The New York herald., 1865-03-03

ever may be tho future Of the great social movement
the ina,ory commencement last evening may Do fsry
accepted gucrdon Of prcsc TO checr and encourage
tho fair students Who deecting from the customary
spheres OF their Sex have entered new and arduous
profession study and practice Of the healing art
Seldom have class OF neophyes bccn greeted with
warmer or nspirting reception Long before the
| hour for tho opening Il the proceedings the
Atheneun, began to be crowded. and very soon atsr
the opening OF the doors every seas occupied In
ases aud galleries Az might DO expected the great ma
jory tho assembage ladies, all hooking earnest,
interested and seemingly anxious AZ TO the bearing OF
tho ncophytes In the coming ordeal On the platform
stood table with bouquets fresh and fragrant
which sent their odom through tho entrs building In
tho organ gallery located y splendid band whose
charmed the audience appropriate intervals dur
ing the proceedings. tl4s.
Precisely at eight O'Clock Professor J. NJ Ward, First
Vice President Of the Mscal College for Women
upon the platform leading by the hand one Of the fair
graduates followed by the Venerable Right Rev DIR.
Cox leading another, and 20 ths fifteen lady gra
duates presented themselves, and took the seats re
served for them the right Of the PLATFORM receiving
most hearty paudits from the audience and which they
accepted with nonchalance that promises well for their
nerves in their coming operations with knife ana pe
There fifteen candidates--,hc majority Of them
young and OF favor winch ought 70 nave secured LOT
them very different treatment from their fellow students
OF the opposite in Bellevue College than that charged
| TO them. These ladies' wore with few exceptions,
black silk dresses, with white gimp braidng on the
skirts and close fitting Jackets, gimp in like manner
having white cords aroond their waists with long
pendant tassels-somethng Ia Florence Nightingale
style--and all wearing rosettes on their oosoms
Afor the graduates had been seated the lady Pres
dcnt-Mrs William H. GrcenougilA-and u nunibar Of
other ladies the platform and occupied the
tre sat members OF the Advisory Beard ceslsors and
gentlemen invited 70 speak on the OCCASION ocoupying
the seats on the left OF the platform.
The graduates for time the cynosare Of all eyes,
and though seemingly feeling constrained for time ut
the novelty Of their position the natural difdence soon
on, aud during the ceremony Of receiving their
diplomas and the subsequent proceedings each appeared
how applicable arc the words Of the poet
oh, womanl in our hours Of case,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please;
When pain and anguish wiring tho brow,
mnistcring angel thou:
the latter part Of the sentiment particularly, as these
have voluntarily accepted the mission OF minis
Of the healing art the becr to be all that the poet
describes woman generally 70 be-
OPENING or THE PEOCExDiN0s.
The proceedings we're opened with prayer BY the Eight
Row A. Cleveland Cox, D. D., vcryappropratey and i'm.
pressiyely delivered
REMARKS BY PROFESSOR WARD.
Professor WAsp in . few predatory romarks explained
the couse OF study required b. gone through by those
women who aspircd 70 graduates Three years priv
iege Of the college, two entire Of lectures every
study the male graduates not an iota OF the r-
qustss had bcen abatcd. The Board Of Managers di.
rected there should be board Of censors who would
that the reQuisition fully complied with In ad
don thesis required ~ an evidence Of the scho-
lsrshfp Of the candidates and Of their attain
ments on medical science. The ladies' had complied
with all the reQuisions The thesis TO be read had been
selected because the subject chosen BY the candidate
was adapted to wider range Of medical subjects than
the Others.
THE THESIS.
Professor WARD then read thesis, the composition Of
one Of the graduates II entitled "succsss in the
Practice OF Medicine The article well written, and
displayed varied and we'll digpsted knowledge OF the
subec9 the part OF the writer Il was, witha PLAN
and lucid and tho audience at the conclusion Of the
reading, marked their approval BY applause.
coSYERRINe or DEoREss.
The comforting Of degrees the candidates was then
Professor WARD called each by name, nvs at = time
and these having taken their again separately
called before the lady President who addressed 70 each
In low TONE . few words, afser which she presented
them with their dplomas As each lady was called and
bent before the President the encouraging pauds Of the
audience greeted them, and several Of them had lovely
bouquets presented 10 them
NAMES OF GRADUATEs.
Mn Harriet r. Hail. Petersi,oro N r
Miss Anna A. Manning Norwich, Conn
Miss Emily c. Schettler, New York city
Miss Mary Tracy Cromwell, Conn
NM Eoiso b. Smith Boston, Mass
Miss Harriet Clisby, Melbourne, Australia
Miss ) Amelia Barnet, Newark, N. j.
Mrs Amelia a. Pollock, New York city
Mra AnnaC. Van Ness New York city.
Miss Jane E spaldng, Cold Water, Mich.
Mrs Annie Hall, New York city
Miss Adene williams Mansfield, Asss.
Mrs Anna Densmore, England.
THE vALEDIcroRY.
Professor CARROLL DUSHAx, d., thcn proceeded 10
vaedctory In 1.-THE told the graduates that the
faculty Of the college whose diplomas they had received
bade them farewell a. pupils TO welcome them 70
the dgncs and responsibilities OF the profession OF
medicine In the course Of the study Of medicine,
TO which they had successfully applied themselves,
they had learned 70 know the structure and func-
tons Of the human organism, and 10 understand
the notifications which disease imposes on them,
and 10 exercise and 10 put into operation the appliances
OF the medical art for their restoration 70 health And
you now 20 forth 70 put into use, for the bcneas o.
acquired On occasions like the present. on the public
entrance Of students 70 the dgnes Of the profession
has been from time immemoral custom TO administer
70 graduates the Hppocratc oath The form has been
omitted bit you have in substance and virtually taken
on yourselves the obligations Of that oath You have
pledged yourselves TO use, according 70 your
beat ability, whatever meass may tend TO
assuase tho sufcrings Of your patient and TO
avert from them everything that brings them loss
OF dstrment. You have virtually sworn 70 be- proof
against all solicitation and temptations TO employ TOR un
the snGSwss you have .ss - ,nS
yourselves 70 preserve your lives pure and holy snd TO
ever hold in nyiolae confidence Whatever In the life OF
circumstances of your patients may become known 70
you while you engaged in the exercise of your pro.
fsssona duties And in the manner Of your fathfulncse
70 shese obligations you pray God In whose nsge you
took the oath, 10 grant you success In your hO0s and
honor among your fellows
After the vaedctory there was very fine music
Addresses were ,hen delivered by Rev. VIM y. Boole,
Mr. Horace Greeley and Rev. Henry Ward Bcschsr.
ra broush, IN. susss,s ,s r. N. orocs.dns 70
cicee and The sssrnblage was then dismissed With ben
edictfon from the Rev. Mr. Street
Before separating the ady graduates were suroundod
by their friends who congratulated them On the success
and eciof Of The commencement which marked thesr
opening career and Who wished them ell gQcc0s In the
| future-s succe@ that may emboIden sod encourage
| oshers Of their ser 70 follow In choir path.
CLOSING REMARKS.
The students of the New York Medcd College Tor
Women hsve attended ali the and lectures In
Bellevue College IN common with she male students The
New York Legislature in April, 1882 granted special
privileges fog the education a women for practice To the
| medical profession.
III graduates do not intend 10 conflict with The medical
profoion, but W co with H. It's sole ohjoce 70
promose the public good Tho faculty Of the insttu
uon n ~ follows:-Ars q foxier, D., Professor of
| Diseases Of Women and Children: i n Ward n ID !,
Proicsss " Obstetrics and Medical Jursprudencc Mrs
sx~n all.s, n ~. Ptvessor y, Ansiowy Johu hills