Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-05
Me dicaI College of OhiO-PrOf'
Reeve.

The following deserved compliment to DIR.
with interest and pleasure by his many friends
and admirers here and elsewhere. 1t will be
read here with the more interest because
that much of the personal and professional IN
formation it gives was not generally known,
from the fact that the modesty of the subject
did not permit him to be his own trumpeter
Only incidentally had we learned anything Of
his professional travels and researches in an
other hemisphere, while we early learned from
him that he had been physical worker, and
printer boy"
The appointment of DIR. r. to the Professor
ship of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in
the Medical College of Ohio, has, we again re-
peat, given great pleasure to his numerous
friends, and proved highly satisfactory to the
Profession, generally as we have been strong
ly assured by gentlemen eminent in the Med
ical World. That he will prove worthy the po-
sition, and contribute largely to the usefulness
of the institution we have the utmost conf
dence. The Cleveland Leader of the Sd in
stant says:
"The Annual Announcement of this popu-
lar old Cincinnati Institution, Session of 1860
6l states that the regular course of Lectures
will commence on the 22d d,.y of October and
continue till the lst Of d 'ch. Among the
able Faculty we are gratified to see the name
of j. c. REEVE, NJ. D., Professor of Matera
Medica and Therapeutics. Prof H. was one
of Cleveland Printer boys, who by his applica-
ton and industry, without any adventitious
aids not only supported himself but mastered
one Of the learned and honorable professions,
and graduated with credit at the Cleveland
Medical College. Our young friend married.
and launched at once into an extensive and
laborious practice in the new regions of Wis
consn At the close of two years he felt that
much might yet be learned in the profession
to which he was ardently devoted, and we soon
find him student in Kings College, London
and reaping the benefit Of its world famous
clinical lectures and Hospitals While abroad
Prof r. also spent some time at the Medical
College of Heidelberg, and made himself ia
miliar with the German language, which he
had measurably acquired before studying his
profession in this city.
"On his return, Prof Reeve resumed the
practice of medicine in Dayton, and for some
| tnree years mas devoted ms rare talents and
energies assduously to the cure of the sick
and literary pursuits connected with the heal
ing art Having acquired the French and
Spanish language in addition to the German,
the translations and original articles from his
facile pen published in the best Medical Mag
azines Of the country commanded attention,
and with his skill, character, and correct hab-
its, have-without solicitation or even consul
tation with him on the subject-honored DR.
Reeve with this call to responsible Professor
ship in the Medical College of Ohio.
Prof r. is still young man. Having
known him and marked with pleasure his on
ward and upward course from faithful stu
dous prentice boy, we make this record as
tribute due to real merit, and stimulant 10
American youths of all conditions and espe-
oially to such as in early life are thrown upon
the world to paddle their own canoe He
has ever been model Of strict sobriety, in
dustry, application, probity, and good will to
men, and science and society have need of
just such thinkers and doers in and out Of the
liberal professions "