The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-07-10
Philadelphia College of Medicine.

| tlon, We observe the name OF our old friend
G. c. Puckett. The Doctor attended his first
course of Lectures in Charleston, aud has Just
completed the second course in Philadelphia.
! We Welcome him back into our midst, and are
| glad to learn that he designs to locate pcrma-
nently with us. We wish him a full share of
public patronage. &
We observe the names of three others from
this State among the Graduates--A. NJ. Dantx-
Ter, W. NJ. Speed, and Geo. p. Wilson.
We extract from the Philadelphia Bulletin
! the following in reference to the recent Com
menccment. and the Institution:
The vaedictory address to the graduates
WINS delivered by Professor Win. s. IInlscy.
DR.. H., after cordially welcoming the grndu-
ntes into the ranks of the profession, and point.
| ing out to them the vast dominion they had
entered in which all animal and vegetable en-
| istcncc, the earth and the sea, and even the
| elements themselves pay tribute to medicine
| proceeded to explain why it is that the prnc-
ticc of medicine has always been attended
with SO many difficulties said he. "whcn we
take into consider alton the complcxity of or
canic life. the innumernble notifications
which exterior and interior agents produce up
| on it, the varied cansation of disease and the
n,yriads of influences that act upon it, it can
never be expected that the application of the
| same remedies to the same diseases will always
produce the same results. Here, i'll truth, lies
tho great difference between the educated
physician and the 9uack. The former, when
about to prescribe for n patient, takes into
careful consideration every symptom of the
disease, its cause, the hereditary tendencies of
the patient, his idosyncrasics, occupation and
every other fact which may have any bearing
upon the case. while the latter has either his
specific for every disorder, which is given sl-
ways the same, or, what is more frequently
the case, fires away hap-hnzard Mt the disease :;
aud it certainly would be strange if amid the
great profusion of shot, the mark was not oc-
casioualy hit" While the Professor cnjoined
upon the graduates the necessity of hard study
even after they hnd left the college walls, he
earnestly warncl them to shun irregularities
of practice and cliarlatanry in whatever form
it may present itself TO them, rs its presence,
even, is c"ntamnating. lie then spoke of the
change that had been determined upon to
convert the present regular graduating sum-
mcr session into course of specialItes and
non-gratlunting one. and said that this is the
only one Of the kind that is delivered in the
country, thus afording to students extraordi-
nary advantages to complete their medical
education.
The Commencement exercises concluded
with bcncdiction.
The present Commencement closes the 2Ist
Session Of the Philadelphia College of Mcli-
cine Ithas been determined to modify the
character of the Summer Course for the future
so that it shall no longer be q graduating scs.
sion, aud to hol1 hereafter, but one Common
cement in the wear.
The Summer Course will now be future in
the collegiate year 1t is completed, in this
course. to deliver three lectures only, each day,
upon the following subjects The application
of the Microscope to Physiology, Pathology.
and Diagnosis: Practical Pharmacy Surge
ry "fthe Eye, Ear and Urinary Organs Dis
cases Of Children General Pathology, Scmci-
ology, and Therapeutics General aud Organ
ic Chemistry Surgical Anatomy md Med
ical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. These
Lectures will commence early in April, and
occupy about twelve weeks
The Winter Course will Commence early in
October, and continue until March. Six Lee
lures will. during this session, be delivered
daily, except on Wednesday and Saturday,
when clinique will be conducted at the Col
lege.
The Faculty continues, for the present. the
maintenance of beneficiary foundation for
students Of restricted means, upon which it
will receive n limited number of students an
nually. The number is at present limited to
ten.
The following named professors constitute
the faculty of the College:
Alfred L. King. NJ. D.. Emeritus Professor of
Theory and Practice of Medicine; George
Hewston. NJ. d., Professor of Anatomy; B.
Howard Rand, M. D., Professor Of Medical
Chemistry; Henry IIartshorne, NJ. D.. Profess.
or of Theory aud Practice of Medicines Lew
is D. Harlow. MI D.. Professor of of Obstetrics
and Diseases of Woman and Children VIM.
:. Halsey, NJ. d., Professor of Principles and
Practice Of Surgery VIM. Hembel Tnggnrt,
n. D., Professor of Matcria Medica and Their
apeutics; James Aitkcn Meigs, 81. D., Profess.
or of the Institutes ofMedicine; VIM. Bradley,
NJ. T., Dcmonstrator of Anatomy Wm II.
Hazard, NJ. d.. Professor of Surgery; B.
Howard Rand, NJ d., Dean.