New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-20
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
-INTEREsTING Address BY DIR. SMITH.


At the Anniversary of the Academy of Medi-
cine Dr. Stephen Smith read historical review OF the
progress Of surgery in NowYork during the last hundred
years This Is the centennial anniversary OF the rst
medical school OF New OK ana inc event was ' ie7
tced by DR.. smith: ION Monday, November = li0l'
large Of the citizens Of assembled at
so S and S'' proceeded to the Rai Of Kings College
for the purpose OF listening to On address IRON one
character OF this audience affords any criterion by which
may form an opinion the occasion was one ol DO oI
Of New York I'm official dress, attended by large ana
brilliant stan Of officers there were the Juuges OF INC ou
were the President and Professors OF Kings COlege
The professions Of Divinity Law ana Medicine Wiz rvP
wealth and fashion OF the town composed te Doy m he
Middeton The Professor Of Physiology aud Pathology,
snbiect was "A Historical Inquiry into the Ancient
ap9 Present state Of Medicine" and was
received with great favor by tins select audience
The first teacher OF surgery was Dr. Johh Jones' ITO
lessor of surgery m Kings now Coumbia) College HIS
first OF lectures given IN the WINTER OF Ioo
I uora Ie blamed The old NewYork Hospital and
raised funds In Great Britain for lis erection "tV OF
Visit 10 London In 1870 His writings show That nj that
arI date nearly DO wears before the famous French
Commission, nt the head Of which was la lacc ana Ia
voisicr made their report the reconstrcton OF 9el
Dlcu DR. Jones had planned hospital which excced m
sanitary arrangements not only the plans
by that Commission but even the best nos
pitfalls Of the present time. The first hospital pulidSs
were burned Just before completion, IN l5 anu tu'
model Institution so complete lh III W 80
was lost 90 thery. Or Jones was an active patriot anu
n 1875 wrote admirable Work on 'Nounu' aHu iIeV-
lures for The use Oh army surgeons ~ nv ,,aI
moved % Philadelphia. where nc was the ploie9'IoHal
attendant ~ Washington and Franklin previously 20
800 lhe principal teachers cf surgery were Doyy ~
knight and Wright Post, the latter Of whom attaihea 20
great cmincnce In 1910 Mot 1rst appeaieu ~ w.
schools and for period ~ 55 year. he cohueu WIN
hut few interruptions to give annual courses Oh ~
ton IN Surgery. Dr. smith remark u j. 80
measure the FAR reaching influence OF the INSTRUCTION.
master Ike Mott. extending over shch series on ySIs
There Is scarcely village in the ehttc country 10 VIII
M caclug. have not penetrated and where MS preceps
~, not govern the daily practice Of surgery IN opera
tive surgery Or Mott was successful than IN
trachine Tho star Of hs greatness assembled
rapidly 10 tho zenith, ccipsing many OF hllne.to
dazzling bulllncy ana theec m,'t ioi,,, ,i,,,do
I success operative surgery was NOT the l''ut I
any fuftutous circumstances, but was baSeu upUh uo
imper-hablc foundation OF sclehlhc accII.cy' ~
cratlOus smau well as great are ode LOT sluy az"
Imitation. perfect master oi Regional ANATOMY; NC
planned bis operations deliberately ana eAeeu,cu tle y,
with mathematical precision Like tue gittv ~
oraiOry hc avoided eXtempurancous cNhtiohs ot ms
skill but private studously rchea.,u tne P ny,
was 10 perform in public Ito was mus . L.,
,ared not only the ordinary details OF the opcrhuo'
bat FOR any emergency That might atl', hogoNes k%
The reputation which Dr Mott gave 10 american Hukly
throughout the world can never Zoe too mehly nppIc-
ciatcd. Ic not only made 70 respectable, but ne com
PEELED Difference a. Dee paid 90 10 which can never DC
Loaf When tins generation shall have passed away ana
with 10 those feeling, ana Interests, ana prludccs ucl
dent personal contact with the men and Institutions O
our tuc. Dr. Mott must take permanent place nm our
local and national history sgncd only 10 those 20 whom
the world wliln n coming time pay spontaneou. homage
Dr Smith traced the history OF surgical teachings 10 inc
present ume aud then proceeded 20 give h uelAli te
improvements In surgery effected by the surgeons OF
Ncwl0rk. such as original operations, mtchahlta hp,
planes and the Ike lie concluded WIN u review 81
mo Surgical literature Of NewIOrk from the earliest
period the present gathering mp many new ana inter
e,tng facts relating 20 the earlier practitioners OF th
DIV The attendance large. rnd tho essay or
DR. smith listened TO with profound attention ~ IS
and valuable addition 10 the history OF the progress uI
medicine and surgical science IN New-Iork CITY