Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-19

sewing tHe ulSClplinc AUG goo. o!uei Va !
tuition, have arisen from disorderly and dlssiPa.eu
students remaining in charlottesville alter being
dismissed or expelled. I he difficulty may be tn
lirely removed, by requiring students who nave
been dismissed or expelled from our colleges, 10
give security for their good behavior, II louhu
within ten miles of the institution two days alter
sentence passed on them by the college authori-
lies.
The advantages Of the B1edicai Schooi at the
University do no; seem 10 be fully understood
and duly appreciated BY The friends OF the insli-
tuition. After mature consideration OF the sub
ect, we are OF the opinion, that Il IS the best pre-
p1ratorv school in the United States, owing tc
some features Of its organization, peculiar TO IL
so far as we can learn. We invite attention L
some of the most prominent ofthese, IN the nope
Ina, we may thereby disabuse the public OF u
errcncous impressions on this subject
|. The length OF The session (beins nine mohtn'
instead of tour as is usual in the medical schooI'
of the large cities) enables the Professors 10 IN
struc The student in the elements ot,he science be
fore he advances 10 other subjects, which would %
almost uninlelligible without such elenenlaf J
knowledge. In the schools where me session J
of only iunr months duration, the students must
from necessity, enter al once on nearly all tht
branches taught. :,
} rhr number Of lectures in the Medica
School fine University is never more man Twelve
week. which leaves ample time Tor The slucen
10 study the subjects of the lectures III The text
hooks and 10 attend in The dissecting room; while
in The civ schools Their. are often as many as inr
~ lectures a week, which must fatigue and con-
found The beginner and leave litIle OF no time Tor
private study and dissection.
=, There are, besides the strict examinations
for graduation, rigid daily examinations at HE
University on The subject OF the lectures, ana on
The most approved textbooks which greatly and
The student in his studies and facilitate his pro
eress. These daily examinations, we believe, are
not usual, or are very slight and Imperfect IN The
city schools.
i Diplomas are granted al The University in one
session, which is no; done elsewhere. In the city
schools, however deserving student may be OF
his degree al The end oflhe first session he must
attend second before he can get IT, In all me
schools the course taught the second session IS
but a repetition of The FIRST and il the students
proficiency entities him 10 a degree the first ses-
sion, why make him incur the expense OF S.
cond! Yet this. we believe is done in all The city
schools.
). The medical school atlhe University is cheap
ar Than lie civ schools The student can attend
nine months at this school for less Than $780, in
deed The average expenditure OF each medical sra-
dua,e al the last session WAS only S2?2. IL VIII
cost him more than this 10 attend The city schools
for four months which few attend Tor less Than
Si0g, there being morcempaions 10 spend money
in The large cities, and The students nj being re-
strained hy any rules OF collegs discipline. The
course taught allhc University isquite as extern
sive as that taught in The city schools, embracing
rs both do, all the branches OF medical science
&. The medical school being connected with the
University, affords an opportunity 10 the medical
students 10 attend lectures on other branches oi
knowledgc-as III. languages, Mathematics, Ma
tural Philosophy. &c, which are as necessary TO
the physician as 10 The member Of any other pro-
iessIon.
Il has been objected TO the medical school al the
University that ium il, location in the interior oi
the country, subjects for dissection cannot be
abnndaniy obtained. This objection, We are sa-
listed, is untourded. Each student pays Zee OF
5dollars (less, we believe than the dissectng fee
elsewhere,) which is laid out in subjects that are
easily obtained from the large cities like any
other article of Traffic, and at an expense very NJ
tie greater than they can be obtained there. We
believe that each student attends the dissection 81
as many subjects al the University rs is usual
anywhere. and with the great advantage Of hay
inc abundant time 10 drvoe 10 il, and the personal
assistance al the Professor or Demonstration,
which canno, be given 10 4 class of 100.
II has been urged, 100, that there can he no
clinical lectures At the University. We are Of
opinion that the clinical GdraniascS OF The best
CIV schools are in some degree ovcreSllnated
BIZ ihe public, because the classes arc 80 large
that The examinations al the bedside ot the pa
tent must necessarily be imperfect, and we be-
leye that these advantages can never be available
to the student unless he is prepared by previous
course of study 10 understand them. For, OF
what advantage can clinical lectures be 10 a be-
elmer ignorant ot The elements OF anatomy,
physiology, pathology. and all the other branches
of the science, even could he approach The bed
side of the patient to feel the pulse and make
u!hes examinations? Let the student 70 10 the
UNIVERSITY and lay The iountaiions Of Ms meji-
cal education in deep and thorough study oil The
elements Of The science, and he will then be pro-
perly prepared 10 reap the advantages which the
clinical lectures OF The civ schools afford
II is with much regret that We have seen dis
nosilon on the part OF some 10 regard lie Rich
mond Medical School, (Which il now rising into
ro,icc. ana Of which Virginia has reason 10 be
proud, as a rival OF The Medical department Of
the University They are not and never can be
rivals. The students who have attended the
Richmond School have not been taken from the
University: Tor the medical class there has in
creased as fast since the Richmond school went
INTO operation as before. The peculiar advanla-
yes which we have sci forth above as belonging
u the University school are not and never can be,
possessed by any school where The session Is OF
ONLY four months duration. Instead 81 opposing
each 10 The other, the friends Of these Two schools
shond unite their efforts 10 keep al home The
many Young Virginian< who still 90 annually 10
The Northern schools. This contamination, 50
desirable. We doubt not will be effected SO soon as
The Richmond school shall equal in reputation, az
we hope she already does in merit, her true rivals
in Baltimore and Philadelphia. We sincerely
wish her that accession of lame and OF students;
bu,i by no means follows thai il must be al the
EXPENSE ofthe University nor is there wisdom or
sound policy in fomeniny jealousy between the
two.
The medical department is important to The
University, because the circle of sciences would
be incomrlctc without anatomy, physiology &c.,
which are as necessary branches OF science 10
form the complele scholar, a natural philosophy
or metaphysics. and might well be embraced in
the degree of Master Of Arts. Medical Juri>pru-
dencc is indispensable 10 The thoroughly educated
and crudite lawyer. Moreover, the medical school
brings about one-lhiri ui the students 10 the Uni
yel>ily. who pay in rents and fees TOR the library
and public buildings between 800 and 1000
dollars into the college treasury; amos, a. much
as the medical professors draw from il.
The Law school OF The University OF Viz
GINA possesses some Of The same peculiar
advantages 10 which we have ALLUDED rs be.
longing 10 the medical department Being
connected with the University the law student
can acquan himself with such portions q The
academical course as he may wish 10 study,
as also with political economy and medical Iu-
lisp,udence-lhe latter Of which Is necessary
part OF his professional education, The ta'ly
lectures and rigid examinations, and also The cx-
aminations for graduation, cause the law 10 he
studied with as much accuracy as any oil The ex-
act sciences. We believe these advantages are
peculiar 10 The law schools n the University and
William and Mary. In addition 10 these impor-
tant advantages, the University law school de-
serves especial approval on the score Of expense.
A member Of The senior Law class i, now required
10 pay fee OF only $50, which is less Than is
charged al most of The private schools, or by prac-
Using lawyers lnr admitting young men 10 study
in their offices.
The cause OF popular education has ever found
warm sunporters among the friends and alumni