University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - Terra Mariae Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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CHARLES W MITCHELL, A. M M D

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court before who.n the accused shall he tried, said court l)ciiig presided over by the Chair- man of the Senior Honcir Committee. . This court, after hearin.E; the evidence against the accused, and after hearing his defense, shall decide upon his guilt or innocence. At least five if the seven judges must vote in favor of conviction before the accused is adjudged guilt -. 1. Upon being found guilty of cheating at an examination, the accused shall be advised to leave the school, and if he does so nothing further shall l)e done. If, however, the accused shall refuse to leave, the Faculty shall be told to e.x])el him. ' ll. If the accused, claiming to ha ' e received unfair treatment, shall desire to make an appeal, he shall be accorded the privilege of having his case reviewed by an appeal court, consisting of the members nf the Honor Com.rittee of all of the classes and three members of the Major Faculty. At least two-thirds of the members constituting the appeal court must be present to constitute a quorum, and the votes of three-fourths of the mem- bers present shall be necessary to sustain the judgment and the decision of the lower court. There shall l)e no ajipeal from the decision of this second court. ' 1I1. No foreign language shall be used in the examination room. IX. The Professor who is giving the examination shall be requested to remain in the loom for the ])ur|)ose of answering any (|uestions of the students concerning anv part of the exa:nination, etc. X. No student shall be permitted to leave the examination room except for some ab- solute necessitv, and the student is to l)e accompanied by some one designated 1 ' the pro- fe.ssor in charge, said professor limiting the time of the students for staying out. XI. It shall be optional with each stu tlent whether he shall, by a written pledge, state that he has neither given nor received aid, but such a pledge is recommended. ' I ' he idea for which this system was designed is not to jjoint out the black sheep in our midst, but rather encourage the weaker members of our fold and instill into each and everv student ' s mind higher ideas, self-rel ' .ance, and make of us better men, both men- tally and morally, as well as spiritually. ' J ' hough the Honor Svsteiii was only an embryo at the close of last year, we never- theless feel proud of the fact that the mortality of the Senioi Class of last year was re- duced 50% lower than that of the previous spring examinations, and this was exemplified even to a greater degree on the Marvland State I ' oard, we having only one man to be found deficient. Of course, we would not lie so selfi-h as to contrib ute these results totally to the efifects of the Honor Svstcm, -et we arc truly justified in assu ning that to this much must be ascribed. 1 ' ))- consent of the I acult of I ' lnsics, in the future all medical catalogues shall allot a few lines in behalf of the Honor System, thus bringing its existence to the eye of each and everv prospective medical matriculate, and by so doing will obviate many minor diffi- culties. arising in the Freshman Class at the beginning of each scholastic year. As stated above, the Honor S stem is young, but the nourishment is abundant and nu- tritive. She is growing rapidly, and we pray that the time shall speedily come when we as alumni of the dear old University of Maryland can turn backward and see that the four departments have joined as one in upholding the ideals of the work which we must credit ourselves in ]ilanting the found ation, nameh-, Tlie Honor System. EDWARD S()() ' JOHNSON. 21

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(EliarUs H. iittdidl, A. M,, M. i. HARLES W. MITCHELL, A.M., M.D., professor of Diseases of Children and Clinical Medicine. So reads the catalogue of the University of Mary- land : and it is a good thing for the University and a good thing for the students of the Medical De])artnient who go out yearly from its por- tals. Many who read these lines will recall with the greatest pleasure a familiar sight of their college days of the low, stout Southern gentle- man, the subject of this sketch, as he walks around Ijefore the class, introducing them to the mysteries of clinical medicine and the diseases of those of younger life. Thev will be reminded of many suggestions made l)y him that have proven valuable to them in their practice; and not one or two smiles only will flit across their faces as they remember some of his facial expression and kind jokes. All will admit that there is a warm spot in their hearts for Doctor Mitchell, for in many ways he has won his way into the hearts of bib students, patients, and associates. liorn in l!altimore February 4th. 1859, spending his childhood days in this noble city. In 187y, he received his Ilacbelor of Arts degiee at Princeton College and later received his Master degree from the same institute. He graduated in medicine from the Univer- sity of Maryland, 1881, and was the medal man of his class. He was assistant resident physician University Hosj ital, 1881-1883, and resident from 1883-1888. In 1888, was made professor of pathology, which chair he held until 1893. Professor of diseases of children, ' oman ' s College, Baltimore. 1893-1894. Professor of Clinical Medi- cine University of Maryland, 1893. Professor of Materia Medica University of Maryland, 1896-1897. Professor of diseases of children, 1897. Dean University of Maryland, 1897- 1900. Professor of Therapeutics, l ' )00. Dr. Mitchell began teaching almost immediately after his graduation in 1881. and teaching continuously until the present time except from 1883-1889, which time he si)ent visiting clinics abroad, in Prague, ' ienna and IJerlin. In 1910, he again spent his vacation in N ' ienna and llerlin. Those of us who have been students under Dr. Mitchell realize more and more as years go by that our lips have been touched with a live coal from olt the altar, that we have been influenced by the spirit of a man and a teacher, and if the fact that we renieml)er this and in the whirl of this age where nothing is remembered for long, let us sleep sometime and re fresh our memories of the man who made our profession better f r having lived in it; for the man whose meni- or ' will live forever in his deeds. 23