The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-19
Medical Department. of the Ncw York
VRAxe erSitY.


University.
INTRODUCTORY LECTURE TO TIRE SESSION IaJ2-JS
pEIrIGEp BY PROFESSOR DearGR, PnssrprEr or
TnR FACULTY.
The locturc room Of the Fourteenth stgoet College
was visited by very Large aud highly respectable
asfenbage of ladies and gontiemen last evening. to
hear tho opening address by Professor Draper
There were also prosent about three hundred stu
dents, and from what wo could ascertain rs to the
cmbors entered for medical instruction. toe insti-
tuition was never In more H0urshing condition.
At half past soyen the following professors took
their seats: Valentine Mott, Emeritus Professor OF
Surgery and Surgical Anatomy; martn Pauo, Pro-
lessor of Materio Medca ana Therapeutics Cunning
Bedford. Professor Of Obstetrics John w. Draper,
Professor of Chemistry and Physiology; Alfred Post,
Professor Of the Principles and Operations Of Sur
ee!y; Meredith Clymtr, Professor Of the Institutes
Rp6 Practice OF MedieRe; and William II Van Buren,
Professor Of General and Descriptive Anatomy.
Proie cor j. W. DGArEE. tho prcsdent cf the
Faculty, then came forward TO the desk, aud de-
hyereo the following lucid and eloquent address,
which was listened TO with profound Attention -
THE LECrCRE.
The tokens Of welcome various the OF
men An itasa cxprcsss mis- cxub.rsnt Joy at meeting
h's friend by giving him hearty embrace, Oren al
otrs his rs, heard ard mustachios TO bc Kissed Some
OF he Poi5 ncian people rlb noses together The clsi
col Romans admitted their youth 10 naaus estate by
dToeng them IN peculiar gown The savage New /ea
lsIt DO the same y knocking out heir incf toeth
With orc In ceunba country there may hsvc been
protection know many old practitioners who think the
custom might be nrroaucadat all eyeuts, meaphor,,
lywtth aGsnptSge, The tactturn AncttcGn Iiyes sou
hs bend Nv the tghtpesA OF the queeao
of The shake you the intensity of hs regards.
So greet bCir friends IN different In uet oai
colleges DO u by tie aid ot whGt II called Ill foau,
tory peiuie Ny colleagues haze siiectld 60 comply
win this old custom IN their osha bid sou AL wei
come. t1ie d, mine IN fbtadelphia who y sktut
IN matlc ustcal cticuiaions ard interested in be dig
nity cf onr procession has estimated that II
ea the iptrcduotoIy lcotgrcs given about this
ir8lLilt.Ou9
collected together, they won.d snnpaiy form
octave volumes OF fear hundred an. ghty pa,, each
u very ltiSiug result. which, IL
indicate that THIS eNas Il nterr,ure eunstpteg
natseme stapss The quantity L OF course htiDp
affair OF gtatts4cs q the quality i would scarcely 20
come he present occasion 10 speak Bst atsec
experience in tie mattcl mty in alt zinc arity
you II you scarcely eAasseiate the d,icdlt
Of composing orc Of thcse productions ihnfe 10 no mo-.
ery novelty and no any mtrit fol- whatever oagh,
to ie raid has been said long 9o ana 9r bette chan
can say II 10" ar ancient cleIEJ nal, Untes whose
ministry once sat took AWAY different. text, bat al
ways p cached the sane sermon nor was II tholt
totca.ion 70 me, Who from week 20 week saw Win i
crcespg prise the von0ertui aiGptgeress Of that
e,astic ditooIse TO @very topic every c;casoa aut
eyeiy text In sint!ar fpirt you must listen to
III the choice you have made of protection, l trust
you have not deceived ycprsciseS thai ou ln
IoFe youi preliminary prepsIaop to be node waout
abor that vi yc oatcr the stage ot active duty
tueces6 viii epcntaeecusly attend sou ThCre 10 ...r.
baps nc eyccaion winch calls for more ftthfI pgop.ra
titD csgfainy which eLtliis serious C0sse-
quepeGs In outset in life. al too prone
10 oyeyrtte oar montai powers, snd persuade ouc
be easily obtainsd, But Nc never Intended man
for iGtncss she jopa and industry together
STUDY ahsS ths ply ''tsn en- eaterpse tse ns9tot
the puts te p'zes of life distance snd encourages
present eXson W the expectation Of tatgro rovafd
htr Rfts pUfdrey but diyessey scaterpd they
rot 1lE6ys pres6nted ut first hhnd Ic who yes
that Inc lhss OF Batose affords evideuces of ign
viH zee in t Tits the nenLiC o compelug rnsn TO Ia
dul Try BAD IL been otherwise bQultul Providence
would hsye Ia path whatever is ncedfl 70 ri
us,fy H. our ultseyes or relieve cur pn,ro ona rba
Yff.rf Tho NJ
t<u scattered the valleys Ut Scotland But ace ii
7 not nlay rest ured tba Whatever IL WORTH
hays VII eot us exertcns and that labor Is tho con IL
ton Of succoss
The crcr ticn inpreeTcd upon the class the nrcsssi-
y ot sttenucus cIeon poiuue out to them that oycry
bEeuch q Dosicee might lie of u'c TO payscisn and
giving item example the dfe0yeIcg in ion
to yision lie tnep eentioued:--
Bot cannot cave tBs subject without directing your
attention % the beautiful srpgstiou8 II Affords when "a
apEiy the prncpes htrc set oith 10 t6o eeina erie3
o. krgdo gnEGrsiig In tha. series maay OF lns over
mtsrs perception of light aud shade without
any diiDot visual apoagatns tue impression belsg oh
touy derived feom ha duiued OF feeling excited
by tempTatuce Weosnnot doGht that those sleule
which seek auIry sitc o the wAerpoos they i1h sb
do % beoauee ef She genial wermtn They hts ewes
to pcrc i've ia sht Bht but they fe. u heat just
bind knowo when lie is in The suoshins and in
tLe shaee.
Advanced hut step beyond thnso lo~ grades of
sruoiicn thosc dark spo recognized by compaa'iFo
.natcmits tho designation o. ocelii oIgaGs ~
vision and found On The suff5ce of animals souisThas
hlsl Ia tia series. Enough but o. stFp,
it npot Advance Its suit Is tho rai.
as;icn q thc luminous inpresionthe restiicny it 20
few de'CFmngte fpots Reliance Il longer placed e,
the cusCd tentvtnesf of tie gone ra suface ani
Is ~ reeostug TO the physical pdu aDi, "
Traulln lf u blno man were to PAM up0n hi1 hin
here and there feW black patehcs hey would a., Ike
the ccei Of The lover anIaal, aud promptly h.n
wicn he csme inte the igh..
another step. std what amazing result, little
diccuon and little addition, snd we become csp .b- Of
tabTg "a the universe al a glance It u no tonxsr q
Ftc,.ini struggling from the shsda TO the GuGhino
IL Z, emancipation frocl Tho bounds q tbs earth
The nahngol nsn the elevated being be H. Khrnnyh
t0is n.-ry,Ccs organ slso. tho niiad looks fofsh
ana makes II instinct with her oSn intelssuca: tor
not osy j. The eye The syenuo through which tue Pclar
- ftTr,scn atons c external forms pr Inward bl
thgr thss it sends fcith HgL 81 its Lha up
supli-etlone ef prayer, the banirs q lore ths
nah ot yesp revenge tue couccntraod sgauy of des.
ratr 10 tak t as IN optical iussru1cnt how ylisu
long In The hcnt Of nao 1t 81 tire irces of hia 'niel
.c'us rcweri IL 'te female EEK roy unrtieesby
he Wslth tower o. the soul that solitary bat bisY
rritopT expecting T. " free at tst. IL y nagc .
iytc mirror IN hich y refs cted all hr tona and s'
ter iWso but ,ced and dead when the ~ ssef,ons
,n,hahirg- 4 Eote,
novel Of Il from the general aSaSe q the boay and 90
Nriotgg Il 10 jeGIi.s pont ~ strki1g example 81
b nj ncr IN Witch nature uniorrlJ eorauc her "te
ii the Nog!d Peclsction With her l, ateGet bi
eeNtftlzsl'on In the lower q OF life tuGcar -
proncuoupy mingled With snothri bnts advance aTe
nsfc faob h apart and gGp i attained Ia pra
norton 10 III, completeness and precision With wbtsh sht.
| s dorc. There src animated Grma Ia wlioh 'isht and
lecg,E smell spa tese u they cor D. sad 70 exs, :;
,u ae ccnfuttd Q, c.hcr IN The o touch
a procass lon then conpelces wh1i roarhes ~
completion in the hgtottttes II d II the indviduh
ai.is lnt pocia ,ysem perfseion oaunot te ettGned
axotG ~ olyon a duties anu the Introduction Of y
suboid of power What kind q result could BE-
rfachta IL community suc u conef oiaset hY
of the iicnary theorists 81 tune In which there
htuld te rn ab clute cquaii,y Of duties aud
division ~ g0ots--in which ah hhouid rslgn but no
ne y oUld gotcfn2 A. .9iIgs such schemes this In.
t-nct II uantfBG Ievolts All social syst ms arc a
much te ttoduot q nsin1t * eaucssion they A..
| ttnd to 70 tudl extent, en- rhgtcd otgarisstian
| cguNi 4 FIX reVtr be e.tab he'd nus b,es NOE a
ia, natFty Is Su eht ORe rAre q y meant lor
eno tbet fcc 4 rent form of aocgty fher
bf.i uEaA izsHoc ~ }etlruiEiDg elem ns 30 w1et
aai La, Tue Wid horses q the Goulh wrsela prarie