New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-19
UNIVERSITY OF NEW-YORK.
OPENING OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

OPENING OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
During the past Summer the public doubtless
has noticed the handsome building with Mansard roof
which being erected in Twenty opposite
Bellevue Hospital This edfce was opened and ded
Gated last evening Medical College. The Medica
Department OF the University which established In
1871 In the stuyvesant Institute Broadway, was
moved In 1851 to No. i07 East Fourteenth.st The Four
feminist College building being destroyed by fire in 1906
the Faculty continued their lectures in the North House
Of the EewYork Hospital until last Spring, when Mr..
CORTLAND Palmer consented to erect the building
In Twenty sixthst. The Interior Is well arranged
and the lecture elegantly finished upholstered
Students will longer be forced to sit on hard benches
cred by Prof John W Draper, M D. Lid, In the new
m aa a as unusually
number Of ladies were present and the attention with
tS s S Often
in lecture rooms Among the alSmnsusn ssa
ss ReT Isaac fs DID, of the
University Martyr Paine, Md, LID, Professor OF
MD. LID, President Of the Faculty; Alfred G. Post
MD, Charles A. Budd, Md. John G. Draper, ND,
FR st1 Henry Draper, MD, William B. Thomson
J. g; Gouley MD. After prayer by the Rev Dr
read his lecture He pointed out the errors Of the
present system Of education. With respect to medical
education he showed that 1t is dlvisa6le into two
branohes-one OF which is best studied by attending
lectures tho other In the hospitals and at clinics be
spoke OF the system tnaJ Deen prdCJlCcu
colleges years ago, when all the Information impaired
was by lecture this being the system from the
old world where had been in operation Tor more tnan
thousand years The first and oldest medical college IN
EUROPE that at Salerno In Italy was founded Dy learned
Saraceps before the time Charemagne. They intro
duced this lecture system as one well adapted 70 tnelr
times when books scarce ana readers IeW III
very instructive he showed how this plan 80
we'll adapted to a nOnreadnR community, had become
unsuitable among when every one can read ana tnaS
this change had been brought about by the agency OF
press Ho said that 1t not only affected the modes OF
medical instruction. but those OF religious worship
and the newspaper had usurped the position OF the
pulpit, constituting Itself the CHIEF public INSTRUCTOR
The Medical Department Of the University OF New
York had many years ago taken the iead In
making the necessary notifications so far as medcai
education Is concerned by the establishment OF practca
instruction under the designation OF college oncs anu
that the great prosperity OF that school had been largely
due that change be insisted that similar changes
should be made Ia public school system so as TO give
lt more practical turn and mako II more IN harmony
with needs OF the present day In the course OF LIS
remarks on education he said he could conceive Of
nothing more absurd than teaching algebra TO girls Inc
pecuarties this branch Is that its symbols save the
trouble OF thinking He recommended mat Ialr
knowledge OF the foreign tongues DO obtained.
only be possessed by understanding the language IN
which they are written. DR.. Mott has SAID Ihat ne
never let the student 90 into the hospital unt ne nsd
finished his first course We nve saiu ftol Dragol,
praise that which Is practical As the sphere OF lgnt
extends the circle of darkness which surrounds ~
becomes larger Though you may live until your LOCKS
syeEed and % s v Pe tosh we
inaugurate long continue bright focus OF medical
learning From 1t may there be given 20 our profession
many an addition the stock OF Science, and from l
doors may there forth many generations Oh e1ucateo
land" Prof Draper was loudly applauded ct tne
close of his address.