University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine - Scalpel Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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SIMON J. J. I'I.'XRGER, V.M.D

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A Meat Hygiene Service, under his directing hand, was established in Penn- sylvania, which has already returned to the State untold benelits, and is rapidly developing public sentiment in favor of municipal and local meat inspection. ln establishing this service, he brought forcibly to the attention of the people of Pennsylvania the fact that the Federal Inspection Service covered about 45 per cent. of the animal food supplyg and that to the remaining 55 per cent. there was but slight protection. The large cities of our State, in consuming meats principally from the great killing centers ot the West, were protected by the Federal Service. while the small towns and boroughs, where no inspection service existed, were in danger until the establishment of the State system. Much of the increased interest among breeders of pure bred animals in our State is due to his active interest in animal industry, and the establishment ot the present Stallion Inspection Service and Registry was strongly urged and advocated by Dr. Pearson in the Legislature of l907. This measure has already borne good fruit, and has given a new impetus to horse breeding, as well as affording accurate knowledge of the blood lines of the animals that stand for public service. In 1907 his Alma Mater, in recognition of the splendid work done in the Yeterinary Sanitary Control Service, and his achievements in the held of higher medicine, conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine. As a delegate from the United States to the two last International Congresses on Tuberculosis, held abroad, his work on animal tuberculosis attracted world- wide attention, in consequence of which he was given the distinguished place of honor at the head of this section at the recent great Tuberculosis Congress held at Xalashington, D. C. He efficiently lilled the position of President of the Keystone, Pennsylvania and American Veterinary Medical Associations, added to their better growth and advancement. and attracted universal attention and consideration by his con- tributions on many aspects of veterinary science and veterinary education. Pleasant and affable in manner, generous in nature, thoughtful and con- siderate of others at all times, he won a coveted place among the members of his adopted vocation. In the discharge of great responsibilities, a full measure of which he always accepted, he made good, and a nation's people became his debtor. S hm' X171 I V I 1- fx i- T? iv : ,5 ae l 17

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EBL Simon 3. 3. itaarget 'ALf' R. Sl.MON tl.. Fl. l'lfX,ltGElt was born Qlune 18, 1865, in Hechtown, H Pennsylvania. -lr-le rece1ved his early education 111 the public schools and finished his English education at the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown, Pa., in 1884. He then entered the 8 University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Department, matriculating with the lirst class and graduating with honors in 1887. As a student he was diligent in his work, showing a grasp of the more diiiicult subjects that marked him as a true student. His aptitude for anatomy and his excellent markings won for him a place as Demonstrator of, Veterinary Anatomy in 1887. Four years later he was made Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Zootechnics, a position which he held with marked honor and rendered distin- fruished services to his Alma Mater. ln 1895 the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania passed a law creating the State Board of 'Veterinary Medical Examiners, of which Dr. Harger was G 1f'resident and Secretary-Treasurer until 1899. lfle translated the work of Goubaux and Barrier on The Exterior of the Horse. which was well received and much appreciated by the profession. He edited the Veterinary Magazine from 1894 to 1897. 8 He was always engaged in general practice and did much in the sphere of surgery. ln this held he was one of the leaders in demonstrating the value of the newer major operations, and he contributed to veterinary literature and the pro- fession at large the frankest expressions of the results obtained. As a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Keystone Veterinary Medi- cal ,-Xssociations, he was a valuable contributor and always presented his subjects in the most thoroughly prepared manner. Dr. lrlarger was somewhat retiring in nature, kind in disposition, modest in demeanor and ever held a warm place in the hearts of the many graduates of the Veterinary School by his devoted work in the field of anatomy, as a clinician. and by affording the student body the benefit of observing his many demonstrations of operative surgery. The State, lnstitution and profession sustained a great loss in the death of this eminent scholar, teacher and writer. T9