, 1870-10-05
MEDICAL COLLEGES OPENED.
Formal Dedication Of Medical Insti.
tuition for Ladiea
Opening Exercises Of bennett
Medical College.

Opening Exercises Of 1Icnnctt
Medical College. -
Wousan's Hospital Medical College.
FORMAL DEDICATION.
The formal dedication Of The Wouan's Hospital
Medical College took place last evening In the
auditorium OF the First Methodist Cnurc1, where
large and Intelligent audience Asse enbled to ou-
or khe occaston. The exercises Ct tho evening
were opened with prayer BY Rev. Dr.. Reid. editor
OF the So'thas<urn ta.rissiau Adpoae1.
Rev. Robert collycr then remarked that there
wzs once maiden OF fifteen, in her fathers mar.
ioss NJ Bristol listening to conversation between
gentlemen, during Viii h one Of them rr,usrted
the physical lnferiortT Of woman, whcseupon she
carried hin three times round tne rooms
Nothing npfe E1s t14d- The ZANE 0tFt n{tetWnf11
ssodied medicine, and was now one Of the great
e1 Of living phys.ciau4-Dr. Elizabeth BlAcfwcli.
Dr. Cn!syeI then Introduced DE-. ". Il. Byiord.
the lecturer of the evening
Dr. Byfosd remarked sh2: Chicago w1& about 70
lshn;ent Of Wouan'A Medical College. He be-
ljerci the movement would prove hucceas, be-
cause 1t was necessity. Enrore had made great
colleges men and women were received upon an
eqnA footing. II ~as nov thought that separate
colleges for the metia education OF women
czcT OF The sex demanded ! separation,
cspee1a y IL The study Of anatomy. The speaker
then ,seou1,sa the Of sas pioneer.
females into me.iical coiseEes, referring Il romc
length to Mn. Blackwell. Who had tuly succeeded,
and was now enJoJ,nR lucrative position. Morn
ineased 1omeu 10 the study .of meaic:ne. saIah
Adams W1x also mentioned ~ succeeding well In
he profession Alss Elizabeth Blackwell was The
rtst !sdJ 70 be ai.u!ned 70 the Cleveland College,
Nhere she graduated In 1854. These three heIO.
taes noE lived to sec eyey facility extended u
women that they could have desired. Now il
WIS the fauit OF woman II she did not qusll{Y her
self 70 practice medicine The exc,ustou ct wo.
men from colleges In the past had rendered
Mo@aa1 ntnt5s 10y the Tsoicssiou iln1cult
c.,lleGe znd coar-es OF lectures as wen a. AFFORD
Cd eneoutsgement, couii The question be fairly
CONSIDER Cd rs settled Two French women had
written medical wn1k8 which had paAsed into
the classics, and their names would never ne1.
. tkh- Many Others had distinguished themselves.
2HonR thtm IsihE Auclicsu wourn. These
f1c1s could 1os faiI 10 encourage the rex Va
were apt 10 a.srcae that xol4en xrre unable to
cope with men ~ The sciences. bat The essump-
lener to throw asd IDS prelndsce. snd let M In a.
raIttn1 teaching and street ex1 x1ntuAuon be the
te1t. He did uof cohhler Il settled that women
ttspidllJ "a. crRccdcred BY education aud habit
TN re Heie ssssre surgical oo.rauohk to which
The delieacy " Tumsn's hand Was peculiarly
sdagssd. No e : wou,a b. found that sash depart
the fec9Ale pIAeiitcnern There vas no ..ood
xruund far dtuh'!nc that woznan might BE- e1iu-
dutics EcEc urged "a Z retsoa why they shopld
not e1}et the profession but the fact uas that the
Increasing number Of women whb cnuid cos enter
the matrimonial state IN 4 manner satisfactory to
th.nfel5es was certain TO result 10 their adoption
VI profetzlous- lie did not beere test the pleA
OF sndt11c1cy *pnld nofi sooH, for every true
Of the Ec nee Is xeIe especially eouxeuiaI to ihem
such n the dsseasrs OF women and children.
KsteIE1ns y the new cn'l-ge, the speaker said
that It WaA oraauIfed on the sAIue p.1n with the
other leadttR Institutions Of the country. There
were fourteen pr fezs ,rshIps, besldes clinical
teaching IN all The practical branches. The Stu
Gents would have aefrss to the Ilounty H0sr.tsl
and the Hospital for Women ana Children. The
lecture term WIS twenty weeks long. With six
didacttc lectures daily and ttx clinicai lectures
would also BE- entitled u a,tend the Eye md Ear
1nnrnaty- Every member Of the faculty Was IN
practice Of medicine, and the community need
have no fears Is to the qualifications Of
the RE7dnateA Temporary rooms wesr being oc-
c1pted for tue present, hut It The institution
furnished Woutd not the l4'lies Of chicago
make crmmon eAuse with the co1lege Tor the pur-
loss of lsn9n;tIsrns ,nI wonians ability % COM
fesaon7 He ron11fy dedicated the college TO
the indies 81 chicae, and he asked them to be Its
ESPECIAL friends and patrons. n tue medical
students present 70 attend The opening term he
rendered i cor1ttal welcome, with the assurance
thA1 they would tn tyerJ way be assisted by the
faculty tn tue persecution OF their stufIeA iet
tho EtudenA ffel the full weight # their fes2on-
tihlitg, and thus honor their sax.thel Profession,
and themselves
Nwes Then announced that the regular aidscstc
coufBe will begin at O'clock this morning As the
Womenis H,spital, No. &us North State street,
continuing MI nstl.past II; then beglnntnQ at
O'Clock .. N, !astlng until :. So through the
week, exc<rsinG Tuesdays and FsilaAs. which
would he d+veted. during the day. to clinics al
the County Ho-p.tai. and to the evenings t. chem.
t8tTy nj the IN O ator! Of Professor De ID Fot-
tAlnt. No. 1st Nani.ou street. -
Win b netict11u pronounced by Nev. Ds
eemalage disperstal
oFF1cERs AND FAculr-
The following are the on1cers and faculty Of tn
college:
negd sc 5ss...:.-E.a.tn. r. e H.Esp. PIP LID.
Seg.xs s<g4t!e. tee.: kcy. Kobest Colscs: Rer.
nf RP f., s = isSs;rssSi rsi,,as Fl u Il;
nyns: NDl 2 % ass~ss' =, g. RoEae: y: r.: az. P:ol
H:76o19p,oa. il. 6: &is 4. T. bss:: I'll III. IL !.
IhoaFean. ND: Ro.weii q. Botue, HD.: {. Z
Fitch. ND: Chatiee @. Smith. MD: s. y. Blskt
oes!ao< Esest.y.-F. r. Rsferd. II D. PressdAae
&de: e b. sna = j sa'
fss;sf fss:;. F1*s;s; & & 5s, T5S
Saeet p, PEcfessot Of ubst-tEss; t;hsa G: Smith
fso91+en. g.. >, q h5aeas a Ed I'll: cnaa
Qhste{Esc1 AID Diseasts Of Women: s d. Biakc, ii.
fs T. sss A7d i s.s saa N!aps !sss.
!heiApeutacs: =. 4 MeEltl!s1s, NJ D. psofss.ar o
1a:, sas r 4 sss;
4 FestaT. y; &. lrotessaF e ,safescai Ansso1s
F fqS ~ II r cs Il h r.
Il pFshsl1eioxy .nd Aarsi surgery: r. s. 1s-densia
n. D- D<nonsSfxsof Of Anatomy