THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

A prominent physician recently was heard to comment on the kind of men who must be relied on to care for our public health and safety. Either they are men trained only in the machines of the work--waterworks architects, city planners, builders of sanitary systems; or they are men with adequate medical training, but without the practical knowledge which will make their services of full value to the communities in which they work. The evident need is for men who combine these two kinds of training. They must not only be able to determine the health needs of the city--a task for which a medical, knowledge is necessary; they must also know the technical methods which can be applied as remedies.

It is just such training as this that the Medical School, with the cooperation of M. I. T., has recently been offering. Naturally, the combined faculties and equipment of the two institutions offer the best possible opportunity for such study. In addition, the Carnegie Foundation has now provided a substantial backing for the work, which has been organized into a special department of the University--the School of Public Health. This practical innovation is welcome not only because it can accomplish an enormous amount of immediate good: it indicates at the same time that the University in yet another field will be in close contact with the needs of the world of affairs.