University Medical College - Scalpel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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JABEZ N. JACKSON, A.M., M.D

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's. qualifications, were turned away. Likewise from year to year scores of undesirable ap- plicants havelbeen refused admittance, but the enrollment has been well maintained by drawing a more select class of students than could have been induced to enter a school of a lower standard. U. M. C. has never been a trailer but always up with the times, often taking the lead in the move for better medical education. The first training school in the West for nurses was established by the trustees of U. M. C., likewise the first obstetrical clinic in the state was established in 1890 by Dr. L. A. Berger, then professor of obstetrics. Again she was the first school in this section of the country, with one exception, to extend the length of each year's work to eight months. All of this growth and development has not come without much toil and sacrifice, many times 'strife and contention almost to the point of disruption, but today harmony and peace prevails and the institution stands as a monument to the men who have striven, toiled and sacrificed. The good accomplished for suffering humanity both directly and indirectly by University Medical College and University Hospital can never be estimated, and of the future a brighter horizon never dawned. With proper management she should receive endowment sufficient to place her on a par with the best medical schools of the land. Long life and prosperity to old U. M. C. TI-IE THREE FOUNDERS NOW REMAINING IN KANSAS CITY. FLAVEL B. TIFFANY J. R. SNELL GEO. W. DAVIS

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0l9ur Elgrvnihrnt --. JABEZ N. JACKSQN, A.lXl., M11 Professor of P1'Z.lZCZ'17ICS and Pl'GCZLl'CC of Sz11'gc1'y cmd Clilzical Szz1'ge1'y. lntimately connected with the history of U. M. C., has been that of the Jack- son family. Among the founders were Dr. J. W. Jackson and his brother, P. jackson. For years they worked to make the institution a success, and as their names passed into history their son and nephew, Jabez N. jackson, came into prominence as one of our leading physicians and surgeons. Dr. jackson obtained his bachelor degree in 1889 and his master degree in ,QO, from Central College, Fayette, Mo., where he was well known as an enthusiastic leader among the students. Graduating from U. M. C. in 1891, he accepted a position as Demonstrator of Anatomy. In 1895 he was given the Chair of Anatomy, which he filled for the succeeding three years with his own characteristic ability. From 1898 to 1900 he held the Chair of Surgical Anatomy and Adjunct Professor of Surgery. Since that time he has very ably filled the Chair of Principles and Practice of Surgery and Clinical Surgery. Since 1892 Dr. Jackson has been a member of the board of trustees and for the present year has served as president of the college. During his college career he aided in founding the Aesculapian Society and has since become an honorary member of the CID B TI fraternity. From 1894-IQO3 he held the rank of Major and Surgeon, Third Regiment, N. G. M., Major and Brigade Surgeon U. S. V. in charge of Second Division Hospital, Twenty-fifth Army Corps in Spanish-American service. During his career as a physician and surgeon, Dr. Jackson has been a member of and has held various offices in Kan- sas City Academy of Medicine, Jackson County and Missouri State Medical So- cieties, American Medical .Association and Medical Association of the Southwest.