New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01
EELLETUE HOSPITJL.

COMMENCEMENT EXEHCIsfS AT sT@INWAY GALL
Address ~ JOHN q. SAKE.
The commencement exercises Of the Bellevue Hos
plt Medical College took place at sttinway Hall last
evening. The stage was occupied by tho Faculty aud
Trustees OF the Institution, and invited guests, while the
auditorium was crowded by IT, friends Of the College and
the graduates After prayer by the Rev Alfred B Beach.
D. H. Chaplain Of the College, Prot Isaac L. Taylor, NJ
j. President Of the Faculty conferred the degrees upon
tho following gentlemen members Of tie graduating
Heber McKendre. Harvey, Ind; He'ry Mitchell r. y;
Nicholas Henry freelnnd; Nj Da.h BeiIl mn
Tbsm,-dn' T. y; Lee chester Raymond, Ohio; Rich
ara More Grain, Pa; Lemud Ibbots III.
Garner Horace Bane ~ George Edward Freeman Ne;
J lseb h Tnid wnri.. ~ Thomas MAGAZINES, Ld
low rnd ChTystie. y. y; samuel Hart ohio sam
son. D. C.. Thomas, Andrew Irsdy, " II Jo1n.
Henry Harrington, y - ~1Irs bSeI n Treda,
ick Farnsworth. Conn; Jacob Kellogg smitL, \. ~
Chnrl,s Forester Roberts. y \. John Harlan stnrtt
Kw Rad adj JenniisS cRay' y " David IT, Decker s.
Patrick Martin, Mich Alexander Joseph Rooney n. 4
H." Joshua Ware Read y 81 frederic Buchbin McNeal.
oe Emery sansbHry Ms Jo, pa nm Ifo IN keysC ZEN
smith Tenn; John Waylard W0odman. Me- William lib
9e y Y9 Thomas oT. nsm made neneTect 4 "
samuel Hume y. Y. John Parker StoddaId. Mich; Win
Corhu.sen ". y. Jesse East Banman, Pa silas Byron
Tompkins \. j. Robert Hathaway, NY Kees Davis, Pa;
VI Jcsse snodgrn.s Ohio; wll,on Peter Kiser, Pa;
Roy al Lacy higgins Conn. John Brnkerhoii, n y
y y. John Doran y. Y. lester Augustus Elstcr. Ohio;
hiI shcppar Ellsworth \ j.: Tlonns Allen Farbairn,
Mich; David kcag'y, tannda; Augustus Harrison salls-
bury. wi. Mason Van Buren, Howell, Iowa; ALVIN But
Ton Rice \ Y; Reuben Alcshm Vance, Ohio; Edward
Owings Guerrani, Ky William Davis Nebrnska william
George Ransom, Kent, \. y Friend Richard Eccle-,
canada N2m s STfs Thoaas wfsh Ky Mygon
Levi Chnmbcrlin. Mac John Green, Dol; John jacob
bed Iowa: Frederic Rorback j. William Joseph
Purcell y y; John stewart Carr, Penn; John James
Tyans Ohio: Hugh Dyoscphus Wood. Ind Chas. Wesley
Higgins, H.; josiah Allen Jones' ny; Sheldon Deiore
son. Ind: Chas Icwciyu Williams, Ca Alexander
u. Mcdonald. Canada; Ferdinand W. Beard. md
mon Fitch; NJ John X King, OHIO, Joseph Cu4hinan'
- Angn s5ang ~ I'll lanes |I S5ars n'G 6ft5
Vein. Va James swecny; n II Chas DetSisr Martin
d,eorso Peter McIfilan Nova scotia seabury Warren
Bowen. Mass. Robert Aberdeen, Canada; Edwin smith
Ne Nova Scotia; Jansen Bccrncr Mattison n j. WI
liam Brooks swasI Me Se@3rso h3Icr w hnnii
Henry Evans, Mo: Henry Condet Barrel, H..
Hubbard Cooke Ohio; Charles Irlnan Ma-tgn' canada
PENN William ODonnoll, y Y: Daniel Franklin CoCi-
edge VT James Arthur Adrian, Ind Joseph T. G. Lamb.
y. y. John Hall Gibbs. Miss; Richard Dubois TraveF'
c address 10 the graduating class was then dcliverc
by John g. SAKE, LID. Mr.. SAKE announced that With
little severity and with no prctense OF erudiion he should
relation OF physician aud patient. He SAID thal our
debt 10 the medical profession is one far beyond Che
is profitable TO CONSIDER and simply just to aon5w-
ledge. Tho annoyances ana dlseouiageincn'. OF tle
profession were nearly as obvious 70 Intelligent lay men,
as to the profession itself one Of the principal 81 thc
annoyance he yenturcd TO assert Is thr nrroasonrD'
for the most part on erroneous Hpp,ohoan' ." we
This point he quoted the humorous testimony al
Dr Holmes All patients are not nus w'',s' ,,.
limit Of his art that the word cure" Is rally entt"i
from which derived that Nature cures the disease
when It be cured at all and not he ictor who
commonly her uscfu-oon her potent AM s,uicllm,'
her Indispensable ally. lew years ago an Ingli'h rr
titoner presented bill Ia widow Tor ,cticcs rendered
her deceased husband, In winch the word cure wa. en-
poyed In It's original and appropriate sense There was
IN the account but item preceding modest Soin Ia A.
r" curing your husband til he died"
Closely associated with the popular error touching the
c,rs OF disease is the popular faith In the potency ~
drugs; and for this, patients ana Their friends orr nov
reasonable feeling. that the doctor Is not making sur
icen battle with the enemy unless ho meets m Mita
bristlng array OF offensive weapons viii account Tor
many OF oyerdruggng ns wen as l9r the oH h
tion Of many pdeebo ns the doctors can tnsi Ds1a
81 the more potent pellets Of tho gh9rmaeopS We are al
fond Of hcr0lsn, even ~ PhysG ana D3EG uoscs 'I IL
ErcS Ills frSy not even the believers in hoccpy
ara free We could CINE encouragement which be
set men especially pS yS and rSg"Sc1 W % Is
which by people Of otherwise rational conduct ignofh
ouaCkS employed III pT'ltICuoo "
gent physicians. The man who would not tiust an IKE
perenced cObbcr to fix his boots, VIII oiteh trust 10
natural boncscter, the mendg OF ms les thnl I'lV
snv charatan wholly ignorant or ia anatomy IN M
In all the common Offices o me-
talents education pcricDce are held 0t te ~ y
arr aIne strangely enough, II IL only In medicine the
80. i,unorfant the most difficult and, In nconpotonL
hnd ne most dangerous OF n arts, that men ar pro
smcd 10 possess knowledge 10y intuition learning Win
ont labor and skill without practlcel NeNorthel,sa o
nrosn.rlty of the ouack IL commonly transient who he
man of science educated power and acquired Skill re-
cciyes nj last though tardily, tho public acbnOai-
edncn Of his talents and services Mr SAKE closed win
an eloquent tribute to the services OF the proeSVh
10 the graduating class he SAID
GySrfENEN: have homily to read you touching
fine Solemn responsibilities which you assume with 10
nroctic n the noble profession you have chosen THIS
T. fbe nrcrogntye of those who by professional learning
aud x Ircrci,ce are clothed with that authority whi
oione can gave weight to admonton, or sanction
IN Tho cOuiscls OF prudence Nor can 1t bo need
ful 20 remind you Of what you are moro likely
than the most thoughtful OF aymen to have considered
H., ynur profession offers few opportunities for early
rn"uton 10 the practitioner: that you 10 achieve
hi,h md permanen honor. not suddenly by brilliant
ovriofs INT slowly by patient continuance IN wcdOnS
~ me- offer YOU rather. words of encouragement ana
cnneraati0 If the age II oXacng Ia lts demands ON
The n,cdicai studcnt ~ is also abundant in aids ana re
| sources-of which | may nalno "a among tho most
i,,nortont those mechanical hclp5 when
Give facility and certainty 20 tho diagnosis of
dsease EApeciay lot mo congratulate you on tho pos
$500" az those marvellous ngcntS of AnHshoAa- tho
nost y,uable discovery OF ago prolific OF useful ANA
hrilianf intentionally which the surgeon ana plys
n'ii.'"i ~. enabled ~ savo many lives aud which
ia Invariably enhanced the power OF the
/ ,r .f.. .tYn I'm IL most extended PROVINCE lho
nilr.i'iion and prevention of human suffering
Iuus adopting JIG sIecgy VI Tie PG2Iiss9A NC alaIessed