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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 13,
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ulatea. Pine It refused to dr thi. It
would tend to Indicate' that their prelim
inary requirements were possibly not btn
enforced.
Wttuld ynur bomrdf have authority to pass
upon the preliminary credential of medical
piudent previous to or at the time of ma
triculation ? As you doubtless know, on
of the weakest points in medical educa
tion in this country at the p-ee-nt time Is
the low requirements of preliminary educa
tion. I'S SCHOOL
Oil GRILLS
JOSEPH
Says State University Medical
Department Is Not Up
to Standard.
Again, June 27. 1908. he writes:
I miht also mv a word about the Cnl-
verelty of Oregon medical department.
That school is ve. y much handlca:ied by
not receiving; financial aid frum the state.
it should be made an organic pari m me
State rniversltv in order that it could re
ceive such aid. While we have placed It
rnr the present on our satisractor n.t, ir
instead oi To we made 75 our minimum
rating, we would not be able to do so.
Portland in the het cltv for a state medicai
! srhool. m.n'd Oreeon should have a medical
department for Its State I'ntverrity. One
Kood. strong medical school, hold In a; hitch
standards of prelim I nary and medical edu
cation. Is a plendtd stimulus to the medi
cal profession of any state.
Graduates Are Dissatisfied.
Various graduates of the school com
ing betore the board and finding- their
I unfitness, have toid me they felt they
I had been wronged In being accepted
as students, allowed to pay out their
hard-earned money, and graduated;
that. they knew they wer not properly
equipped for the struggle of profes
sional life; that they had wasted their
time, and fell embittered. Who could
fall to sympathise with these honest,
j worthy fellows? In taking my stand
moTi.ivn r..- rw i2To the Erii- I against the old order of things, that
tor.)-Dr. Joseph."' having made certain Jllu rad"atf s' no
, matter what snowing they made in our
charges against me In his letter of the examlnatioB3 though I have made
intn instant, a reply seems 10 ue murs- some enemies. 1 have had the consola-
sary In order that the truth may be I tion of meeting with the approval of
SHOULD HAVE AID OF STATE
Declares It Is Now Simply Money-
Making Proposition and Xeeds
.Many Reform to Place It
Among First-Class Schools.
known, unpleasant as It is to me to lyive
to speak out. for the faculty of the local
medical school is composed principally of
my most esteemed personal friends.
those whose opinions are valued most,
among whom are nearly all the" pro
fessors of the medical department of
the University of Oregon, who have ex
Tho .rwnlleri medical deriartmcnt of pressed themselves emphatically, say-
tlie L'niverslty of Oregon is, as I under- I Ing that there had been abuses, and
t.nri it nractlrallv so in name only. I that the changed attitude of the board
belnsr a private stock corporation, a I was the best thing In the world for
mnnev-making Institution, subsisting al- I the school itsjlf, which has of late
most entirely upon the fees paid by Its I made and is still making material re-
students and getting only $1000 per year
from the state educational fund, wnne
forms.
On March 1? last, at a meeting of
the university proper is supported by the I the rortlarid Academy of Medicine, a
state. The income of this medical college, I motion was carried to the effect that
although not sufficient to equip and I tne academy Indorsed and approved
maintain such an institution as it was I my efforts for higher medical stand-
supposed to be. has been for the most I urds. Two new mt mbers recently ap-
oart divided among tne professors insiean i pointea to our state Hoard or Medical
of. being Invested in better laboratories Examiners. Drs. MeAamei and Coffey,
and other necessaries. An effort is being have warmly expressed their, commen
made to get an appropriation of Jlrt.OK) dation of my position, and promised
per vear from the state for the school In I to co-operate with me in the effort
question, and 1 hope this may be ac- I to exclude unfit practitioners from our
comolished and the money used as it I state, while from near and from far
should he, for this sum will be necessary I kindly words of thanks and encour-
to Justify the existence or a medical i agement huve come to me from the
school here. I lally as well as from the most honored
. . , jii-h I members of our profession. And then
Standard Is Xot High. tnere )s ,h(. BenBg (f d done hjw
Dr. Joseph! dies not claim much for I ever imperfectly and at times faltcr-
his school when lie says that his grad- lngly.
uates "are tl equals in educational at- . JonM Wo.l thr.
talnments of any average lot of students
in the medical schools of the I. ultra
States for the same periods." for the
Council on Medical Education of the
American Medical Association has ad
judged S of the medical schools in this
country unworthy to continue, ana aooui
50 per cent of all our medical schools im
properly equipped, without making re
forms, to be entitled to an existence, al-
Vt'lll Dean Joseph! explain why he is"
in the medical sc'hooi business? Is It
out of a philanthropic desire to benefit
the public, to elevate the medical pro
fession, or for revenue only and inci
dentally to feed his vanity? What has
be done for the advancement of knowl
edge? It would seem that the commer-
u l. h.t-. ur.r.i me.ilcHl rnlleees I rial side of the subject Is not without
probably equal to any In the world. It chf,rm. toT nJ1m-
Is not true that the medical department 11 the findings of the state .board
of the University of Oregon has been, were unjust, why did not Dr. Joseph!
unless recently, refusing admission to its I m io tne iront long ago and nght
classes as students people who dia not
come up to its professed requirements as
for the rights of his graduates, who
had a legal right to appeal from the
to preliminary education, for it Is evl- (decision of the Board? What can have
dent to any one of intelligence that some I delayed him, but the consciousness that
grossly Ignorant persons, without any I tne question was not debatable? When
knn.'M of Ijitln and but primitive I In reading a paper before our State Med
education in English, were accepted and I leal Society laet July. I said. "There is no
graduated and came before the board ror gainsaing tne ract that our medical
license. schools are being conducted very loosely,
I have never sugsested that "our stu- and it will take more than a quarter of
dents were all 'numbskulls" and defec- a century to live down the bad work
Uvea." for In the Interview to wnicn ur. men ueen uone oy mem. Dr.
Josephl objects I spoke kindly of hie Josephi sat and heard it through, and did
..h,i .nH the Im nrovpm en ts I am told I not open his mouth in the discussion
are being made in it. referring particu- I which followed and which was open to
larly to some honored members ot our i "-rc are some supero meaical col
profession who got their start here.
Graduates Kail In Examinations.
Dr. Josephi"s statement that "very
many of our graduates have taken the
examination In other states, and it is a
rare occurrence when any fails to pass."
is incorrect, as shown by the report of
the secretary of the State Medical Exam
ining Board of Washington published
November. 1907, which states that up to
that date out of 62 applicants for the
Washington license from the University
of Oregon, eight (or 13 per cent had
failed. The secretary adds: "I think I
am not mistaken when I say that with
our board the largest percentage of fail
ures Is among them who have been out
of the college for quite a period, or from
leges in our country. Johns Hopkins. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Rush Medical
College, and a few others whose gradu
ates are men of the highest qualifica
tions. To them these little State Board
examinations are as child's play, and
they an; prepared to use the most ap
proved means to mitigate human suffer
ing and prolong life. There are enough
of these men to give our people all the
high-class medical talent they need.
State Is Too Healthy.
One of the principal difficulties in
teaching medicine In Oregon arises out
of the fact that as we have the most
healthful and In general the most de
lightful climate In the world, and have
almost no paupers. It Is difficult to get
second-class colleges." As a matter of cases of disease to exhibit to students.
fact, hardly any of our local graduates the small percentage of our people who
have applied for licenses in any other I are aiinciqn oeing not in such a station
states than Oregon and Washington, and
a small number in Idaho.
in life that they are willing to be ex
ploited for purposes of study. So few
My contention as a sworn officer of people In Oregon die. too, and these not
the state, acting in the interests of and
for the protection of our people, is that
all applicant for the state license should
of the homeless type, that "anatomical
material," which Is an essential for the
teaching of the groundwork of our pro
be examined without prejudice or par- fession. is always scarce.
tiality. although personally I would rath-I It matters not to me personally who
er honor Oregon graduates than any I practices medicine and surgery here, and
others, upon finding them worthy; but if I it is my wish to live at peace with all
our schools are of low standard they
should go out of business, for the inter-
men, but the people are being sadlv
wronged In having any unworthy nhv-
ests of the public far outweigh those of slclans among them. Some communities
individual doctors or medical schools. It
as Jut to say that one who advances
such a view as this is disloyal to Oregon.
as to brand Millard Lownsdale a traitor
because he makes the farmers clean up
their orchards.
Dr. Joephl Responsible for Defects.
Our medical schools as they were when
r hecame n member of our State Board.
did not reflect honor or credit upon our I the most vital Importance to everybody
state, and I have often heard It re- In our state, and a citizen calling for
marked, and believe myself, that Dr. the services of a physician or surgeon
Josephi Is personally responsible for the I snouid know that he Is consulting a man
defects of our local school, for he has I or woman of honor, education' and high
been its dean and manager. The reforms I general attainments, who will not bring
which he claims, admirable though they ridicule or reproach upon the great
be. have been made, it would seem, under I truths of our profession. I Invite the
compulsion, and not because of any I people and the members of the medical
In our state have none but unlicensed
practitioners, and in many others the
grade of doctors is low. commanding
neither confidence nor respect. There is
no proper Justification for this state of
things. In general our standards of med
ical education are far below those of
Europe, but are our people inferior? Are
they not entitled to the best of every
thing, even doctors? This Is a matter of
scruples of the dean.
The spontaneous testimony of Dr.
James F. Bell, professor of the prac
tice of medicine in the local medical
college, upon the merits of the school
is interesting. In conversation with
Dr. Coffey and me last Summer he said.
In almost. If not exactly these words:
"I will grant you that the graduates
of our school are not the best, or fit
to practice in such a city as Portland,
but they are good enough for country
cross-roads. and In that respect we
have filled a want." He did not reply
to my remark that I supposed human
beings lived at the cross-roads, or the
question: "Are there not plenty of
first-class medical colleges turning out
eminently qualified men to fill the de
mand?" When Dr. Bevan inspected the medi
cal college at Portland for the Ameri
can Medical Association, it seems to me
probable that if it were not for his
former connection with the institution,
and his persona.1 friendship fr some
of its professors, his report might have
been less favorable than it was. al
though he placed the school in the low
est rank of the accepted class.
Criticised by Officials.
Dr. N. P. Coldwell. secretary of the
council on medical education of the
American Medical Association, writing
me. February 24 last, says:
In regard to the Portland school although
we have luted that rolieg-e "above 70 per
cnt." it should b provided with better
laboratories to make it a satisfactory rol
l.e. Is there any chance that the medical
department of the University of OrtKou
could secure a rloser orranle connection
with the State University? At re. nt I
understand It l the medical department
practically In name only. I have been told
that the reaon thai this school Is no
lonser a member of the Association .t
Amerlcsn Medical Colleges Is that the col
late refused ti fumtFh reports regarding
tns preliminary requirements of Its matric- ,
profession to raise their voices and say
what they think and believe and know,
to the end that better things may be
the outcome. A. C. PANTOS, M. D.
BANK'S CAPITAL DOUBLED
First National of Hood Hlver .Now
Capitalized at $100, 0C0.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) The First National Bank of this
city received word today from the Con
troller of the Currency at Washington
authorizing it to increase its capital
stock from $50,000 to $100,000. The
stockholders of the bank voted to in
crease its capital stock a short, time
ago. since which time the additional
amount necessary has been paid In.
The increase was made on account
of the demands on the bank for a
larger amount of money to transact its
increasing business. The bank sur
plus has also been increased from $15,
000 to $20,000.
MEN'S W00LC0ATS, $1.00
If you are at all interested in buy
ing your clothing at half price, ' don't
delay in visiting the closlng-out sale
of the wholesale clothing stock at
Front and Oak streets. Men's wool coats.
$1.00; men's wool vests, 50c; men's good
pants, $1.00; boys' knee pants, 25c; men's
wool suits. $5.00. On sale at northwest
corner Front and Oak streets, in the cen
ter of the wholesale district, where rents
are low.
$30.00
Three-Piece
Parlor Suit
$19.50
. i
Useful presents are the ones worth while, and nothing can be more worthy than a wisely
. selected piece of Furniture. Especially suitable for gifts we mention Rockers, Dressing
Tables, Rugs, Portieres, Couch Covers, Princess Dressers, Parlor Cabinets, Tabourettes,
Pedestals, Desks, Mirrors and Chairs. If a Range is needed in the house, nothing could
be more acceptable to the wife than a MONARCH.
Description
Frame birch, mahogany fin
ish; loose velour cushions.
Twenty other suits to select
from If you want fine goods.
Prices up to
$175.00
A number of new patterns
this week,
Parlor
Cabinets
At Cost
Closing out these
beautiful cabinets
at cost price :
$22.00 Cabinets
for $13. OO
$27.50 Cabinets
for S19.00
$45.00 Cabinets
for $31. OO
$47.50 Cabinets .
for .$33.00
Buffets Reduced as desk and
CHAIR $2.95
liil
This week speclul sale for cash only
For children, solid oak. mission
style ; slzo, desk 2S inches high,
top 22 x 17, with compart ment
under for hooks, etc. Two pieces
the marked price of any Buffet in the store, for S2.95
14 Off
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Leather
Covered
Chairs and
Rockers
About a dozen sample chair
greatly reduced.
$26.00 Chair, leather sent, bark
and arms, oak frame. .817.50
$3S.00 Rocker, leather scat
and hack, mahoganv finish
frame $21. OO
$47.."i0 Overstuffed Leather
Rocker, like Illustration, spe
f'el $33.00
This Tabourette
75c
Strong, substantial and nicely
ptilLshetl; toj) 12 inches squaVe;
made of quartered oak; lejrs turned
and wedded in, same as a parlor
table. Extra good value, only 7o
YOU ARE
WELCOME TO
CREDIT
Ladies'
Desks
These are very ac
ceptable gifts, and
we show pat
terns. Prices
$5 to
L $49.00
Pedestals
-AT
Special
Prices
, Some very trood
bargains are offered
here this week.
Pictures at
Half Price
Selling out all our
pictures. Price no
o It j e u t. A k o o d
c h a- n c e to buy a
nice present cheap
. 39c to
$7.00
BED 65c
mm
Sale of DINING TABLES
14 OFF
This week Special pash Discount on any Table
25 Per Cent
This Table
Made of solid oak, six-foot ex
tension top, when closed 32x40.
Regular $7.50 value.
Brass Doll Beds 65c
$1.Tj value; just like the Illustration; com
plete with mattress pillows and canopy of
flowered cretonne: Is inches Ions. 11 inches
wide, l." iuchis hi?h; constructed of un
breakable brass-finished steel rods. Can be
folded perfectly flat. Do not put off buying
one S.'O hae alrtady been sold. 100 remain.
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Get a Rug
for Christmas
Hundreds here to pick from this
week. Axminster Rugs, 27x54, $2.75
value, just like illustration, are of
fered at. .., $1.85
till
mm
jTTf
$2.75 Values $1.25
Child's Morris
Rocker
Cut "shows a chair which can be
had by removing the rockers.
These are made of solid oak,
golden finish and have mljust
able hack. Those are nut toy
chairs, but are made for chil
dren up to S years of aife.
Same style chair with leather
ette seat and back $1.75
Music
Cabinets
T lese we are selling out at
a givat rate All fresh, new
goods. Selection Is still good,
but wll not be so for long.
Nothing better for a Christ
mas gift. Priced
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$7.65 to $40
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BENKDICTIXE SISTEHS HAVE
FIXE SAXITOKlt'M.
Vebfoot Oil Blacking: Keeps reet ary.
Makes shoes last. All dealers.
Tubori'ulois Patients . Are Especial
ly Caretl tr, but Institution
Heceives All Sufferers.
Out at Oak Grove, a station on the
O. W. 1 P. line a . short distance from
Portland, the Oak Grove., or Sister
Theresa Sanitorlum. is caring for many
sufferers and aiding scores of patients
who might ' be denied admission into
other hospitals or sanltorla".
Under the patronage of the Bene
dictine Sisters the'Oak Grove Sanitor
lum has already established a reputa
tion of taking as good or better care of
Its patients than any similar institu
tion in Portland. Although it has been
established a comparatively brief
period, it has built up a large business
and is growing rapidly.
During the single year the order of
t Benedictine Sisters has conducted the
sanitorlum scores of unfortunates have
been cheered In spirit and benefited in
physical condition by the constant and
Intelligent care of the sisters and spe
cial nurses. The same degree of care
and attention is paid the inmates dur
ing the night as during the day.
The sanitorlum is designed -especially
for the care of tubercular patients.
And all sufferers are admitted, no mat
ter to what stages the ravages of the
disease may have progressed. Other
chronic cases are admitted, and indeed
it is a hospital for the care and atten
tion of all sick people.
In connection with the institution
there is a home for poor children.
They are given an opportunity to study
not only the regular courses, but mu
sic as well...
The home feature of the sanitorlum
is especially prominent, for special ef
forts are made to cause every patient
tb feel as if he were at home, and the
work in that line has been especially
satisfactory.
The buildings are of the most sani
tary construction, and . the grounds
present as beautfui a vew as could be
found. Since the buildings and grounds 1
were acquired by the Benedictine Sis
ters a large sum of money has been
expended in beautifying and improv
ing them generally.
. Leg Ten Blocks From Hotly.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. A woman's leg
was found in the Bronx last night 10
blocks from a mutilated body which was
picked up near a bridge used by trolley
cars. No motorman reported running
over a body in the vicinity during' the
evening and the police 'are wondering if
they have a murder mystery to solve.
The woman was apparently about 35
years old and wore a red fiweater.
Clutched in one hand were two nickels,
four pennies and a $5 goldplece. She also
wore a wedding ring. Every car on the
line where the body was found will be
inspected to learn if possible which one,
if any, struck(the victim.
Millions May Await
Montana Woman
Vlxlt to .Son In Portland Reveals ta
Mrs, t'rlppen Her Possible Share
of Ancient Wealth.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
F. E. Beach & Co., Pioneer Paint Co.,
135 First st. Phones Main 1334, A 1334.
D. Chambers & Son. opticians. 321
Morrison, cor. Sixth, are the best.
Dr. Rubenstein. the optician, moved
to 1S9 3d St.. opp. Baker Theater. i
DO.M ANCE seldom weaves its pe
culiar mantle about a person In a
more striking way than it has
about Mrs. Ellen Springer Crlppen, a
Montana woman who has come to Port
land to spend the Winter with her son.
E. P. Prebble, president of the Van
couver Ice & Cold Storage Company.
Mrs. Crippen thought the surprising
things of her career had all happened,
and that the remainder of her days
would be graced with the peaceful tenor
of life that is the lot of most mortals.
But on her arrival here she found that
tilings were to be different; and she Is
now a very likely candidate for a share
of an immense fortune, variously esti
mated at from $120,000,000 to $100,000,000.
Before she was married. Mrs. Crippen
was Miss Ellen Springer. Her father.
Juden Springer, was the son of Stephen
Springer, a direct descendant of Carl
Christopher Springer, the Swedish mil
lionaire who came to America in 16.V
and nettled in Delaware. He and his
father. Christopher Springer, accumulnli !
an immense property: the smi owning ;it
that time what is now the heart of l!"
nusiness section of Wilmington. Del.;
and the father having trad? Interests in
Sweden that amounted In minimis. Re
cently there have been . formed associa
tions, in the different parts of I lie Lnii
ed States, of Springers and their rela
tives, to bring systematic suit for the re
covery of t lie ir share of this immense
wealth.
The deeds to the properly acquired by
these Springers of olden times, are in
such shape that ll is hcllcved a direct
hereditary property right can be traced
back through the years; most of the
real estate having been leased for long
terms. Mrs. Crinpen has been interested
by the association of heirs living in
Washington and Oregon, and lias been
asked to join them in their battle. This
she has dune, and now site is indulging
in day-dreams of great wealth, dreams
founded upon much better authority than
usually comes to people of her years of
life.
The plrasantept monlh nf the yrnr st
Chamounix and other places in Switzerland
Is October.