, 1873-02-22
WORTHY or SUPPORT.
Tho Womnn's Hospital and Mcl.
tcal College.
What 1t Has Accomplished -Exertions
Making In ITS Behalf.

The Womnns Hospital and Medical College
has just u1aao it's third annual announcement.
It las grown from email beginnings, through
much trial and tribulation, to ho ona of tho MOST
important benevolent institutions Of tho CITY,
: The hospital has rocont1y received an endowment
Of $25, 600. The Medical Department Is intended
for tho exclusive education ofwomen, for which,
it will bo Mt onco BOON, sPeoinl advantages ara
onorcd Tho hospital was established In 1865
In building at tho corner Of Rush and Indiana
streets. Thence 1t waa moved to Ohio street,
and afterwards to No. 4o2 North slato streot,
whcro tho great fro destroyed tho building and
au its contents. Tho patients woro talson away
in vohiclea BY Miss Thompson; tho physician In
cl,arge, who, on tbo succeeding day,
roopancd tho Institution at No.. 59s
1Yoat Adams street. Tie patients woro
afterwards removed to the bhrraol:e, on Harri-
son street, and In Juno to a place on Curtia
avenue, whoro tho hospital is at present To-
Gated.
The Managers have rocently purchased
houao md lot Oh tho northwest conor Of Pau-
linn and Adnms atrcets. The lot is 100 feet
square, Tho house, as purchased, MAS two
atoriea in hoight, but has been raised, and q
substantial stono basement put under it, malius
1T in effect throo storioB. The promises cost
considerable Bum WAS aftorwaitls oxpoutled IL
making tho improvements specified, und in orcot-
ing the hospital building. which is O. ueat struc-
turo standing on ono corner Of the lot. Tho
amount III arrearfor current expenses Of the past
yonr, makes an aggregate Of ndobteanesso Of about
$4,000. It Is hoped that through tho oxertons OF
liud Indies interested In tho hospital, and tho
| culnbrance will be removed, and tho institution
| formed without tho necessity Of further appoals
| for aid to tho public.
| Tho average number OF: pationts cared for
| since tic iito has boon H. Tho prosont number
of students 10 81. Tho new buildings will accom-
nodate go pationts, and al tho students who
1nay desire to ayan themselves Of 80 excellent
| MI opportunity for procuring medical oduca-
tion. For tho moro Byatomatio and thorough
instruction Of students, Tho courso has bcol.
divided into Junior nnd Senior Couraea. The
Junior Course embraces the following branches,
nlatoria Medice aud fAerapsuutlcB, Hygiene,
aud Dissoctions. Tho soNlor CourAe en-
braces tho, following branches, VIZ.
Pathology, Practice of = Medicine, surgery, surgery, W;
Clinical instruotions. The hospital ia under the
especal charge OF DR.. Mary E. Thompson, whe
/ is tho attending phyaiclan and Professor in the
medical department: Tho consulting physlcianE
oity. TIey ero ". 9: Dyas, II. D., Q, g. Smith
g. 9. paoli, II. D., W: II. Dytord, II. 2, \
Fisher. II. p, A. +: Foster, II, y; Il; m g
chemical instructors arc Drs. Dyford, Thompson
Doguo Fitch, aud Bridge. All ,genIlcmon ait az
ladies connoctod with the hospital in aciontia
capacity give their services without .,E Ma, 9tne
tho consciousness OF having dane d generou:
! dood.
After ne1t Tuesday the now hospital IN
college at tho corner Of Adema and y 4. paulln'
strecta will be ready for aorvico in al its depart
menta. Il Nphyaiclan tloroafsor will bc conetnnt
in waiting to attend tho sick poor at their hone
free ofchnrge. The opening on Tuoaday andTuea
resueeta, Ths benevolent ladies' interested i
tho college have provided refroehments, who
wll bo served in the afternoon md at night, m
short pertinent be delivered y dis
i,onsil that the pnblic will show their interest
| tha Institution BY full attendance.