Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-20
FOR THE ENQUIRER

| MEDICAL COLLEGE AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
In this country, science and literature yet in q
state of comparative infancy; much however, has been
done, and from the increasing zeal and energy which
daily displayed in the cause, there is ground for hope
that America will not long nger behind other countries
Many institutions that do honor TO their founders have
been projected, and met with highly credabe
| TO their patrons and professors
Hitherto the South has been amentably deficient in
Colleges for preparing her youth to enter into
f1l competition with those trained al other institutions;
and the student of medicine preparing himself TO heal
diseases incident the South had to seek in The North
those facilities for instruction which denied him
home.
1t is TO be hoped the day has already dawned that will
melt the chains with which suplneness has long bound
the South and that Virginia, long and justly dis
tinguished for political influence, wisdom and patriotism,
will assert and maintain, at least an equality with her
sister States in science and literature. Her University
and other Literary Colleges have already acquired wide
spread celebrity and il remains 10 be decided whether
che VIII be 10 ifo' self a"i -''lf- tho of
scence and human improvement IN lending generous
support to Medical College, which promises 10 be an
10 her Metropolis honor to the State, and
powerful instrument in promoting The cause of science
throughout whole county
The Medical College has passed through the probation
and iriumphed the difficulties incident expert
men and it has gone into operation with every prospect
Of complete success.
Let us take brief survey of of the arguments
which commend this College to the cordial support of
the South generally, Of Virginia in particular and most
especially TO The citizens Of Richmond
Virginia. and all the States OF the South, should hail
The commencement OF this institution important
era in their hs,ory-an from which they may date
their from the ser7iIe bondage which has
hitherto feered their intellectual energies and made
them dependent foreign seats OF learning for the
education OF their sons If the South extend 10 il lbe
raj patronage, they will build up Medical College,
combining all the advantages of the Northern Univer
sites with many peculiar TO its locality at which their
sons may enjoy every facility for acquiring thorough
knowledge of their profession among people whose
- fpelipus and interests idpn
teal with their Virginia is emlnently interested
in the success Of this College; not only as matter of
State pride, but in pecunary point OF view Instead
of hundreds Of thousands yearly she now does
10 foreign institutions she will annually receive an &C.
cession of thousands 10 her capital Richmond IS d..
reclly and deeply interesed many intelligent and we'll
educated young will be annually added 10 her SO.
ciety and the vast 1.-TWO hundred thousand dollars
al least0 which now 60 from Virginia alone, will be ex
pended among her citizens
The infirmury attached 10 the College, and which has
for some time been in successful operation ought 10 be
seduousy fosteed by all who feel interested in an nst
tuition fraught with countless advantages TO the College,
the City, and The whole community. The citizens OF
Richmond should be fully alive to the deep sta ke they
have in this department OF the College by fostering
the In6rmsry they provide asylum for The attiIct
ed who would otherwise be unable 10 procure medical
assistance patient in The lD6rmary will receive the
daily attention of physician and surgeon, board oog
ing in spacous neatly kept rooms, and constant alien
lion from dgent and skul nurses, for i've dollars per
week The iaboring classes cannot possibly afford to
proyde in sickness half of the comforts that are
furnished in the ln6rmary Servants can seldom meet
with thing like the same care and attention when
thew receive there; so that by chershng The nhrmay,
its patrons diminish their cares trouble and expenses
multiply those comforts grateful to bed OF SICKNESS
and greatly augment the chances OF speedy ana per-
manent recovery orhe sufferers Surely these consld
erations will not be lightly thrown aside by the intei
rent and philanthropic citizens OF Richmond.
Let us now take brief view Of some OF the advan-
,ages which this College holds out to the student oil me-
dcine.
The faculty is composed of men of the highest moral
worth, ability, and acknowledged proficiency IN The
science of mediterranean who have earned for ihem-
selves deservedly high reputation, by long ADD sue
cessful practice Of their profession.
Dr. amer, the Dean Of the Faculty, IS graenateoi
the University Of Maryland. He ecured for some tme
10 private class in Baltimore, and in this, his 'st
he acquired considerable popularity as teacnef ne
was subsequently, appointed TO the chair OF An'ony
and Surgery in the University of Virginia, where he
greatly advanced his reputation as teacher, ana h1eu
his claims to high order of talents, extensive acquire
men,s and rare excellence in all that constitutes 'le
professor upon lasting foundation His glowing ls".
and the classic beauty Of his STYLE throw the chirm OF
poetry around every thing he touches warming he INA
rinaliou while he instructs the understanding
Dr. Cullen is an aumnus of the University OF fenn-
sylvania. He has acquired considerable mole az pr
waite lecturer and has prac,sed his profession IN e
mond for many years, with distinguished success "
Cullen is al once genius and scholar man oil mas
terly abilities and fine tase-aways interesting always
instructive, and often very eloquent. -:
Dr. Johnson is also graduate of Pennsylvania U ni
yersity Before taking his degree, he PractIsed IN e
Aims House Of Philadelphia for than a year, aho
for some time after he graduated He then received 'e
.n,o;nmen, Of Professor Of Anatomy and Surgery in
he University of Virginia. which he filled Tor seven
wears with great ability. He then went TO France anu
attended the courses of lectures in Paris enjoying al
the advantages which constant attendance 10 tue , ,'I
pitfalls of that vast metropolis could furnish 10
severance never surpassed and seldom equned ne
has pursued the study of bis profession, and has para
ken largely Of the advantages offered BY the best mea
cal colleges of both hemsPheres Seeing The nsSes;
College a. the Capital Of the Old Dominion, he has been
foremost amongst those whose energy, S"u
zeal have so we'll entitled them TO the gratitude "I le
country DR.. johnson inherited from nature ssr,ed all
his faculties 10 the profession in which be Delights anu