Medical School
Summer Course Draws Men
From Entire Northwest, Stud
ents Laud Faculty’s Work
Portland, Dec. 8—(Special)—Dur
ing the spring of 1919, there ap
peared in the “Northwest Medicine,”
the monthly publication of the state
medical association of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Utah, an announce
ment concerning “Graduate Instruc
tion in Medicine”—a course that was
being offered by the faculty of the
University of Oregon medical school
for the benefit of the practicing phy
sicians of this territory especially
and any others who may be interest
ed. Dr. Harold B. Myers, assistant
dean of the school, said, “We have
long felt the need of such a course,
but have hesitated in presenting it
to the profession. It was with the
idea of testing out just how real this
need was and to what extent our
efforts would be successful that we
launched this program. And now
that it is over and we can view it
as a whole, I can say that it was
eminently successful and fully justi
fied our fondest hopes.”
Post Graduate School Success.
The University of Oregon school
of Medicine is the only school of its
kind in the northwest. Situated ,as
it is in Portland, which by the way
is fast being recognized as the med
ical center of the west, the school
has a big field and many responsi
bilities, including post-graduate work.
The success of the first post-grad
uate school is undoubted. Because
of this, its future continuance is as
sured. Not only will the course be
offered every summer, but it will j
be enlarged and improved upon.
Graduate physicians from Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and and as far
east as Nebraska made up the first
class. They were so pleased with
the courses offered and the manner
in which they were presented that
they sent to the faculty of the med
ical school and also filed in their
minutes a resolution of appreciation,
which stated in substance that they
had the privilege of attending the
first post-graduate course of instruc
tion of the University of Oregon
medical school and experienced the
personal interest of the faculty in
each individual and their constant j
effort to give everyone the exact
poirtts desired.
The resolution was signed by R.
C. Kelsey, M. D., president; Ravena
Spurrior, M. D., secretary, and the
members of the class.
Eastern School Rivalled.
The reputation of the school and
the excellence of its post-graduate
work found full expression in the
middle west judging from a letter
received from a member of the first
class who came from Nebraska- lie
reiterated his personal gratitude
and appreciation for the course and
stated that his confidence in the
high quality and nature of the work
the school was doing was so well
established that he had brought the
matter before his county medical
association assuring them that the
course equalled if it did not excell
the work done in schools farther
east. He told them that if they were
contemplating taking such a course
in the near future that they could
do no better than enter at the Ore
gon institution.
A brief outline of the work offered
last summer is as follows:
_1. Clinical surgery. General—Or
thopetic—eye,ear, nose and throat—
genito-urinary.
2. Clinics in internal medicine.
General medicine and pediatrics.
3. Laboratory diagnosis.
4. Special Dissection. j
5- Lectures and demonstrations
in pathology.
6. Operative surgery.
7. Elective courses in goitre,
Roentgenology, electro-therapeutics
and any other course requested, pro
vided a sufficient number applied
for that course.
Summer School Faculty Listed.
The faculty of the summer school
included some of the best known
and most skilled men in Portland.
Such men as Dr. K. A. J.' MacKen- j
zie, Dr. T. M. Joice, Dr. R. C. Cof
fey, Dr. Eugene Rockey, Dr. J. A*
Petit, Dr. J. Earle Else, Dr. A. R.
Rockey, Dr. E. F- Tucker, Dr. A. W.
Baird, Dr. E. A. Summers, Dr. A. T.'
McKay, Dr. L. H. Hamilton, Dr.
w. B. Holden, Dr. I. C. Brill, Dr.
H. T. Coffin, Dr. M. Rasiallon, Dr.
William House, Dr. S. E. Joseph,
Dr. William Knox, Dr. G. M. Kohler,
Dr- N. W. Jones, Drs. Matson, Dr.
Bilderbach, Dr. Rosenfeld, Dr. Ricen,
Dr. King and Dr. Parker all con
tributed to the success of the school.
The clinics were held for the most
part in St. Vincent’s and the Good
Samaritan hospitals, although some
were held in the Portland surgical
hospital, the Emmanuel hospital, the
Portland medical hospital and the
Weverly baby home.
This was the first post-graduate
course offered by the medical school
In a way it was a trial—to test out
the need for such a thing in the
northwest. It found the needs very
real and satisfied the demands mag
nificently. Next summer the course
will be given again, but in a bigger
and better way.
DR. SCHAFER LEAVES .
SOON FOR NATIONAL
HISTORY CONVENTION
School History Committee of
Which He is Head to
Meet in Cleveland
Dr. Joseph Schafer, head of the
history department of the univer
sity, who is chairman of a commit
tee on History and Education for
Citizenship in the public schools of
United States, has called a meeting
of the committee to be held between
December 29 and 31, in Cleveland,
Ohio. The annual session of the
American Historical Association, of
which Dr. Schafer’s committee is a
branch, convenes in Cleveland at
that time and as all representatives
have planned to attend the meet
ing of the organization he deemed
it an opportune time to meet with
his committee men. A definite de
cision will be made then to determine
what changes will be recommended
in the courses of study followed by
history and education departments
of the public schools of the United
States.
This committee is composed of sev
en other men from the leading uni
versities and colleges in the United
States. They met in Washington,
D. C., last May and prepared for
the printing of Syllabi and assemb
ling of data for this meeting when
a set of proposals for a course of
study will be prepared in pamphlet
or book form to be sent out to the
teachers all over the country.
General Policy Followed.
“In laying down a definite set of
proposals for a course of study,”
stated Dr. Schafer, “the committee
is following out its general policy of
presenting at each stage something
constructive for teachers to consider
and to criticize. It has been found
that a general request for sugges
tions on the subject of a new course
of study is apt to bring very scant
returns. Most teachers are tpo
busy to take the time needed to put
their ideas into a coherent system
in order that they may be able to
present helpful points of view. But
a constructive plan carries with it
either a challenge or an appeal.
Those who will be pleased will be
very glad to explain why, while those
who are dissatisfied ought to be even
more eager to present their criti
cisms in order to avoid the infliction
on the country of a system they
deem faulty in any respect.”
“Open Diplomacy” Justified.
This policy of “open diplomacy”
which the committee has followed
throughout is justified, according to
Dr. Schafer, by the fact that the
suggestions, both representing pos
sible new high school courses and a
revised elementary schlool course:
which have been presented before I
conferences of teachers and through
the Historical Outlook have been
met with great interest and helpful
attitude on the part of the teachers
of the country
l
In studying the school systems
the committee is working out new
plans for the elementary schools,'
grades one to six; the junior high
school/ grades seven to nine; and the
senior high school, grades ten to
twelve.
Dr- Schafer leaves December 20
for Cleveland and will return for
the opening of the second term of
the university.
Icelander Attends Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin has a
student who has come clean »from
Iceland, studying at the university
this year.
UNIVERSITY BOARD TO
INVESTIGATE STATE’S
DEPENDENTS AT LARGE
Committee Also Named Among
Portland Social Workers
to Assist
John C. Almack, head of the ex
tension division of the university,
who has been appointed chairman
of the commission to investigate de
pendent, delinquent and defective
persons in the state, left for Port
land Monday night to attend a meet
ing of the Social Workers’ associ
ation.
Owing to the fact that there are
a large number of defectives out
side of institutions, the University
of Oregon has been granted authori
ty by the state legislature to con
duct a survey of the conditions. A
report will then be made to the next
legislative assembly in which re
sults of the study will be set forth,
together with recommendations for
needed legislation. The survey will
be started the first of next year.
Public Health Service Would Assist.
“This is an important work,” said
Mr. Almack. “I am in receipt of a
telegram from A. J. Klein, secretary
of the National Extension associ
ation, who promises support. The j
telegram stated that the National
Public Health Service would assist
in the survey with men and money.”
Beside Professor Almack, there
are five other members of the com
mission, Dr. Burchard W. DeBusk,
Dr. Raymond H. Wheelei- Dr. Edwin
C. Robbins, and Dr. Franklin Thom
as of Portland.
A committee has been appointed
among the social workers in Port-1
land to gather data in their partic
ular division. At the same time in- I
vestigations will be carried on in |u
other sections of tfie state. The in
formation gained will be submitted I ^
in forms of reports, and in turn will
constute the basis of the report to ||
the legislature. . i;
Oregon Ranks High. *
There have been surveys in other 9
states, as well as in different coun
ties of many states. Two years ago', gjj
there was a similar study made by
the University of Oregon, and this
new project is really a continuation
of that, according to Professor Al
mack. A special effort will be
made to reach the children in the
schctls. County and city records i
wul be consulted, and state social
legislation will be studied.
“Oregon compares very favorably1
with other states in having a small i
number of defectives, and conditions
are not so bad as some may sup
pose,” said Mr. Almack. “The mat
ter is closely connected with illiter
acy, and our state ranked second in {
the recent army tests. In fact, j
there was a smaller percentage of i ■
illiteracy in the western states than l|
in any other part of the country.” i Ef
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