New Britain herald., 1925-05-09
TiII1 NEW MEDICAL
 ARIS BILL

IlI+ I'ElSHilNt IlIlvIalN tuluUll- t.. having agreed upon rclump- od medical practice bill, discussion in ,bo stalc naturally ccntrrs upon it's difference compared with the ,Jrrr grand jury" blll The chief difference is adequately stated by lHn Waterbury Republican when it says. "Thcu tendency of the regular m"1ral school 10 control this board would bo much woallor than is tendency 10 control the board that the er2nl jury bill would have set ur, " on preliminary view the n~w bin sooms much more acccpta- Dl" than tho first one"
 Thp Hartford Times, on the other hand, takes the reverse view and thinks tho new bill is not as cflcc- tive a guardian Of the public inter os, Us inc original bill. The Times WIS in a minority regarding the original bill, yaliantly holding 10 it's guns during the general attack against 1t throughout the state and still holds last to the original idea.
 We agree with the Waterbury Republican. which in comprehon- siyc editorial article analysed the new bill as follows.
 "The medical practice ln upon which 1he legislative judiciary con- ml,tee has agreed is obviously de- signed to meet the general attack upon the original grand jury' bill on the ground that it would dis Criminate against the lesser schools of the healing art, The new bill doas not abolish the present OK aminmg boards of the six schools now licensed to practice in the state, but simply creates preliminary examining board of three laymcn 10 uass upon the general qualifications Of applicants for medical hcenscs, Applicants successful in passing this examination would he passed along to one or another Ot the six boards for examination in the theories and practice of some particular school.
 .I | ll ffl li by the new bill would have much less power than that which tho grand jury bill would have estab- lished. | would not have the leg iatatiyc nor licensing powers oS the roarI contemplated by the earlier bill. lis m.mbrrs could not ho cN- physicians or governing officials Of hospitals. The tendency of the reg ular medical school to control this board would be much weaker than is tendency o control the board that tho grand Jury i'll would have st up We think II is open to que5- ton if any such board can be es- abolished tp raise Inc medical stan darIs lu flIs state with any Jess dang to 'l~ rights Of the minority school than would bc created by his board.
 "TNo sta'r CUamnrr Of Commerce critirizas tho proposed bill b"caus" it scrs TO lIghvr standard Of gen. oral -IHcation than high school education or it's equiHa!enh because 1t does not ino.Hde all the subjects sct forth as fHGdamcntaIly neccs- sary in tha original bill, and be- cause t provl4rs TO appropriation, spcrtary CT e\plrt advice for the DoarI Of thosa objections we think ,hp onr to tl. lack ot financial pro- vision tor the Noarl's work is best made. TE4 board. W" think, has ronr enough to raise the medical staaGHlUs iu eno state much above th,ir rrrs.r.t le}r'. For instance, lt would anrm rHat the board would nas. t5o r"'@. r to 1ottrmine what me.Itra. .H9o0~ should he recognlz- ed Us T, to S"nJ applicants for lIr. u=.7 's tho stat. That would to .ar tu ,.utH.'r tho takers. h" Inf. ..,...4.< .l.2 t'. n,w DlIi s"oH,s loua .a.-. acceptable than 'h" hrs'