New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-16

,x,npl,v Nsx.EncIss1 families sPPEe' fst the
privilege Of Attending the ethical lectures .. 'ae
Plil,d..phia Hospital They were sdmtsso %
tie same term, with o.hsr shident'-ln fsc'' "'
believe .hero was 10 legal right to exclude 'nem-
on byment of the regular charge. Trey soon dis-
covered. however, that they were u be driven cu',
il possible, by systematic inaecency on me psl' oi
those with whom they were compelled to associate
including some whom they hsd paid IS instructors.
What sort Of morals are prevalent among too many
of tie young men who copgregase to lisien TO Med
zeal Lectures, is pretty generally known, and PHI
stelpbis has acquired "bad eninenee" in tie
matter Ct dissipated medical students. The young
women, however, being most anxious TO acquire
knowledge of tie healing art continued to attend
the lectures in spite of repeated declarations that
they should be driven away. Indecent remarks,
wantonly made in the course Of the lectures, did
not accomplish their evident purpose. AT length,
on entering tie lectureroom at the time appointed
for lecture, the young women perceived, from the
wiuks and chuckles exchanged among their gen
a,uaxip associates, that some special annoyance
WINS prepared for them; and it's character was coon
revealed by the introduction of an insane man IN
state Of entire nudity to form the subject oil the
current lecture The pretext for this introduction
was desire to elucidate a certain disease OF tue
skin; the necessity for the indecent exposure may
be Judged from the fact that all the appearance %
disease in this unfortunate subject rds confined to
the scalp end back Of the head. But no matter-the
female students were driven away, and their money
paid for admission yirtually-taken without con-
sde1ation. We believe that 10 putting as fine a
point on il as facts will warrant and the law re-
suiies.
The Romans Adrocate (Philadelphia), from
which we have condemned the above statement,
adds:
"But. there was .l another set Of prosecutors con-
nected with this matter The Board of Guardians,
the very men who had voted to admit the young Ia
dies and to take their money being instgated by the
doctors and listening to their falsehood and SANDER
without investigation or even inquiry passed ,sso
were attending the lectures for improper purposes
and should be excluded This vile Islander was pub
that Board would be affected by it, for the character
of the body was far below suspicion. Ii was estab
lished as bad. That they should rob three young
women was not surprising, when the propensity Tor
robbrg the Aims House was 80 well known. Who
were the persons thus slanderedl They were from
the best families of NewEng and and OF this State
and as far above the average standing OF the majority
of the Board of Guardians a. the latter are below that
of ordinary men.
"Such are some of the difficulties of obtaining
medical education in the United States. Or rather
they difficulties in the way OF hospital prscace
after an education is obtained 1t will not be OF long
duration. Such professional men viii be superseded
by more moral and respectable and more liberal
minds will have charge Of public hospitals
Amen