New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-07


fu sss a. nav avail themselves Of the
,hororsb medical edueson. 70 provide .h prvss ise
discrsson aroee on the property Of allowing e.
nslss to become Students Of Medicine a. embodied In
the last resolution.
Prof. BuRsHAx advocated general and thorouyff
education in Schools OF Medicine Of such females -
desred 10 be 81 instruaed. f
llr HoLLrSnAoH OF j. said that there are several
institutions especially for female education In medicine
m fhliadellhia but he believed in that city II was
becoming lees popular TO employ women in general
prsetce. In m'd~tery II was general feeling thse
l females orght 10 be employed.
DIR. II. :. FIRTH Wa Of opinion that in cases OF dif
fcult labor where II necessary Ia employ insfru-
men,s women seldom ofsuhcient strength Of nerve
10 reform operations. he related OF hcsnorr
haze in which ile life Of the patient would have been
sacrificed IN re minutes hui for HE presence Of mind
In checking the flow OF blood, while lady prsc-
ttisntr however well informed, would not have been
fhc:enly prompt in the Application OF the remedy
M ass poesessed OF masculine strength and nerve.
Dr. irRR of Conn., said that very much depended
upon the r,f,rences of the nures, who were gener
ally consulted by ladies as 20 who they should employ
es ph,s elan al their ly ngin Ii the female prac,ition
ems became favorites, he could not deny that hie
own practice and that of his alopatc friends would
bc consid, n.bly affected thereby but If the women
went ahead and became regular praclucaers tney
he ph, sicians) would have to submit. TO it, and he
could see no remedy
Dr. II. 5. FrRrH opposed the resolution, as he cou-
sid.r,d declaration of the Convention Ia favor NJ
eees would damage the reputation OF the Association
and 20 coed.
DIR KELLY was of the same opinion. While he
was in favor ofionale education he was opposed to
their being students in the same classes with men.
Or. JOHNSON of Newly DIRK apprehended no diff
Guilty TO the profession from female practhoners In
deed lie Yves Of opinion that they were beneficial To
the rec uar practitioner. lie had had good deal OF
practice among the ladies' aud he had found that HIS
natients were strongly opposed 10 having female mid
wives One had stated that che had suffered more in
one hour previous TO labor under female Attendant
than during the whole labor under REGULAR physi-
cian He was opposed to making NJ DIS OF the
ladies' He thought the best way was for young prao.
ttoners to marry the ladies and thus remove their OPP
position Laughter
Dir RrrRES was astonshed to find 80 much preju-
dice agninst Tie ladies being physicians, but no was
glad TO find fIom remarks that better opinion
regarding them in other positions was held by the gem
tcmen present. They not ashamed to sat beside
lad es al church and did no, wholly shun them IN social
life. and why should they fear TO admit them to the
lecture-roomi Ii had been remarked that this was
question OF bread and butter with them. This was
sigr iiicant admission. He convinced that many
women were well adapted for physicians and should 10
admitted as students for general practice.
Professor BURsHAN said although when women
were ignorant their operations were sometimes con-
Quoted in rough manner, Yet when those same women
became educated and obtained experience, he found
they became both expert and efficient surgeons ana
midwiyos. He knew one lady IN particularm hs city,
ster who could perform the operation OF turning
tie child in the womb by hand far better than he Pro-
feesor Buinham, could do il with the instrument r
hand were delicate and her mind sensitive and IN every
way adapted for such operations. Her practice rs now
worth 900 year. In his instructions IN the classes
he had never objected TO ladies being present. He
always spoke Just the he should were they not
rresCnt. His own modesty had never been shocked
and he had lever known lady TO leave tho lecture
room or appear 10 have her modesy offended by either
his remarks or the anatomical specimens exhibited.
Dr. CoMISGs said he had had the same prejudiccs
against the females studying in the male classes, but
Ia had tor
tendance of females at his class In this city, ho
was strongly in favor OF their being admitted, although
he believed they might be with advantage taught
separately as well. There some females poSsess-
ing more nerve than any doctor present; and while
there is not majority of women capable In this
respect of performing surgical operations the same
remark would apply TO men. There were some mon
who could be ornaments to the profession, and tho
same remark would apply to women
DIR. JOHNSON Of Connecticut opposed the admission
of LADIES into small classes but In favor OF their
separate education, and would vote for the resolution
! with that pr0viso.
A motion to table the resolution was negatived by
| large mejofity.
| DR.. HiMITos was strongly in favor of the resolu
ton. He hoped it would be adopted as the sentiment
of the Association.
| DIR. KELLY objected to this resolution because 1t
urged tins matter upon tie corporations OF colleges:
Ii seemed to him 10 be presumptuous on the part OF
the Convention. Colleges would do what they thought
practical in spite of any such recommendation. He
hoped the resolution would not be adopted. IL was
the general sentiment of the meeting that females
should be admitted, but he thought II was impoliuc
to make it matter Of recommendation to colleges.
After considerable debate and some unsuccessful
attempts to Gmend the fourth resolution the whole
were adoped by vote of twenty-one to four.
On motion of DIR. BURR,
Rescired That we reformers in the discovery Of the
vegetable productions Of country which teine daily
added list Of remedial agents and introduced INTO
bail with joy any addition thereto. But We also De;
clare that the course pursued y some OF the members AND
secure the credit cf many discoveries, especially in
eheenrafsd remedies merits the just censre Of an enfhs
ned and honorable community in. VINE hs we seoSs
unwilling to reinqush any that Justly belongs 20 '"f
An animated discussion arose on the subject Of
ceptrated remedies, &c.
DR.. KEITH stated that he would afford the Com
mittee Cd that subject every facility in investigating
the remedies prepared by him and give them every
information to the process of manufacture, proper.
tons employed, &C., as he courted investigation vi
their qualities.
DIR. FRIEsD said he noticed that full and perfect
synopsis at least Of the proceedings OF Yesterday had
| been inserted in THE N. Y. TRIBusE, while IN no
other paper in the City any notice whatsoever taken
of the proceedings The TRIBUNE deserved their spe-
cal attention having their proceedings
In fair and impartial spirit and he trusted the fnends
of the Eclectic School throughout the country woud
remember that and act accordingly. re line On
tho other hand took every opportunity of auding the
aopahic physicians because 1t happened 70 nave an
editor belonging to that school, DR. Frank futile,
who was strongly opposed to the Eclectics and rdi-
culed them when he had the opportunity.
DR. VAs DoREs said il was but Justice 10 the otner
journals of the City cay that they had not been in-
| formed Of the meeting because 1t was believed they
would only treat the Convention with ridcule. How
THE TRIBUNE became informed Of II he did not know
except that was account OF is fairness IN report
ing their proceedings on former occasions.
DR. SToTEsBURY Of Georga explained that in bis re-
marks made yesterday he referred TO the southern