Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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A. R. Martin,F. M. C1'2ll1Q.D. A. S111llll.VV. L. BU11Cl1tl1'Cl.E. F. Enos.a11dA. F. Sippyexpired-fleaviiigMessrs. XV. Holmes. E. J. Senn, and T. J. Williams still on the staff-fit was decided best to elect but two men. instead of eight. At this ti1ne the elections were ope11 to any illlfl all of the students: every 111an who desired could vote. not only in elections but on any matter of business that came up. YVhen the election came off Messrs. John Ross and C. D. Center were chosen by the students wl1o comprised the voters. Not long after this, it became evident that ll11Ofl161' change might be beneficial to lll9 paper. The student body lllld no time to investigate the needs of the journal. a11d knowing b11t little of its business H114-l business methods. could not vote intelligently at the business meetings: indeed 111any of tl1e students took so little interest that they did not vote at all. Then. too, there was a clique antagonistic to the paper and the Editorial Static. these 111911 always voted. and al- ways ill such a way as to try, at least to stop the wheels of progress. NVhen they could not do it by votes they could by inaking' at disturbance and so breaking' up the meeting. leaving everything in a chaotic state. It was decided to or- ganize under a charter, make a stock company. allow every stockholder to vote. lllltl proceed on strictly business prin- ciples. It might have been said that in the beginning. the student board acted as business 1I1Et11ZlQ'91'S. solicited advertis- ing. paid bills. incurred debts. etc.: but so111e ti111e previous to the deterniination to form a stock company. tl1e journal llitfl been placed in the hands of Mr. VV. .T. Anderson. who acted as business nianager llllfl relieved the staff of all but edi- torial duties.-excepting' one: tl1e editors. owing to the technical character of much of the subject matter. were always compelled to read proof. Mr. Anderson saw tl1e desirability of having' an incorporated company. a11d acting in con- junction with the Editorial start, made application to tl1e Secretary of State. wl1o issued a charter to The Corpuscle Com- pany of Rush Medical College. with Messrs. Holmes. Senn. Ross. and Center. as incorporators. Previous to this tin1e Mr. Williams had withdrawn from the Staff. owing' to a ditfereiice of opinion that had arisen between himself and tl1e other niembers. The capital stock was tixed at one hundred dollars as it was deemed best to make this part merely nominal. and the ten shares were promptly talcen by the ineorporators. The Company was very agreeablj' surprised at the friendly and even cordial manner i11 which the new state ot attairs was received, and the reception given tl1e new Company was taken as proof that the students themselves had recognized the desirability of a change. From this tin1e on. the progress of the paper was eniinentlrv satisfactory: the Faculty gave the journal greater recognition: the individ- ual meinbers contributed more largely to its literary support: by the aid of a ste11og'rapl1er tl1e Staff was enabled to re- port a number ol' clinics. and several series ol' lectures verbatuniz the alumni began to rise to the occasion and s11b- St'l'lIbllUllSt'1lllll' in: advertisers were more easily persuaded to malte their goods known through its eolnnins. and an era ol' prosperity seemed at hand. lllllPI't'NY2l'St1lll'St'1'lHllS drawbaclc however. Some ol' the members Olll101'l1lL'llll'V persist- ently refused to assist i11 any wav: while disclaimine' all connection between the journal and the Faculty. they declared l9l

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that suvh and sum-h things must not he published. Often. to the editors. these things seemed ol' vital importance to thc- papt-r. Thus was its existence l'lltllllIQ'UI'tld. ln-ing' lic-twes-n the devil and the deep sea. lt was a real misfortune when tht- term ofotiic-if of Mr. li. W. Holmes expiiwl. I'orl1e had l7Ol'l1StJClt'il1'l,Y in touch with the ,It'aoult,y, the while lu- had tho interests ol' the Llorpuslflo so llt-1-lrllv at ll1'Zll'l. The shares of stovli llvlfl bb' M95515' Holmes and Henn were traiisterrwl to Messrs. Holbrook, t'alx'in. and Alll-nl,mrgl-r in January. 1HSl2l. In January. 139-L. Messrs. Ross and Center transferred their stoeli to Messrs. Calvin and Eclcard. the former holding it in trust for Mr. Honnold. who was chosen to succeed Mr. Girard. the latter having resigned. Thus is seen the course of the little journal started by Dr. floodlluo, The tirst ol' its kind in America. the second in the world. From a. constituency of less than one hundred it has increased to nearly a thousand in three years. Near- ly every state and territory is ivpi-es:-titml on the mailing' list. lixrflnaiigwvs are made with medical journals throughout the United States lCns4'land Ireland 1+'i uu'm- India , 7 , , A . N . . , ' . and 1-lsewliere. Small as it is. it is in touvh with a goodly part of the medical literature and progress ot' the world. and its 2ltlYtlll1L'tllllQl1l is as yet low in the horizon: let it rise across the heavens for a decade. for two dm-ades. for the hall' cm-nturv. adding' as it must. year by year its supporters and contribu- tors from the outgoing classes. bringing' forth the writings of the future Esniarelzs and Billroths. the Mac-Kenzies and Pagets. the C'hareots and Pozzis. tfor Rush must inevitably furnish some of theml and the most sang'uine friend of The Corpusr-le van scarf-ely imagine to what heights the journal may reaeh in the future. CIIAHLES Dicwicv CI'IN'1'lCR. 193