, 1869-09-30
RUSH MEDICAL CulLE0E.
commencement Of tho TWeptJ-
seventh Annual Session.: !
Addresses By Presidsnt 9lanoy. and
Professor Holmes. - :: ,

The oTeDnG txerctsea Of ihe tRentJ.seveuth
} annual sesaton Of Rush Medical co.e9a wero held
attnAt fnAtitnt1on last erentn1. Tne chAtr wp4
iaArn sts O'Clock by r1nfestof ]. VIZ Btarsy,
rrende2t Of the college. RsE. @. 7: Walker .os
hlesalng- President Dla1e5 thsu spoAe - follows:
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Fruf. f !. Holmes thea came forward aud we]-
coined he c'aAs. lie hoped they would 10 pursue
Their studies - 70 shed iustre upon their atnsa
selves Tor the practice Of noif impnstsar duties,
and nfon The u.snDet IN which they worked ii
s91a %of1 tSs1
They would hsEs 2 ea.er % ney asids q
With large amount Of preiiminAz. Enowtedge.
It was GENERALLY supposed ina, man who was
init tos anythin9 else WAS ot 70 b doctor.
They SHOULD r0t thlnE SO. a. the ou1y thing that
Il a'Ir good rnSficsan was sound mefIcal and
scient!bo education. Physicians should oe cora-
al:ss afp:ssH' tasss e,s00a. as and chem
. sss''s The most .ea. 'ess eers,an Of ZEE ZEE
| upon The study Of pathology. They should be-
come ae familiar With tho mechanism OF the
hnnan fraUe, and Wit, the wortipz Of all rs
Ee runS That 4eqnlred1ong Tractce, preceded
\ BY sound education. Tnes shoutd uot e1pcct 70
acquire ,isc necessary kuowl.'ge without l4or,ous
snoa,d Se s5.stnatIzsj. ~ here Iva xas 4 hanns fly
branch Of Know ledge witch was not Indispensable
correct aIowledgr Of PHI sseal sclrnce, iociadlng
Hydraulics, mechanic, optics heA,, electricity,
| magnetism, metaOhyar:s. etc, Has absolutely
rertta41J to The student 1t would be
| stcn that The preliminary cd4cst,on
necessary to make Z successful stadent
was not rHecll lie next dkelt upon the necessity
! OF dlscpHn.rg thesmInj, Tha study Of mathe-
| matics, grammar, and logic Trained the in,ellect
and brought It to the state 1t should be In before
hettutis Of medicine wan begun. A literary educa-
! ticn was the best mental exercise. They shouIi
not attempt 10 tecome proficient Ia some .peclal-
| y. bcautc man cAuuot KNOW one part Of tho
I acquainted with all They should postpone their
ambitions for spcc,alues until They had praeuAed
a few reA1r. No ply alctau ever made successful
specialist who hnd not pracitsed IN the profession
| tor long time. He warned them 0Rainst crcdu-
ilfF md hkeptlc.sm !n nedic1nc. They should not
1 te Inclined to use too mucn trugs on the one
! hand nor TOO little on th1 other. After Mnru
welcome 10 the students, the Professor concluded
| amid applause.
ANNOUNCEMENT,
| President 1sauey announced That the fecuf1r
| lettuTrB would begin 1t O'Clock this rnurntng.
| The proceedings ended with the oenedictao1.