, 1864-10-11

Ops ming OF the WlDtcr Term-Intro-
duea0Fy Lecture,

Last erentEg large and respectfully attended
meeting vas held ut The Chicago Medical College,
On the corner Of I'D and Ssato streets, to lnaugu
rate The ope1l1g Of the winter collegiate term.
Professor johnson occupied the Chair,
The exercises were commenced By an eloquent
petition 10 the Throne Of Grace, delivered by Rev.
Professor IN. o. Ha, dock was then introduced
10 the audience. He said that when first asked to
deliver The opening address Of the courao he would
now looked upon 1t from = different stand point.
The Two snhjlcts were like the hours In which ono
welcomed ard parted with . friend, aud both had
together was one which called for words Of counsel
aud cheer, for theseommenceneut OF a medical ca
reer was On the part Of the student. like the sociA
for life. Theteaecns which cause ths soung man
10 eeect the profession arc many aud Diverse.
some are led TO choose tho life after we'll weighing
the results and determining to master the eq1Iest,
While Others leap into The profession wthou, svcr
tblpksnR Of the consequence and possessing mono
Of the proper requirements for this attaining OF
distinct distinction 70 20 Or en- emonpen1 S Many enter the pro-
nent than a 1ozid d!ctlon. Such men only fnd
their error too late when ,hey become the vlctlols
offthefshalts OF their morG tuceeesfdi co2!reres
begin 10 be pulyesfxed By rome big gun among
them. IA In law 70 IN divinity aRd medicine. He
Was ence aeked by fa,het to advtse him to
chooee profession tor son whose only supposed
qualification ior surgery-the chosen llns-Rss
that he could 30 keep biz sympathetic powers In
abeysnca IA to sitntes without tlnchlnE the ahed-
oresical kr osslsdcc and mauaGed to WIN dlplo.
mt, but poseersed little or practfcsl lore. The
i S1tater recruited In hlsnlY humorous manner
o. e medicine .by ssudy Of Dlcsens' Pickwick
papers and etms one number Of Pnnch, which
TIE colef late course Of this individual nmbitious
.tomttIeal hono!B, aun his 81 .8t qncnt fnducuou
10 practice were lieht1y described IN IN hiehly
life would DO kind Of counterpart to that OF the
III 1nortstlzed Harr es OF Aioert Smiths CarIsto-
pher TadFole," and the Protess5r stated that tho
motto Of Fuch IN OF was s'Neyer do to-day what
morrow" In contradiction to such ptacti:fones
ihe speaker rapidly quoted the professional life OF
tbe immortal Jopn Hunter, the celebrated Eug.ish
sn,h mist who IN tpi,e of p.eqniaEy dtdlculues
tnd an unhappy pecul'aratJ Of habit or manner,
by means Of eio:e assidulsy and application to his
studies ro. 10 l1.s nrst Eauk Of h;s profession.
fessor read tome quotations from eplstles between
Hunter ar d Jenles that other bright light Of
nedicsl stIet ce showing the close appllc atom Of
the en- to Tho subjects they lov.d 10 study. In
eopc,us:on the lecturer on oeha't Of the faculty
welcomed to the college the students who snded
to avail themselves nt the facilities it Afforded Di
were hours we're veil spent LIT them Iot only labor
to obtain The ht1por Of diploma, bus to endeavci
to obtain benz ct treIn their ttudies such students
the faculty would to honored to boner. tApplause]
President johnson Of the Faculty concluded rhe
evenings vterclles b7 explaining the conrse o1
study whfeh would be adopted.
AnUsEnBNcs,
Mov1cREn's The freat sensation dr1ma O
"Riyerdsle. or The Rifle Ball"-Lester Wallack'a
last actievement-wss produced at McVicker't
Isst Night for tho first time In this city. The at
tendance Was large. much larger than is usually tt
be found at The fEst night OF q new piece Mr
Barrett, who owns the copyright. appeared IN ths
leading character. and well sutt4ined hts reputa
ton as frHt ass versatile actor.
The ever popular ''Ur Gle T9n's Cabin " Wa:
reproduced last light at the Museum, In 1esponst
to tbe request Of a large number OF our cittzens
eee1is effetts to give it the "rell." Miss Lott.
sustained tbs character OF ''Tupsy," the "gat '
that never Was born. In thla shu Is ininitablc.
The lovers Of the Kaleidoscope will nnd At tb,
"Varie les" sn enter.ainmsnt suitable to thel
wants. Ar Collins. the "orisinal Cure" snt
Johnny BOYD. jlg dsncer, arc the re,gning esa1s.