Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 20380
  Title The Palmer College in a time of global turmoil: The year that was 1908
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Journal Chiropr J Aust. 2008 Dec;38(4):142-150
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Abstract/Notes Objective: To examine the world events of the year 1908 to establish a context for the educational developments implemented at the first institution that taught chiropractic, the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.

Discussion: The year was one of turmoil and social disruption in many countries. Storms, fires, earthquakes, mine disasters, shipwrecks and other disasters made headlines in the newspapers, as well as the suffragist movement and the London Olympics, where the marathon winner was disqualified because he had been helped across the finishing line were well covered. Within this rather mechanical environment the concepts of D.D. Palmer were more strongly established within the educational institution that bears his name. This was not without controversy and this paper documents what is known about this period. The paper reports that during 1908 D.D. Palmer started a new school in Portland, Oregon, which through name changes and amalgamation still exists. Which is not so well known is that B.J. Palmer established the principle that husband and wife students would be asked to pay only one tuition, and he created a system whereby impecunious people could study chiropractic in three separate terms, allowing them to earn income in the intervening periods.

Conclusion: Even though the world suffered a wide range of tragic events chiropractic education continued to evolve to become more available to the public.

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