The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-17

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lowing gentlemen graduates, by DR.. Green; and
| we must say that we never saw diplomas awarded
to more Intellectual or promising body of profess
| sional young men. The presentation Of the dplo.
mas was accompanied by the usual Latin recita.
| ton.
Name. Residence. Sa1jec, of 7Resi>.
VIM w Butler, Portsmouth, Va Hydrocele
| Peter T Coleman, Cumberland Inter'nt Fever.
| Jno B Gardner, Henrico Dislocation
| Chas A Gilbert, amherst, Centin'd Fever
| Robt Grammer, Dinwiddie
| Beverly Grigg, Greensboro, Ala The Liver.
Harrison, Richmond City, Physiology of
Owen Hill, " Bilious Remit
| tent Fever
| VIM Horsley, Amherst Co, Animal Heat
| inc Keys, Washington Fracture
Burgess Long, Chesterfield Cataract.
! E Macarthur, Aneurism.
| G Matthews, Columbus Miss, lnter'nt Fever
/ Thcs Marston, Jas City Co, Va, Mania q Potu.
| Thos Moone, Albemaile " Physolog C al
| Pecuarti g of
| the human fe
male.
Jas O;ey, Bedford, Anatomy. Ply
| siology and Pa
| thoosy OF the
Liver.
St Geo Peachy, Williamsburg, Acute Gastritis
| John Sinton, Henrico, General Consi
deraton of frac
| David Steel, Petersburg, Abortion.
| w Trotter, Henry, Acute laryngi
It's.
Robt H Turner, Louisa, Pneumonia.
| J w Whtmore, Petersburg, Gonorrhea.
VIM l. Wood, Hanover, Inflammation.
c Wyche, Henderson,, N C. Fracture.
| PROFESSOR MAuPIN thh forward and
| spoke as follows:
To encourage emulation among the students of
this institution, and to stimulate them to the ASST
duou prosecution OF their studies, it has been the
practice OF the Faculty, Tor many years, to offer
! annually gold medal with suitable inscriptions as
| prize for the BE- st etsay some subject con-
nected with medicine, TO be announced a. the be-
| ginning of the session
Compe tition is restricted to tie candidates for
graduation, and the successful competitor be en-
titled to the prize must have passed a satisfactory
| examination for the degree OF Doctor Of Medi
| cine.
The subject proposed for the session just closing
was " The Relations Of the Atmosphere to Animal
Life. On this subject six well written essays We're
handed to the Dean, and the Faculty, after cercu
| examination into their merits awarded the palm
| 10 a writer under the Signature of Lgnotus. On
| breaking the accompanying envelope, containing
! the true name OF the writer, it was found TO be
| Beverly Grigg, of Greensboro, Alabama. cloud
applause)
DR. Grigg; In the name Of the Faculty, present
! you this medal. In their name congratulate you
on obtaining this not unworthy object Of the stu
dents ambition. May it stimulate you to the ac-
qusition of higher attanmeEts in profe siona learn
! incentive
aim at usefulness and distinction in the practice OF
medicine May GU long wear it. worthily to yoar.
self, creditaby 10 ycur alma mater, and honorably
to the great profession OF which you are this day
| constituted member.
DR.. Grigg 1T eceived the medal very gracefully,
| amid prolonged applause.
| Music-Hail Columbia.
Rev DR.. Green then addressed the alumni He
feelngy remarked at the outset, that he knew well
from experience the emotion OF students standing
upon the verge of separation that might te final
could symyathZe with their hopes and aspira.
| tons; and he trusted therefore, that the few
words of advice he should Ctier TO them, would
| be received as coming from one who wished TO
| be regarded as the students friend il mad ap.
pe6red to him, that there was this peculiarly OF
the medical profession that distinguished it from
every other department OF human effort and gave
! to the really scientific physician a Iiety OF
| knowledge and an expansion of the understanding
that wes rarely Witnessed elsew here-and that was
that While every other profession was limited to
its own particular domain-was led to consider
man IN certain aspects ana confined to some of his
lsolated relationships intelligent physcisn il but
equal TO the dignity of his high situation and If ne
but recognized the grandeur of those claims that
| surrounded him during the present aoe-must EN-,
brace ftian in the absolute totay of all the possi
bic relations OF his physical intel. ctua and moral
nature. With wise adaptation to those views thew
| found that those departments Of human kuowledoe .
which, In other professions might be viewed "a
simple accomplishments, had been iucorporated ss
essential eleuieSts into a medical education They
were greatly indebted to this profession for Their
knowledge OF organic and inorganic chemistry-of
vegetable and animal physiology, and OF human and
comparative anatomy. The noblest contributions
| to the differed departments of science had been
made by m mbers Of the medical profession
Above all, by the enquiries medical men had prose
cuted they had been able to learn of the vast ere.
ations that marked the antediluvion Der, I'D and
compre hend the characters Of the differ en geoos.
ical cycles, and the stupendous revelations of the
ages OF the pastand iu all these creations cycles
md raral.f fIHnz n FFn nrlr he
ent, all prevailing Deity.
uwas because of the relations which the ma,ca,
profession bore to the whole of human society
because it touched society at every point aud per.
vaded it through all its notifications, controlling
and moulding by omnipreseDt iliueuce the entire
social character of people--that it was of such
immense importance TO society There was de-,
partment of knowledgeto which he would in that
connection, call the attention Of the alumni before
him-not as a matter of scientific knuwleds or
speculative curiosiiy-a correct acquaintance with
which lay at the basis of their success as physi
cians-ana that was the study and knowledge of
mans immaterial nature. The scientihc study of
the human mind-ot those strange ard myste rious
processes of thought reasoning imagination aGd
emotion, which every day and every hour of their
lives mouded through the medium of the nerves
and the brain, the whole physical condition and In.
teiecfua character of man, as they well knew--and
controlled with almost absolute and infal ible de
esion, the vital functions of every portion of the
human frame II then, there such an imm4terial
part IN man. and who could doubt ii, the physi.
clan least Of all might dispense with knowledge
Of the mysterious laws which cont oiled its pro |
cesses. and Of the wonderful powers which those |
laws evolved. he was well aware Ii at there was |
a philosophy extant-not widely prevalent al |
present-at former period, which denounced the |
existence OF the whole immaierial creation. Mr. |
g. then proceeded TO reinte the doctrine Of mate.
rialty by referring 70 the intuitye OF spirit
uality and the cs acterialics and effects of the
diffrept emotions and feelings Of man. TheseI
emotions and powers acted upon the phyaical sys-