, 1864-10-06
RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Commepeemtnt Of Winter Term -0peulug
ADDRESS by Prof. De LSskie Mlllsr.

mencement OF the fall and winter term Of the Rush
Medical Institute took place last evening, in ths
lcctpre room Of the college, which was filled tolts
utmost capacity with the students and their
frients.
The exercises we're opened with pzayer By Rev,
G. D. Cummins. D. D., Rector Of Trinity Church.
prcf. 1rsals ep31oglzsd for the absence OF
Prot. Brainard, Who was confined to his room, bns
s1d that 1t IL expected that he will be able to lee
trre on Friday.
Professor Mil er then delivered the opening id,
dTeea, which our want Of space iorbida our pub
shne h ssseo 20 e.. en- eise sh only synSpE,ls oEl
convened the 1ntctlhg was one Of no ordinary H.
te1est. The student wouid here trace the com.
mtncemeht Of his career, and In after life would
look bsck with pleasure on the FIRST meeting OF q
medical ca.e. BE felt that the stuoents were there
Tor i purpose-to be quatded TO act an honorable
and usetul pstt in the great drama OF 1tte-the
and seryices arc carried forward TO perfection;
by which civilization Ia advanced aud rendered
practical in Blessing eocst!y; To lire In the pres
and h,s become 20 INTENSIFIED that the indlvid1ai
must put p11h his Ucst eperges or be dfetanccd In
the race. The onward train Of improvement does
not wait tor lasgsrcs, and aifusos no slecplcg
reom for dresmsz r..
This statement il trne, VIXEN apptied to the SCI
crce Of medicine, and in entering upon Its ia o0fs
IeceeenrY 10 II ark we'll ih- beeinniuCa in the form.
atfon OF moral, mental, and professional cnRrac-
ron. aud purity Of life are essential to success.
Possessing these, The result Of exe,,ou 10 no
LONGER pEoh!enatlca1 The great din1enlty Is not
where to find, bur Ehere to choose, for tue most
c,ttd are forced to confess that they sand on the
shores Of tho great ocssn of knowledge who.e
depths have neEsr been sonhdea. slag!e ofancn
Of learning oEefs labor euUc1ent 10 occopy fne
longest life. and this IL .pre-eminent'y the case
with the nedl.a art. sktll in the art Of healing
Il not insured by the advantages within the reaca
Of the individual. medical education is not to be
acquirea By inspiration. Lor the mind stored
with useful knowiedge, By the process Of suctpn.
II uuy, have eherisheo this idea experience has
oerchea in the lecture room and .rha1e the atmos-
phese Of medical college. The elementary con-
stu: nts OF all kLo s1edse consists tn threeEold
opersuon-the oh1ect1ve, tie subjective. aad 1m-
ptfsoIa. Objective ideas arise IN external lscts-
The snbjec:lre in registered imprestions-,he I'm:
% eencep5oe. % memoIy md % eomp.f,son nc oepends our
] asen1ea to 10 }he nuterstsndin. ar mp;cd tbroash
-. Tae M necestitT e to the physician cf pos,esstu.
arn preserving the seuses intact ap7eara EVIDENT.
for how thsll he who Is deprived o! visiou ever
Shiscs,ribse hy he eve: lie caunct oscri.n,n ats
theoiaefpnt erup Ire ises :ea or eeti14e the ylue
Of ihe ever varying expression Of the conntenaoce.
6stfr cfneta OF eonnd which reyes)s tha secrets o
the heaTjs lie whose nncsrs are h.rd ana horny
can never cultivate tie een Of lunch necessary
se1ers @ ra"9ira nstnrsi 1sle,t far # ns1nTe nn
nosse II ~ rs,o aaeo''' AVA - 1''>'Ao w
Iossess,pe FL 1sess requisites The means isF eqlt:
.nn,r az oa. ne t1 n.es
nns % r. a G tes t xo,
q tse gfestsst tn.eass.s uefe one @ may 81, On
isst xs,a passing sysa.s soamSe s'S consent
as'G =, M ~ ~
Il saia 10 o. raemS law, msoaea9e a OF tneoog5;
Inor ,6s, ~ ,ssde-s ~ p,nasnta 1h,.
/. ~, ~ The eve tnioaa merhsnics1jv o1rr
mary PAGE, nnt .ne ana ues[5 11nv .geoe i1,
te @ OF Zone Of It. Time thu speet is Worte than
sslnsa n M mannes Me'apayeieiaos sag taat an an
rtsed ana sv co1Eo "
ssse tsls assertion az fcr 1ns.aues pesson Ia the
e,,e,T,st,cea ~ I'LL, w se4oey ae .oS @
mt a1,sw.r 1nr The Stndent To 1c1v On krnwt. w..
edre beia by 70 ftebse 4 tennre' ia Ia shonls
Gosse,s E.oWledSe ihat IL comnIetelv npder % IT.
fsnfroi nf the viii and can b. fsndeied aTainbe =
n1,dcs anv circnmsfarces. Some taY rhst g hen
one a1ds The mind wandering from an object The
for fhe time befne' bnt he ftbe sneaker would nns
nivi.e NV one 10 do tbfs. Ife TJ91d ads1ss "a \
sesai9s d i o1st anul !as nina eenpIs asad. he
tlce % Is ha1d but @ can b. I mastered. M e'' ' p'''@
It's ROT paat,er Of 1u1:tIerence what booEa are
read. Iii books are not eq1.I1y vainssle, md tns
fEHfHT WflnH Tkkf03
teacher. Il il cetinaIei fh1t our Of 10Oi] books
nritted ytar 600 are a cor,mercial iotp 100 r1ye
10 pro1., 100 on:y triE1a7 calu, snd only 1OO any
considerable prCtt: 10 are FORGOTTEN within the
senr, 100 In two years 100 in three Years and not
more than 90 .1rvlve seven yearb, ard scarcely
more than twenty are thought OF liter twenty
| only abtut 1--WE hundred books have sustaIu-
| cd themselves aeainkt the r1va2es Of
,iEe- Teen low useless 1t Is to
| waste time over book which will be forgotten In
| oecade. The reader thuald et1tct the best book
thst IL 10 be hAd On the subject and make btmee!f
,sEnihar with It. afterwards he may read as many
| as he sees dt. The advice o: Pltny may be rel1ed
on1"To ttad much. bnt not 70 Eesd n,ey 6ooEs; :
Of obtaining; knowledgs. Ths tabtt of readinl:
adn Ignition, ,,re,d, marx, learn ard iawsraly d.
gss" Ii peculiat1y app 1cab.e to tie medical Stu
d.nt
main appliances Of teaching. The hour io.. the
lecture commands attention; the presence Of the
teacher, and the living voice connsnds attention !:
ana the diagram, drawings, demonstrators and
| experiments make lasting impression. Toe &C
tive attention Is all Important, Tor II once with
drawn, II orly for . moment. an important truth
Much Of the labor OF taking note- IL improbable,
I particularly with youu!; students, for 1t IL
o,d1cult tof them to diecern what IL ee.
courses oi lectures be won advise the students 10
note the various facts. principles and deductions.
" %co ~ 1aA$4 %A.t AuS
dsnt kha!l make hlmsslr psrtectly fani.I5r With
some tnh}ect that may Fave been only carsot1ly
| dwelt upon ty the lecturer.
Many Rbo commence their medical stn6ies art
in doubt whether they tbonld attetd the entire
ccuree or dsvote particular attention to particu.
l.r b1asch. He Foula advise them to attend all
| temrt most accomplish mGef: and second. all re.
ccrI1zed medical colleges REQUIRE that the caudi-
drts ,or graduation elall have attenaed two tu!l
4 ccnrecs By attending ttree complete courses. 4
better krosledce Of 6eaicsi scazn.e would he ii.
| 1noar ntce,fSfIy acnufred while the expen.e oj
fnf,nn Wrn,d not be Il crea.Ed after a.teudiuy m
| c1nrsrs
Stj,i sonethfnc m,ra ia rs.soa A ,,:c,
,3csI 1'' 'tast 1nn.f hs oh1a,as6 and hnacs
the tn,,,,tsnna ~ ths csi,,.a, ~" canr.. nTns'
y, hooi dseaaeia d.ina..ad il, hn.a an,;tnas h1:
te.icsi srns-;e,ee vii snn. t.1!Tna etnnanf,ha;
!, ,|snnt,es so-e n,.,,e 1 - 80 s-n,ns ~ dt. ~
nettc tre,, ~ sr,,n,oa bo
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Il rees7sa W tba ssnS.nta a ~ = q.
w. s,n e. ~ +trs ~. feu. ~ ,;s,so ~ ~
ta,, IN tae ,crss 5e @ 'os ase' anu tns i"pof
~ ~ v,e fI ;be s,re,+ "a as,ac,
.hie ra"n -; f,s.atc ~ e,n,s.s,s,, ~ st1d
Mnre mont ran ne ohta1ned Nv sevor,np fhe am