The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-10
paes,-aa Intelligence.

Tps CoLLEars-1hs past week has been the Ars
week Of the winter ssssontha s the hrst OF the regu
lar lectures for lectures have been delivered at both
the schools during all the month of October they were
hewever on topics which are not generally dwe on in
detail in the regular course
The Introductory lectures of the different professors
at the University School delivered on the evenings
of the last week in October We have already given
report of Dr. Motifs and intended to have done the same
of the others, but prevented by circumstances
from attending them all The Students however, have
requested copies of them, with view to their publica
tion we presume that most IL not all of them, will
accordingly be published during the winter.
There has been quite little Smeue in heproessons
ranks during the last year the subject of the
standard of medical education" and during the winter
of ls45.46, much stir was made among the members OF
the healing art this subject Articles were published
in various medical journals detailing the and fail
ings of the present mode of Inducing young into
the of the divine science and according their
showing the people Of the United States blessed
with anything but an intelligent set of practitioners The
result Of it that nton Of the profession
called last May to assemble in this city, and devise the
ways and means Of lettering this unfortunate condition
of things They accordingly assembled here and held
convention, which in session some three or four
days. we believe; but they did not come 10 any direct
conclusion, more than that committee appointed
examine into things and report at another convention
which is to be held in Philadelphia next spring The
result of the enquiries Of this committee is yet be
seen and it is to be hoped that they viii not find things
in such lamentable condition as was represented.
With view to repel the wholesale accusations that
had been brought against the professional of this
country and especially the junior branches of IT,
quent Professor OF the Institute of Medicine in the Uni
versy School Of this city Dr. PAINE took occasion last
profession in this country This he did in the address
the graduating class who then received their diplomas
This sddrs. was puSsasd and the fac.
1t has had wide and extended circulation. Did the
limits Of newspaper permit it, we should like much to
give extracts from it, but we refrain from doing
the whole address is admirable that to give
short extracts would not do justice trust that any
member of the profession who has not done yewill at
once procure copy and peruse it. In he will And most
admirable exposition of the correctness Of the principles
which students admitted to the honors Of the pro-
esson and its perfect adaptation to social condition
people, The standing of DR.. Paine Is such to
title his opinions to the utmost respect He who
attained the foremost rank in the profession and both
in this country and in Europe his merits literary and
scientific, have been fully recognised by medical men,
The Introductory lecture this fall Of the Professor Of
the Theory and Practice Of Medicine in the University
by Dr. Revere the subject Of the comparative
merits of the European and American ply and
surgeons. He went into minute examination of the
method in which the practice Of medicine and surgery
conducted in Great Britain, and detailed the divisions
and subdivisions which there exist such as the con.
&c and showed that BY far the greater bulk OF the
practice there in the hands Of the lower grades of the
avowedly not fully educated in all the branches.
The mmense expense attending the attaining of the de-
gree Of NJ places out of the power Of the greater
number of students and the consequence that they
Obliged to get best they can without attaining to
that dignity merely reaching that point which gives
them the legal right to practice The whole lecture
very interesting one giving very clear idea Of
condition Of the medical profession as exists here
and in England and certainly far hparson ava
We have nothing be ashamed of in this country. We
trust this lecture will be among those that will be pub.
lahed, as it affords much valuable information
The class of the University this year will be large
between four and Ave hundred probably. That at the
Crosby street Institution WILL believe be about the
same last year, viz: two bundled and upwards At
this latter Institution, Professor NJ Smith delivered
the Introductory lecture Monday evening" the I'd inst
The subject Of it The public duties of Medical
Men" which, understand he treated very felcitous-
ly, for regret that we were unavodably absent
the occasion. The regular lectures commenced the
next day
BROOKLYN HospIrAL-Ws understand that this hospi
tai has gone is Immediately to Co. into actual opera
tion The trustees have taken building which is to
serve the purpose until suitable hospital be built
The medical officers have been elected lately and they
comprise number Of the prominent practitioners Of
BroOklyn