New-York tribune., 1867-02-18
COMMENCEMENT or THE AMERICAN
T1LECTlC MEDICAL COLLEGE

The first annual commencement of thi, promising
new Institution WAS held at the Cooper Institute Oh
Saturday evening The exercises very interesting.
and the large hall dcnsely crowded The exercises
were opened 10y prayer from the Rev. Geo W. Wood
ruff which was followed by the report of the Secretary
Of the Faculty, Prof Paul W. Allen. NJ d. From This
report we earn i9at session OF iogr months duration M
have given attention 10 the Of nsruc
tOu which has been very complete ana thorough, special
cOneIdation being given to tho cHertons Of The Pro
fessOr OF Anatomy, Or. Edwin Freeman OF this class IL
graduated, namely T. \. Morrow, john Bricker,
John Conoway. VIM. K. Meryin, Edwin II. Millington
James 4. Norris Charles W. DOley, VIM H. Hay den, 81.
y. Hayden, H. II. Pratt, j. b. Mix.
witt Joseph ksOn G. Edwin Mills John Pretty yIuan,
Il. J. stone, II. T. Firth. H. VI. Sweet.
We give the closing paragraph OF Prof Aliens report
Orr impression also Is that graduates and other
students deeply devoted to the peculiar doctrines of
American Eclccticism-pecu III that select
remedies from every school OF practice and from all
sources, with mpaTality: peculiar in that reject
hoodettng and all other measures which are extremely
depleye and eXhaustlng; peculiar, IN that We object to
mercury arsenic and other mineral poisOns; and peculiar,
also in that are actively discovering and developing
numerous remedies Of ine,tmable value, from the elds
Eclectic Medical College Of the City of NewNOrk viii
and hereafter 90 forth belonging 10 no medical
IN order that tncy may be true to Themselves the be
levers in and eNponens and defenders o the party 0i
universal and progressive medical science
OF the graduating class three were women, all ~ whom
attended the entire session, the Trustees and Faculty
recognizing Their right IN spt Oi manly lusuce which
u worthy OF imitation by older schools The diplomas
Robert Newton President of the Faculty, followed in
regular address aud another IN behalf Of the Trustees,
delivered by Mr. Henri l.. Stuart. The
valedict0Iy behalf Of the graduates was pro
also made by MI Horace Greeley who coming forward
received with applause. He spoke substantially
follows:
appear as the advocate Of any particular school
Of medicine nor the champion Of any special medical sN
Eclectic Medical College in this city as protest against
abuses and evidence OF REFORM II IS paipabie
thodoXy, think, doing good in the world The school
that stands M opposition the action of 2oOO years
school might meet opposition persecution perhaps, Ger
taiuy intolerance. The men who were stoned 10 death
i'm hcr day and the stones used aerwaTd 90 bmd their
monuments the who initiated radical changrs
instituted great good. would ask the new Eclectic
school to consider the matter OF medical etiquette
see no reason why should not call on my ncghbors or
friends OF the aOpatmc, homeopathic. orcclcctlc schools
cn'c OF existing professional rules is such hat cannot
io -" without rlsking wrathful refusal. sincerely
hope the new eclectic school will not cCunienance any
such mdde-age folly, but that it will adopt sensible
kindly and manly rule OF tolerance and professional good
fellowship IN all such cases. matter what school O
practice may be followed. This spirit OF Christian
iliaion especially becomes one whose profession Is 10
heal the sick and 10 prolOng life think that the pYac
iOners OF different schools may consult together with
much profit 10 each other hope that the graduates OF
he animated with this kindly and charitable feeling to
ward all Others practlcng their profession / no
reason why forty or fifty rich lucky ply scans should
take the cream OF practice and all OF the influential posi-
Ons all of the prominence under arbitrary rules
by Themselves which exclude the great body Of their pro-
fessOna cOabOrers from all opportunity of competing
with Them ON equal terms see no reason why hundreds
| of good physicians should not announce Them
| selves in modest card IN the newspapers In
/ the various speclalttes Of medicine or surgery
! In which they may believe themselves 10 excel This
! would be- a sensible thing to do certainly In any other
business and why not i'm Inedcine Yet the intolerance
O the rule makers Of old schools OF medicine is such that
they would crush 0stracise any OF their humble FOL.
lowers they TO do So notwithstanding they them
selves advertised IN the most effective way IN con
nccton with their official and public positions. wish
the school Uf medicine yOu represent gentlemen,
abundant aud trust that yOu viii found aud build
IL the sound principles 81 the mD,' enlightened mo.
erait. aud lay broad and deep the rOuuttt'prs OF \
| tIuC iuriicdi 81. ,uce aul system o, J.tr rt.y.