New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-10

Two honorary degrees were conferred-ons on Dr.
Cooper Of Penn, and the other ON Mr. Scudder, Mis-
siouary Of the American Board of Commissioners in
India.
To about forty Of these gentlemen there were dcv'
cred honorary certificates for punctua attendance 1t
lectures and diligence in the pursuit of their studies
and also for having read extended course than
the generality Of medical students.
Professor Draper delivered the valedctory address
usual AZ the end of each year He said The agreea-
bic exercises of the evening the result OF long
and Iaborious study to those gentlemen on whomthe
Medical degree of the University had Just been con
ferred and the introduction to new phase OF life
They ought be said now 10 have ended their studies
il indeed the studies OF physician could be said to end
but with his life II at all events the end of study
within tho walls Of college, and an entrance into ac
tive life where they would have TO put in practice sci
they bad earnedin seclu-ion With however great
avidity study they generally after time
get tired and dry subject becomes distsstefu and irk
some and in periods of discomfort they are inclined
to ask what the of all this labor this study and
self denial what profit will come from all this, or
honor be hoped for, ii not unfrequently hap
pens that the ignorant but presumiDg and impudent
gusck carries away all the substantial reward from the
scientific and regularly educated physician There
two points from which every circumstance In life can
be viewed, the from which we view others, and
the other that from which we view ourselves sad II
cannot approve of our own conduct Il brings little
real comfort what honor others may beso~ upon US.
If possessed OF great wealth and possessed
Of splepdd mansion, we consider him happy but II
he conscious to himself that the wealth Ia really
bis and that he fears every moment the right ovaer
Will and claim and knows beside thstthe founda
ton OF his noble mansion IL built sand, does he en-
Joy the happiness which think he does IL will be
seen than that il Is only by study, and BY gaining
true and real knowledge of the proesslon that real
and true eminence can be a,tainei, and no medical
practitioner can have a happy moment who Is con
scious 70 himself that be does no, know hs duty, and
that he Is tsmpering with human lie. It Il indeed
sad and Encouraging circumstance that ignorant
quacks often gain honor and smolument and the conn
dence d the public But certain sciences are gsinings
footing in the medical profession, and before ten years
there would be great chsngesand at Least many pres
ert would i've 20 zee them-snd these empires would
be all cut Of and none but well educated men could
T,ceeed or tecone member Of the Faculty. The avs
Of the different States of America did not sufficiently
protect the regular yscan were there those safe
gsurd Of the profession which were eonsidered neces
,ary "a Europe Il might TO be objected that though all
professions hal changed somewhat and relaxed their
ANCIENT .rctness that the Medical profession did not
Yet though this might In measure be true, !. was
TO be that every heresy should be legally 'ole
rated by the States Colleges instituted expressly
for ineulesiing them shOuld be licensed The regular
Uniyersite. and Colleges could now BE- considered as
the only guardians of tue physical knowledge for the
law bad placed every pre,snder on level with the
rec -lary educated Tie young physician should al
wsys IN cases ofdogbtfoov the rules aid down for Ms
gudaroe even Il he should be in some degree Of con
trsry opinion himself L By far the safest course
and he would hnd that % be loyal to hs profession was
to be true 20 himseE The physician shoCld not only
minister 70 the bodily health Of the community oGt
he shoald endesyor 10 spread wholesome tone Oh
opiLi0n tie society in which be mixed and gan me
confidence of the inhabitants Of his nsignoorhooa "
pursuing sn honorable course OF conduct and acting IN
kid and eoneiiAtirg manner toward al. The Uni
vsrssy expected diligence from ia O.eer' and inaa'
euee from ia pupils Hs trusted The formrrhsd DIS
charged sbe, 5s.y snd taa, Of re others wa sS'zs@