The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-16
College OF Pbysioians and argcons OF tn
University of the State OF New Nork-Open
Anu N ane Sci uf lsAk-IO.

College OF bysieians and urgcons of the
Un,v,rSity OF the state OF New York-Open-
ing OF the Session of lsAS-JO.
ht5h O'Clock q numerous papy was assembled.
Tho f,fson sp.ped by prayer by Dr. Knox Of this
city. 1r Btevsns the President VI the College,
pied the ehsir
A number Of young gsntlsmsn having completed
their studies, then admitted to the dignity aud
esgr.e Of Of medicine aud received their
Tai api,nss from Va. hands VI Dr. stevens, with the
ufbal e, moDy ana for slitiea
pu.l sodress lie said division OF labor has been
f,una b'gbiy u-iul Ia oil Professions Goteroments
have ,.es,d The rights ct all projections; but msdi.
,r e Ia this county las been m .ds . monopoly.
lev people knO~ than their pr y-ssion the
Mo, me lawyer ths pny sican ex.roir projections pc.
euiar TO th,m,eiv,s. Goyernmsvt secures to tome
II at only the ttu shall exercise thsir projections.
quality of talent In professions ~ a. frosru.tisn
yst the law places all u the nedio, profession
,qIsl footing Ihs h no d.trimsnt to the fciencs
or prvi,fsion. ~ stands unfhsseD We heed mo pro-
t,cuoD, aud stk for pone But while government
snps every penny and pubishe rfsters &c gives
10 protection sgsiurt the counterfeit ply ician ret
tony wss ,ea,d book. lsots Nsr- Wanting fhis
LATED fer 100 years. In mOderu time'. the sealed
bc,k hss BEN or'nsd Anatomy has bsc' me ps feet
fCcnce lie tuFerstious r..sr,ncs Tor tns DIAL boiy
g. removed Tie q. construction Of our bodies r,tn
tie tsm. identical atoms a. impossible. Ssrict study
now c,.tr guish.s the proiesioh. Haier Hunter sad
Mti,sgbi tay. fttutiuizrd the archives Of ma Ure.
IL,y mark IN. ysI, ~ the f,fgmstion 81 medicine
a. igp,itap period tf,sdeui II opiaisn has aided
-. di. at ~ progress hipyocfst.s ssd oaen, aud
the old ~ y,icisus are like Oll OStbic runs Tine
sc.ucts ia Their IN PROMINENT have adei ia the AL
,sDc.u Mt 81 meaicine She p,ors.ariy sAits Toe
pr,e t,ss 81 ~. ,ft,r sciences he mcsOsc Jps has
sl.sd IN ntoitAl oi-cUyely Such ,no progress a
u,oc,r o. that text bon Of tix years Aso nDw lac
Old msrack IEe surgeons kntis hts nov no stug,
b, the invtnuVns OF the s1e Mso.cal charities 40
much s.vnty thousaLd p,rsons in this ciy receive,
srbusly. tb. b.st aid. AsdiDiGe La, astcri-
siy .rrshsnsd human life Msoa"ay tsstiaes q tots
~ b. h.to,y u siso proved ~ statistics rh-reis
pttIuts! ILe saving ~ human hfs h. lar 40 all
otttr Inventions aud iulross uasbts fiuy.tsO dsys
at g.oieire. Medicine, IN twenty yssrs, has saved
p,ie lives thnn and civil fury have destroyed Ihs
la the ssbsry state q cities How from
n.doits Ia the New York noep al tha tables hos
,dio tince it, fret estsb,tm,nt, e 90 pr cent ia
ou.s 10 the nearly ~ the fhia lrrhie hosp,
tai 1bsr.i,I,. h.,i,ire h the fret among tbe jan.
proving ante but las b.eu lees noticed sud les
uma.o. tfau al other imprOsewtnts So.icty ~ un-
jptt 90 islt ip not si,ig is encouragement To t6e
ID ole rt and its Irgttss tttai hpnOfr gwen 10
t,Jarfs ~ the pubic authorizes aud tuci~iy. VINO
thinks a suorirg them hat save hiei fsysicaus
Ia,. di,d ~ the sbOts Of th'ir proe.sioo aud the
iutie ia,e n,t moufn.d tor them. But the uso,sH.
az l, stefan H. ssmeritofiuus a. the soldier
th, hV.s ~ citiz,ut, az the fWk ct bis Uwn orsat
huo~I.Cs. sro STUDY required ny the student
e. Keep % With the improvement ct toe ago. Suoi
i,.uif,u l., tie iuttitution ot s 10 stud.nis
hfs, ruurcs 81 30 iuiiosta TINS able sad nte
i,stjrg sddt.ss. after which b-bedieton given
BY W kIox and the meeting broke ~