The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-02
OUR MEDICAL HsuTUrIu1e

OUR MEDICAL INS uTUTIQ@9
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the OPthalmie Hospital Com>asu~er..~t-
Inc Annual OOmmepcement OF ths psttutton teotr
place on Monday evening In the Ieotnrs ROOM ~ A..
Medical College in Fourteenth street. Peter Csrsr -
sided and delivered the diplomas the graduates AZ an.
op'namc College. amid the ordinary supply Of applause
from the numerous assemblage similar occasions
After this ceremony gone through Dr. JONI p.
GARRrn introduced and delivered address 10 ,he
meeting After briefly stating the history Of opshAmie
surgery the lecturer stated that the eye when connected
with this science, may be compared nursery plant
Shch blooms more beautifully when under proper care
ana treatment. An instance OF the march Of thu
progress OF surgery Is the New York Opthalmic
hospi'ai' which ought 70 become the most inussri-
ous institution Of the description n thu
~of"' he urged upon the students that
whether TINS honor should belong the New York Hoo
pal or not depended the atuaents Thus thew wuld
honor city Of free Institutions which knows No North
no South, no East, no West. cloud applAnse1
He desired know what sen OF Escuapus could
cody contemplate the free Greece Of the in its pre-
s1s and S s0t o M former
ancient Greece medicine may have been said have It's
origin. Then IL was reared IN Italy, from which country
u given 10 the rest OF the civilized world Ia
requisite though that should give their attention
trely to particular branches Of medicine before
perfection could be arrived at In the knowledge OF
this noble science. All the modern civilized
countries including France, Germany England and tho
United States. have bonored the medical science by
honorpg its brightest disciples. The people, generally,
and especially the vulgar, however, usually take OPP
Ing generally idea that ahould be provided
with large pocket for insults and small for PEN
ps The medical n man oSSupS
men, though medical men should be politicians. The
scramble for Office should be beneath them. LAughterl
lie complained that mombers Of the profession not
highly thought Of those other professions tho
case Of the soldier who rs equally prised whether he
Qaughter)
The Doctor carried his eulogiums on the procession "a
30 exalted point In the sublime, that there was con-
slant ground Of the ridiculous in view though he sue
ceeded getting of good many funny things that
short address delivered by Peter Cooper and tho
meeting terminated.
Annual CONNIE ncement OF the HOmeOpas
thic Medical College.
The FIRST annual commencement Of the Homeopathic
Medical College Of this city held yesterday in tho
hall Of the Historical Society, Of Second
and Eleventh street. There large audience In the
body Of ihe room, including the students about "a
graduate On the platform the faculty, comprising
Drs Beakley, Ward, Hunt, sempe, Kirley, Smith
and Carmichael, together with several nem-
bers Of the Board Of Managing Trustees bod.
worths Band In attendance, under tho loader
ship Of Harvey b. Dodworth, and envoned thu
proceedings at intervals by the principal patriotic tunes,
and several choice Saoceauz from the most popular
operas
The Hon. DANIEL +. TnNANN President or the Board Or
Managing Trustees, clei 10 the Chair when prayer
was said by the Rev Mathew Hale Smith, asser which,
the President conferred the degree Doctor OF Medicine
on the following graduates, presenting each with = di.
| poma:-
stock, W. /. g. Coul,on Mt Egn, c. W.; H. H. Dar-
ling, Worcester, Mass; Fletcher New York city; f.
| w. Huntoor Lowell, Mass; II & Hutchins Batavia
Mass. Benz fasius, New York - Leonard, Syracuse,
Niagara Falls, NJ T.; VIM. Marfei. Mobile, Ala; W. NJ
| Pratt, New York; G. H. Parshnrst, Florida, ". Y;
scSes dsanSSs Chaos s'Ssr' si ssos.yn
NY. &. A. Smith, st. Adams VT. Z. w. Starr Column
bus Ga a. d. Thompson, st. Tnomas w; N ira
vers, st. GATHERINGS, CIV; j. IL Whittelsey Marion
| county, Ca
In prefenting the diplomas the President said he was
proud 10 observe that she graduates from All parts
Of the country and he hoped they would carry baok
| with them love for the Union. They had passed
thorough examination and were found quaded and u
| gave him much pleasure TO confer the degrees.
Professor J. BEAKIEY then delivered the valedictory
address, In the Of which he said, II not
sidered Of Importance the physician should under.
stand Greek IAtl, A 6puld at least DO wen versed
S1Sss r. :aa ;ss g ;s,S .:
gaages, and in acquiring them much could be accom-
RIished without teacher BY diligence and application
ancient Hebrew writings, and the Book Of nc
scssiDg three fold naturo~iifo, intelligence and
the Divine principle-and the Same truth waa
mans, where he prayed that their bodies, souls and
spirits might be preserved TIL the coming OF the
consider able length the Doctor went speak Tho
dnqusiions OF the schoomen and the childish Of
and the experiments OF the achemsts In search q
the philosophers stone, however, not TO be de-
.psed FOR IN their search Tor brilliant mPossieitss
er OF the inductive philosophy hkcned them 70
the husbandman who, in searching for hidden urea
sures turned up and puverxed the soil rendering
Mt for production. The labors Of physicians life and
his duties next spoken OF. He who would accumu-
late wealth. and not live life OF disappointment should
ponder well before no embraces tho profession of ply
sician. The blanks many and the prizes few But
II the physician the course OF his abos should meet
but scanty hanksh where no looked for gratitude ho
should find ingratitude he would have at least the APP
world The responsibilities Of tho physician are great.
and he should be careful OF his demeanor IN the sick
sna 0 the s couch Of the dying H b
admter the consultations Of gion without mourning
the charge Of region the hand Of ocous zeal
on the other Sometimes minister Of religion the
Of injury 70 the SICK where the ply scan through
his knowledge Of the disease might have prevented the
not TO irrate the sick BY hs counsos, for whoever
thought Of depicting the Saviour with thurderbolt in
too could soot1e al the point q death those Who Rsd I'M
bbed the philosophical error that death s accompanied
by ply steal pain.
The doctor, by way Of illustrating the pain
lees nature Of death mentioned the OF Louis XIV,
ct Is not 80 difficult 10 die as supposed" He exhorted
the graduates 10 be careful how they tho
sentence OF teath Of their patients their
friends, est their lamentations sorrowful looks
should hasten the sad event although occasions might
arise when would be their duty the dying OF
their app oaching end. IL might also be their duty
sometimes 10 counsel patieat 10 settle his worldly
affairs but this duty better left the friends OF
the sick, III timed advice from the physician had
often fastened the sick. PERSONS end In regard To
the spiritual welfare q the sick, lamentabc that
any should die unprepared 10 meet his God. He had
therefore, sometimes gone beyond the strict line of h
duty In onering counsel TO such. Sometimes the phys-
clan was presented the opportunity Of relieving patient
Of some all absorbing emotion. Such the Of tho
poet Goldsmith, VINO, when at the point Of DEATH pro-
sened such an appearance OF inward sorrow that his
physician said 70 hm:'Sr, your mind IL III at easen
Goldsmith confessed what II was that weighing upon
bis mind, and the ply sician enabled 70 Offer such
consolation 10 relieve him The doctor, In conclusion
exbcrted the graduates to lay fast hold OF the truth
,imla simuta c,uunfeur--and to leave untarnisbed
10 those who TO after him, remembering that
they would have 70 render Of their steMard