The New York herald., 1875-09-14
THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE.
A DESCRIPTION OF ITS NEW HAIL-A REcEP-
TION LAST EVENING.

A DESCRIPTION OF ITS NEW HAIL-A RECEP-
rIoN LAST EVENING.
About dozen years ago, when the FIRST Academy Of
Music at Irving place and Fourteenth street. was de-
stroyed by fire, the flames spread along Fourteenth
street. and left the building OF the Medical De-
partment OF the University of New York in ruins The
valuable apparatus It's library and archives OF the de.
partment fell prey to the flames. Since then the
efforts Of the members Of the medical profess
Of this city have been directed to the work Of rails
ing from the ruins Of the old college a struc-
ture honorable alike to the city and the
profession. During the last few years the
profession has worked steadily and established a
college ad interim at No 4l2 East Fourteenth street
There the sick aud poor and those suffering from dis
admissible to lnlrmaries or Bellevue Hospital
have obtained relief Within the last four months a
new college has been constructed and last evening Il
opened for the inspection OF physicians and the
public
The building is four stories in height and has front
age OF 80 ect and depth OF 100 The style OF the
fIcdds Italian Gothic. The material Of the building IS
Philadelphia brick, with trimmings of Belevillc o. Jl
reestone The doorpiece Is OF massive Beeyle free
stone, deliberately carved, supported by polished col
umns Of Tennessee marble. Each column Is adorned
with elaborate capitals.
AT eight O'Clock last evening a long line OF car
rages left disng guests at the door OF the
college, among whom noticed DR.. Oliver White,
Professor Martin Paine, Drs A. C. Post Z. A. Budd;
G. lnslee Pardee Dean Of the Faculty; John q.
Draper, j. r. DARCY st. John Roosa W.
A Hammond and Dr. Purple, President Of the
Academy of Medcine Messrs John Taylor Johnston,
r. r. Wittehaus DR. willis James David Dows Pro
essor Stephen Smith, Or. F. A. Castle, Dr. John A.
Peters, Mr.. W. r. Martin, Morris X. Jesup, DIR. Lewis
A. Sayre, eX Mayor Vance and about tour hundred
others Graiula's Band envened the hall with music,
while the guests enjoyed a lunch furnished by Del
monlco.
rne following address to the medical department Of
the university read by the Dean of the Faculty,
Dr. Pardee-
ADDRESS TO THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
at gives great pleasure TO record the improve
ments just completed and in of progress the
Medical Department OF the University Of the City OF
New York The which has attended this inst.
tuition has obliged the faculty to provide more liberal
accommodations Tor its classes, and in meeting this
necessity has been taken to give every oppor-
tunity for the thorough practical study Of
recent Improvements IN medicine, and 10 afford TO the
students OF the University advantages equal in all
specs To those heretofore only attanable by resi-
dence IN France or Germany
The address here contained detailed description OF
the interior and exterior of the college building
When this portion had been read Dr. Pardee continued
From the above description It will be seen that not
only has every provision been made Tor the most thor
ough ddactc clinical instruction, but the all i'm
portant matter Of Original research, which lies al the
bass Of every advance medical knowledge,
has also received most liberal consideration.
In addition TO these extensive improvements, the
faculty established post graduate for phys-
clans and students who desire master various special
branches. In addition TO the post graduate faculty
there also adjunct corps OF instructors to which
the charge of the summer is committed here
toiore
The cost of the buildings ground will reach about
$l5O, OOO The apparatus, exclusive oil that owned by
the professors, VIII amount TO about $5OOOO more AS
whole is OF the best furnished medical colleges
in the country
Ii Is TO be regretted that the college is not protected
against fire from exterior internal causes. II is sug
gested that two and half inch pipe, from the street
the summit of the building, be put the front
OF the college, with butts at each floor made to ut the
New York Fire Department hose, such has been
placed the fronts OF warehouses throughout the
dry goods district" Then all hrcs can be successfully
cumbated and the college and its material preserved
A very pleasant evening spentby the guests, and
the building, which will hereafter witness many phys-
cally painful occurrences, was very happily inaugu-
r.d