New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29
The E,irriic Medical College Of the City
Of New.YOrk.

Of New.YOrk.
The Legislature At its late session passed an
act the 22d day of April l565 embodied in nine
tions authorizing the incorporation. establishment and
organization of an Eclectic Medical College. TO be
located n the City OF New York. under the direction OF
"Willam Moller. William W. Havcmeyer. Robert 5.
Newton. Dennis T.. Smith. Oliver Charck. Albert
Hayemeyer. Calvin S. Totman Andrew W. Russell.
Alexander Wilder Willim w. IIadley. Samuel Tut
Hill. Henri i. Stuart William p. Strickland Frank Ia
hor and Martin Thacher.' welknown and Influential
citizens who named in the first section Of the act
| as incorporators
The object proposed stated in the first section Of
tie act of Incorporation. being Ito promote medical
science and Instruction" by the second section, che
aforesaid corporaors authorized to purchase and
hold for "such purpose real and personal estate to the
amount OF $4,000 also they may hold and dispose Of
property in their corporate capacity and the funds or
property thereof shall not be used for any other pur
pose than that declared D the first section of this act
and for the establishment and maintenance Of dspen-
saIy and hospital in connection with the aforesaid
college"
The third section provides as follows.
| "Thc Board Of Trustees shall appoint q faculty.
which shall consist Of AT least proiessor who shall
b. competent 10 deliver lectures for he proper iDslruc
ton of students in the various departments OF medical
science. which shall include anatomy physiology.
pathology. materia medica obstetrics medical jgrs.
prudence. practice Of medicine and surgery"
Section six provides that the Board of Trustees
shall consist of not loss than eleven than ff
teen men bers a majority OF whom shah constitute
quorum for doing business and those appointed by the
fret section of this act shall have power 10 perform all
the duties which the SAID Board is hereby authorized 10
perform until their shall have been chosen
and qualified
The seventh section is AZ follows
"Thc college shall be subject Ia the visitation of the
regents Of the and the trustees shall report
to them the ist day of October in each year.'
The following are the regulations by which the Fac
ulty and Board Of Trustees to be governed in the
internal management of tine college embodied in
sections four and five OF the act.
SECTION L. "Tie medical faculty OF this college. to-
geiher with the board of trustees shall he authorized
to confer the degree o doctor OF medicine upon such
persons this degree IS conferred on by medical col
iegos generally throughout the United States. But no
student shall be allowed TO present himself rs candi-
date for graduation in this college un'il he shall pre-
TO The faculty thereof satisfactory Testimonials
that he is q years OF age; that he il OF good moral
character: that he hGs been regularly engaged IN me
study Of physic and surgcI!. with some rcSpectaD*
practitioner for he terra OF three years ana tha' ne
/ has attended two foil courses of lectures IN some
legally Incorporated medical college, the last Of when
shall have been attended In tins college. or tha
he has been regularly engaged IN the study %
physc and surgery with some reputable practi-
| toner for the term Of two yeais. and that he
has attended three iull courses of lectures IN
some LEGALLY incorporated medical college the
But II II hereby provided that aUy individual 10 -
graduate from any legally incorporated medical col
lcgc any one who may have been Tor Tour ycrsheA
preceding engaged in cOnstgnt and reputable pfac-
lice Of medicine and shall have attended one full coursc
o medical lecture. III this college, -hn he permitted 10
prestnt himself a. candidate foT graduation before the
faculty and board thereof la testimony whereof d
diploma shall be provided and signed by the President
Secretary ana faculty Of said college, 10 when hhhl De
x ed CORPORATE seal and which shall have the sane
force and effect II license 10 practise phySc anu
surgery IS are given by law TO the hecue granted Dy
any Incorporated medical society or college iu this
State"
SIC "The flcnlv and board Of this college sha.l not
be permitted 10 grant diploma 10 any applicant ui-
less honorary diploma 10 an eminent practitioner ol
medicine. or diploma ad enHdeM unul s1ch hiphGbh'
shall have passed thorough critical and impartial e1
animation which eAaininatiOn shall De- made by shd
faculty. and shall include the various departments o
medical science enmelatcd III section } oi tl'is act
Measures already in progress for securing proper
college cliccs and II Is confidently expected that tn,
institution will be ready 20 receive students during The
coming FAN and Winter Already wealthy gentle
man has rendered he of sejp' for ne establish
ment OF 4 college labarory tor the preparation Of th
improved medicines used an the most enlighiene'
eclectic practice.
There are at the present time not less than 1908
eclectic medical praoit in this country, Of whom
fully one half are graduates o' the various aiopatb
medical schools the balance being chiefly graduates 0
the eclectic schools
The following cxtroc, from the circular address o
e Faculty o. tie Eclectic Medica. College Of Cincn
natl Ohio sets forth the fundamental principle npo
which the new Eclectic College is 10 be conducted /
it, theory of instruction and practice:
"The leading doctrine Of the Eclectic medical PR
fession to sustain which this College has been estat
lished is, that the investigation aud the practice
medicine should be entirely free and untrammeicd-tha
no central body. association combination or cor
spiracy should have the power to prescribe certai
standard Of Jaih. med,cat creed which shall DO r'
ceyed by ALL and forced upon every member Of the pre-
fsson by threats Of professional disgrace and ruiz
We claim for ourselves and extend to ALL this lbert
q, investigation and action. We recognize every Ell
lHohtcned educated and honest physician as standin
uoon the .ams platform Of professional respecabilt,
and enjoying the same rights, no matter what doctrine
he may advocate in medicine. or what system OF pra'
II tice he may deem 1t bis duty to adopt"
Hotel Perssnsl.
Ca, T..u., rooLor Cincinnati. C&ov "