Report of the governor general of the Philippine Islands. [1908]

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

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THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE AND THE PHILIPPINE
MEDICAL SCHOOL.
The close relationship which exists between the bureau of science
and the Philippine Medical School is likely to render necessary in the
near future some readjustment between the officers and employees
in the two institutions. The director of the bureau, Doctors Strong,
Musgrave, Marshall, Garrison, Ruediger, and Messrs. Rosario and
Clegg, have all been active members of the faculty of the medical
school and have devoted much time to its interests. The results have
been very satisfactory, so far as regards the school, but the regular
work of the bureau has necessarily suffered to some extent.
With the completion of the new general hospital buildings and the
opening of the doors of that institution it will, of course, be necessary to organize a hospital staff, as no single physician and surgeon,
however competent and tireless, could properly attend to the work
of such an institution.
Many members of the faculty of the medical school will require the
laboratory facilities of the bureau of science for themselves and for
their advanced students, while officers and employees of the bureau
of science will doubtless continue to give instruction in the medical
school. The central scientific library, now connected with the bureau of science, will necessarily serve as a medical library for the
school. The biological staff of the bureau of science will need to
have access to the pathological material from the hospital, while
members of the clinical staff of the hospital will wish to pursue laboratory investigations. The faculty of the medical school will desire
to take their students into the hospital in order to give them practical
instruction. It is evident, therefore, that the relationship between
the three institutions will necessarily be of the most intimate character, and that each will profit by the close proximity of both the
others. However, the satisfactory division of duties between the
members of their staffs is a matter which will require careful consideration.
THE SECURING OF TRAINED MEN FOR THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE.
The securing of trained men for the work of this bureau continues
to offer some difficulties, although these have materially diminished
since the force was reorganized, and most of the positions now authorized are filled. It would, however, be far more satisfactory if we
were able to secure competent employees who are residents of this
country instead of obtaining them from the United States and
Europe. It is believed that with the return of government students
from the United States this will become possible to some extent, and
that a number of positions should be provided which may be filled
by returning Filipino students with good biological or chemical
training while they are gaining necessary practical experience and
increased knowledge under the direction of the highly trained men
now employed, whose places they would ultimately take as the present incumbents were promoted or left the service. While this pol62564-WAR 190S-VOL. 8- 3