New Britain herald., 1927-07-06
DIR. CAMPO DENIES
He WAS EXPELLED
Eclectic Insists He Left School
for Financial Reasons

New Haven. Conn.,. July pa
letter from Dean John H. Rowland
Of the Medical School Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland. stating that DR..
Anthony r. Campo Of Stamford had
been made to repeat his sophomore
year and not allowed to rematricu-
late later because of failures, failed
to shake DIR. Campo's testimony that
he had passed the sophomore year
and had left the institution for fl
nancial reasons. DIR. Campo was
testifying in his own behalf today
in superior court at the hearing of
his and six other appeals from the
revocation OF their licenses to prac-
tice eclectic medicine In Connecticut.
Tells OF Investigations
DR.. Frederick Waite. OF Cleveland
recalled to the stand at the opening
OF today's session, described condi-
lions at the st. Louis college of
Physicians and Surgeons as his in
vestigations in 1923 and 1925 had
shown them. OF the members Of
the senior class. he found that one
had been admitted on the basis OF
alleged prior study at non-existent
school; another on his statement
that he had studied for three years
at an institution not then estab-
lished: one because he had practiced
veterinary medicine: about thirty
because they claimed study at the
Pacific Medical College. although the
publication of that institution did
not contain mention OF them as stu
dents. Many similar instances were
cited by the witness.
Reasons For Dismissal
None OF the professors could re-
call an instance OF a man dropped
from the rolls for scholastic reasons,
but Dear Waldo Briggs was quoted
as remembering one man dropped
for scholastic reasons" after his i'm
prisonment for performing an lille
gal operantion. Dean Briggs was
quoted as saying that III they didn't
pay their tuition he kicked them
out" however.
The number Of students in work.
ing clothes. DR.. Waite testified. led
him to inquire Of the secretary of
the college how many real students
they had In the school at the time"
HE said three and named them"
DR.. Waite said.
Unsatisfactory School
Since 1909, DR.. Waite said. the st.
Louis college had been rated a grade
C or entirely unsatisfactory" insti-
tuition. The Middlesex college. from
which Doctors Camp. Lilienthal,
Levy, Lerner and Mower all received
parts Of their education, had never
been more than grade C, and much
OF the time was rated monde
script" or hybrid"
DR.. Campo Testifcs
DR.. Campo was first called to the
stand by the state, and later testi-
fed in his own behalf as a means Of
the proceedings. As de-
scribed in his testimony he was
graduated from grammar and high
schools connected with Trinity
church, in New York, and received
scholarship to Trinity college.
Hartford. for his scholastic excel
lence. Instead of using this he went
to Baltimore Medical college for a
year, and this being merged then
with the University Of Maryland, at
tended there two years. leaving in
March OF his junior year because Of
shortage OF money.
Later he went to Middlesex, in
Mass. and studied eclec-
ticism there, repeating his interrupt
ed junior year and passing all but
one subject. Hearing rumors. soon
after his senior year there opened,
that the institution was to close, he
went to. the st. Louis college, took q
three hour examination in the junior
subject he had failed, and passing
the examination, was admitted to
the senior class and graduated the
next day.
First Failed to Pass
He failed In his eclectic board ex-
in July, 1921 In Connecti-
cut but passed them In November.
Later, learning that no list Of ap-
proved institutions had been filed
with the state by the eclectic board
as required by law, he applied for,
took, and passed g. third examination
after such a list had been filed.
1t was in his cross examination
Special Attorney General Carpenter
introduced the letter from the Mary
land university dea.- saying that
after failing his sophomore year
there. Campo had failed so many
subjects his next year that he had
been dropped. Campo denied this.