New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-02
NEwYoRK MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR wo4ss
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.


Perhaps it was the unpleasant weather it might
have been the brilliant attraction at the Academy on the
next corner possibly public indifference on tho sub
Ject Of medical education for women but one or all OF
these causes some other circumstance equally dis
couaging prevented the attendance OF avery large
dence at stoinway Han last evening" the occasion
the Fourth Annual Commencement or the Now-York
Medical College forWOmen Yet the body OF the mouse
tOeraby well filled and the sympathy OF those VINO were
Tho choir OF DR.. OsgOOds church supplied the music
for the evening, and after an anthem prayer ana report
of the Dean, Mrs: G. s. Lozer ~ D. the following gldu
ates received diplomas at the hand OF the Rev DR.
Burcbard, President for the evening: Mrs Alice Camp
bell, Mrs. Fanny X Coddlngton, Miss mary H. Dunbar
Mrs Gertrude Hammond. Mrs. N. NJ. Miller, Mrs susa,
r. Patt Miss f. Pierce, and Mrs 0r5ena Fowler Smith
The address was made by Prof wins Of the Facu,
Fourteen hundred years ago., he said. woman, giving
scope TO her womany nature, devoted herself TO the heal
ing art winning for herself not only fame aud honor but
martyrdom 10 well. From that time TO this woman hss
gvcii proof of her ability TO walk the paths which
custom had until then forbidden: and tho speaker
cited numerous instances in which woman hd
cxcelIed in various departments Of arts snd science
He said that two hundred female physician.
are practicing in the cities OF the United Sates
There is nothing to prevent woman from becoming any
thing she may wish to be- or gaining any position 70
which she may aspire in science, arts, g0yernment
she only has opportunity sho will do well what men "a
bunglingy. We make the laws, but our imper
legislation and that power lies in the hand OF woman
Give woman the opportunity to work, ana she w adapt
herself 10 her work. A woman may conduct farm bit
what she likes best, and she VIII do what sUih
her best. Because woman - n physician. II
does not follow that she shall find peasus
in the amputatlon OF limbs yet he had seen
important and delicate surgical operation perf0rnd
by woman with tact and steadiness winch nut lev
men could command. He knew OF one female physician
OF this city who had removed 1903 norsan eEper1ens
from which many strong would shrink -and she stu
retains the sweet wOmanly decacy characteristic OF h
Sex In clOsin he paid high compliment 70 the embn
of the present graduating class, saying that Win
tended knowledge OF medical schools ana SCHOLAR no had
never seen exceed the earnest pnrpoGe perseverance,
and devotion to study exhibited by TINS class
Mrs s. L. KbOrn, also OF the Faculty, after complain.
ing that Professor Wills had said all the good things aha
intended to say. made some very Pheasant and spirited
remarks upon the duty OF educating women 70 the med
ca profession. They are natural doctors The lrIa
child feeds Its sick doll with spoon, the fOuryear o
doctors the baby and the woman doctors the hOu.had
We quote from The Ahahuc honMY Iney would b
either educated practitioners, or indifferent quactitp
ers" and IL for the community TO decide which they
should This served as text Tor few hint, on N.
proprety OF giving in aid Of the New-Yogk Medical Col
| lege for Women.
Mrs Miller Of this city gave the yaeiicory adires. in
which she laid claim to favor for her SEX they do
manded only Justice. poem by George lansing Tayor
so thckly studded with classic names % sueyrs,.
ward voting list OF the ancients, but ceitabe prdne
ton Notwithstanding followed Then speeches princ
cipay brief and pertinent, but all agreeing upon tao
necessity medical education fOr women. M lo v
the Rev. Messrs. rockingham Blanchard and Arnitage
| interesting statement that n subscription OF Sl0eu
had made by certain person toward the eFectionof
/ a hospital where poor women and children nav he AZ
tended by female physicians; The Rev Dr Blrchard
Mrs C. S. LOZier NJ. d., Dean OF the COlege-an an.
| nounccment which unanimously applauded.
There have been during the year Is students ~ regular
! attendants. and IL graduates.
After the exercises were concluded, Mira lOIl0r wa
presented with photographs OF the graduating elass
| elegantly cOlOred and framed