The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-22

,be Of his own duty TO his students and win
search, permit US % 5smna nm or 70 ASK whether s
profession really learnt Suppose all the college, In
The United States to agree that they would admit
classics 20 graduate except after five years study
In the absence OF any legislative enActments respecting
he the in nleiiate result. Would the profession take
benefit from IT, would it not minister to the gran
dizs ment q quackAi Where there is now empire,
tn, would then be ten Perhaps may reply yes
but IL would all come right at last. The community
would distinguish between the educated physician and
the quack. An my friends have no such faith in the
oou nunity that. What is our experience! Do the
state protect the true practitioner OF ed
cine Do thew make any distinction between him and
the uerest i'm postorl Even among of edu,ation-
Ia sister profession-l speak IL with shame,
where we might expect ympathete Justine. ana mo
openly ostered Are there none who take advantage OF
tie authorities Of their position their access to the fAm
y circle and the bedside to mislead the simple minded
and the sick / would not breathe unmerited re-
preach against profession revere, and many of whose
mem my most attached friends; but would re-
mopstrate with the strong minded and clear headed
smspg them, man may demonstrate with his friend
that they do not do justice; that they permit those
among them who in their fashionable circles in the
he indnitesmal doses for the diseases Of the
sul like practice for the diseases of the
body; who instead Of attending to the administration OF
that most sole rite, the emblem OF washing Of
sin busying themselves with the miserable imposture
the cold Nor in these matters true
60 ourselves We excuse in the windows OF apo
thecares the narng bottles with hsir blues and red
and ylows and greens each with its light behini
they "reminiscences of the old times and attend
DEC TO represent the lights Of the professioa may
smile at the phials on the shelves ia their
solemn ranks, each with its label in front to mys
tfy the crowd, like procession of free masons
or edo fellows in their aprons, and conveying a.
dead for three centuries; but what those in the
eases on the counter the neat little galpots and
prety rolled parcel these the empirical no.truns
Al patt Mt medicines IT, then, cannot rely the
public for distinction between the educated and
educated practitioner !: is plain that our course Is not
much TO add requirements before giving degree, as
to present increased and gstuitous advantages during
the period OF study and appeal TO the self interest OF the
student We cannot and therefore we must ip
duee With this view, have established system Of
instruction which lasts throughout the and which
Is open s all OF you without further expense than
fba, hths incurred for he winter The usual course
that Of the year goes on without changes It's
means instruction being ncres sed-the phssophi
cal apparatus Of anatomy surgery obste-
trie medicine and that OF materia medca which has
ben 20 much enhanced in value By the lsbors of Pro-
fefsr Paine. But have associated with ourselves
Professors Lee Van Buren,, Metcafe Macready Markoe,
ard Buckley, with view OF greatly extending our
or instruction by the Introduction of large
amount Of talent Their e-ertions for your benefit will
know be justly appreciated by you. AS soon as the
winter course 10 over shall jointly commence our la
bcrs, and occupy your time partly by cniques, and
parity by Lectures until the next winter session As far
circumstances will permit the ta es for practical
tony wl be continued and those of you who may wish
10 in special studies will have fuu opportunity
t. do Among the incidental advantages arising from
your pursuit Of study throughout the year, Is the
facility given for examinations any time when you
have Piled with the acquisitions of the University
Jt has cftsn bee a felt as a needless burden that a
student who has entirely completed his is
eomptlied TO wait till the annual examinations
occur. That difficulty is now at an end Among
the additional branches thus to be tauyht-Med
cal Jurisprudence, HygitRe and To1ieoogy. Patio
logical and Microscopic Anatomy, Diseases Of the Ex
sretory Organs those OF the chest and skin -physi-
sa diagnosis, it is enough that mention the
convince you Of thsir value Add to this the full OPP
portunity you viii have for attendance at the City
Hospital and the Bellevue in the former Of which Pro-
Esor Post Is one Of the surgeons and The latter
Professors Van Buren, Metcalfe and Mscrea1y. You
may iudge great the privileges in sti
IN four months this summer there were one hundred
and ninety cases OF fractures treated Then too YOU
have the Eye and Ear Infrnary and the different dis
Iensaries; the ferlt vii. certainly be your If You
&c not improve such inestnable advantages Set out
with resolution from this evening" that instead OF
limiting your stay from home 70 the FIRST OF next
hsrch, you viii remain here the whole year. Take for
your guidance the motto. Whatsoever thy hand fni
eth 20 DO, do IL with all thy might 1t Is the sure
guide to wealth aEd influence. Resist, AZ its very in
septon, that unDsply blne OF medical student
lorgng for hone while there is yet seri)1s duty to
perform. Write frankly 70 your friends ami tell
them how great is the opportunity before you
and hov wrong II u 10 mis- IL Reflect the advantages
which accrue 70 who has been brought up in the
country from residence of few months in a gr sat
city Your time in the winter is occupied with your col
bge duties the days short ami unnviog-it is Dat
little that you see in daily walks from homes
10 your lectures The social position Won must sssume
among the communities, where you eventually to
side will give common value TO that acqus with
Den and things which If only to be acqoired in cities
Ire this To what other place would you 20 to witness
the true traits Of manly character more strongly deve
loPsdl The ships OF every country crowded
Here the revenues Of the nation for the most part
collected and here originate aud carried into effect
those great enterprises which adorn our tnessteam
ships and yachts that have beaten all others great rail-
roads by the eide Of nGvgsbe rver-telegrsph lines
Thousands Of miles In length. l. there any Industrial
pursuit any ranufseture, which wealth enter
prize not here carrying on The Of surplus
population from the ether side Ct the Atlantic breaks
this point II is OF uncommon for three thousand emf
grants 10 land here in sngle day The gold tia, has
been dug up the shorf Of the Pacific Is distributed
from this focus Or II you better pleased With those
undertakings which originate not so much from
ambition philanthropy here the head quarters
Of all religious and benevolent ioceties eur streets
the medieval times wards full Of sch,o,-
houses IL IL only In places like this, where huuan
hasiss;ions are denssy packed together over an
area of many square miles. that you what msn
really stbst ycu meet him in every condition from the
depths Of wrechedne and poverty the lcxuries Of
nrtstocrAtic wealth What q lessson q thinking man
may gather from all this mixture CT good and wicked
ness, beggaTy and tplenJor laziness and enterprise
where the people spending million OF dollars year
On theatrical smueements and vast deal more Ia pro-
noting the pread Of the gospel You csnno. mingle Ia
scene Ike this, without enarg your views imbi5ing
sprt q energy and fitting yourselves better 70 dis.
charge the rssponsbls duties before you Nov gentle.
men We have done duty. What success to attend
this undertaking. depends you. When look back
70 the opportunities that offered when studied
medicine, what contrast, cannot lab. that you
viii how greatly Jour in life depends on the
foundation you here lay ana thai you win omit nothing
which may terd TO Jour own property
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