New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-15
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION-COLL OF PHiSI-
CLANS AND SURGEONS.

Several new features were noticed in the commence
ueDt exercises Of this venerable Institution The regu-
ls Faculty not prone to innovation. Tbs exercises
te.c within spacious snd inviting church, In.
stead Of tie souber and forblddIg walls Of nedcs
college. Need We wonder, then, thd: mothers AMI
dBus httrs, wives and sweethesrts, added grsce and
beauty well A. interest to the occasion. Old Physic
IS progressive Misunderstanding TIE ancient and par
dOrabe iokes Ct would De wits. Gradually tue Vals
that heG .e IN knowledge are crumbing. Medicine Is
now paying dearly for it's former e1c.usl7enees An
eloquent Grafton was pronounced by member ot the
graduating clAss, followed by oil address by Dr. a. H.
STLyESs, Ia.e President of tie College. ga rHd,y
evening sb9ut two hundred graduates responded to me
call issued by few leading members ~ ne profession
TO cTgau.ze Alumni As5ocist.ou. They met az tue
hospi,Abls msEson Of TIE President OF the College
Or Eosard Ds66eld, In Fitn avenue. Who nonina-
tsd Dr. 1beoiore l.. Mason, Of B-3OkJn, as CHAIR
usp ard DIR. II. Il. sands as Secretary.
Dr.. McCRLADl stated the object # the ASSOCIATION
10 be the establfhuent Of series # reunions 70 si
vsrce the social AID professional communion Oh tne
Alumni.
Dr.. PEDpER Of Flustinz then submitted Constu
ton and plan Of organzatou in 'rthsrance OF which
Dr.. STkyENs MrOUrced that DR.. Jacob Harssn 2 so
invested lupd for the establishment Of prze gold
medal 70 he awarded annually the student VINO snail
present tue best record Of clinical cases occurung 10
New-loik Hospital for period Of six months. Iae
thanks Of the AlGmLi unanimously rendered 20 Df
Hsrsen for this generous eIdosment. Tls following
chosen rs officers ior the epsuihg year; Bena
uin bENcn W. ~, IIcrl4rnbf l. ~. 1ioooHi 'i' 49,
Vice President. Joseph II. Yedier, b. D., Secretary
II. b. ssnis, NJ. D., Treasurer, together With BoaIl
Of CcUncillor, consisting Of Drs. GGrtor Buck, A
Dubois, Berj. W. DcCready, John Watson, q. A.
Peters Of New York, ". II. Cogshal Of Albany
James III. Clark Of Newark c. Il Mitchell u Brook
lsn ard {. NJ. Aim OF Finishing
Dr.. I. NJ. MarkOs OF Nev.York Hospitsl VS.
eboseu orator, and Dr. ID. Tidel Brown Of Blooming
dale Asylum Alternate orator for toe next year
An agreeable interchange Of frsLdly feeling then
took place, and elegant repast corclucsd The enter
,suu'ent. BY way Of psrenthesis, We may odd, thst
an indulgence II late suppers oy medical men IL
practical Enforcement OF tie adage that those who
preach by precp, should Hot be expected 10 each by
example. To have Witnessed the cordial grespi,g OF
bands and the hearty reccgriti0us Of ngsepsratsd
classmates, would have silelc-i the IDEA th-t Doc
tors disagree" and TO have tse fraternity and
equahiy Of the white hairs Of age and the csIow
uustscte Of the newly f.dged, would have pat TO rect
the notion that acd.i years presamPtve evidence
OF added wisdom.
Amorg those present, we noticed Professor John
Tcrrey q the United states Assay Office Professors
J. N. Smith, Watts, Clark, HotOn, CsIncchani Dr..
Ree-s, ChsesemAn, Daaey, Ssyre, Wilkes, J. l..
Campbell. Van Kick, Fountain, Roberts asd Mlner