New Britain herald., 1927-06-15
Waite DESCRIBES
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Two Full Time Faculty Members
-: Awarded q Degrees

New Haven. June Is LR--The facts
which led him to conclude that the
Kansas City college Of maiicine and
surgery was SO equipped and consti-
tuted that "it vas utterly impossible
for the school to give adequate
training for medical prac-
ice were recited today in superior
court. over the continued objections
OF counsel for the eclectics now ap-
pealing the revocation If their IL
censes to practice in Connecticut, by
DR.. Fred A. Waite Of Cleveland
Western Reserve university.
A college with only two full time,
paid faculty mem bers. which in 1928
awarded 81 degrees in course and
50 honorary degrees. the last upon
the payment of 5000 each, was what
Dr.. Waite testified that he found:
from what DR.. Alexander was quot
ed as saying. Il started the school:
have been the school,: l am the
school. There has never been fac
ulty meeting in the school,
DR.. Waite was one OF an inspec-
tion committee which in Noyemoe
1928, examined the school, and his
testimony. to great portion OF
which counsel for those tclectlcs VINO
had attended the school objected.
was as TO his findings, including his
observations and the result of his
conversations with DR.. Alexander.
In 1925 the college had II or Is
seniors, he said, as against total OF
- In the three lower classes. DIR.
Alexander was quoted as explaining
this by the fact that students were
admitted in advanced standing, as
the result of examinations. An apph-
can't who failed to pass the eNaml-
nation was given reeNamlnauon by
DR.. Alexander himself. ;he head OF
the school said.
Never Failed
II never knew anybody to fan
when / gave the examination, Dr.
Alexander was quoted.
why did you give the reexamina-
ton in person." DR.. Waite said he
asked him.
I'VE had some teachers who
would funk" a boy; l wanted them
TO pay" was the quoted reply.
The last of % faculty members
submitted. DIR. Waite said. proved
to contain the names OF only two
full time teachers. These, in addi-
ton to the privilege of sleeping IN
bed in the hospital" were paid
800 . month each. The only other
paid member Of the staff, accord
ing to the testimony. was the JAM
tor, who received 800 month for
his services as janitor and for
boarding DR.. Alexander in his
in the building which
was provided for him.
The two paid faculty members
were Professors L. G. Young and J.
B. Mitchell. Mitchell was quoted as
saying he had attended the Uni
versity of Chicago medical school
one year. taught 4 year. and was
then q senior In the Kansas City
school as we'll as professor OF an
atomy, but in 1924, in certified
faculty list. submitting his name in
this capacity
Young said he was professor of |
histology. embryology and bacteri-
ology. DR.. Waite testified. he said !
he had attended the medical depart
ment Of the University of St. Louis
two years and spent one year each
at the St. Louis College of Physicians
and Surgeons. naother of the |
eclectic schools under fire in the
diploma MILL expose and in the
Kansas City college. from which he
had received his degree the pre-
ceding June.
DR.. Beebe Met
DIR, White told of being introduced
to q DR.. Beebe. who he was told by
DR.. Alexander was professor of an
atomy. DR.. Beebe said however, he
was not professor of anatomy. but
president of the college.
The juniors and seniors were
given exactly the same courses, DR..
Waite testified he learned. except |
that the former took anatomy which !
he said in his experience was a
first year subject in most medical |
schools.
The freshmen and sophomores. he |
said. also took identical courses to-
Sether. No graduate OF the school
ever saw sick patient while a STU (,
ient there, so far as he knew, DR.. |
Alexander was quoted as saying. nor
did any OF them receive any dis
pensary training.
There was so-called hospital" he /
testified, containing bedstead in some .
Of the rooms which DIR. Alexander |
was quoted as saying ''he had .
never been able to put in operation"
Mattresses and linens for the beds .
were still in their original wrappings. |
None OF the beds was made up. DR.. !
told him there was no /
The main building contained two
lecture rooms and three laboratories |
Ten days notice had been given of |
The projected Investigation, DR.. .
Waite testified.
Among the articles of equipment .
which he testified were purchased .
within the ten days before the visit, |
according to his observation and DR.. /
Alexander's statements. We're ca
daver and an oil cloth in the his
tology laboratory. The cadaver, he !
testified. could not have been there
over two or three hours.
Beside the cadaver. the anatomy
laboratory contained guinea pig
in an animal case, a small black ,
board and few tables and chairs. !
One of the four or five apparent ,
students there wore the full uni |
form and can NJ - c,raat r,D,ro,,