Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

224 THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL-
has considered the subject from a Southern the typical pupilary glare of the insane. ^
standpoint. I am reluctant too, to conclude She subsequently improved under relief
that in their deductions they are invariably from worry, and at home finally regained |
correct. I want us to investigate this subject an apparent normal condition.
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for ourselves. From a considerable number Now there are several points to be con- |
of histories at my disposal, I select a few for sidered about these histories: Probably 4
rehearsal, and 1 have concluded. none of these girls should have been accept- j
Miss C, aged IS, family history nega- ed by any school until they had shown that J
tive, except that a younger brother was they were physically qualilied to do college
idiotic, very bright, led her classes until the work, but having accepted them, the school
spring term of the Junior year, broke down, or college should have provided every safehad
to leave college, married at 20, has guard to preserve what little health they
been married 10 years, no children, has did have. Here we encounter the system
been an invalid since breaking down at of classification, and the fact that they
college. Cause: Nervous temperament, must keep up with their classes or drop behard
work, no exercise, ozoena, chronic hind. When they are thrown in lowei
indigestion and constipation. classes, then a "howl" is raised at home.
Miss R.. blonde, entered college at 14, It is impossible to enforce cooperation upon
family history excellent very close hard a faculty unless we have parental approval
student, suffered from amenorrhoea, took at home and this, without an educational
exercise only when compelled— that was ,'2 campaign, it seems almost impossible tc
hour twice a week. Went from bad to obtain. The only alternative that seemi
worse, graduated at 17, but died 8 months feasible to the writer is that the
later from tuberculosis. physician should have supreme power-
Miss B., brunette, aged 20, mother died even power over and above that of president;
from tuberculosis, physical health good or teachers. To secure this we must again
upon entering college, very hard student, educate the public to the extent that boards
but learned with difficulty, could not keep of trustees will give to their physicians unup
with her classes, went to bed 3 months limited and unrestricted power in all matafter
entering worrying over recitations, ters appertaining to the hygiene and sani
spent most of the next 60 days in bed, was tation of our schools and colleges, as well
then sent home; has been suffering from as in all matters of classification, physical
nervous prostration since leaving school, culture and out of door exercise. Here, the
Cause: Compelled to do work beyond her diet is an important consideration an^
strength. should be constantly watched, altered auj
Miss P., blonde, aged 18, entered college changed according to individual require
suffering from menorrhagia, refused opera- ments.
tion, continued work in spite of condition. One word more: A school should never
family history good, went home at end of have a physician under the power of either
session, with haemoglobin percentage of a president or a faculty. Personal preju- j
60 and in a state of chronic invalidism. dices play too important a part? A college
Miss B.. blonde, aged 16, tuberculosis in that has a physician only tor purposes of
family, developed broncho-pneumonia, re- treating the sick had prebably better not;
fused to go home after recovery, but con- have any regular attendant at al'
tinned her studies. Soon after her return any school operating without a physicia
to work had return of cough and microscop- ought to be tabooed by parents general^
ical examination of sputum showed tuber- having the welfare of their sons and daughj
cle bacilli. ers at heart.
Miss J., aged 17, family history good,
broke down during year from over work, Carbuncles.*
but continued studies in a desultory way. By J. G. Johnston, M. D., Chester, S C.
In February developed broncho- pneumonia, ^ Carbuncle is a circumscribed inflai
fo owed by empyaema which vvas in turn
^^^^ extending through the skin into
followed by pyaema, after 101 days in bed,
^^u^i^, ^i,,^^, beneath, and due, in n
recovered, bu was for months compelled to
,^ ,^^ Staphvlococcus.
be wheeled ";^>erever she went
, ^ It may occur in any part of the body, bu,
Miss S., blonde family history bad,
seems to have certain points of predilection.,
mother insane, hard student, or
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4 months
^^^ ^^.^ ,^^^„„ ^j ^^,^^^^ -^ ^^^ back ofi
after matriculation couldn't sleep at night,
^^^ ^^^^ j^ g^g,„, t„ „,^^, wherever therei
became very melancholic was sent home
j, ^„^ irritation of the skin, and it may b«
in unbalanced mental condition. As illns-
^^at "the constant rubbing of the collar on
tration ot condition when she left school 5
would pace the floor all night in that long *Read before recent meeting of the Tri-Stati
restless stride of mania and at times had Medical Society, Charleston, S C.
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