, 1959-09-14
LEGISLATIVE RECORD Continued
(Continued from Saturdayl


j called him one day on the telephone to ask him to
meet with the other two members Of the Board because It
seemed as if the powers that be were very much con-
cerned that DR.. BonSole should be licensed by hook or
crook. Dr.. Anduze continued to repeat to me that couldn't
tell him what to do. continued to repeat that | was not
telling hin what to do but as long as I was Commissioner
of Health, and that this board was functioning under the
Department Of Health, 1 thought | had the right to ask
them to meet. That is all wasn't trying to influence them
in any way. The other two members of the Board wanted
the Board To meet and to have me present. 1 didn't even
care about being present. AS I said / wasn't q member OF
the Board any longer and all 4 wanted to do was to accept
recommendations from the Board, but not from one man
who claims he was the board.
AS you all know, the final outcome Of that case was
after failure to license the man in this fashion, Igot a direc-
tive from the Governor Of the Virgin Islands,, informing
me that under the Organic Act he had full control over all
the Government OF the Virgin Islands; and, that ne was
directing me to issue a license. ThererWaS no doubt that
this man was qualified; never once doubted it and / don't
think any member Of the Board doubted the doctors quail
fcations, but he certainly did not meet the requirements
of our law. He was licensed to practice IN New York state
and the State Of Pennsylvania before he cane here. In each
Of those states this man was licensed after he successfully
passed an examination. He didn't get q license by bullying
the Governor of the State OF New York or the Governor
Of the State Of Pennsylvania into giving him q license.
We saw any number of articles in the newspapers
about the American Dental Association having been writ
ten concerning the type of examination this man was
given. That is the privilege Of any state or terrltory-the
typeof examination that is to be given q professional man.
lney Claimed, anu SV6IypOuy BlOdt I. dll0 - VIZ ~
that the Board was discriminating against this man. That
this type Of examination-the F. A.. type ~placedthe candi-
date at a disadvantage and they would recommend that
the type Of examination that their educational council,
which is the National Dental Examination on an objective
type of examination, this yes and no type Of affair be Civ
en- instead. What else could you expect them to say that's
theirs. But even their very report the pointed out that as
late as 1853 they used the same type Of examination as
Bonsole was given here in the Virgin Islands but after
exhaustive study they decided to use that type. But
could point out one thing further to throw light on this
subject and that is the very State Of New York in which
DR.. Bonsole was licensed does not recognize the National
Dental Board of Examination
But, we here in a little place, are always ready to
jump when someone givs us a different opinion from that
to which we are accustomed; ready to accept it without
investigating the facts. ], at that time accused all those in
authority in the government Of trying to handle this thing
themselves instead of leaving it to the discretion of the
only body could recommend the Licensing Of any candi-
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