The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-12
CIRCULAR.

t'HE OFyIcFRs OF ThH MEDICAL INSTITUTION
OF DARTMorTH CoILKc e, nflueuced by vari
ou' coriiderations have thought proper 10 lay be-
fore hs puniic ltsierlen OF tts sreien, f,u son
aLd The reources OF the lnititpton that m. Y may
eDabs he public TO judge how far the lpGitution
may be fiji deserving of that confidence aud pat
rcns8e which for many years il has so emnentiy
experienced The cireumlisDces which in the
opinion Of the Professors render apSbiic itatemeut
OF his kind peculiarly proper at the preseut time,
are that the Medic7l Initiiuon has been recently
organ zed on An ex'snhvs scale hat the mean,
and fac,tes il pofledes for The pun poles of Medical
inirucfIon very ccnddeT ably i1cFealed and are
itil inc ealrs; and that mesfures have been taken
and are now 10 operation which before the expira-
ton of another year " Ji more than double the ad
vsniages which the inlitu ion has ever poheffea
Tor the rurpcfe. of Medical Education.
Z The Picfshors would RESPECTFULLY remind the
public and the friends OF The Inl;u,ion that ince
its eiiabhibmsnt ia he year i79S-it has been the
means OF d.tuhng Medical Scieooe over a large
extent of the sojacent country; that many hun
dreds of young men have been prepared by the In
ftructou they have received fro m for tie duties
of al ardnous and honorable prof. lion, which il
highly mporis he public hrtu'd be well underlood
by thoie who proieis prsa fe IL; that The geuer-
al ftandard of Medical requirement has thus been
RATED, and he line more Gilincty drawn between
the regular exercfe of The protection, and tha,
bsnefnl EmSi.iehm whiah pnhsppy infsfts our
county; and which can he moa effecfualiy counter
acted Ivy multiplying The fac,ies Of Medical in
ftruction, BY ircreahOg the number of well educat
ed phyhcians, and augmsnting the general MATS Of
information and intelligence among the members
of the Protection.
That the general refpecfabiity of the Profe Zion
in this lection Of The country has been gradua y
increated iuce the esbhfhment of ,h, Inl.ilu ION
that its members are in general better informed,
better acquainted with the principles and refources
Of the Profefh u, and in every feped mere compe
tent 70 diichsrge ,ts duties will hardly be denied by
lhofe Whole 6iustion has enahled them 10 form a
correct Judgment on the iutjed. How much of
this effect is 70 be afcribed this aiiiution may
be eitimaed by coD6dering that at the period of
eftabliihmsnt bu, one School Of Medical education
exiiet in New Eng land and that the diflauce Of
ths, a. well as tbe expet fes incurred ny eL ding
Il, effecfually excluded The great mails Of Medical
Students in this State from enjoying its advantages.
Thai Of courfe but few Practitioners Of Medicine
Ia this portion Of the country bad enjoyed the ef
fential and almoff Indispensable benefits of public
Courfes Of Lectures and denominations the va
| riou' iuhjscts of Medical Science; advantages for
which it hardly pcii lie for auy private inittuc
ton, however ably conducted, TO furnih fubffi
tute. That Ence it, ef4bhihment il has been
nuaiiy retorted 10 for Medical ir4fruction, ty nu
me'ous young gentlemen, who after awaiting them
teves OF The advantages il affords have dfperied 10
various parts OF he ccuntry aud entered upon the
Profeitionr better qualified than they would other
wife lave been 70 teach il 10 otheri, as welt
Prachie 1t efficiently themfelves. That thus d. I
rect and Indirectly this Innitusion, has had an
important agency in augmenting he general mails
OF Information among the members OF the Profei- \
ION IN 'ncreadng its refpetfabiity and rendering
nk.uatw. - kn
opinion of the Protectors cannot be doubted.
Theie facts would conlti,u,e It. org claim on
the continuance of the putitc confidence even if
the advantages which the Inffilution offered were
no greater at prefent than they originally were.
but the following fatement will enable the public
20 Judge whether theie advantages have not within
'Ds hit year been materially inc ealed and whether,
wnen taken 10 ccnnexion With cortempiat i'm
Provenfent' to be carried irto effect the courie
CT the enlu'ng year they do cot fully warrant
me Protectors IN inviting the public attention TO
the fuhjret
The whole buhnef. Of the Inffi,utou wa. origin
inally executed oy one Protector. Till the prefens
year the lumber ha. never except il one ini.ance,
and then fer very fhort time exceeded two. Ely
the nsw organization the Faculty consin of four
Protectors viz. P'efaG~ IF Surgery O5fst,ici.. and
Lgai Nsdisins f,ef1;, 9fibs Tsts,y and Pr,t7ies
u PbyGek Mafe,io Mesr4a and Bofasy a PSefETs
IF C6ymja,y. Mia~oiegy and s5e APellatiss Of >cnsee
20 fbs frfs and P'sfaDsrf hnsssny and Pbyfof gy
1t 10 slmolt unnecefIlry TO add that The Lectures
on all the branches are much more full and com
pe'e than il was pofiible they ihould be when the
number of Protectors was more limited.
lie Anstomicsl Museum which heretofore |
hss seen very imperfec', has been consider
ably enlarged during he past year, aud be-
tore The Commencement Of another Series
OF Lee ures will have received additions which |
the Professors confidently believe will place
II on equslily with 1ny similar collection
in Nsw-Engsnd. Orders 20 large amount
have slresdy been forwarded TO Florence.
tor Wsx models and for dry and wet prepsr-
atoms Of important parts Of humsn Anatomy.
-vsiusbe Plates Illustrative of the Anatomy
of the human frame have also been procured It
great expense. A statement Of the ysiious
items comprised in these orders would satisfy
the ublic that the Professo rs hsve no. been
sgaring Of expense in their endeayours 10 render
he Mus cum complete.
Museum of morbid Anatomy has also been
commenced, and measures taken for IT'S progress.
live increase.
The Lectures on Obs,etricks will be illus,rsi- Z
ed by valuable and expensive Plates, psvpSrA-
ions and wsx models, those on Surgery by very /
numerous collection OF Surgicsl instruments.
l. 10 an The contemplation o. the Professor of
Botany commence the forms,icn Ct Botanic \
Garden IN the course ofihe Mex Summer by the |
erection Of Green House for rare exoFtic plants
ard Lectures on this interesting subject viii be