New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-15
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
The ffty-fourth annual commencement OF this excel!
lent School Of Medicine constituting the medical de-
partment of Columbia College took place lsst evening,
Al Irving Hall which was comfortably filled, not~ith-
standing the bad weather DIR. EDWARD DELAFIELD,
President occupied The chair TO his night were seated
DR.. McVicar as representative Of the Collegiate De
partment and the Professors of the Medical Depart
ment 10 bis left eat the Chap lain Of Columbia College,
the Rev. Dr. Weston together with Professors, Doc
TORE several Congressman, and a number OF distin-
and an overture by the Dodworlhs, President DELA-
S SfEe sdd dpomss assisted i 81 Dr. DLTos Secretary
of the Faculty to the following gentlemen, numbering
about sixty, Of whom only three hail from Southern
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g. Benin Avery segur Connecticut; John shrsdy j., NJ,
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ger, City N T.. Geo Edwin Summers, A. NJ. hew.Js.eJ
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Augustus Purdy Williams City, NJ u Benz FrsntAn Wilson,
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President Delafelds address, which followed WA
an elaborate history Of the life Of DR.. Samuel Bard
frat President Of the College who was born III Pbila-
dephis in l742 educated a doctor at Edinburgh,
where he first conceived the idea Of establishing such
an institution and who died in 1873 at the age Of go
,he address embracing tho early history OF the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons.
HrSRY N. LInAS, A. b., Of New.York, delivered
the valedctory address, after which Dr. Delafeld an.
n0unoed that the usual prizes of the Faculty the first
being d sum Of 80, and the second &25. had been
awarded 10 Drs. Mans Rosa Vedder Of Schenectady,
n. Y. and Chas. Carter Of New-York City, respto-
lively, both in acknow ledgInen Of well written essays
on medical subjects; and honorable mention was ike
wise made Of Drs. Alfred North Of Connecticut Henry
N. Lyman Of New-York, and VIM. Henry Carman Of
Pennsylvania Gso for dissertations medical subjects
Dr. Carsons prize Of GEO. and gold medal worth 90,
awarded TO John Shrady r., and Of $50 together
with silver medal to John Elderkin of this city.
DR.. THOMAS BLATcHroRD Of Troy delivered AN en-
meeting adjourned. To-day mcst Of the students de-
part for their respective homes. The institution re.
opens In April for the Spring course, which Is 70 be
followed by the summer course. The past term has
been the mOst prosperous snce the commencement Of
the school,