The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-15

upon which the choir played up with muQ spirit Yam
The Rev Mr. M..os concluded the ceremony By prayer
The following is the list Of the Professors with the Pc
culiar branches over which they preside -
FACULTY OF MEDICINE.
VALENTINE Morr NJ d. Professor Of the Principles Prac
tice and Operations OF Surgery
GRANVILLE $ PArrnoS, NJ ID, Professor OF General De
scriptive and Surgical Anatomy -
JOHN REvExE. NJ D. Professor of the Theory ana rrsc
tics of Medicine
MaTN PAINE M d., Professor OF the principles OIL Meoi
cine and Nlateria Medica
CUNNING BEproRp, M D., Professor of Midwifery and
the Diseases Of Women and Children.
JoHr WILLIAM DRAPER Nj. D., Professor of Chemistry
The number of students in attendance on the
during this session were 1888 number Of graduates
There 80 Students who having complied WIN tne
usons OF the charter qualified to come FORWARD
for examination for the degree and as there IS ano,ne
July the probabilities are that the number will then be
We are told that the University of Pennsy vania has
names It is very easy matter to make up catalogue
It may be extended to any number but to manufacture
Doctors must have the material The only way
in which the prosperity Of medical school can be truly
estimated reference to the list of its graduates As
our University has nearly doubled the number OF its gra
since last session il goes ahead in the same ratio
New York will soon manufacture enough oil DOCTORS 10
supply the whole Union The attractions which New
York offers to her medical students such cannot
fail to render our city the great centre OF medical educa
ton
College OF Physicians and Surgeons.
The Annual Commencement of this Institution
was held last evening at 8 o'clock, at the College
in Crosby street. The ceremony OF admission was
similar to that of the University; the form (Which
was also in lain) differed, however, little, from
that which had been used by the Chancellor of the
University, and DIR. Stevens, the President, while
officiating, pronounced it, with an impressive So
emnty which added good deal to the gravity of
the entire proceedings. At O'Clock, the Profess
sors, Chaplain, and several distinguished members
of the Faculty entered the spacious lecture room,
where highly fashionable auditory had assem-
bl-d, consisting chiefly of the fair portion of Gre
ation," which had very enlivening effect, and
compensated fully for the absence Of music, and
the imposing ceremony which characterized the
sister Academy. The Chaplain, in opening, offer
ed up an appropriate prayer, when the President
came forward and conferred in form, the degree
of M D., which, as has been remarked, differed a
little from that of the University. 1t rs as fol-
lows
tx auctoritatte mhi commssa, ego doctores in Me-
dcina deo ct pronuncio; cum potestate ruendi amnl
lura atque prveliga, quo al istam gradumpronan In
hujus memoria, istam gradum tradam
TRANSLATION.
"By the authority with which am invested, pre-.
claim and pron Doctor OF Medicine with the
power of enjoying all the rights and privileges which
belong that degree In witness whereof, shall deli
yer to you this Degree.
The following is list of the candidates, upon whom
| the Degree was conerred:--
lanes IL Allen A. M. Anthony D. Mortord,
James Altman, Francis Morse,