The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-28
Opening OF the Medical Department of the
New York UnlYorsitY.

New Y DIRK University.
The first Introductory lecture of the winter session
in this institution, was delivered last night by DR..
Mott, in the large Hall of the College, which was
completely filled with the assemblage of students
and others who were anxious to hear the famous
American surgeon lecture. He in company with
Drs Patson, Payne, Draper, Bedford and Revere,
who each have charge OF the respective departments
of the College, entered the room about 7 o'clock,
and they all received with loud applause by the
students.
On. Morn then and commenced by saying that he
offered his sincere and friendly greeting the class who
either about to commence their studies
and that afforded him great satisfaction NJ their
this college meets among all the numerous institutions
III operation and that this circumstance would
as an honorable incentive to them to 60 on in their
endeavors He would not recaptulae the various cir
cumstances that had operated up the year S4O He
then spoke of the law that had been passed regarding the
practice OF medicine and hoped that the time Of regene
ration at hand when this city shall be recog.
nzed as seat of medical schools in proportion her
strive to merit success and as guarantee for the future
they would point to the past He would allude 10 the
great facilities of the College in the matter Of their Ana
tomical Museum Dissecting Rooms, Chemical Labcra-
tory Reading Room, the Building, and the late valuable
accession Of the vast and unrivaled of the Ly-
ceum OF Natural History which permanently locat
ed in their building, ahordjng opportunities to the
student hitherto not within his reach The learned Doc.
then oduced the topic of Conservative Surgery
which he said term of modern erigin which by
its name expressed its meaning, which was the using
the OF art to preserve life without mutilaon
by ampuation. He said that the various improvements
in modern surgery have filled the mind Of the world
with wonder, and many surgeon, dazzed by the
fame Of those who by possessing the req use skill had
performed great things, had rashly and presump-
tously resorted to tho knife without the due
knowledge; in fact it had become epidemic and
saiutary restraint necessary, and this
Conservative Surgery; and those; who have
proved VIVA. they could do the who without
presumption, might lay down the law this occasion
For himself though no one perhaps had used the knife
with greater relish, or in daring Way-still,
strange it might appear he always felt repugnance
using it where could possibly be avoided lie then
pathy though in the first instance was intended as
species Of conservative medical practice AS proof of
the advance of Conservative Surgery, he instanced the
successful method Of treating Aneursms the
mites by pre- practiced in Dublin; also the
thod of treating compound aud laceratcd fractures
Joints without amputaton which formerly consie
ed impossible He glad that specialites had not
been introduced in this country They not based
on the true grounds of medical gene
system of the beautiful truths Of the science must be all
thoroughly understood He also mentioned that the u-
dcious treatment patients after operation we'll
dertood in this country and that much OF the
operations depended on this He closed by warning
them in their practice OF surgery to infringe
the operations OF Others appropriate the credit due
others to themselves, when they had no right to it,
The Doctor concluded amidst much applause, and the
audience separated highly pleased The museums and
different parts Of the building then visited and adj
mred by them. We understand that large number OF
students have already matrculated and that full class
may be looked for this winter Professor Pattison will
deliver his Introductory lecture to his Anato.
my this evening