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existence. The Mis ed on Schools deny their right to sustai n them,
and the State Schoolo make absolutely no provisi ons for them. with
this condi ti on obtai ning in the South, am with the growing tendency
of whit e Medical Co lleges in the North to restric t and exclude
Negro me dical B tud ert S, what is to become of the Negro medical
professi a??
The Negro as a race has neit her had sufficient opportunity
nor sufficient means to provide adequate facilities for such train-
ing as is non required by State Examining Boords, hence the three
Medical schools now devoting their en ergies to the training of
Negroes are financially embarrassed and cannot develope and main
tain the rapid pogress imposed upon them by standard requirements.
Without financial aid, all face the common fate of cl osing their
doors in the near fut ure.
Notwi thetandi ng the handi cap under which the Negro
prof essi on is et ruggl ing, the f ollowing facts will show how in-
oreasin demand S are be ing placed daily on each physician for
larger and more profici ent service to meet the public needs:
In 1904 there were 162 Medical Colleges; in 1916 only
ninetysthree= a decrease of sixty=nine.
In 1904 there were 28142 medical st ulent s; in 1916 only
14022- a decrease of 14120.
In 1904 there were 5747 medio al gradua tes; in 1916 only
3518- a decrease of 2229.
There are in America t ady 687 hospital a (general, state
and special ) which could provide int ernechips for 3340 me di cal
stud ert B. In 1916 there were 3518 medi cal students graduated, a
number 178 in excess of hospital facilities. But mary of these
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