Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (Volume 61) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: if a student matriculated under these conditions it was a contract between the college and the student that, upon complying, he should have the degree which was the end to be attained by his course of study. An institution can not take the money of a student, allow him to remain and use his time and then arbitrarily refuse to confer on him the degree which they have promised. While the court cannot review the discretion of a college in refusing for a definite reason to allow a student to be examined and receive a degree, yet in case of arbitrary refusal there is no exercise of discretion at all, but simply willful violation of duty. It is difficult to see how a lawyer could take any other view. Medical colleges are granted privileges on the ground of being affected with a public use and hence liable to the ordinary principles of law governing corporations. No doubt had the attempt been made, the charter of the college could have been taken away for such an arbitraay performance, and a suit for libel could also have been successfully maintained. The Surgeon And Surgeon Gynjecolosist, according to the American Lancet are a little too absorptive. It goes on to state that the most casual observer will have noticed the fact that for many years a surgeon, or a surgeon-gynsecologist has been selected as President of the American Medical Association. Thus Dr. H. O. Marcy was elected this year; Dr. W. T. Briggs last year; Dr. E. M. Moore the year before; Dr. W. W. Dawson, the year previous; who was preceded by Dr. Gregory, of St. Louis; he by Dr. Brodie, of Detroit; he by Dr. Campbell, of Augusta, Ga.; so as the history is continued" we find surgeon or surgeon-gynsecologist occupying the post of President of the American Medical Association almost constantly. And yet it is claimed t...