. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. epared and thediscussions which followed were able and practical. A hallwas rented in 1819 for the use of the Society and a librarycollected by donation and purchase. It seems, however,that the novelty of the meetings gradually wore away withthe younger members, and some of the older ones becameinfirm and ceased to attend, or died. The interest in theproceedings and discussions gradually abated, and in a fewyears barely a quorum could be got together. He addsthat there was an absence of fraternal feeling among theyounger
. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. epared and thediscussions which followed were able and practical. A hallwas rented in 1819 for the use of the Society and a librarycollected by donation and purchase. It seems, however,that the novelty of the meetings gradually wore away withthe younger members, and some of the older ones becameinfirm and ceased to attend, or died. The interest in theproceedings and discussions gradually abated, and in a fewyears barely a quorum could be got together. He addsthat there was an absence of fraternal feeling among theyounger members and the strangers who came to the cityto practice ; and that the opening of the Medical Depart-ment of Columbian College in 1821 added to the indiffer-ence, because it was a new source of professional entertain-ment. * Still another adverse condition presented itself, namely,a dispute as to the need of a licensing body, since a diplomafrom a medical college was all that was required or contem-plated by the provision of the charter. *Toners Oration, p. He/
Size: 1304px × 1916px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpubli, booksubjectphysicians
