Show several colleges join war to check syphilis stimulated by the tha national campaign to control venereal disease a few colleges and universities are making syphilis tests a part of the routine routina examinations required of incoming c students judging from a survey made by the chicago tribune serological diagnosis for syphilis Is not a common regulation among itu student dent health services however instruction on the sexual and social hazards of the disease Is far more common many universities in tact fact require their freshman men and women to take courses in health or hygiene revealing the tha character of the disease others confine this instruction to medical and sociological courses beyond the reach of most students university presidents deans and health directors questioned were unanimous in declaring that ills does not constitute a major health problem on american campuses most of them agreed that students found to have syphilis and gonorrhea should be kept in school where they could have adequate treatment prep school leaders dealing with younger boys were just as certain that all syphilitics should be barred the university of chicago university of iowa and dartmouth college are schools which alch have elected to give or kahn tests to all newcomers new york university offers free tests to all students but does not require them testing began on the midway with the winter quarter this month taking ng advantage of the chicago board of healtha healt hs program of 0 free frea and secret examinations since the university health service lacked funds for this purpose dartmouth college began routine Was wassermann last fall and found one case casa of congenital syphilis among incoming students tho the university of iowa started se serological ro logical testing of freshmen in 2924 and continued until 1030 reported dr AT E barnes head of the department of hygiene it ceased he said because of many 0 objections the tha university then confined its testing to food handlers employees and others |