Flexner Attacks American Medical Standards Again
Dr. Abraham Flexner of the Carnegie Foundation returns to critique American medical colleges with a companion volume praising German schools. He argues U S standards are scandalously low and a three fourths closure would occur if German terms were applied, urging better clinical resources and practical examinations.
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Abraham Flexner
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
David Starr Jordan
Henry S. Prichett
Carnegie Foundation
America
United Sates
Canada
City of New York
Illinois
Chicago
Missouri
St. Louis
California
San Francisco
Flexner
Germany
Great Britain
France
United States
Europe
Tibingen
Memphis
Dartmouth College
University of Vermont
Foundation
Fifth Avenue
Ocean Travel Decreases Across Atlantic Listings
Atlantic steamship travel eastbound from January 1 to June 7 shows a seven percent drop from last year’s cabin traffic. Titanic losses and campaign uncertainties are cited as factors, with Detroit teachers and others canceling abroad bookings after the sinking. First and second cabin totals for 1911 compare to 1908 and 1907 declines. The Seventy-first Infantry First Battalion plans a trip to Elmsford New York with Major Beekman in command, splitting into two parties for battle-era duties.
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Detroit
Seventy-first Infantry
Elmsford
N. Y
Beekman
Montenac Opens One-Catholic School at Lake Champlain
Montenac a new religious resort opens to young men from New York area churches at Greenwood Lake near Lake Champlain. Dedication features Frank Harvey Field with a Sunday service by William B. Oliver and an Independence Day oration by Bennet. A week of multi-denominational events and field weeks precede a broader Catholic Summer School at Champlain and Stony Brook programs on Long Island led by Rev. Dr. John F. Carson and Rev. Dr. W. H. Foulkes.
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Montenac
New York
Greenwood Lake
Frank Harvey Field
Brooklyn
Montenac Hall
William B. Oliver
Methodist Epworth League
Bennet
Episcopal
Lutheran
Presbyterian
Baptist
Methodist
Ientenac
Gutheran
Reformed
Congregational
Lake Champlain
Champlain Assembly
Champlain
Catholic Summer School
David F. Hickey
Kings County Catholic School Board
Cliff Haven
Stony Brook
Long Island
John F. Carson
W. H. Foulkes
Rutgers Church
Appellate reduces Hendrick verdict against Biggar to thirty thousand
The Appellate Division of the Second Department orders Agnes Hendrick to take 30 000 from her 100 000 suit against actress Laura Biggar for alienation of her husband Dr Charles C Hendrick or sue anew. The trial stemmed from a sensational conspiracy case tied to Henry M Bennett’s estate.
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Second Department
Agnes Mary Hendrick
Laura Biggar
Charles C. Hendrick
Hendrick
Justice Crane
Ueten Court
Brooklyn
Miss Biggar
Henry M. Bennett
Pittsburgh
Bennett
City Observes Flag Day With 4300 Washington Irving Girls
Washington Irving High School hosted a Flag Day ceremony as 4300 pupils marched in color and unity. Mrs. Gaynor hoisted the new flag while a thirteen-gun salute echoed over Gramercy Park. Elks Lodge No. 1 and other groups held ceremonies across the city, celebrating the national emblem and urging wider observance.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
East River
American Flag Association
City Hall
Ralph E. Prime
Association
Admiral Schley
Frederick D. Grant
Potomac
Ohio
Rio Grande
Texas
Washington Irving High School
Irving Place
William J. Gaynor
Gramercy Park
Betsey Ross
Revolutionary Army
Board of Education
Sree
Patrick McGowan
Churchill
Betts
Delaney
Higgins
Wilsey
Barrett
Green
Martin
Controller Prendergast
Elks
Thirteenth Street
Morris High School
Glen
John H. Danbeigh
F. M. Scheider
Upils
East 126Th Street
Custom House
Nelson Henry
Henry
Walter M. Chandler
Fountain Dedication Marks War Anniversary at Washington Bridge
On June 18 the Andrew Jackson Chapter USDS of 1812 will dedicate a drinking fountain at the Washington Bridge entrance 181st Street to memorialize the Centennial of the declaration of the Second War with Great Britain. The NY Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will oversee the fountain, presented by Regent Mrs. William H. Hotchkin. Endorsements come from Mrs. William Gerry Slade, state and national presidents, with event setup by Mrs. George B. Wallis assisted by Mrs. Washington L. Mann and Mrs. George B. Gordon.
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Washington Bridge
Great Britain
Andrew Jackson
National Society
United States Daughters of 1812
181St Street
New York Society For the Prevention of
William H. Hotchkin
William Gerry Slade
George B. Wallis
Washington L. Mann
George B. Gordon
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Stars and Stripes
Washington Irving
Grand Street
James
Haney
Lodge No. 1
Forty-third Street
Elks’ Quartet
G. Murray Hulbert
William C. Miller
E. L. Snader
William T. Phillips
James A. Hamill
Jersey
Wre Lodge No. 211
U. S. Pat. Office
John M. Crapo
Broadway
49Th St
Chambers St
Cortlandt ST
Greenwich
425Th Street
3D Ave
Union Square
44Th Street
Stover
Yale
To-Morrow
Sunday Times
Charles E. Woodruff
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Frederick Schiller Lee
Columbia
England
Republic of the
New World
Mr. Dooley
Arthey Road
William Gorham Rice
Grover Cleveland
To-morrow’s Book Review
Whistler
Votaire
George W. Smalley
Eons Hardy
the Times
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