board
at the last meeting held in Richmond
had divided $3.50. Delegate Edwin
IL Gibson. uc Cuip-pcr. ycstcrda y
addressed the House ~ Delegates
and read a statement from the State
Accountants office showing the eX
p"nscs. stationary. etc. aud the ST.
40 paid members.
Fast upon the reading Of n. state
m"nt came "a resolution offered by
Or. Brown. OF Norfolk. for the in
vcstiEation of the State Mcdica, I'm
amininr Board, the Nurses Exam
ming Hoard. etc. and D"lceat" 6. Il.
Warren. Of Pittsylvania. declared
there was no need of an inv"Stiga-
ton that the statement gave the
facts. and /; was "up To cv"ry mem
her Of the House"
bright tl~nrs II SITUATION.
Delegate !. ftlmer bright. of
Richmond. said that in order To clear
the situation. he would read tcle-
gram from Dr. Preston. the score
'hry-;reasurer OF the state Medical
Examining Board. The Telegram
covered tho years 1920: showed
applicants TO number ninc,y-three
Q
~ lS6 for the two years. Mt s25 each
total receipts being Si.:3s. Travelling
expenses were Si2S.l3. and there was
distributed TO the members s3,Si5
salary of the secretary
$3.50. printing and oGice supplies
h'5s2l5. That for the year 1927
there were elEhty-siX applications
tn. total r.c.ipts were s2a26.02
travelling expenses tn,al-d Sa6O.3i
distributed 10 members {liIO: salary
Of secretary traasurer, $l,02o: print.
ing and Office supplies. sla7.iO leav-
ing balance 81 s1?O.76.
Delegate Fright said instead q.
there being five members on the
board. there were twelve. one for
each congressional district. on. o.t.o.
path and on homroputh. and tina, r.,
IA. three y'..rs. 1919 :c-2l. tn" total
receipts were s5,0sa which div!d. Il
"y the the. years averaged tirni
,'"i year. aid dlNih,i betwr,u Ihc
i"@iv" mcnb-''' ii:tv" each siR ncr
't:r f"r the ihr- Year period FL,
'c size IN" M ir,S held ,wS g..
a"itnauor- 4 year. in tune ana De
'"mb"r. "arii running three dny.
travelling a'ii examination took n,r
at least "i..N' laws "t The members
Wills sn.S Statement tntnir.
i'ti"sdtc X. iir!"ir:m Willis SIN,
t"rt"h the statcm"n, &c D,Ierat,
, Taught. and declared the imp.tatior
/ that the five members had divided
| Si,'"0' was unfair, in view Of IN,
iact that they received each the small
! littance OF $40 per year for mr..
forming tneir duties. Il say il is
missta,cmcnt and "a gross mis-.
statement"
I Delegate Gibson said he fcl, I,
| mis- duty 10 protest against tn, poo,
/ medical students having To nav hIul
| fcrS for examination" The syst,u
| ~ wrong and rotten" he declared
nave given the Information n,
I got IL Tn" practice to max, IN,
( poor pay and give To thos. VIII.
nav" Is 100 prevalent" be said
| Delegate Gibson said. This Is on,
! on" of the heads OF the HYDRA ~,
hhVc got To cut from the body !,
order that the struggling nurses. IN,
Nruas ling farmer aud the m.dica
>. ""chts may receive justic. from
va" authorities OF the state"
l. me House defeated In. Rrn,r,
resolution for an investigation he L,
vote OF II TO %. closing IN. incjd,nI
| for the day.