The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30
Tho Medical Department. OF the University
OF New York.


College opened last evening The opening Ad-
dress, on this occasion, delivered by DIR. Val
entlne Mott. Notwithstanding the extraordinary
badness of the weather, last evening, the great
lecture room was literally crowded with large
number Of students, assembled from all parts Of
the Union-the greater number from the Southern
States We understand that, at no former session
has there been greater influx of students to the
college than at this. The present number inscribed
IL 400 ana II is expected to rise to 500. The ce-
lebrIty oil this medical institution, and the talent of
Its able professors, In which II stands footing
equal to any medical college IN Europe, well as
In America, Is such as 10 attract students from all
parts. At ~ O'clock Dr. Nett, the lecturer of the
evening, appeared on The platform, accompanied
by the professors. among whom we noticed Dr.
Granville Sharpe Pattsou, DR.. 5. I'll. Dickson, Dr.
G. I. Bedford, Dr. J. W. Draper, DR.. M. Payne,
and others.
DR.. Morn then assembled the tribune, and ad-
dressed the students and company assembled, az
GEsTLEMEr STUDENTS Of MEDICINE
The period has again arrived when 1t Is at once my
academic halls With the faces of many am familiar.
rejoice to see you again at your posts, and eager,
hope, to pursue, with assidqty, the acquisition of
turn, trust refreshed by period Of comparative
pose passed in the hsmes of your childhood and in the
bosgEs Of your families during which you have, |
hsfs, pondsred upon the information which here
impaired; arranged in your memories the facts aud
not only for vigorous advance in science better
qualified to profit by the lessons OF your teachers.
Others, again see here, who, as yet, strangers
to me. we shall soon, hope, become intimate; and
when We again separate, shall have, trust, equal
reason to be grstiued with the puuctuaty and dill.
gsncs OF the new class, as OF old.
To sll, | may safely say, that they enter upon aud
pursue their medical studies under the brightest
pices. Never, since medicine has been taught as SCI
snce in ths country have such advantages been pre-
scented to the medical student at the present time
IT, to begin with their snumeratiop we consider tho
devoted
In the sublime mysteries III his high aud holy calling
shall find that they scarcely admit of provement
Capacous and dious edices erected for the
reception OF the student arranged with perfect adap
tatian tohis wants and comforts Faculties, composed
ofmep of undoubted and in their
fession selected from the body of the profession
for their peculiar adaptation TO tho duties which de-
volve upon thsm stand ready with conscientious zeal
and consummate ability to deveiope to him the princi
pies and practice OF his art
Nor is the maserel for illustration less copiou and
Spacious, well ventilated and clearly dissectiag
rooms, amply supplsa with subjects presided over BY
accomplished demonstrators, are prepared TO initiate
him into the most intimate acquain tsnce with tue
fearful and wonderful machinery OF the human fabric
Museums rich in variety OF preparation OF ma
tural parts by which the skill aud industry of
has contrved in thousand ways, to demonstrate its
component parts their internal structure and their
anatomical relations, open for hourly in
rich too in every variety OF singular aud NAL confor
nation aud In illustration Of the raysgss and the ma
ture Of disease.
The exquiAits designs Of the later eminent psholo-
sts supply TO the professor OF theory aud practice
minute, morbid anatomy OF the diseases which hs de-
scribes; scarcely any have not been figured with
Beauty and lfs-hss accuracy which glance at the
morbid specimens serves only to CONFIRM The
cabinet OF tbs professor Of materia medica Is repets
with every variety of vegetable su,siauce indigenous
and exotic used in the practice OF the healing art aud
with the principles which CHEMISTRY has extracted from
them by their destructive analysis Every simple and
mineral body with it, mounds TO be found upon
its shelves Coored plates sf the vegetable mstsris
medica sdorn Its walls andths diligent student need
not and ought not. to be uuacq TAINTED with the
var mi IA ts y
stance which he Is hereafter TO dispense ia the exercise
The high priest OF Lucins too, falls not a whit be-
hind bis brethren In the amplitude OF his for
the mpartpg Of thorough AM accurate knoSiedss OF
his most delicate disouit, distressing and Important
department Of the Satire 10 sude to the facilities
given to the professors OF ANATOMY aud surgery for the
Illustration Of their lectures aftsrs notice Of the per.
fection Of eisssctDg rooms aud museums sna cue
skill and real II demonstrators would be suPerad
GUS And glance nc the VARIED and cosby array OF
chemical aud phCs hicsl apparatus contained In the
OF the apartment In which the truly
eminent professor Of that most delightful instructive,
and important department Of your professional sducA-
ton uIiclds with eioqueucs, based upon pro-
found knowledge q his subject the invaluable resources
with which CHI mry rndo we'd the materia medica,
and reveals the hiddrn les of that inest able
science will convince you thst nothing is wanting In
that Department in the priacips medical schools Of
Union for the perfocng Of tins student Its count
less mnutsr
In short, gentlemen. need but ASK Of you to persm
bulate these halls Tonight opened FOR your aud the
public ip pecionto attend very few only OF the pre-.
iectons OF your professors,tD be fully assured That
structiop of the student now part of the organl
zstor Of n well embossed, we'll managed and well pa
tronizsd medical school
In this enumeration. gentlemen OF the hyperion nj.
Tsnsges enjoyed by tsr medical student at the pre-
sent epoch, immessuraby greater than IN the past de-
rived from the perfection OF tbs Organization OF our
medical schools have l.t unattended TO the clinics
and the text. booksof the DAY OF the former shall
spcak hereafter In regard e. IN. latter, cannot for
bear TO con Kratuae you upon the very great alvsn
you enjoy In their superiority TO those OF former
times and In their perfection OF ADAPTATION to the pur-
forx hfst tnsr ARA ssfg I'd
IL l. but lev Years sinc-, could only place upon
the table in my Office for the use OF my students the
Practices Of Cullen. 81 Gregory and til 1mas
the kEntomy Of Munro, OF Bell. and Wistsr-the Oh
stetrios q James, Burns ard sdrgery OF
the Bell aud of Cooper aud the Matera Medcs IL Cox
and MURRAY books seldom met with " In
print sud which student Of the present day would
purchase at sny price h.n We contra, me sAs .
Il e.edsd them, you will sse that my eulosy Is not
ovsrstransd Many p,,ie',oft n msS s scaooa
original works upon the branches which they
teach, text books far their classes, which In
fuuess &C information aud c'sarness OF enuneiAaon,
leave not ing b. desired have edited tie works
Of others With ability la anatomy Ne have nov the
opcr Quain aud Sharpey ~ ply siol,gy OF Muller,
Carpthttr Roget Dungt.ou ana the yet more recent
aSd elaborate iabors ~ Todd ana BOSNIAN
In the practice q medi, have nov 70 boast Of
the entertaining aud Instructive volumes OF Watson
the works u " God OF Dupgison. and Of my worthy
e1tsnt easily accessible TO all the able lectures OF
Ferguson Miller aud Liston the mighty work Of Che
tones q Ntlpeau witch translated aud so sbiy edited
and corinusy enrch.d BY my late lsmented friend,
DR. s. 1oSnsend AID - whose pages the experiences
OF him Who now Addresses you has made additions
neither few hope insguiicant. Is an almost per-
feet con pCudium OF the VA mid Efery tue unsur-
passed vork Of Jhsrchiu aud that 81 Cbsilly 80
ably trsutlatsd, improved auG fsvOraby recommended
by my talented colleague. the trof,ssor VI Obtetri,a
/ TO ssy nothing q MorsU Marygrier, Namsbothau,
Murphy 80 leave nothing g. b desired whilst Of
sv.ry remaining branch 81 medical science the sane
may b. justly tsd ltdeFel IDENTIFY oi the excellence OF
fIsfr
ton which these works contain aud its being brought
thoroughly TO the level ~ the science al toe present
day, the excellence q their typography the beauty
fosnty and number u the illustrations with which
they are supplied nnd embrshed. aud their multitu
dnous notes contribute Va hish degree 20 facilitate
the progress snd The comfort OF the student
But rentsmen, n such be the state OF che literature
of the profession. At the someut at which ycu enter
| mon ia study how much more must We be amazed,
Qstidud aud Interested upsu survey OF the present.
sctus condition Of the sciences themselves whish con-
stuts IN the aggregate tbst Of Medicine and which
tparue business 81 each prfe-sor on FAC dlty