The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-17
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ABOUT TIE RESsGssrMa CT D0CT. MOTT,

DR. Motifs letter OF resignation Of his chair which
published last Saturday is really very remnrEs
bic production. Having paid himseif-we think. not
in the very bost taste- n high compliment 70 the
value If his services in building up tho Feputa Of
the medical faculty, he Gays -" TO Dissolve my
nection 18th t. the University rs exceedingly pGsr
ful but professor, reconoiled TO 10 BY
OF the duty which owe TO my friends and myself
This sentence Ii 30 mysterious that have. 2kon
some pains 20 inform ourselves of the Of his
signation, aud have received, from source 20 be
depended on, the following information.
On the retirement OF Ptoiss sor Dickson from the
Chair of the Institutes and Practice OF Medicine last
spring the duty devoIyed on the Eaeultf to elect
successor for him Before Professor Mott sailed
Europe which took place very short time before the
day fixed fortbo nomination Of professor 20 supply
Faculty held at all Of which Dr. Mott pre-
sent, the claims Of tho different ndiastes
vsssed. and L unanimously decided that uEless
some oihet one should appear with superior claims,
Dr. Detmulc the most available candidate. aud
Inc one WIZ 49, 70 ltVsi't vac hoH-thhttoh' NoV
only so DE- Detmold called on DR. Mott tsv lay be-
fore he sailed ana told him that II he had any obe,
ton 10 BIS entering the Faculty, and becoming bis
colleague he would Immediately withdraw his spp-
cation DR.. Mott taking him warmly. and spparsDtly
with the kndest feelings by The hand assured HIN he
had not the slightest objection TO his election and
be gged HIM not TO think OF Withdrawing whom the
time arrived l)r. Dstmold was duly nominated and
elected 20 the Chair OF the Theory and Practice ot
Medicine.
1t easy to imagine after ali this had occurred
tbs alnageInent Of the Faculty on being ioi0red by
Dr. Motifs friends that DIR petmold's election
ceedingy distasteful 10 him. could they. nor
believe will the public be able to ses how the election
had assured he hao objection to receive q COLI
league, could impose him the exceedingly painfal
necessity to resign his prOiessorship,n necessity TO
which he l. only Iecouced by the duty' he 20
his ir nds and himself This is mere twsGdis Tho
secret but true of DIR Motifs resignation Is pro-
fessiopsl Jealousy We are sorry 10 be obliged 70 say
SO. and still more sorry II Or Mott hGd tho
weakness to feel IA sentiment so unworthy of high.
minded man he had not the mnplipess frankly to
have ted his colleagues, and Dr.. Dctmnd hlneelf,
that he was opposed TO has election Or. DetmOd,
arc tslds on learning the caupe Of DR. otis resis
nation cent IN his resignation, allowing the faculty,
by The removal OF the ground tor his retirement to re-
tain him in the school Iai they done every hon
orsbe man would have cried out shame and Looked
on Them With scorn aud contempt Such. however, is
not the fact, having received DR. Detmoids letter Of
resignation and accepted it, they forthwith unsn-
meutls accepted the resignation of DR.. Mott
seen that the Chairs Of surgery and the theory ard
Practice OF Phystc are nov vacant ana candidates
called on 70 make application That thtir number
surgeon, OF professional ambition, there IS nowhere
essS OF Surgery ia the University OF the cry ofNew
OF his profession ana places him in situation to
the distinguished physician who will be elected the
will command the services Of the fret men ip tho
tingui-hed professors who at present form the Ia
Guilty, We have doubs but that the prosperity Of
the Medical Department Of the University viii DO
I int