National Republican., 1873-03-07

~ uhssPlaI W peautles. with her nnRer on her lips
sne sumonlshes you TO reveal neither 70 wife nor
Chlld nor friend or professional brother those
lhlnga which shall he lntrusted to you 10 bs
sept sep loGkea IN the lnnermost reccsses Of your
soul until mat day when the secrets Of ali hearta
s1all be revealed, And ere she enters she points
you 70 her foundation stone, on which are writ
zen ,e tne words, Honesty and Truth" And
sorry TO have to add, members on The profeaaion
TOO, nave been diligently seeking TO efface this
noble inscription, yet, blessed be dod, the worda
this foundation stone as when they were frst
carved three thousand years ago,
Passing under the Intel OF the door again she
points 10 an inscription written there
"a little knowledge Is danRerous thing.
Drlnk deep, or taste not the pyerian spring.
And once within the temple walls you quickly
earn that this collosal structure was reared
nenner by anatomist, psychologist, chemist,
surgeon or physician alone, but that each Fave
ththtnlly discharged the work assigned 10 them.
And as you scan the work q the anatomlst, the
genius points with pride to the names OF yesallus
Eustachln, Fabrlclan, Morgassin, the great and
Immortal Harvey, TO Bell and Blchat. Reaching
me spot where the Psychologist has labored,
Hoffman and Halter, Hunter and Barnard. And
lingering over the labors OF SllyIus Steele
Burtly and me martyr Layoisler, you appreciate
hind her sisters, for Pare and Wisefnan.
Cheschler Desault, Choport, Richter, syne and
Brodle, have left here q nnllo record. Hippo
Boerhuayo and Jcmur have enabled medlcine
70 claim Tor herAelf every high position in thls
temple. And as you pass along through her
broad aisles you see, ever and anon, long llsts Of
lllustrious surgeons, professors aud teachers.
But far above the most eminent surgeon, and
the most distinguished professor you see before
you monument which dazzles you with It's
brightness aud It's beauty. Approaching, the
genius stands before 1t with rapt devotion and
wondering you IND the explanation In the words
which are wrisen there, written In Greek, "the
true physcian"-he who, calm aud courageous,
stood nrrn when contaglon and disease and
he who suffered neither 'Iowny bed nor rainy
night nor slight allment to stand between him and
the STICK and dying" he who scorned TO elevate
himself by shans or tricks or lies; he who
never sought to gain cheap notoriety by mag.
took any unfair advantage over his professionai
brother; he who when Others around him were
seeking to lower the professional standard, only
Rrasped u nnner and nrnier and elevated ID
higher and higher and went straightforward In
IN the path Of honor and OF right; he whose code
OF medical ethics began and ended In one single
precept, "Do unto Others as you would that they
should do unto you;" he who felt every pan 2 mai
tortured his unfortunate brother, and realizing
with the poet that
ANA sns tso ssInas S ssIT asnre and dark
Yet through the arknees Infinite though IT seem,
%hs tRS soul wS pSIshP SPsRn,f ssPs q Soub,
Now toiling. waited now on wings Of prayer.
rise 'aI1sR aR surs iso ssoeS @SFA bonds
Even e the fountain head q psace divine"
these precious openings the failing sight even 10
2 glimpse OF eternal loy-he whom, when de-
teated by his grim adversary, Death, stu fought
on, and suffered him not to clasp In his cold EN-
brace his patient until he had nrst dlsrobed him
OF hia forms OF terror and yelled him IN rays Of
angelic light.
upon some ONCE door your freshly painted
names. Rather paint upon the tablets OF your
hearts picture OF the True Physician, "and then
you will carry about with you a tallsman that
will lift you almost to the regions OF the sublime
when the creatures Of lust and passion are seek
Ing to drag you down to their own base level
the single word written on the topnost stone OF
our temple, Diminished; !" and as through this
unfinished dome she takes her heavenly night,
"To you, to you the spirit cries,
Rear 1t, upward, upward with the skies"
Mr. Edward Cranch then delivered the valedic-
Dr. Charles Allen addressed the alumn! as fol.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND PROFESSORS: This recurring
anniversary terminates your lAbors of another
collegiate year, and the results are before us to-
day. OF these results you may well feel proud
showing as they do the continued success and
popularity Of the enterprise upon which you en-
tered with mlsglylngs some twenty-five years
ago. The doubts which hung over infancy and
youth have passed, and our college Is enjoying a
healthy and vigorous manhood. Its graduates
arc now counted by hundreds, who, having re-
celv6d their warrant from you, have gone forth
to battle with disease aud relieve suffering hu-
manity; some OF them are In the army, some In the
navy; others are scattered over the wide domain
OF our country, while others still are In foreign
lands, all engaged In the same honorable calling
sustaining the high reputation which George
town University has so long enjoyed wherever
i Ia knOwn-the world over. But brighter
future yet awaits you gentlemen; the superior ad-
yantages OF our city for educational purposes OF
any kind are being better understood than for
meTly, as may be seen in the increased number
OF graduates In law, medicine. and all branches
OF a complete collegiate education. The libra
ries OF the Smithsonian Institution, Congress and
the various Governmental Departments contain
the largest collection OF books In our country,
while the Supreme Court, National Observatory,
Army Medical Museum, and the other kindred
institutions, anOrl opportunities enjoyed In no
o'her city on the Western continent. These ad-
Tantages will he fully appreciated In the not dis
tant iuturo, and Washington will become the
seat OF learning IN the Western hemisphere.
The ehorts you have made to keep up with me
progressive spirit Of the age have received our
hearty approval, snd, judging from the past, we
donbt not that you VIII continue fully to keep
pace with the best Institution OF this or any other
county, and afford every facility to acquire 4
complete medical education.
Gentlemen OF the graduating class: On behalf
OF the Alumni Society extend TO you cordial
we, yla to our ranks-to the duties, cares, re-
spc Eeens and pleasures (if you love the plo O.
AVN opb await you IN Its honorable prac-
full Syoar dspsndsRSs S1 upon nSrs Im 1han IL
whose hands are Ae issues o. life aud death, and
u you can cOmmuLN with Him and ask II IS bless
Ing on Your efforts, He Will not fall to sustain
hYs
Tue medical fraternity are no longer separated
as In the past; the press, steam and electricity
have made them, the world over, one vast army
battling against the protean forms Of disease
which beset man from the cradle TO the grave, |
The thoughts, observations and discoveries Of |
one portion arc almost instantly communicated
becomes that OF all.
The Old World has added much to the fund OF
medical knowledge, and the nAmes OF Hln ey, |
Jenher, simpson, NIrchow, Rlcaud, Wells, Badd /
and o host OF others have already been rddrI 10
the list OF benefactors to the human race, and |
our own country, scarcely arr 'ed at the years OF
smith, Wood, Gross aud hundreds OF others |
have, through laborious Investigation, added new |
light TO medical history and advanced the inter
ess o. the profession aud the well-being OF hu- |
Among the subjects which wal prominently
engage your attention will be that Of hygiene. |
Ihe PseSeTysson 1s o. health 6y the prevention Of
tallty OF Boston was three per cent. last wear. |
while that OF our city was but one-and-a-h an |
0egets me ingllry as TO the cause, aud that dis.
covered, the needed remedy will be applied,
By such comparisons with the proper inyestI-
cation much can anil will be done TO save human
llfe. We are Indebted to DR.. wm. Budd and
others for their efforts To stamp out contagious
disease as completely a. the poleaxe could the
rindeFpest. To do this we must have laws
faithfully carried out--all must be compelled 10
doubt that Jenners discovery OF vaccination
seventy-seven years ago will, II faithfully car
RED Out, stamp out the smallpox completely.
aud although II has saved the lives OF hundreds
u thousands yet we nnd that In ono city alone
Df our country over i've thousand persons died
Df that horrible scourge In loss than nine months
~ isi-T2. And In Prussia, where | believe
hey have compulsory law, forty thousand per.
IONS were unyaccnated In Berlin and over eight
thousand died OF the same disease In that CITY In
Ihe period above named. II will be only by en-
forcing such laws thoroughly that we may be
enabled TO secure the full benefits Of discoyeries
u medical science-hygienlc. The few have no
light, by refusal to comply or by inertnesa, 10
eOpardlze the lyes Of the many; aud ignorance
Inc knowledge.
In conclusion, allow me to thank this audNnce
or their attention during these long, and fear
lot suficlently Interesting, exercises, with the
lope that you will always feel an interest 10 the
Lnnual commencement Of our college, and thai
'ou may be long sparel 10 witness many mare OF
hem, giving even greater seidt than 20 the pres
mt.
After the performance OF the Coron1tIon
march by the band the friends OF the gradnates
'ktended their congratulations, and the exer-
lses concluded.
LECTURE.
"SIam, Its COurt nnd CHstoms,n