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and on the 15th of the same the lady managers gave a bazaar, which was very successful both financially and socially. A quotation from the "Cleveland Herald" of November 18th, 1879, makes interesting reading: "The sweet-faced goddess of charity spread her wings over the Hospital last evening and smiled approval on the work which has been accomplished. smiles were reflected in the hearts of the great throng of generously disposed people. No enterprise ever started in Cleveland has received a more flattering testimonial to its worth than this-the formal opening of the Huron Street Hospital. Before seven o'clock carriage after carriage discharged their loads of ladies and gentlemen in front of the institution, and before eight o'clock, the hour set for the formal presentation of the key to the President, Mr. T. P. Handy, by the chairman of the committee, Dr. D. H. Beckwith, the rooms and halls were literally jammed with people, who composed the elite, intelligence, and wealth of the city. The dedicatory address was given by Rev. John Brown, rector of Trinity Cathedral, and on behalf of the citizens of Cleveland offered their congratulations on the completion of the noble building." Dr. W. T. Miller was installed as House Physician, and it goes without saying that the Hospital Association was fortunate in making so good a selection.

November 1st, 1880, the first report of the Hospital work was made, including the three-and-one-half months lapsing from November 17th, 1879. It was as follows: Patients admitted 61. Discharged 40. Died 1. Remaining 25. Of these patients 41 were pay and 20 were free. less than ten years the number of patients treated yearly had increased to 528.

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From this time onward the work of the hospital showed a steady growth and from 1892 to 1902 was more than doubled. The year ending February 1st, 1902, showed a total number of patients, treated in the hospital 1,413 and outside cases 1,282.

About seven years ago the present annex was built at a cost of about $30,000, including machinery, etc., all of which was

paid for at the time with the exception of $15,000. Mr. M. A. Hanna and Mr. J. H. Wade gave $1,000 each towards the Annex and the Burnham endowment fund of $5,000 was applied on the same by the consent of Mr. Burnham. During the past year we succeeded in raising the $15,000, of which Mr. J. D. Rockefeller contributed $5,000, Mr. M. A. Hanna $4,000, Mr. J. H. Wade and Mr. D. Z. Norton $1,000 each, Mr. Calvary Morris and Mr. R. R. Rhodes $500 each, Myron T. Herrick $275, M. A. Bradley and Mr. C. S. Barrett $250 each, Mrs. D. H. York, S. C. Smith, Mrs. John Huntington $200 each, and the following $100 each: Mrs. Chas. Seabrook, Mrs. Kate N. Rhodes, Mrs. D. P. Rhodes, Dan R. Hanna, Mrs. Luther Allen, Mrs. I. N. Topliff, Mrs. W. A. Price, Mrs. H. Frasch, Mrs. A. C. Hord, W. C. Rhodes, the Rhodes & Beidler Coal Co.; the staff of the hospital gave about $500, and other sums ranging from $1.00 to $50. The endowment fund is small but growing. Several years ago Mrs. H. M. Bradley left $5,000 to the hospital. This sum was a start for an endowment. And to end our year's work, February 1st, 1902, Mrs. Mary H. Castle gave to the hospital $10,000. This was added to the endowment at the last meeting of the trustees, making our endowment $15,000. We closed the year entirely out of debt and with a snug balance on hand.

At this writing, April 22nd, we have torn out the old closets and bath tubs and modern ones have been put in. We have put the Kern lights through the hospital and annex. This will do away with the dirt and smoke of the old burners and give far superior light than the old gas jet. Lineoleum will be placed in all the halls, which will brighten them up considerably.

From November, 1879, to February, 1882, a period of twelve years and four months, there were admitted 5,298 patients, and from February 1st, 1892, to February 1st, 1902, a period of ten years, there were admitted 10,118 patients, making a total number of patients admitted 15,418. This does not include the number of patients admitted in the old building,

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We confidently expect every alumnus of the college to subscribe for this book. It will contain a complete college history and include also histories of the College Societies, The Huron Street Hospital, the College Fraternities, and the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical Societies. The book will be very profusely illustrated with half tones of all the buildings in which the college has been at various times housed, together with portraits of all the Trustees, Professors and Instructors who have at any time been connected with it. The cost of the volume is not determined, but will not exceed $2.50.

Subscription blanks will be found in the college headquarters,

THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY.

By Bushrod W. James, M. D.

We call particular attention to Dr. James history. This has been running in the Homeopathic Recorder for some months. The papers already published have been issued in book form, which is Volume I. of a series which, when complete, will consist of several good sized books.

Boericke and Tafel are the publishers, and this is sufficient guarantee of the mechanical execution of the book, while Dr. James' well known ability as a writer makes any comment unnecessary. Dr. James has already written a number of books, among which are:

THE POLITICAL FRESHMAN.

ALASKANA, OR LEGENDS OF ALASKA.
ECHOES OF BATTLE.

ALASKA, ITS NEGLECTED PAST AND
BRILLIANT FUTURE.
DAWN OF A NEW ERA.

Every member of the Institute should have a copy of this History.

THE CLEVELAND MEDICAL LIBRARY

ASSOCIATION.

A cordial invitation has been extended to all attending the Institute to visit the building of this association at 586 Prospect

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At Rest.

Richard Hughes,

April 12, 1902.

William Tod Helmuth,

May 15, 1902.

SESSION OF 1897.

By J. B. Gregg Custis, M. D., Washington, D. C. Those of us who were intimately connected with the administration of the American Institute during the year 1897 cannot fail to feel great satisfaction in reading the Transactions of that year. Not a shadow of discord appears on the pages, so we name the characteristic of the administration to be harmony, which was

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evident from the time of the election of its officers to the first of January, 1898. Harmony was its characteristic, and was made possible because of the recognition on the part of the Institute that the aim of all connected with the Executive Committee was to bring about progress for the school through the magnifying of its history and methods, and the nourishing of its hopes for the future.

The administration was not marked by any new or great achievement, but it feels that it helped materially to round out the century, and still hopes that what was prophetically announced in the President's address may be fully realized in the near future.

All the recommendations of the business address were approved, though they have not all been practically tried. The most important one bearing upon medical education, has not yet received the consideration which its importance demands.

Our school was the first to demand four years' attendance upon medical lectures. By recommendation of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the action of certain universities, it looks as if this step towards the elevation of the standard of the school was to be made the means of drawing students from our institutions; as the universities referred to only shorten the course for those holding the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or Sciences, who have pursued a special course, their efforts do not lower the standard. Therefore, the subject is worthy of our most serious consideration, and we would ask that the present administration again present the subject to the Institute or its proper committees for study and report.

We are aware of all the difficulties involved because of State laws, lack of university connections and professional jealousy, but will be glad to aid our Executive Committee in the formulating of a plan which will meet the necessities of the

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case.

The year also marked the establishment of the International Bureau of Homeopathy which, up to the present time, has made no public report, but is still working to bring about the result promised at that time, and hopes in the near future to present a report which will be of interest and benefit to the Institute.

Several amendments to the By-Laws were made at the recommendation of the committee, all of which have worked satisfactorily. I will not refer to them in detail as it is proposed to shake the whole fabric at the coming meeting. We sincerely hope that the efforts to bring about radical changes will be fruitless, as we fail to see a necessity for such agitation so long as we find no evidence of stagnation in our grand old Institute.

During the year 1897 the Monument Committee was especially active, and by

its zeal drew the attention of many of the members from their usual fields of labor and enlisted their active support, so hastening a consummation of their efforts towards the erection of that memorial which has done and will do more to keep before the public and the profession the achievements and teaching of our founder than could have been done by any other method.

We hope that like harmony to that which marked 1897 may be in evidence at the Cleveland meeting, and that the meeting may mark renewed vigor in our fight

against those who, in their efforts to follow the scientific nihilism of the present day, forget that by virtue of the teachings of Hahnemann and the law of homeopathy they are better able to fulfill the real office of physician which is to cure disease.

Note.-Dr. Custis' article was received May 21st. The "Reporter" had been in the hands of the printer nearly ten days. This will explain the position as an insert which the article occupies. Though the article came so late we are glad to include it in the series.

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