The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-27

s.IsIs, very dnsrent thing my cIsssn.tes 70 say
honorable board Of TTusiees snd our hearts NAV 20
out IN gratitude 70 the members OF the Faculty. ior
upon U.S. but superior position and learning at once
nnd 70 ee and pnresl6eneq interc91Tss
regard rather than OF sympathetic love- We, on the
on common ground our Interests have been onsI
we have travelled over rougn and smooth places
The bond which connected ms when we so trem-
College campus proud even call ourselves "Fresh-
men, has been strengthened BY four-yeArs growth
watchword around which we are willing TO rally,
magic naence that we have almost shonshs suS Sny
thing right COLLEGE rules Notwithstanding, provided
now be broken College scenes must be remembered
Of S@ Alma q ne s a ae T tS
sibilitiee OF an Independent, active life
there have been associated so many ties OF warm
feeling and true friendship be exchanged for the
sympathy !! And And now why should we attempt TO
circumstances, but which words fail to express? In
'"Twere vain TO speak. to weep to sigh:
Oh more than Tears of blood can tell,
are In that word, farewellP' ~
The exercises closed with a benediction, and
the large audience dispersed.
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
OF the many public institutions of which Phiadel
phia boast none surpass those for medical educa
ton. In this department of science we have been a
Physic, Barton, Devices, Goldman, Isberle and host
Philadephisns have just cause to feel reIoiced at
the excellence of their medical colleges. and the
metropolis the G United States Eere Obstetrics has
TO 6s A9S a y IS M
where secondary She has the Oldest surgical Clinic
and can show the greatest number OF surgical opera
medical library In the country. Here was established
the first medical school In the Union, and here
the largest number of medical colleges, the
most valuable publications. the most learned
authors and by far the greatest number of medical
The University Of Pennsylvania had been In exist
ence first a simple academy and then as a college,
some sixteen years before system of medical In
struction was admitted into its plan. This event
which the first medical professor was appointed. This
was undoubtedly the first medical college in the
The idea OF establishing this school in Philadelphia
was conceived by Dr. William Shtppen and DR.. Will
Dr. Morgan formed the project of ENGRAVING medi-
nd @ IN s 1eT s1e M OF
tal friends OF the institution both in Great Britain
The project was laid before the trustees on the Sd Of
May, l765, and approved. Dr.. Morgan was immedi-
of Medicine, and on the 23d ofSeptember in the
year, Dr. Shippen was appointed Professor OF
At the present Time the University has its profess
Tor all the respective branches and includes In
r. Goodman, d. D., Provost; John F. Frazer LII. D.,
Yice-Proyosi; and Professors Gibson, Wood, Jackson,
Hodge, Frazer, Allen, SnaTswood Carson Miller,
Rogers. Trtgo, Leidy smith,. Jackson. Kendall,
Pesgose SIsed S SSares II se SIsn Wnod
Hayden HartshoTne, Reese and others. ,
large and commodous IL is abundantIy furnished
with preparations of every kind Calculated to give the
The Surgical Cabinet is richly supplied with the
means of demonstrating and the ch ;mical apparatus
Tie Medical Hal. is admirably adapted to the pur.
poses of the school, 1t is central in location.
dimensions and architectural character such as
not 10 appear ipco, grpous with the extent of the
school, and the high objects for which 1t was esta-
blished.