New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26

competent women into practice. But this Gu
not be considered a. unfayo able to the feminine
colleges, for all their graduates are warranted
70 be fully qualified for their duties.
Tie institution in Boston was founded in 1873,
sud mainly through the efforts of DR.. samuel
Gregory, who from that time to the present has
continued 10 be its Secretary and principal
AGENT In lSi5--6 be commenced with bis
brother, Mr. George Gregory to write and pub
lish pamphlets in favor of Introducing women
into the medical profession In lsi7--s he sd-
yoeated the measure in public lectures in BOs-
ton. ard announced the intention Of starting
school for the purpose, which was accordingly
commenced Nov |, lsiS, with a class of twelve
pupils-Dr Enoch c. Rolfe being employed AS
lecturer-and il had term of three mouths
Thus for three years the school was continued,
having semi-annual terms of three months each,
DIR. Rolfe being the chief instructor. st tie
opening of the seventh term, DR.. VIM. VI. Cor
nell. who had frequently aided DR.. T., entered
on his duties as associate lecturer. Including
that term the course of lectures bad been prin-
cipally upon midwifery and female diseases, and
the aggregate number of different pupils was
about 90. But early in 1852 the operations of the
school were greatly extended, and its name WAS
then changed from the Boston Female Medical
School, TO that of the New England Female Medi'
cal College, which it yet retains. The Directors
provided for full faculty, (engaging for term
several prof, ssors iroI2 the College in Philadel
phia) and made the course of education the
sane As in otter medical colleges, extending
over period of three years. The session was
made an annual one and extended to four
months; and it now commences on the lst We'd
nesday of November. The regular fees are, 10
each of the tx professors and the demonstration,
s.. or S35 in all graduation 500 The College
is centrally located at No. 27i Washngton-st
lis apparatus is pretty good, and was obtained
from Pars. That part of it Illustrating anatO-
ny. etc, was procured BY ten persons subscrb-
ing 500 each, which is the largest donation
(and almost the only one) that the College has
ever received.
The whole number of young women who have
attended the College since its commencement
is over g hundred, who have come from all the
New-England and several other States. The
last class numbers twentyeght, and there is q
prospect Of a large increase in future terms,
though this is chiefly expected from the Provis-
ion for forty State pupils. Most have confined
their studies TO departments OF practice specially
relating 10 their own sex and to children. Only
six have completed the entire three years
course of study, including attendance on at
least two full courses of lectures, and have
thus graduated as regular physicians-lour hav-
ing received the degree Of NJ. u. last Spring and
two this year This, however, speaks well for
the high aims of the faculty, who propose to
raise instead of lowering the standard Of pro-
fessional attanments, and will hereafter, 80 far
az practicable, insist upon complete medical
education, even to practice midwifery. The
amount of practice which the pupils of this Col
lege have seyerally obtained has generally been
very encouraging.
The prosperous condition of this college il
mainly owing to the Female Medical Education
Society, which was formed Nov. %, 1913 immc-
diately after the commencement OF the hrst term
Of the school for the express purpose of maintain
ing it. This Society organized itself on popu-
lar plan, granting membership, with some priy-
leces. 10 any person contributing one dollar an
nDsly, and membership on completing the
payment of twenty dollars. Commencing with
Xix members. the number was increased 10 a
thousand during the following year, and early in
1870 it pettioned the Legislature for incorpo-
ration. An act for this purpose was at first
somewha opposed in the Senate, but was passed
without dissenting voice in the House, and
was approved by Gov. Briggs April 30, 1850. At
the close of that year about SO, 600 had been re-
c,iyed from members and tuition, and expended.
The total receipts OF each succeeding year have
averaged about $4,000, making $4,000 in all
which has been expended on the College, &c
The present number OF lfe-members is 100,
among whom are many Of the most prominent
ladies and gentlemen of Boston aud other parts
of New.England. The last published list of an
nual members comprises some 500 names.
Until last year the Society had not received
any appropriation from the Legislature, although
its petitions for aid in 1851 and 1852 were
strongly recommended b. the Committees in
printed reports, and the bills granting funds
were only defeated by small majority. In
1854 the Society again appealed for direct aid,
and that having been declined it asked for
81 600 yearly for five years. which was granted /
by the establishment Of forty State scholarships /
at SO for each. The present Legislature has
been more liberal, having lately passed re-
solve granting $4,000 (s2,5CO year for four /
years, commencing next january toward pro-
curing an ediiee, &c, provided that an equal /
sum be raised from other sources. The Society /
expect TO fulfill that condition with fair de- /