places where the poor are suffering from lack of homoeopathic treatment. While dispensaries save the time and strength of individual practitioners, they may be of great service to the profession by affording experience to the younger members and by satisfying the community that we, as a class, are ready to perform our part in sustaining eleemosynary institutions. COLLEGES. The past year has been one of unusual prosperity in our medical colleges. The number of students has been generally larger; 1,250 having been in attendance. Of these 438 graduated this year. The course of instruction has been generally more thorough, and the effort is apparent in our colleges to take a leading position in medical instruction in this country. As a rule, the profession acknowledges the value and importance of these medical schools, and also the fact that their students can be better educated in them than in allopathic schools. Still there are some who, fearing the scoffs of our opponents, think it better to place their students under the instruction of those who thus oppose and ridicule them. Aside frem the false and imperfect teaching afforded in a school which discards homoeopathy, the student is oftentimes placed in embarrassing personal relations, not only during his medical course, but later as a practitioner. Physicians too often feel that they have done their duty if they send an occasional student to a medical college. But they should bear in mind that by giving or securing funds or material to add to the efficiency and prosperity of these schools, they are but doing their duty to the profession, and are preparing worthy associates and successors. The public in its own self-interest should see that all needed medical schools are well endowed and properly supported. Could some of the millions of dollars which go to support our hospitals be devoted to the improvement of our medical schools, the salutary influence would be widely felt. The community is to some extent awakening to the importance of this work, and a strong appeal from this association would serve a valuable purpose. In this and other ways the Institute should exert its influence in aid of the medical colleges. While it is not desirable that the Institute should exercise a controlling influence upon any college, it may and should exert a moral force to assist every college to keep the standard as high as possible. If in any case the institution should fall below the proper grade, or if through laxity or unworthy motives unsuitable persons should be graduated, the Institute should withhold its recognition of such college. If a single person can be graduated unworthily, the Institute has no assurance but that this course is frequently pursued. JOURNALS. During the past year four new journals have been established, viz.: Medico Chirurgical Quarterly, of New York, Homœopathic Physician, of Philadelphia, Homœopathic Courier, of St. Louis, Medical Call, of Aurora, Ill., and three have suspended, viz.: The Chicago Medical Review, of Chicago, The Homoeopathic News, of St. Louis, American Journal of Electrology and Neurology, of New York, leaving at the present time 17 homoeopathic journals regularly published in this country. The law of supply and demand necessarily regulates this matter, yet it would seem desirable to lessen the number of journals if thereby the quality could be improved. On account of the rapid and cheap transmission of mails, it matters little whether a medical journal is published in St. Louis, Chicago, or New York. Wherever, then, it can command the greatest strength, ability and support, there it should be published, and have as its sole aim the benefit of the profession. COLLECTION OF STATISTICS. The yearly accumulation of accurate statistics from all our institutions will be of great value to the whole profession. The bureau therefore again appeals to the members of the Institute for prompt and thoughtful aid in securing the necessary information. The immediate response from the proper officer of every institution is of great importance in this work. When the majority of these officers wait for a second or third request for statistics, the work of securing them becomes very burdensome. It is sincerely hoped that another year will find members more ready to perform their duties in this respect. The following tables present in a condensed form the statistics of various institutions under homoeopathic direction in the United States: STATE SOCIETIES. 681 11 Massachusetts Homoeo. Mass. 1840 1856 Semi- Boston, 12 Homœopathic Medical Mich. 1869 1869 Semi- Grand 13 Minnesota State Hom. Minn. 1867 1867 Ann. St. Paul. Institute. 14 Missouri Institute of 15 Homœopathic Med. Soc. Neb. 1873 1874 Ann. Omaha, 16 Homœopathic Med. Soc. N.H. of New Hampshire. C. M. Dinsmore, M.D., 19 J. C. Moore, M.D., Lake Village, N. H. 121 3 0 2. 00 F. R. McManus, M.D. W. L. Chase, M.D. R. B: House, M.D. 17 New Jersey State Hom. N. J. 1860 1870 Semi- Newark, Medical Society. 18 New York State Hom. Medical Society. May, ann. Feb. 13. S. H. Talcott, M.D., A. P. Hollett, M.D., 129 11 19 Homœopathic Medical Society of Ohio. Ohio. 1864 1878 Ann. Toledo, O. H. M. Logee, M.D., H. E. Beebe, M.D., 200 18 1 2 00 Trans. F. B. Mandeville, M D. E. J. Howe, M.D. F. Nichols, M.D. 5 00 Trans. A. S. Couch, M.D. '80-'81. Wm. Tod Helmuth, M.D. J. C. Sanders, M.D. M. B. Lukins, M.D. M. H. Pannolee, M.D. 20 Oregon State Homeop. Oreg. 1876 Ann. Portland, Medical Society. 682 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY. May. 21 Hom. Medical Society of Pa. 1866 Not Ann. W. Chester, J. H. McClelland, M.D., State of Pennsylvania. Sept. 20. 379 Penn Avenue, 22 Rhode Island Homœop- R. I. 1850 1850 Quar. Providence, John C. Budlong, M.D., athic Society. Jan. 23 State Homœoop. Medical Tenn. 1875 Not Ann. ChattaSociety of Tennessee. Centrevale, R. I. O. B. Bird, M.D., R. E. Caruthers, M.D., Geo. B. Peck, M.D., 32 Jas. H. Patton, M.D., 16 16 C. S. Hoag, M.D., 50 9 2 1 00 26 Homœopathic Medical Society of State of Wisconsin. Wis. 1865 1868 Ann. Milwaukee, Willis Danforth, M.D., June. Milwaukee, Wis. E. F. Storcke, M.D., 1,850 225 15 853 50 A. R. Barrett, M.D. T. R. Waugh, M.D. G. E. E. Sparhawk, M.D. |