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

ard OF requirements for graduation was rai.,:.
snd made 'qual to that Of She Universisy u
PENS! lvanis aud other old and respectable Col.
ieses. The requirements previously dem,nisl
were BY no mears easily attained. bat Eva,
deemed advisable to make the chang, 20 insuro
the complete education Of graduates Heasa,
all who passed in the last two Sessions, a. wsl
as most Of the other Alumnse, are we'll aa,lifsI
for practice. Yet, such is the demand for
Women hysicians, that some Of these ar. doing
more than their merit entities them to de- Most
have been very successful in obtaining practice.
and are making money The receipts Of several f,r
their frst years practice have been over Sl,oO0.
Still, all are not in practice. Some sre lcctusing
to popular audiences on Physiology aud Hygieus.
and have realized from $50 to 800 a week:
others are still pursuing their studies OF those
who are married some have given up se proies.
sion, while others have an extensive practice.
The classes have usually comprised both single
and married ladies and some widows Some
have been almost too young for their studies,
and but few were more than tbrty-fye years Of
age. They have generally been women OF rare
excellence in all good qualities.
The College now occupies the building No.
90 Arch-st., which is well adapted for It's pur-
pose. being retired, and free from annoyance;
but when sufficient funds are obtained, more
suitable ediico will DO erected. Two years
since the Corporation appealed to the citizens
of Philadelphia to raise fund of $50, 900 for
permanent endowment the erection of an e IL
fee, and procuring apparatus, proposing that
those contributing 500 should be entitled 10
send one student to the lectures for one year.
and if $1,000, one student during their re'poc-
tive lives; but we have not learned what amount
was thus subscribed. The College is said to be
already well supplied with the varied means re-
quired to illustrate the different branches OF in
struction, and is constantly receiving aces
sions; and in connection with IL there Is gem
eral Dispebsary and Clinic. The fees are-te
each Professor, $40; to the Demons'rator, -;
Matriculation is 80, and Graduation so.
Both of these Colleges are in prosperous con-
dtion. appearing to be- favorably regarded by
the profession and the public, aud promise to
be most useful means of beneftng the wholo
country. Requests for their alumne to settle
in different parts Of the Union are freqently re-
ceiycd by each. and it will be long before the sup
ply can equal the demand. Hence, sincoit ~ also
a fact that many young women who would glaiiy
devote themselves to this ayocaton are now
prevented by their inability to dofray tho eN-
penses of education, it is evident that these
Colleges should be so amply endowed that none
who wish this instruction need be declared BY
their limited means. Let philanthropic citizens
consider that here is an excellent opportunity
for doing great good. One hundred dollars
given to a worthy woman to pay for her tuition
at one of these Colleges would result in more
benefit 10 the human race than $4,000 given TO
support a missionary lat Boora-boola-gba'
Even while pursuing her studies she would
earn Gas nearly all these students do) con-
siderable sum, and after graduation would not
only realize from Eve to ten times AS much as
.he could by teaching, but by disseminating
ii throughout the better half of the community
correct ideas and practices in the varied mat
tiers relating to its health would do incilculable
good to both this aud the next generation.
for the present these two Colleges are suf-
ficient for the Eastern States, and it would be-
much better that they should be well established
than that funds should be contributed to building
up additional institutions. However, ono Is
needed at the West, and should be at once
established. Cincinnati would be the best place.
Indeed we are informed that something has
already been done there, viz: That at ths
Eclectic Medical Institute, Of which DR.. J. X.
BucF anan is the Dean, eighteen ladies attended
lectures this Winter four Of whom have just
graduated and thirteen last year. In Blooming
ton, H.. new medical institution was organ
lied last Winter by Dr.. Treese and his associ-
ates, who, according to a newspaper Of that
place, intend to admit young women as well as
gentlemen students. At Geneva Medical College,
" Y, was graduated in 1878, the distinguished
lady physician who was the irst 10 tho United
States to take the regular degree OF Doctor.
At the Cleveland Medical College Ohio, another
lady received her education, and graduated in
1852, and we learn that it now has lady among
its students, who having been also educated in
medicine in Austria, Of which she is a native, ID
further qualifying herself for usefulness. The
Medical Faculty Of Harvard decided to admit
ledy pupil 10 the term of lS50-l, but her apDii-
cation was withdrawn, owing to the students
opinion Of its improperly, although they con-
coded that women should have special schools.
The Ohio Female Medical Education Society
Was organized several years ago on a plan some
what similar To that in Boston, but we are not
aware what it has accomplished. In FIRE, this
cause gives positive evidence Of nheren. merit.
and ample encouragement to those who are en-
gagged 10 promoting it.