The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-15

A or DARTMo Ta CoLIEGE, llAIsacea by vzri
ces conlderauons have thought proper 40 10y be
fore the public itztement "a the rreisn htuAuon,
zatas resources II the inilitugion that they may
enable the public to Judge how tar the inis1auon
my be ltui deserving OF that confidence aud pzs-
ron@se Which Tor many years II has % emnsntly
Experienced The sncnmiiaaces which IN tie
OPINION of she Ffolsssoss rendsr sp.bic ii4semeIt
OF Ihis KIDD peculiarly proper Al The present time,
are thar fhe Medlca iuaiEutIon has been recently
org1u. zed "a al exssniIvs scz.s ghzt the msans
AID feates poneH dee for the pui poies OF A.eccal
inltructioa very conLdersbly ,Sere2isd Aud are
Till lnrg ezlag; AID thzg mssluTes have been taken
aud are Dow "a operation which before tne ezPHa-
ticE OF another year al more than double the sd-
vsnizges which lhe lLfhsutioD has tves pedsie8
Tor the turpCles of Medical kducaiIoii.
The F.ofeaors would RESPECTFULLY remind the
galsc anl ghs friends "a she infassuon, that hnce
lfs Establishment IA he yeas i79S-ss lrxs beea the
means OF a,iIn6ng .neaic3l Science over large
extent of The aojacrnI ssunfy; ttat many Eun
dreds of young men have been prepared by the IN
irucfions they have received from tor tLe duies
OF Al srduCns and bonoufsole psofeihon, which 1t
highly imports The public iaouo oe well uuGefhooa
by thoie who proeis 70 pr4ctie Il; thss The gener-
al ftandard Of hledie~l scquirsment has thus been
RATED snd the line mose diiiinetly drawn between
the regular exercsle OF The pfoielloD, and tina,
county; aud which De mott eft1ctuay counter
scfed ey multiplying The facilities Ut Medical in
nduStion, by iscIeaing The number of well educs-
ed phylliaHs, anc augnenalg the geaeihi mais OF
infoEma.ion and intelligence amoIg The members
II the Profefhoa.
That the geaeraI relE eetability Of the Protection
In this lect,cn OF the sountfy has been gizcuAy
incressd lnce the eabhlhmenI OF this lnitltusion
that as members general better Informed
of the PrCfei5n, and IN every seipeet more compe-
tent 70 dncharye ms duties wl hardly be deIied ey
thufr whole ii. uAtion has enabled them form a
ccsrea iads nenr on he inbjsct. How much of
this effect u 70 be alcrioed toxins lniiItutIon may
be elimz.e ty col6teIing that al the period OF It's
eitab tihmeng ~. school Ct Medical education /
sxIaed 10 rev England aud that the dnlsnce Of !
shs, as well AZ The expenies incurred by steL ding
II, siFeciuafy excluded ,lse gfe2r mails OF Medical
Stu5eas ia lhls STATE from eDJoyIDS ,ts sdsaatsge
That u ccuFfe bur few Pr1cutoners OF Medicine /
IL lhis portion OF the country had enjoyed the ef
fsntizI and amoit inddPeniabie beGehls of pubic |
Couslss of Lecture denominations On the va /
ricu, iubjset of Medical Science; advantages for
which Il j. hardly poih1le tor aoy Pr'vste iuiiruc-
zion, however aby conducted, TO furnlfh iubiti- |
tuIe. That hnce eitAossihmenti 1t has been an-
nusly rslortsd to for Medical ILitruchon, by nu
merous young gentlemen, who alter avAhIDg them
felyes OF he advantages As shords have apsried 10
various parts OF the euotry and entered upon the
proIeEnou, 5sites qualified han they would oi1es-
wife lave beea teach it TO Others, as well IS 60
przclife il efficiently thsmielves. lhas thus d.
Iectiy aud indirectly tins InituuIiDn, has had al
important agency IL susmeating the general msis
of inform ztipn @moBg ths members OF the Proiet
fiop IN Increalns its relPsctAD.ity and rendering
Il more effectively beneficial 20 Society, IA che
opinion OF The Predictions cannot be doubted.
Theie facts would eonililuIe itrong cain on
,he conslL uance of the putHc confidence even 1T
the advantages which lhe initu offered were
no greater at prelent THAI they Original y were
BUT the following ilatement viii enable the Puthc
TO Judge whs, hsf shele advantages have not waahin
the ls year been materially and whether,
wien ssAen il. ccnnexion with contempiae IN
provsn,euts to De carried islo efect ia The couTe
OF the enluug year they do NOT fully warrant
the PrcfeiIors IL invltDg the pubic a1gentIon 10
che tunlset.
The whole buhneis the Inliitu,ion was origin
inally executed Dy one Protection. Iu he pIeieni
wear the uumoer has never except 10 one iniisnee,
and then fra vegy lhort ume exeseded Two by
the new ergsDiz@-.ss the Faculty eonsiit OF ious
Prot, foss. VIZ r,s}elr IF ssgaJ O5as"iei' and
Kssss Ms1is.as; F'Jls y ID. Itesry a"d P,-ts'ts
Of lB,6ck Mdts,is a2s-Ass aSd Botany P'gI"
Of Cbymia,y Mn1oiegy "a. 'ts afpssstion Of Nenase
90 Zoe <1ffs ana 4 Js2"J <t"-''"J N"~ @'@' ~
IL 10 slmoit unneeth~r, 20 sod that he Lectures
on all the branches sre much more full sna com
plere ths 4 wa pciib.e they ihouia De when the
number OF Protectors more limited.
Inc An2. ii Museum WHICH heretofore
has seen vesy Impe. iece, mas been CONSIDER
sRly enlarged during The past year, and be-
fore he Comme ucement Of another series
Of Lectures viii have received additions which
the Irolss oGs confidently believe will place
II GA al equ3hly WITH any similar collection
IN Nsw-E Jug land. .. ders 20 large amount
nave slresdy been forwarded 10 Florence,
for W.x msdels aud for day and wet prepsr-
stions Of important parts OF human Anatomy.
Valuable ia es Illus ra.Ive Of the Anatomy
of the human frame have also been procured 1t
a great expense. "A statement OF The various
ten comprised IN THESE orders would SATISFY
the eubifc thaith Professors have no. osen
spari1 OF expense IN their ehdea'Ours 20 fehdef
she Mu.edm complies.
A Museum Ut morbid Anatomy has also becE
commenced, and measures taken Tor It's progress
sive increase
The Lectures on Obstet.icks viii be illustrate
ed by valuable and expensive Plates, prePars-
tions and wa X models, those on Su gerry by avery
numerous collection OF Surgical AS rumenis.
IL Is the contemplation OF the Prctessor oi
Botany ~ commence the formation ct a Botanic
Ca,den in Ibe course of he nSxs Summer oy TIE
erection of c cen House for rare exortIc pisnts'
End Lectures on shis Interesting subJec Will o
commenced IS son as the Garden Can ns brought
TO s slate of sufficient f.s~ardnsss.
The Chemics, Apparatus y lar more complete
than Il has ever before bsrn and addi1ions ase
coost.ntly making 70 IL; aud The Lectures OF
this impo-,sni satisct sge very full and illustrate
ed By an extensive course OF Experiments