WHERE CAN WE 



FIND A DOCTOR? 



LIST 20 COUNTIES WHERE STUDENTS WILL TAKE PRIORITY 

 ON MEDICAL STUDENT LOAN FUND 



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FARM groups lia\c lucn askini; lor 

 the past 20 yc.ir'> witli incrcasiiii; 

 frcc|ui.ni.y, "VC'hcrc i.iii wc yet a 

 doUor to rcpLuc old Dol Jones.-'" 

 1 he answer: farm tomiminitii.s 

 must send one ot their hoys to medii.al 

 siliool and make a doctor out ot him with 

 the expressed jiurpose ot his returniiii; 

 to their area to practice. There is no 

 w.iy that any governmental agency, state 

 or national, can turnisli them a doctoi 

 ihev want, accordini; to Dr. Harlan lint,'- 

 lish. chairm.ui of the rural midual serv- 

 ii.c- committee, Illinois St.ite Mediial So- 

 eietv. 



The farmers must ^row their own. Hr. 

 Iwiulish savs. The same is true ot nurses. 

 II f.irm families are coin^ to have nurseN 

 in their are.is it will h.ive to he their own 

 dauL;liters who take u\^ nursinu. 



\\'hat aliOLit the future .is viewed trom 

 lois!' ^■ou can't expeit to kee|^ your 

 ho\s .uid uirls ulio t.ike up medume .uiJ 

 iiursui;: "down on the tarm" unless vou 

 build tiiem a workshoj^; anv more th.iri 

 \ou can tarm todav without reasonable 

 tools and a irood maihine shop. 



What is ihc- workshop tor \our bo\ s 

 and ^irls in medicine.-' It is the ^0 to 

 UK) or 2()()-hed hospital that is .serxiii;; 

 your area or tiie one that you ami the 

 other folks about you vote to build and 

 oper.ite. savs Dr. rniilish. 



While you are seiulinL; vour bovs and 

 Cirls to professional schools. t;et in tiiuJi 

 with vour loc.d I'arm Mure.iu and lind ou: 

 u h.it the hospital plans are tor vour com- 

 munity. The Slate Health Dep.irtment 

 has surveyed our st.ite and ad\iseii. .iftcr 

 .idecjuate studw the lo. .ition ot v.irioiis 

 sizeil hospitals in v.irious towns c)l the 

 st.ite. These hospit.d arcis i ross couiit\ 

 lines anil are set up lor the m.iximum 

 benelit ot all Illinois citizens. .Sin. c 

 iinc-tl'.ird ot lonstriution lOsls. under this 

 pl.m. must eome Irom loe.i! sources, 

 bonds will h.ive to be voted ui some 

 pl.ues te)r bmldinu jsurposcs. In others. 

 .1 tax levy will be neiess.ir\ lo support 

 lliem. 



\'o croup outside vour own conimu- 

 nii\' i.ui or will build .ind o-per.ite .i hos- 

 pit.il for \-our people, anordin;^ to Dr 

 I'.nchsli. ^'ou can t:et state ami feiicr.i' 



aid lor buildini;, but. to operate a hos- 

 pital, only the local community resources 

 I an be used. 



The answer to the tyjie of health ta- 

 eihties you w.uit tor your tarm folk lies 

 111 your own hands. s.iys Dr. Iini;lish 

 ^'oii e.in t cet something lor nothint;, Ik 

 belie\es. ^'ou have to jsut your bo\ ■ 

 .uul ,i;irls in the medie.il .ser\ ice or yoi: 

 won't have a new "Doe Jones." CJily- 

 bred doctors and nurses won't eome to 

 vour rural towns. 



It one ol your boys or L;irls needs helji 

 nieiiiially. .seholastiially, or in some 

 ciscs linancially - - consult the president 

 ol your county meelieal society (ask any 

 doctor, he cm tell you who the local 

 president is) or your County I'arm Bu- 

 reau. 



The Illinois At.'ricultural Assoeiation 

 and the Illinois .Stale Meeiiial Society 

 h.i\e set u|i a nieelieal student loan fund 

 lor boys in the 20 Illinois eounties in 

 the worst neeel of doctors. In an effort to 

 show you henv to help voursclves. 



These 20 counties are: Calhoun, John- 

 son. Pulaski, Jas]ser, Schuyler, I-'avette. 

 .Su)it, Washington, Bond, Caimbcrland, 

 le) Daviess, Clark, Clay, Edwarels. Han- 

 eoik. Brown, Hardin, l;lfini;h,im, lersey 

 .md Pojie. 



I'arm bejys who have eomjileted their 

 eollct;e work in pre-mcelics, with yooil 

 grades, aiul who are eligible, lan borrow 

 money from the loan bo.ird; but that is a 

 prour.im for the counties in direst med- 

 I .il need. The luture iountr\' do, tor 



Floyd E. Morris 



Dr. Harlan English 



lives on a farm toilay and is going to 

 Blank Township High School. Farm 

 families will have to educate their own. 

 and equip their tommunity so the boys 

 and girls will be glad to come back home, 

 concludes Dr. I-nglish. 



Dr. Iinglish is chairman of the rural 

 medieal service committee of the Illi- 

 nois State Medical Socie-ty. hloyd li. 

 Morris, lAA vice-president, is chairman 

 of the lAA medical committee. 



lAA Annual Meeting 

 To Be Held Nov. 15-18 



The Illinois Agrieultur.il Association 

 will hold its 3-ith .mnual convention 

 Nov. 15- IS at the Hotel Sherman in 

 C.hic;igo. The 19d7 meeting was held in 

 St. I.oiiis. 



AFBF To Meet 

 In Atlantic City 



I he American 1 arm Bureau I eder.ition 

 will hold its annual meetini; in AtLuitie 

 ( ity, N. J., the week of Dec. 12 16. 

 Many farm folks are interested in a 

 travel tour to this meeting simil.ir to the 

 trip by ch.irtereil train t.iken bv Illinol.ins 

 lo the AI'Bl-' S.m I'r.meisco convention in 

 I') l6. 



I'd B.irnes h.is transferreil as farm 

 ad\ iser from Riehlanel to .Macon county. 

 A I<)-i(i I'niversity ot Illinois ^r.iduate 

 Mill .ig teacher at Bunker Hill .i-ul Herrln. 

 Barnes has been in Richland county for 

 about se\en vears. 



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