New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18
ELLNION OF MEDICIL ALINNL

| ELJNION or WEDNIL ALINNn
| ANIMAL DINNER or fnE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Oh
| THE rNVEE.In oT rnE CITY OF NLw-i0Rh-
aDpRLSSE, Br MINOR wICbuAN, CHANCELLOR
| HOWARD Grossly d. WILLIE JAMES AND OTHERS.
The Reunion Dinner of the Alumni OF the
Medical Deparimcnt of tho CITY of New-York was at
tended at Dclmonico's. m Fouricnth-st last evening
hy aiouf 100 Of the Alumni and Their guests. Tho-e
pTc-eut included Mayor Wckhnm Chancellor Howard
Crosby, Pin!s 7. NJ. MLFkoe Henry ID. Noye-. VIM. II.
Thompson, u. Willis james, H. y. -. John Roosi. " d.,
George II. Fisher. VI. D.. y l.. Macdonald, VI. d., the
Rev H. Hcbcr Newton the Hon. ChcmcoJ " Dcpew.
WEI \. Hammond. VI. D.. and Others equally Unknown.
The first fo,.t OF the evening wa~ THE city of New
York" which responded t. ~ MAYOR Wicklam The
Mayor after cXqrt ,sin > thanks. reverted 10 The scnii
/ mcut ~ the toast, that Whether the future
. fame 81 the eff, f. ret marble pallrrt or
eruditc unig,r.iiirs the cit, alone could decide.
Through either 1t might become the empire
city ~ t.r Union or the world Both warehouses and
un,,r,ti- were nccc.-aly and both required brain 70
manage tnrm Bui ti- comm 'r'i n, and not an
intellectual city INDEED IL would seem that universities
I'D NOT thrive IN ci,a. insand- great colleges were
Al tee me- opols. were those u France or Ger
many. In tns country, Harvard. while near
o.. wus NOT ai,hiu tfr limits of Bo-t"n; aud Yale
wa good ii. toucc nom N"yNork. There w'r" too
m my ataciors r lii city that rfd,d to draw away
the minds %, youih from university studies. Bat with
medical students the seemed 10 hr diirut Their
,oo~ rouri,cl tins and other citi's They were cN-
cr,din-y Lively. why, had not been Mayor
u NcwN ork - hours" aid the MIvor amid.t
!. tumult q lfu.htrr. "bciui. drlruaou OF doctors
called uI,u Ia tel story ~ great which had
been inflicted upon them hy another 'r' 81 doctor. |
could get satisfactory explanation Of just what
the unit,r vs IIt VIE. greatly crahcd 10 hear not
long ahrrWarl that th had .'iiich 1t among them
sclye.." Tho N1,cr concluded b, congaiulaiing the
Alumni upon the Elective work the medical school, were
doing n pr, 7cr inc TN hcilth of The city.
I,e nest .JsItcr m, Rev Howard Crosby. Chan
crur 81 ic ui.cr-i'y ~ho replied {" the toast " The
University 81 tlin en-, 81 NrWlork" The Chancrl'or'-
lr.l Sentences. which corru-catod with pnIgcnt alu
SONS. were receive with noisy appliance. A.rward hr
spoke more -criou,y, and told how Tor 10 y"'r-
Dee had been connected with the University.
lr-t - preparatory student. then under graduate.
after which h' attempted q" study medicine. hut
gave 10 no a;i,r req, ttdi aiming AZ ths clinical lee
rc, Nr,' Dee be,,iuc teacher. iin ug, oi tho 'uun-
ILL and SIX ycir, chu-cn Chancellor. which Iii
max wa "a with applause. The speaker th"u en-
iarral uun The d.hi oIr ne and tine n,yrrsty owed
o. the medic. 81 .it,.If. winch %, H. energy prompt
nos. ard ambitions eIcrllcnc" bet given u
him chard4trr aud strength 10 th. Whole in
.i'tlt.ou. II, so'uI.ip 'lit"d The medical faculty,
ahI wished th'. "ih'i 81 'uim''i- thd ",n't
H. itunH- mi-ht iWii!ir Tie fhoroIchG,S- wan Wtich
The taught ani 90" rl'' tinr. winch t'l ih'uc't"l
The Chancellor hon -kct'hrd the rapid ~ de, made in
the study 81 irr.Iu' ui i1;,. nId charged ~ Tho
profession SD" wished t. lr'p nl.tn>' 81 o hun"l"lgC
~ he day lie could remember hon the old
heroic treatment was b. Nolrr. bn thought I'D" hero
sn' all ON ti" ptsi oi thr tAHrnt. ~. "lE ifrd
great thing ol H. 'n,6sitf oi hr Guy o N"N lorh;
and my, upon m"dirdl 'Icn io that no r1Ji ~
theirs ~ chi " ,,n nrr h,s .h mr,t re- -, rS
alliance of hr Aumn n al III" experiments, and sat
III, .poI o the pant Of the Council ~ the rui,cr-
4ir, in The iol.t addressed to- th,m made by u.
VIII, James Who came New -lorh from Edinburgh IN
y wn" t'Ia While h" M dical er"dustc! Of
Amgrica are NJ 70 ,hr 81 n f.,i %, 'n %ri
there L. al ,niehoriN al American rhN ~ lais ana
/ .re,on. owingtp thu fact that fail ~ furnishing
p"-i graduate ih~itafii"n' Hui n rnt"nrasmk sPtrfi
study. ,uI continued Efforts "E the put 81 medical men
after their er,dudon The secret of ne superiority ~
oxford aud Cambridge men wa+ luSt ms mat tti
| there have opportunities ior 'lpprmcnlinE tH'f
/ iec. IN which the student becomes specially in
ms zach. Ne need IN AL d.par,nrna % irarning in pa.
lnical economy. IN art IN every branch nat co'r ana
li-nc- important truths. hope before long 10 s' Eel
/ low.lipS established whcrr the hest students may
! have advantages for earnest post graduate stud
The toasi. fbr Ncdi'al Department.. was replied I"
~ o. y. ~ john Roo~a VI. h.. Of the Class OF 90 lie
thar II to be- wondered ~ that the medical delar
mcnt existed Tor II mad haI four rrI"tc- ana nrr amy
ruin ans body. The history ot m" school from II m
rr,nry In >,uyyc-lnt Institute To lis prc-cnt location
wa traced hnmoron>y. and the recital Of M dl'rlti,
| encountered in ing Ia snr nund BrIl'Nur
| caused much mcrr'ncnt Dr. ll"",a dls.-rr'd
| with Mayor Wickh'r'. idea that this city WAS
not an tdHg'agoon. place Tor ~, mlI ~
npra To- tie citizen. moi Ia sp'rN thOlAnuS or COLLARS
nlou collie 20, scattered ";rr the country hui To- save me
money huiI ~ "ths imp Iitl university oi Tue NY
I ~ New York" The appearance or froi. ]. VI
Makoc Of IA, tp.lrgc OF Ihysir1ns ana III ICONS III
rllpvuc Io.pita respond fu the toast "Our sister
College," called forth PROLONGED app'n-r. ana fr"f
Nlarkue spoke 40 cniiSd abb rngi Up"h thr 2rnNtl q"
"liral schools ~ this civ, end pircuarIl "i me nj
v.r-ity whose Alumni before hm. and gave many
"reminiscences Of the men Who were lis fodn'lriS'
I aud with what sOlititr'c tire elder installations
| watched is Growth. lie SpOh" of the nNdlfy
| batwcrn The medical college,. ana sli
that II had been struggle 10 raise tl' trhrial
standard pro education aud not 9n ignoe CON
fist Prof H,ury H. Noyc. also spoke +" thir toh, III -
tended remarks, The remainder III The evening was iaktn
mn with and follows: Our Alinll
REPLIED to hy Geo T. Fisher VI. d. of thr Glass of AZ.
and 4 g. Macdonald, VI. ~. Class of "a; The 'rnrn-
nlp Class" D, Charles wesley Rush VI j.; Cur luhc
,hori les" hv Isaac H. IairI ard Irof. VIM H. Ihnm-
son " ~ THE Clergy" b., The E'y. liebcr H. Nrwton (;
. :. IN. Pres" 10y NhitclIw Rcid; woman hl VIM \.
! Hammond, N D.. class Of -.