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SAYS M PAYER
some Highly Interesting
Views On Much Mooted
Question.
| T . , w Editor of The Georgian:
r the residents of Atlanta have become
Inauieated with the continual disputes
I” d contentions which have centered
“ -ouml the Grady hospital. Any one
h0 has followed the matter know
tll that almost every one of these
[(Ungraceful rows originate In politics,
1 |,‘,e schemes are for the selfish ad-
.Jicement of some politician or for the
retirement of some member, medical or
lather who was unfriendly to the pow
* rs that be. Any such institution, dl
wed within and rent with turmoil,
rowed from without and wasting ti
|.,ne part of Its energies In useless
l^irTtentlon. certainly cannot do the work
ITshould, or fulfill the mission for
Iwhich It was intended and for which
good people of Atlanta pay their
d.earned taxes. , _ .
""The new year opens and finds us
■with another brawl in process of rapid
■development. Email In the! beginning,
lit has already assumed threatening
I proportions and It Is difficult to antlcl-
Inate where and how It will end. It
lhad Its origin in the bitterness and
I animosity existing between two men
■who are prominent in the two leading
Ilocal medical colleges. From a per-
Isonal quarrel, It has now Involved the
I faculties of the two medical schools
land threatens the welfare and useful
ness of the Grady hospital, and It has
lonly begun. The original question re
listed to tho admission of students to
Ithe wards of the Grady hospital. One
Iphysidan took one side nnd naturally
Ithe other one opposed it, even tho both
| medical schools would profit almst
leouslly by the arrangement. The two
Iworthy gentlemen disagreed in open
Imseting. Then they drew their friends
| into the muss and now the trouble
| teems to be spreading even farther.
“Question is important.'’
What Is the meaning of It all, and
I what la It worth anyhow? To the,
I casual observer Jit seems very trivial
I but If we Jook at It more closely, we
I Will see that the question ts of more
I Importance than one would dream of
let first glance. It affects, not only the
I taxpayer, but It touches vitally the
j common people and the laboring eie
Iment (the very backbone of our peo
I pie), and it threatens even those who
I consider themselves to belong to At-
llanta’s Tour Hundred. '
I The question Is “Bedside Teaching,"
land to understand the question, It
I necessitates a clear understanding of
I what “bedside teaching" is and how it
I is conducted.
I The first thing that Is proposed is to
I throw open the wards of Grady hos-
Ipltal to students of medtclne and'to
I graduate physicians for the purpose fit.
I study. This means that alj medical
I students and all graduates of medicine
I will have admission to the wurds of
Ithe hospital, and tho at first it Is In-
I tended lo limit the number to six
I students nnd to have them accompany
lone of (he members of the staff, that
Its only the opening wedge. Once in
Ithe wards, It wilt be found, ns It has
I been In the majority of hospitals where
[such practices are permitted, that such
I limitation, namely to six students, In
I worthless for practical purposes, if the
|gentlemen are really sincere In wlsh-
| ing only in teach.
Open to All 8chool(,
This Is manifest to anyone who will
I but ililnk one moment. There are
I nearly 700 medical students now en
rolled In the various medical schools In
I this city. This means not. only the
[Modems of the Atlanta School of Med.
Ilrlne and the College of Physicians and
I Surgeons, the Eclectic Medical College
l*nd the Southern Missionary Training
I School, hut It means the students of
I any other school that may be estab
lished In this city at any future date, be
II: a negro school or not, and we are
|kW that there Is a possibility of such.
[There are numbers of physicians, and
|among them doubtisss a number of ne.
physicians, who would with to
who would lawfull
emitted to Jo
HR AND
I Tonight and Tuesday Night—Matinee
Tuesday.
| WALTER X. I.AWHENCE
■ •resents the tlrentest of Itrninntle Comedies
“THE THREE OF US”
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Mldlc Sc to ItM; HAT., 88c TO It,
Wednesday nnd Thurnday Next, Matinee
Thursday. -
so under the proposed regulations.
Tho on the start, only si* students
could go In. such a number Is so small
that any benefits derived are practical
ly worthless, because, If strictly ad
hered to. It w*ould not enable any stu
dent to see more than one or tw-o cases
a year. This, os anyone can see, will
only create trouble nnd as has happen
ed. wherever the experiment has been
tried,' the number Increases till
reaches a sepre or more, and they come
and go thru the wards almost at will.
A student who "stands In with the
powers that be," comes and goes as lie
wishes, examines all those whose con'
dltlon Interests him. “with their per
mission." of course, because perhaps
they are too alek to offer resistance, or
even to care, or because they do not
know that they dare object. As a role,
patients who do object, find It so dis
agreeable thereafter, thijt they find it
much the best policy to give their con.
sent to any and all examinations the
doctors desire. This drove of twenty
or more careless, thoughtless, noisy
boys and men troop In and out of the
wards to see the sick anil dying. They
surround the bed of some poor unfor
tunate and perhaps hopeless Invalid.
The clinic begins. All the pRtlents who
are not too sick, sit up to see the sport
those who are too III to do so, may find
It a trying ordeal, not to mention the
patient.
“Hard on Poor Patients/
The doctor who conducts the affair
goes Into the details of family history
and Into the patient's past, whether It
be pleasant or unpleasant. It matters
not, because he Is a “poor cuss and a
working man." anil has no Influence
nmong the rich clientelle of the pro
feasor In question. He Is told the na
ture of his ailment, which may not al
ways be advisable, and how long he Is
likely to live, with no Idea as to wheth.
er tt discourages him or not. How
many of us like to be picked to pieces
or analyzed before a croud? Even tho
the crowd be strangers, moot people do
not enjoy It, and the man who is so
unfortunate as to .be poor, likes It no
better than the man who Is rich, who.
because he Is rich and thinks he will
thus escape such an ordeal himself,
sits supinely back Indifferent lo what
happens to. the miserable and sick poor
in his city who are compelled to go to
Grady Hospital when they are sick,
because there Is no other place where
they can go. Would those of us who
read this like to be publicly examined?
But this Is not all. Next comes the
examination of the patient. This Is to
the student the most Important part.
He must examine, thump, prod, feel or
listen. , Twenty or more Inexperienced
persons pbnchlng and poking a patient
who is tortured with pain anyway, or
quivering from nervousness, does not
inspire a patient or make hint feel bet
ter. It's an ordeal even at best. I
have known of poor women who have
spent sleepless nights, weeping from
dread nnd fear, miserable from, such
an ordeal or In anticipation of another
that they know Is coming. Once a hos
pital Is open to such practices. It Is
almost Impossible to close It against
it. No one sees this side of It—not the
director or tile managing board—hut
only the doctors and the patients, and
the doctors are Indifferent and the pa
th* tits without influence.
“Looks Like Imposition.’’
If a hospital Is run for such a pur
pose. and If patients are not compelled
to go there, It Is different, hut to com
pel our owrt poor people to go to i
cltv hospital and submit to such an
ordeal, or to listen to It when practiced
on others, seems to be rather on Im-
losltlon when we really think of It.
isn't It an Imposition on the taxpayers
of this city to Be compelled to pay
111,, madl/ifil fiflllfitvpu
taxes* to support the medical collegea
of this city? If the Atlanta College of
Physicians nnd Surgeons wishes to
have a hospital to teach their students,
why can't they do like the Atlanta
School of Medicine—establish one of
their own? The latter school has not
only done this, but has prospered at
the same time. Do not ask us as tax-
jayers to support medical schools at
he expense and humiliation of oup
poor sick, and the depletion of our
pocket-books, too. It Is the boldest
piece of nerve and effiantery we have
ever seen. . ...
If, however, such bedside teaching be
permitted, nil the different medical
schools will demand an equal represen.
tation on the medical staff of this hos
pital. and with perfect right. If now
this bp permitted and the rotation
scheme suggested by one of the physi
cians themselves were to be adopted,
we would readily see how hastily the
majority of these Grady Hospital bed
side teaching advocates would drop* the
whole affair. If this be so. can they
all be sincere In their loud desire to
wish It only for the benefit of human
ity?
To summarise: Tho wards once
opened will, beyond doubt, remain open
to an ever-increasing extent. Will the
city of Atlanta submit that her great
est city charity—named after the Im
mortal Henry Grady—be opened to and
run for the benefit of n number of med
ical colleges? Do we want another
bone of political contention cast Into
our already 'overstorked boneyard'.
Shall God’s poor. Just because they nr#
poor, he subjected to treatment that we
more fortunate ones would never sub
mit to? We leave It to the Justice and
good Judgment of our city authorities.
Special COAT Sale
A Clearing Out of W omen s
Girls Coats
am
Now if you want a coat, kere s your
?
you deferre d tk«
a wrap;
ose useful,
kuymg of
one of tk
good for ngkt now, and good for
Tkeir place is not to ke taken ky any o
opportunity. Have
Do you tkink of supplementing your winter wardroke witk
good-looking garments tkat are continually needed? Tkey re
koats, trains and mountain sojourns next summer.
or tkis very sale,
lties for you.
tker garment. Mayke you’ve keen waiting
le. Here it is and it is truly one fraugkt witk economy—possikil-
Med mm Lengtk Coats
m excellent Kersey Cloth, with
all-silk satin lining, lengths 27
and 32 inches, cut on best lines
of the semi-fitting style. Reg
ular $15 an d $16.50 Coats at
$11.75
Covert Coats
45 and 50-inch douhle-faced
Coverts, styles that are em
phatically pictured in the cur
rent and early spring fashions—
smart, good-looking wraps, use
ful and serviceable. Regular
$15 values, at
$9.75
Long Coats
In 48 and 50-mch lengths, some
effectively braided, collarless
styles; others plainly tailored;
we will sell coats that havtf heen
regularly $15, $16.50, $20 and
$22.50, at • .
$14.75
And
Vicuna,
breasted
in fine
single
Broadcloths and
and double-
coats, finely
Regularly priced
$22.50, at
at
tailored,
$20 and
$14.75
Caracul Coats
A few of those stylish Cara
culs are left; very few, hut they
are admirable values, as you 11
agrge. V/e propose to closeout
the lot at
And
one lot of
coats, elegant
Girl
$8.75
*>
s vjoats
$25 and $27.50
garments, m
blacks and in imported hairlinr
Coverts, at
$18.75
A TAXPAYER.
CARLE
I’REVENTE IIIMHEI.F IN .
"THE SPRING CHICKEN”
A full ttalgmj, Rorjci'oiiftly plumed munlrnl
l" The original Xewr York und fhlmgo
u uii that Carleaqae bird of a eho-
T BIJOU
WEEK; Matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
, 4- H. Woods Presents
“HE GAMBLER OF THE
WEST”
By Owen Dnvis.
[ at THE THEATERS I
This line, wkick we mean to close out at tke following remarkakle prices, is
simply splendid. Any motker will recognize at a glance tke effectiveness, tke good
style and tke tkorougkly serviceakle ckaracter of tkese coats. Tkey re well-cut
Coats. Tkey re well-made. T.key kave tkat style, simplicity and strengtk tkat
skould mark tke clotkes of tke rationally-dressed sekool girl.
^n°. EV,LLE ALL THE WEEK.
QMrtatta, Fred Zobelde,
•Vt.*~’ ? ml eight feature acts.
i i u „ ,n ,rM at matinees If with
Aili-f,Plan**. Belt SHIM:
►Wf V.n 'V' l-'Ptown ticket offices,
JacJb »' I’imi jtacy; Kimball
AMUSEMENTS.
night,
••Tin* tJuni-
THK OR! ’ 11 Kl’M—Monday night, high
data vaudeville.
“Tht Thret of U»."
James Herne used to say that the
success of a drama could be assured
If It had enough o£ the right kind of
human Interest; In other words, that
“the closer to nature In plot and Ian*
gunge a play Is drawn the more ef’
fectlve It Will prove." Poor Hems
has been gathered to his fathers for a
Ions time, but his truism lives and
thriven and we are'told that It finds
expression, In the four-act play by Ra
chel frothers. entitled "The Three of
Us." which comes to the Grand Mon
day night and Tuesday matinee and
night. The play had its beginning In
New York last season, where It had a
successful run of 217 nlghl*.
Its story Is a simple one, and there
in lies part of Its success. It Is that
of a mature girl—an orphan—who with
two brothers, one Just at that age
when pinfeathers are mistaken for
u ingx, and the other a lad whoae
wholesome nature Is really delightful.
They own a mining claim In the little
camp In Nevada, where thejr are liv
ing. and the girl la face to face with
several problems.
At ths Bijou.
There has been more real Interest In
happenings at the BIJou. this season
than ever before In' Rs six years of At
lanta life. The theater haa . become
one of the real fixture# of the city, and
Its style of entertainment at Its scale
of prices Is keeping It on the top wave
of popularity. For this week one of
the best of the newest successes In
the melodramatic field. "The Gambler
of the West." will have an Inning. The
plav Is ore of the strongest of Its sort
»- >our. A magnificent scenic and me.
Group O
ne
roup
In Kerseys, blue, brown and red, not too heavy,
it warm and comfortable; braid-trimmed collar.
Sizes for 6 to 14 years. Coats that are good buy
ing at $7.50, $8.75 and $10, at ■
G
Two
ye
roup
And in the same sizes (6 to 14), fine Broadcloths,
Kersey and Diagonal-\iVorsted Coats, plenty of
reds and blues; the kind you’ve never seen sold for
less than $12.50, $15 and $17.50, at
$5.75
$9.75
Ckamkerlin-Joknson-DuBose Company
chsnlcal equipment has been given the
production, and It It declared that one
nf the beat acting companies yet Iden
tified with melodrama will be Intro
duced. A gang of cowboys will be a
feature, and lasso throwing, knife
throwing nnd other Wentern pastimes
will be a big feature. A band of genu
ine Indiana figure In the production,
and a trick horse will be another fea
ture.
Richard Carls NtxL
In the last eight years Richard Carle,
who comes to the Grand Wednesday
and Thursday next In "The Hprlng
Crlcken." has not played a port without
wearing glaasea. nor has he changed
his make-up materially. Both are mat-
ten of design. He clings u>:hi* odd
personality as ■ kind of trad mark, d«.
rllnlng even to htde his bald head un
der a wig. The wearing of glasses Is
a necessity, as he can not see six feet
without them.
It Is on record that he mistook two
French horn players for enthusiasts
over a certain show In which he was
playing, seeing them In the same places
night after night. It happened that the
orcheatra pit waa small and the horn
players had to take seat# outside ths
rail behind the leader. Two shining
R ates were all he could make out—
cnee his deduction.
—r
Crstfon Clarke Coming.
Mr. t’larke continues under the I grown-ups. The bill for the week
■for ‘‘.head Is one of the most utlractlve of-
an h red this season. The Olympia Quar-
That I tet. the Althea Twins, Stanley and
Adelaide | < 'ogswell. and Fred Zobedle, the fa-
■ moua European equilibrist, are some
of the features, tester and Quinn will
o;Ter a novel turn and Marcella and
management of Jules Murry, who
this new offering haa furnlaheil
elaborate production. "The Pdwer TI
Governs" Is the work of Adela
Prince, who wrote tt with the Idea of
satisfying the star's desire for a pres
ent-day drama, and she has seemingly
succeeded.
Children at the Orpheum.
• 'lean, refined vaudeville always ap
peals to children as no other form of
j Centrical amusement does, and moth-
jers who are looking for an afternoon’s
As the star of "The Power That j amusement can find It at the Orpheum
Governs.” a new American drama In I and take 'heir children with them
three acts, Ureston Clarke will b* Seen I without extra expense, for the iittlo
at tha Grand on Friday and Saturday folks art admitted free If with .paid Ing hla name 04 "Mr. Wade, of Co..ter, man will recover
soliciting agent for the S. A. I,, rail
road," It Is thought drank laudanum
with suicidal Intent at a hotel at Lit
tle Mountain, t milea from here, Friday
night.
He arrived at the hotel late In the
evening, and after eating a hearty sup-
K r, retired. He did not arise fbr
enkfast and the proprietor, on gain
promises something oda. The motion I ...... -
pJrtur*** at the Orpheum ere amonS| to the man|a room^at^M ocl n-k. r
the beet ever eeet» In Atlanta.
GUEST AT HOTEL
(pound* of heavy breathing, nr
' Insr the door, he found the tr
DRINKS LAUDANUM! on J. h '
Ing the door, he found the man
conscious on the bed with an en
laudanum bottle by his side nnd sn.qli-
hearth. There
Special to The Georgian.
Prosperity, S. C, Jan. A man glv-
I of the Stetson hat whl
| the name of Dr. J. H.
The attending pbyi