The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-01

thought Observation gives you an e1perlehce VI
your own; booEs give you the experience OF gene
rations of observers and thinkers. To be prilGt
cal you must observe, 10 be learned you must
read; bu you must both observe and read IN
thoughtful way, examining, comparing ami dlRes-
ting; making the thoughts Of other men your own.
but testing their truth and value; and whether III
anal Ris generIliz ton. bringing tho most care
full processes OF YOUR OWL mind to bear upon tue
facts and principles with which You are engaged
Form and hold opiniens of your own; but DC
able 10 give gooo reasous for the faith that Is ID
you. OF all mer, you in your profession shouid
be the mast careful; the least presurnptuous or
rash. You deal with heaih-the choicest OF
earthly blessings, and with hama' hJe-tho one
thing which man c1Dnot give, and which once lost
can never be reclaimed. Iu the discrim nlton, OF
whit you call the diagnosis Of diseases as well as In
their treatment how weighty Is tho respous bilily,
and how rigorous the demand tor the most careiui
observat. on and the most accurate and exclusive
knowledge. An iguorant physician is tts, ostter
than a mu derer, for no man his right to trite
with tie issues of lie and death under color OF q
license 10 which be is not entitled. Standing asst
were upon the verge Of your prot ssional Nte, ana
ooking forward with your minos eye over the held
before you to he difficult, com; Heated and Infinite
ly diversified cases, Involving tue heath limbs and
lives of your fe !ow-men which you may be called 10
treat you cannot feel Otherwise than Oppressed
with th sense OF The oh gaton that rests upon you
to be faithful aud capab.e and Thoroughly equipped
.or the c;ty service in w. ich you have enlisted.
Your license does net certify that you have COM
p ted your educ tion; it rather carries with IL the
promise and pledge that you o.u compiete IT. You
stapd ut the door OF the tell pc, but have no' yet
entered the p.petralia. nor zed upon the many
deep and august m ster1es that are hidden mere.
En- er wit reyerent steps. In hu ihty OF spirit aud
with the love oil knOw.edge, burr ing Ike Vestai
f G. upon the alt rs tf your heart. lhe eat pm
losopher, Sir Isaac Newtn, after spending t.
tune In the most epgrossin and comprehensive stu
ties and uutuldiug 10 human eomprehens on the
.iInple law, the one commanding prlnclpe. 'n"l
binds the worlds the material universe INTO one
grand and harmonious sys EN- said that ne isit
it,aa Ia hpyn nh
of tho great ocean OF truth. Presumption Is the
badge and mask Of isnrraBce. Tho truly learnedare
modes and can afford be SO; tue moe hey learn'
The more they realize how hHite is h"man facuity
and how irhp to are the stores of umaD know!-
edge. Medicine being science and heallug an a7'
you have to famarizs yourselves with the sp;ca'
lstive principles oil science and the pfacdca cuta-
tive rocesscs ofart. Ignorant do ing specula ion-
cmpiricism-iS the bane OF your calling, anu
| the opp obrium to which it is exposed. oppose
Iourse with all your force to the pefnic Gus and
de ragog,cal dc usioa that the professions should be
thrown open to all. and that each per.on w,.l.hnd
his proper lcvc. No device cali be conlrived better
C cuiaied TO lower The tone aud impair the lLtu-
ence oil o learned vocation. The proper anuGDtes u
this delu ;nu are hi h and rising sea OF attain
ueut oil that touches real learning Al esprit dc
corps that will stimulate the pri@e OF the elect AMI
bind them tOg thor ictu recogniz d brotilerhoou,
and devoi ion the part each one to some pre-
tessiona! specialt il which ne will unlcrtJke, far
as in HIM lies, make his knowle 'ge accurate and
profound. The history of civilization shows that the
learned professions have bee III the past great ana
henehceut engines o power and progress, ana tnelr
potency TO- lood for evil IN the eNi.l depeud
uron the degree OF INTEL gnncc, learning and virtue
| by which they are characterized.
say again, that the imperial virtue c1 the physl'
cian IS purity Of konor Add it is Of all mcn; for
honor truth, and the finest sense Of jd>tlc; and
fIithfulness all duty. Honor Is high moral sent-
| ment, and high moral continent Is tho to most
stone and capiul. the saving grace and crowInS ex
cc.lcncy of al great and good character; kngrave
this truth upon your hearts, aud let 1t run throu
all your actions. It Is somewhsi the fashion OF the
| day snesr at 'bigh tonc, as something variant
from, or inconsistent WITH mltcrlal interest 1t was
not so re orded in the better du, Of the Common
wealth; and II it be row, let the moral have do
min on over the material. rEe former is spiritual
aud belongs 10 the eternal fitness and harmony
| of the .ru h of God; the latter is csseniillly
of tho earth, and perishes in the use. ioI
| cannot hav. failed to remark that certain
spirit o demoaliZ Zluon. q certain locsinS OF
| tn. bonds If mo.ai Obligation has crPpt over the
land II is blight like thaI oil the deadly Upas and
| will sap the very vrals of all true character and
high Lerformanc-. In your profession high tone is
more than sentiment or a nel'cy-it IS an absolute
necessity. Without il. there con be neither safety
nor coufd nee. As you priz. your noble calling.
and would keep i5 standar pure and high advanced.
| cherish in your besems the sacred and undyloG
Gamo Of individual honor, 80 that the name of ply
stefan shall be rcSarjoj IN every household IN the
land the s'nouym of whatever Is trustworthy,
| b,n fcial and. true.
| The good piysictaa! how cnviabIo is the title |
how full Of excellence and dignity! The good ply
| sciaR! OF whom The archetype aud divine cxemp Rr
| is HRIsT, The great healer and physician OF souls
| He went aEoal o Garth healing the sick, restoring
the amo and the fllud, curing all amor of diseases
and doing Ill of good. In tho split Of rev
erence and 4 dis almost ialnie. you may fol-
low his footsteps. AID win or yourselves the re-
wards aud blessings that crown the career OF tho
! good physician.
| Gentlemen do -ot forget this venerable institl-
tiou 1t has better days aud bright fortunes.
Tho halo aiag hand of msloitlne Is upon 1t; and
tire spirit OF historical achievement ana inyincble
| enterprise j. around 1t aud within 1t. Wire and
learned me- arc denying themselves in its behnlf,
snd sacrifcin. easc and comfort to rebuild and po :
peIuaie It, 1t wi see bcticr days and brighter for
tunes again. and you will have abundant reason to
! hc proud gift. In iue We bid you Godspced
on your courses, with the unaffected cordial wish
tn It the career OF each of you may be proper
GUS. honorable and happy.
At a meeting of the graduating class, held the
same day, the following resolutions were adopted :
RESOLVED, That We hereby extend our thanks to
Hon. W. u. Porter for his mastery instructive and
appropriate address 10 US nnd hereby req ;st copy
| for publication.
Resolved Tuat 10 the Dean and Faculty our graft
tude 10 due tor their courtesy aud uning eIertohs
| in our hehalt.
Rcsolucd, Thut we also express our indebtednesst to
the supp emcniary Professors Tor the material as
ss.anre Afforded us, und the perseyerns zeal exhi-
bited Sby them in our advancement
| Resoiuei, ] hat our warme.t thanks are hereby
rendered TO Drs. F. P. Po cher, Somers bust,
S. L. Lockwood. L. NJ. aver, Jr., and Y. Joye
for the great faciie: afforded us in our clinical stu
| dis.
R.solsed, That we call the attention of The young
| men Of the South. desrous OF me- .ical education,
to the nciities aifor ed by the south Carolina Me-
dical College, and especially suggest that thoy
should avail themselves OF these great aoyantages.
RESOLVED, That copy Of these resolutions be pre-
scntcd to Eon. ". D Porter. to the Faculty and
Supplemary Professors. aid that the Faculty bo re-
quested to append copy of the same to the next
annual circular
JOHN +. kISG NJ. D., Chairman.
| OSCAR DUNCAN. NJ. D., Secretary.
| p. T. PESpLEToN, NJ. D.,
sd. VIDAL. NJ. u, Committee.
VS.. WIGHTaIAN, II. D.,
SAM DIcKERsoN IN WAsHINGToN.- read
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