November 15, 1912] 



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elude work in both the medical school and 

 the school of education. We are now about 

 to start a group of clinics, involving a 

 psychological clinic, a social clinic, a med- 

 ical clinic and a dental clinic, which will 

 bring together the four corresponding 

 schools of the university in a work which 

 affects the training of teachers. A certifi- 

 cate will be granted for the work men- 

 tioned. 



University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 Dean W. P. Burris, College for Teach- 

 ers. 



"We have no such affiliation between the 

 medical and pedagogical departments as 

 you imply. I have often thought about 

 the question of relating these departments, 

 but could not decide how it could be 

 brought about. I will be much pleased to 

 learn the result of your inquiry. I have 

 no doubt that teachers and instructors 

 would profit greatly by some correlation 

 of medical and pedagogical courses. 

 St. Louis University School of Medicine, 

 St. Louis, Mo. Dean E. P. Lyon. 

 Tour circular letter regarding the teach- 

 ing of pedagogies in St. Louis University 

 came to the medical school. As we have no 

 such work in this department, I am refer- 

 ring the letter to the college department 

 in which young men are trained for teach- 

 ing in the Jesuit order. I have no doubt 

 you will hear from the authorities in re- 

 gard to this work. In writing you, I am 

 reminded of a thought which has fre- 

 quently recurred to me, namely, there is 

 no normal or teachers' college for medical 

 teachers. I believe that medical teaching 

 has need of application of pedagogical 

 principles. It is possible that people who 

 are specifically engaged in the work of 

 teachers' colleges might be of some assist- 

 ance to medical education by studying 

 these questions. 

 The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 



Minn. Dean F. F. Wesbrook, College of 



Medicine and Surgery. 



We shall have to answer most of your 

 questions in the negative, but we desire you 

 to know that we have thoroughly consid- 

 ered and are planning for the various 

 phases of public health instruction. In 

 answer to your question number 1, we have 

 to say that certain of the teachers on the 

 staff of this college are giving instruction 

 to students in the college of education — 

 notably Dr. E. 0. Beard, on personal 

 hygiene. I myself give instruction in the 

 matter of infectious diseases and their 

 prevention and have every year for some 

 years tried to give practical talks along 

 these lines. We are, however, giving no 

 courses in the college of medicine and sur- 

 gery as such, which are intended for stu- 

 dents in the college of education. All of 

 the students in the college of education at- 

 tend the instruction by Dr. Beard and 

 myself. No definite courses in pedagogy 

 are offered to the students in our college, 

 but you will see in the catalogue of the 

 current year, pages 58 et seq. We provide 

 a coordinated series of lectures by those 

 who are well able to give the work. For 

 instance. Dr. Keene, who is in charge of 

 the physical training and medical school- 

 inspection of the Minneapolis public 

 schools, instructs our students in medical 

 school inspection, physical training and 

 school hygiene. Mr. Rankin, professor of 

 education in our university, and Mr. C. G. 

 Schulz, state superintendent of public in- 

 struction, and ex-offlcio a member of our 

 board of regents, both give instruction to 

 our medical students in their senior year 

 in this course of which I have spoken; one 

 from the view-point of the teacher and the 

 other from the point of view of the child. 

 In this way we get a symposium by those 

 Avhose daily work is giving them practical 

 experience in the lines which we ask them 



