, 1865-01-26
RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE,
TWenty-Setond Innual Commencement E1.
erelses~--A Large Graduating Class.

erciset Of Rush Medical College were be1d IA.
evening in Smith 4 Ni1ou,a HILL. The andIto
| rum was denaely crowded, and deep interes
pervaded the audience to the close. The larh
Guard Band WINS In attendance,
Rev. ]. C. Burroughs. D. D., Principal of lbt
Chicago University, offered the opening PRAYER.
Prot. J.. Y. q. Blaney, N. D., made the follow.
ing Introductory rcmarks:
Gentlemen Of the G1aduattno Glass.
In the absence Of the Preeident Of thc co,1eoc
II IT. becomes comes ny duty to confer npon ron severaliy
ne she degree gre o. Doctor Of Medicine, Permit me to
It Introduces you into the ranks Of our hnnorabie
profession, aleo imposes upon you relations to
-Four a.saa ma1eT which should never be forgotten.
ts,jv at.r n,piomss from this institution, you
DHIu3 IkIts 70 presefre its honor as your OWE
Ihls 1nsttution commenced its first course OF
lhsfheuon IN the autumn Of 1s48, with cIass OF
i"d ~ e. ana a. its 1rst animal commencement
4uu put one graduate. To-day, the Institution
holds It's twentJ-eecond anniversary. and la for
1ts Class 20 students and III graduates. When
nre ts 4h gay twenty-five years old, It boasts OF
sxccptions travelling faithfully the paths Of IesitI-
r naa!e mealc1ne So crowded have been our lecture
.,eutis aatang me past season, that doubtless,
some tSn aiscolniorts. 1nay be permitted to state
Ia taat measures are in contemplation 10 remedy
,ns.s and enlarge the colleFe build
tesslon; shall now proceed to confer upon you.
sere5aliy the degree Of Doctor Of Medicine. IN
c saihe neye5 by stFaying into
alanrements tn! Of outside spcculat1ons, to cast
sha1oE Of disgrace upon your alma mater.
,.a',a diplomas were then awarded to the following
nenfy Aen o9io GSo l. 4aaii2P T. A1ep G.
~; Wtlliaa4 G. Baird, No; Bru1ton Baker, Ind;
HHeGnes HeIGI Eai.: Ind; Newton Barker, Wis; John
Henry II. Godfrey, iii; Il. nomanta Gaskill.'
aa.; Mis;5; h MsIIn9; III; 5: Thomas iIa1i' iaa;;
Hefdnsn, No; Francis % Il. n,ett, s. ind.; i: Ed. "a
MaEd MortSn Missouri; George " James
J. u nroan, VII; William ii. ofa m7sh. n: 1na.: )
g. blanchard; H.; e. q. Drunk, H.; =. P. Cat:
oSia n ~ S55lis1s III F. s!
M.; Samuel Cole, Jr., III Il. N. CLARK, nj: j.
1 coDedon, Ind: Clinton Cushing. MI; ii. Nor
SjsoD ,gn 1oHle! i !F ~; HaAa J. parsah III s. A. R'
4. s. Ehles Wis:; David R. Johnston, Ind: Cbas.
Mich; John L Kite, Pa; Charles Edward kaes,
Icsiah 1ee, NJ; c. J: Lewis, III A. y. Lacck,
aoesex Msasnsn Msa II! WI VII 4 ad1ss Siiss ieS. &
Andr,M = ]: Edison, nj; Samuel S. Elder. ILL.,;
Smith % T IF, Eeregsoa, n: s: A TeFrin, Wis; 9: D.
E1arel shnr,l,G. IL; ]. 1. Shepard, Wis; Emery
y HSny1mon, r Dr. M1s: AshbuTy T. Smith Wis.,; W.
yeneop, Ind; p. Hedrick stfattou, Ind: q. q.
Smythc, Ind; ]. l. Trousdaie, Wis; John ":
pss, Trasw,or'hy II Ill; Joseph Otto. NJ; William =.
pren!iss, Kanaas q. y. Friest Mo; Charles i.
9uinian, IL; Lafayette Redmon. Mimi; 4. ],
1:odman, H.; Henry vanDaren, nj; q. W. Van
son, Iowa; Hosado 3. Mithers, H.; George
dop9s: ~ i; btray III; John coioa; S;e5ss 5ss'
Diplomas comforting the aa tund<m degree OF
E9stor Of Medicine were then presented TO the
following H!ss,i%e Estal gentlemen; p I c,,,,,,.
WI. Dohler, II. D.. Illinois.
S:Wneht; n S;, Illinois
and elaborate yalcdictory. address. We append
the closing portion thereof:
Rich and varied as are the treasures which the
1eesion. there ere sull new continents to be dis
covered. Nhen we hare exhausted our present
domain OF in9uiries, nature, like a kind mother,
invites us TO new fields Of conquest
Only small part Of the secrets OF the human
constitution and the laws which govern It are vet
known to us. Life must te considered In lis rela-
y study man as an isolated Object. cavier, Aaas-
six, and hos: Of lesser lights have wrought out
ns Gndn o his t. a.
between the highest and lowest form seem un-
folded folded to our view; And, finally, We must con-
nitnde Of The selnq1iries might almost deter Is
from entering upon them, all of the scfences are
h'ling our hands With material for the work.
needs larger infusion Of positive science. Gould
We borrow time enough from the study Of words,
from barren metaphysical speculstions, to leave
claimed 70 be Of the first impostanee-th study
of huuanity-the men OF this generation might
slpoet gee The end of char'atiam and empirieisn.