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

322 THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JO0RNAL. j!
Dr. O. O. Fanning, who lias for the past parents at their home in Charlotte. Dr.
year, soefficientlv superintended the Wesley Brem during the summer underwent sue- !
Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., has re- cessful operative treatment al Rochester, ;
signed his position in that institution. Dr. Minn. He is an energetic young doctor of i
Fanning is a promising young physician, the highest scientific attainments: his recent
and a man who will be greatly missed in &n\c\e: \n\.hQ Joiinial of the American Mcdi- I
that institution. He graduated with hon- cal Association, of September 11, in which I
ors from the Atlanta School of Medicine in he reported his investigation of the blood i
the spring of 1908. for the tubercle baccilli attracted very wide ,
Dr. Fanning is succeeded at the hospital attention and most favorable comment. He '
by Dr. George N. MacDonell, of Savannah, is a graduate of the Medical Department of {
Ga., who will no doubt fill the position very Johns Hopkins University ,
acceptably. Dr. MacDonell is a graduate ^^ ^ g Watkins, recently of Concord, !
of the Atlanta College of Physicians and ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ assistant physician '
Surgeons. ^_^^__ ^^ ^^^ g^^^g Hospital for the Insane at Mor- i
The new Rex Hospital, Raleigh, N. C, ganton. Dr. Watkins is a native of Ruth- ;
was occupied October 1st. The furniture erfordton. ___^_^ I
and patients were moved from the tempo- ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ p^^^ ^f ^1^^ f^^^^jt^, ^f ^j^^
rary quarters to the new building without Chattanooga Medical College to exclude i
accident.
^ women from admission to the school failed i
The regular monthly meeting of the East recently because of the fact that the board;
Mississippi Four County Medical Society of trustees had already decided that the I
washeld at Armory, Miss., October 12. Dr. school shall be co-educational Some of
L. C. Flemster, of' Nettleton, presided and the doctors of the faculty have been urging i
" good attendance of physicians was re- the abandonment of the co-educational fea-
ported.
ture in the medical department for a long
time. At the meeting of the board of trus-
Dr. Addison G. Brenizer, a native of tees last spring, the matter was taken up
Charlotte, N. C, recently a student at the and again decided in favor of the women.
Medical School at Ileidelburg, Germany,
has been elected physician in charge of the The National Wholesale Druggists Assonew
American Hospital in Paris, France, ciation, at the recent meeting in Richmond,
This institution was opened November 1st. Va., urged the importance of laws to check
It is the only American hospital in Europe, the sale of cocaine. The association went
on record as recommending that efforts be
At the regular bi-monthly meeting of the
^^^jg to obtain national legislation against
Hamilton County, Tennessee, Medical So-
^jjg drug,
ciety held in Chattanooga, October 15, a
large and enthusiastic attendance was reported.
The society was addressed on
As a result of differences between the
Superintendent and corps of nurses of St.-
"Iritis" by Dr. George H. Price, of Nash- Peter's Hospital, Charlotte, N. C, nine
ville. nurses went on strike, and all efforts to ad-j
The North Carolina Association for the young ladies promptly found places at other
Prevention of Tuberculosis will meet in hospitals and the authorities of St. Peter's
Greensboro, N. C, January 25. 1910. An j^^ve procured other nurses.
attractive program is being arranged, a
number of men who are prominent in the The city authorities of Chattanooga^
fight against the disease, having consented Tenn., in conformation to their policy ol
to be present. The American Tuberculosis curtailing municipal expenses, have cut
Exhibition will be in the city to aid in the down the appropriation to Erlanger Hoswork.
Dr. W. L. Dunn, of Aslieville, is pital, so that this institution instead of be-
President, and Dr. Chas. Julian, of Thomas- ing run on a basis of $18,000 per year froi^
. just matters were ineffectual Most of the
ville, is secretary. city and cou»ty, must now be operated on
$10,000; $5,000 from the city of Chatta-
Dr. Arthur T. Reeves, a native of Bun- „oog-a and $5,000 from Hamilton county
combe county and for the \ ast three years .
connected with the government hospital
Nurses Graduate.
service in Panama, has returned to Ashe- ,
ville where he will locate permanently. Sixteen young women were gradua
from the Touro lafirraary Training Sen
Dr. Walter V. Brem, a native of Char- for Nurses New Orleans, on the evening
lotte, N. C, now located in'Christobal,Ca- Sept. 30.
nal Zone, Panama, has recently visited his The exercises were short, and