It is unfortunate that little has been done at Harvard towards the establishment of an emergency hospital for the accommodation of students. How welcome such an institution would be, only those who have been through the experience of sickness in a college dormitory can fully appreciate. Under present conditions, when a man becomes sick and is confined to his room, it ordinarily takes him about twice as long to recover as it would under adequate treatment in a hospital. The difficulty of obtaining palatable food in a college room is practically insurmountable, and there are many other obstacles to a speedy recovery. The small infirmary which the college supports is a step in the right direction, but it does not go far enough. The cost of maintaining an emergency hospital for all cases of illness would be insignificant when compared with the benefit to be derived from it.
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