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The Reason Why

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Day
30
Month
August
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
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The I'liysicKin and Surgeon for August says : "At the recent comtaemcement e'xercisea of the ünlversity of Mlchtgam a class of fortyfour grnduated from tlie medical depertment. This number is about half aa lar.ife as the classes of four or five years agO." Tliat statement is nut fair even if trae. Some "four ot íi' yeai-s ago" the coiirse was ooily tliree years. The course is now four years. Tliis chaoige, while It raised the standard of the l'niversity and ateo of its rraduates, liad B gtrong tendency to send studcnts bo inst itutions where they eould save a. year or two of time and expense in securing a diploma, even if tlioy did not know as niiicli about the p-roíession as they wouUl witli a more thorough trainnii'. So tliei-o ivas a falling off of BtudemtB, quite naturally, and the Kraduatmi? elass of '92 i.s the first peSttH oi 1 liat cliaime. Wtoem the course was changed a numlier of years afi frmn two years Of six munt lis eaeli, t three years of niiie miinths each. a likí' result fcdlowed, but the departmcnt canic out stronirer and better therefor. l'ive years ago, In 1888, the graduating elass in the medical departiu-nl nuinlM'red ;.", and finir years agio, in 1889, it nunihered 82. In 1890 it immliered 98 : in 1891, 116 : and in 1892, 108. Xbeae tlffnpesshow Iilainly limv many suarined in to secure a diploma before tlie course rhaimvd to four years. and teil the reason wby the elasa oí '92 waa bo small nuinerically. Tlw; medical departnient is prOBperotis, the freshman elass eacli year growing In numbers. and Wlth the facilities (OT clinics furnished hy the new hioepdtols, students are [inding it proíitalile to come here, even if other colleges may rant tliem diplomas in less time. A diploma rom the D. 01 M. is quite a desirable piece of parebment theae days. and a young man who poeseseea ooe is obliged to know somethlng. A imt lier strong point is 1he fact that Hiere is perfect harmony imw in tlie medical faculty. a tblng t lint had not exlsted prevkxos to ''lour or five years agO," for 8 lODg time. l'ai li and every menilK'r oí the faculty is dolSg his best tO niake the niedi,..il college here in Aun ArbOT a success, and tbe Increaeing aambei of nnder-.üraduates, tOgetber with the quality ol the material graduated, proves tii.-'.; iliis chaiwre waa what was need.Ml by tlie depOTl meui . ■ Xew Vork Sun is amusing Itseií jusi imw vsnhacking away at our .Tulius Caesar I'.urrnws. It will 1' reniemlM'ied that l.v i short time back In histmy the Sun aniused itself whackiiifi away at a gentleman named Grover Cleveland. Bul -unie way ih.it geatleman did nut neem to COllnpse ïmder tlie whackint;'. To gucoeed ia ttoe eyêa oJ Uw people it seems In nrerssai-y tu si cure 1 he Sun's abuse.

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