New-York tribune., 1870-02-07
RONDYISM AT BELLEVUE.
HUMBLE niITAToRs OF PHILADELPHIA MANNERS
-DISGRACEFUL SCENES AND DIGNIFIED


-DIsGRACEFUL SCENES AND A DIGNIFIED
REBUKE.
The lady students from the WOmans Medical
College attending the Bellevue Clinics make serious com
plant OF outrageous annoyances TO which they nave Dee
recently subjected by their masculine FELLOWSHIP
dents Last Winter they say, tho conduct Of the lat
Ter was bearable. They INDUCED in an occasional
mpudent speech or gross d0p0ieenteldge, shocking
to feminine modesty. The ladies were made
targets for paper balls, schnOboy precision
notes were thrown at and handed to them-proceedng
which they systematically disregarded But this being
UUvasiOuai, they endured 1t without compliant
knowing that redress was possible. They say they
have been careful TO give proyocaOn for these III
suts-never holding conversations with the male stu
dents: even refusing TO recognize In class the
gentlemen whom they met and know in society.
Since the disturbances by the Philadelphia students.
our own determined TO emulate their example. The
ladies' assert that upon entering they greeted with
hsses yells, showers OF paper wads, and shouts OF
PHILADELPHIA! Put 'em out o. etc. coming from a clique
OF about hundred. The majority OF the men, they say,
have treated them respectfully bat do not seem disposed
II they are able orestrain tho AT the clinic pre-
yious to the lastismatters came TO a crisis. The
ladies were Kissed aud paper balls and
bits OF orange peel thrown directly In their faces
The vlest speeches made to them and horribly
obscene edrawlngwas.dropped into the lap OF one The
exposuation OF two decent men met by such
remarks as these: "What business have they here,
crowding out the menf "Theyre out Of place; II they
seek such places they must expect such things"
One man made himself particularly offensive and gross
observing to OF the quiet women that You're set
of ----, or you wouldn't be here" One Of the
lady students collected the paper wads thrown at them
and at close OF the clinic carried them, with the
picture DIR. Jas r. Wood the operating surgeon. He
expressed his regret and surprise in strong terms He
felt degraded he said that Of his sex should stoop to
such things lie was glad that the ladies there and
IN ha thnro pdu ue ed
bis determination promptly to settle the matter. and
conferred with Warden Brennan on the subject. The
ladies' say that they have met with VIII any any,
last last satarday Prof Wood before begnninghe op
sSnts IN regard Is The disturbance 4F
the operation f9r the day he invited them to adjourn at
oV'S Sd tie csSaysp which am desiroas he SAID
that you should all see" Heeontinued with the follow
6rsTI Wish here understood h., my en AZ. open and
se 70 hs ass, 5 school l.: sd d. without M ,ssI t. Let ne
bit % attendants here who know represent he
a. You sii' Il ss1s sV: sister. 81 5b,f hat sas@
You'd have either h, sister Or mother ssa y suc M insulting ns
G sa a Rss Of ~ two @ or hre.
s s:s& '1ssa S 's' e ss sssa :. T. ~ s
as referred TO- have also bad related to ne some ofte
rSss ssP:s. :ss cssdss. S!psa;;
ss Colleges Or whether pns an sso 81 Ss Oh S
attend The clinic, % Ae parpo.' further
E ossnys u them They rsh, 10 attend these
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sreo eucs and Instruction Tie given
Of snT chartered .a.On shall have night attend these e
Hra S Ss s and privilege sbs Ey are s ss MS
Us. ana .. sach thsy are entitled 10 the
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81: s1:s .sy :Ss asa s' College '1sa E ss
The modes Of amputetion are many that they srs
often illustrated upon cadaver, and this Illustration
operation Is held Knowing this the ladies supposed
themselves so ve OF tem walked deliberately across
tho courtyard into the eotureroom OF Bellevue College
tie purpose Of instruction They were assaed by hisses
cat calls, shouts or " Tckets' Pit them out" and
insulting speeches from many OF the students assembled
Through tho storm OF noises shouted OUT They
come Prof Woods invitation, whereupon about 80 OF
the indignant rowdies and staked out They congre
the lecture INDUCED In disturbing noise. At its close the
Professor not deeming safe for the ladies 70 depart
through the angry crowd, had them escorted through
side door Catching sight OF them they passed tho
gate, the gentlemen assembled saluted them with add
tioaal yells. Misses. and insults.
The ladies' are the courteous conduct
OF the majority, many OF whom have congratulated them
upon their perssteney and advised them never TO give
less exposures which are made In the surgical operations
Exposures which give rise 70 thousand insulting re
avoided Feeling the saeredncss OF their professon they
say that they have entered with earnestness with sac
rice true Odesty. and desire nothing more than
bs allowed pursue their studies In aud decen
The Thursday clinics devoted to the diseases Of women
and children Quieter they not attended by so
large class The male students Of Bellevue do not shine
beside those who welcomed Miss Putnam so warmly Ia
Paris, and Misc Stafford n Vienna lady who has ex
peronced the Bellevue clinics writes from the latter city
place where work physician aud not be told
continually that II Is rot proper TO DO this and that be-
Is as free to US as to tho male students We witness
operations VI every form, aud l 90 not think