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

knowledgs tg the fSutt Of observation, study and
your own; booss give you the experience OF gene
rattons OF observers and thinkers, 10 be pra.ti-
20 be learned
ttnougnuui way examining, comparing and diges-
tim ting; making the thoughts Of other men your own.
anal3 sis or generalization bring ing the most care
fai processes OF your own mind to bear upon the
Tons ana principles with which you are engaged
FORM and hold opinions Of your own; but be
able to give good reasons for the faith that is in
you. VI AL mep. You in your profession should
rash. You deal with hcauh-the choicest Of
earthly blessings, and with human l!fe-the one
thing which maa o,nnot give, and which once lost
can never be reclaimed Iu tho discriminatiou. or
what you call the diagnosis Of diseases we'll as in
their treatment, how weighty is the bility,
ana now rigorous the demand Tor the most careful
observation, and the most accurate and extensive
knowledge An ignorant physician is llttlo better
with the issues OF lite and death under color of
license 10 which he is entitled. Standing as il
were upon the verge Of yeur professional life, and
looking forward with Your mlnd's eye over the held
before you to he difficult, cornL Llicated and infinite
~ diversified cases involving the health, limbs and
lives Of your fealow-men which you may be called 10
neat, 5os saEEos foei otherwise than depressed
with the sense of the Obligation that rests upon you
TO TO- be faithful and capable and thoroughly equipped
or the duty and serv6s In which you enlisted.
Your license does not certify that you have oon,-
pl ted your it rather with it the
stand at the door at the ten p Q, bat have not yet
entered the p' netralia: NOR zed upon the many
N.eSp august kAfSCorl6S t0aC are hidden there.
IN or VIII reverent steps. in hu ihy OF spirit and
with the love of knowledge, bur. ing liLo yestal
~ upon the alt rs Of your heart. 1he eat phi.
iosopher, Sir Isaac Newton, alter spending ii G.
time In the most engrossin and conpreh stu
eies and unfolding to human comprehens on tho
.imple law, the one commanding principle that
binds the worlds oi tho material universe into one
grand ana harmonious syscm said that he felt
Of Ee sba little toy gathering nsbses upon the shores
badgeand mask of ignorance. The truly learned are
modes and can afford t. be 50; tho hey learn,
and hew iufnite are the stores Of uman knowl.
edge; Medicine being science and healipg an art,
you have to fami'iaize yourselves with the speeu.
ia1lve principles Of science, and the practical eura-
I'VE processes Of art Ignorant, da ing speculation
empiricism-as the bane Of your calling and
the opp lobrium to which it Is exposed Oppose
yourselves wit oil your force to the bernie GUS and
de denagogca de usion that The should be
thrown t open to all and that each person will find
MS proper level No device can be contrved better
calculated to lower he tone and impair the il, au.
ence OF learned vocation. The proper antdote. to
,nas at M are are nj and rising sea OF attain
ment all that touches real learning, esprit de
corps that will stimulate tho prize OF the elect and
olnd them tog' ther into recogniz d brotherhood,
anu devo'ion on the part each one to some pro-
fessienal specialt in which he will ertake SO far
@ as IN HIM lies, TO make his knowe ge accurate and
proIound The history Of civilization shows that the
learned professions have bee in the past great and
neneheent engines OF power and progress and their
potency tor GOOD or for evil in the will depend
upon the degree Of 1ntel gcnce learning and virtue
by which they are characterized
say again, that the imperial virtue of the physi.
honor 10 truth, and the finest sense of justice and
falthfnlness IN all duty Honor high moral senti-
ment, and high moral sentiment is the topmost
stone and capital the saving grace and browning ex
ceHency of all great and good CT. aracter. kngrave
TINS truth upon your hearts. and let it run throu
day o sneer at "hgh tone" as something variant
FROM or Inconsistent with, material interest It was
not sc regarded in the better da Of the Common
minton over the material. The former is spiritual
aeo ae . belongs to the eternal fitness and harmony
OF OF tho truth @ of God; the latter is essentially
OF me earth, and perishes in the use. You
cannot have failed t. remark that certain
spirit 0, demoraliaaton, certain loosing Of
land Is blight like that OF the deadly Upas and
Win sap the very vuals of all true character and
~, ngn teriormanoe. In your profession high tone
Iaore tnan sentiment or polfcy-it an absolute
necessity. Without it there can be neither safety
nor conhdence. As you priz, your noble calling.
cherish in your bssoms the sacred and 11ndying
fame OF individual honor, 80 that the name of nby
slcian shall be regarded in every household in the
land as the nonym cf whatever Ia trustwortby.
bon fetal and true.
The good physician how enviable is the title
s.ciani of whom the archetype and divine exemp'sr
le CHRIST, the great healer and physician of souls
He went about ou earth healing the SICK restoring
tue lane ana the blnd curing all amor of diseases
and doing all manner of good In the split of rev
erence and at distance almost infinite you may fol.
low IN MS footsteps, and win yourselves the re-
wards and blessings that crown the career Of the
good physician.
dentlemen, 90 not forget this venerable institu.
tion It has seen better days and bright fortunes.
Inc hal!owing hand Of misfortune is upon it: and
the spirit OF historical achievement and inyino,be
enterprise IL around It and within it. Wise and
learned men are denying themselves in Its behalf
ana sacrlnc1ng ease and comfort to rebuild and per-
peuats IT. 1t wi see better days and brighter for
tunes again, and you will have abundant reason to
be proud ofit In lrs name we bid yoh God.speed
on your courses, with the unaffected cordial wst
tn It the career Of each of you may be pro sper
GUS, honorable and happy.
At q meeting Of the graduating class held the
same day, the following resolutions we're adopted
Resolved, That we hereby extend our thanks to
Aon w. D Porter for his mastery. inatructive and
appropriate address to u.s. and hereby REQUEST oonv
for publication. F'
Resolved That TO the Dean and Faculty our graft
ude is due for their courtesy and untring exeroLs
in our behalf.
Resolued That we also express our indebtedness to
sisanne afforded us, and the persevering zeal exhi.
sated Dy them In our Advancement.
ftes0tvet That our warmest thanks are hereby
.endered !. to Drs r r. Po cher. somers Buist.
. .. y; LocRWooa. l.. NJ aver. Jr.. and v. Joye
Tor the great facilities afforded us in our clinical stu
dies. '' -
Resossed That we call the attention Of tho youno
men or the South. desirous of me ical education
TO the facilities a6orued by the south Carolina Me-
d1cal College. and 'sspeotfuly suggest that thew
should avail themselves of these great az vantages
ResoIusd That copy Of these resolutions be pre.
sented TO Hon. w. ID Porter. to the FacuIty and
Sappletary Professors. and th the Faculty be re-
quested to append copy Of the same to the next
JOHN T. KING NJ. D., Chairman
OSCAR DUNCAN III, D., Secretary
P. T. PENDLEToN, M. d.
Ms w.; yaRa4 W1aarM:s M; p; x Committee