The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-10
A LECTURE ROOM UPROAR.

MEDICAL STUDENTS MAKE MERRY AT sEANCE
OF THE LIBERAL cLUB-PoLIcEMEN CALLED
INA DIRTY LECTURE.
Mrs Thompson, the President Of the Liberal
Club stand In the hall of tho College Of
Physicians ana Surgeons last evening and called the
meeting order The call made than obeyed
for when the lecturer got his legs real trouble
began. party OF some nifty medical students
armed with stout clubs. sat together near conven-
tent door and created continual uproar. At every
pause the lecturer made they banged the floor with
their sticks and when the chairman OF the meeting
stopped the lecture rcprimand them, hall OF tho
number went outside IN the ball and ran up and down
the stairs, making as much noise as they possibly
could. Then they shouted and sang, SO that It
was amos. impossible TO hear the lec-
turer Al this junclure member Of the club
the students had little respect for the polcemans
club Tor the Liberal Club and continued their
young men irown down the lecturer because they
d,sapproyed his Language i Is hard 10 blame them,
entirely OF medical men, il was out Of
place. Dr.. y. B. Footo, Jr., was the
lecturer, ana Generation before Regeneration" his
subject DR.. Foote. who is quite young man and
secretary OF the club discussed the subject OF propa
gacy in very free manner and expressed y as his
belief that people should have knowledge from IN
fancy OF thngA which are now considered indicate
The idea OF the lecturer seemed be drag the veil
from modosty and expose such things TO public gaze
people OF refinement blush to have thrust before
their eyes. DR.. Foote considers u wrong TO
OF being healthy and well cared Tor. He dis
cussed the doctrines Of Nautilus and hoped that
"soclaP' topics in public will DO possible In this
try The long haired fraternity denounce tho club
bearing children Of Esculapius, who made the row as
interterers Of tree speech
TWO OF THE STUDENTS ARREsTED-A PROTEST
BY DIR. wE1oERT--HIs STORY OF THE Az
FAIR.
New YORK, Nov. 0, 1871
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
The greatest outrage upon common decency and
justice has been enacted this evening that has ever
claimed the The attention and reused the indignation
of the pubic. II you will grant me little OF your
valuable space will rccito the facts concisely as
is compatible with truth. On Friday last
tho Liberal Club held a meeting in the
lecture room OF the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons, in which Dr. Gum delivered
lecture which in substance nothing but SLAM
der and caumny against this institution. He claimed
that It was a money-mak!ng affair; that nothing
but fools were graduated therefrom; that the pro-
lessons had bought their chairs for few thousand
dollars each, and were consequently accepted, ire
spectve OF their merits, &c, &C. Some students
Of this college were present at tho time and were
denied the privilege courtesy of answering those
abusive and II is needless to state totally unfoundcd
statements; hence nothing was lett Tor them to do
but to give expression to their protest and
vent 10 their feelings by mild Kissing. To-
night this club again met mt The same
hail. and after INTEREST," ng though absurd reading
by Or. Footc which was heartily applauded by all
present, DEBATE was opened upon the subject. Tho
first TO take the floor was old man, name unknown
but SAID 10 be reverend somebody. He Immediately
launched forth into vehement invective against oil
drugs, and, consequently, against their dispensers
l. e., physicians. Notwithstanding the polite and re-
spectlul request Of physician TO call nj order he
was permitted TO continue his outrageous and
Der OF students who had boon In the
upper part OF the building down. and, but
natural alter long day oil hard and constant appica-
tion 10 study, somewhat b0isterous In the
hail. outside OF the wherein the learned lberAlst
cscoursed Hereupon two oil the members Of the soc
city rushed poll nell INTO the hail. and confessing
that they could not point out the cuprts made ndis
crminae charge OF the Students who were,
be proved by all present, entirely innocent OF
the charge made against them-namey, disoroerly
conduct and attempt TO demoralxe peaceablc meet
ing. They were led to the station house by officers
and there held for the heinous crimes ascrbcd 10
them. They must consequently pass this night amid
the worst OF New York-drun kards, hariots,
education and behavior Is such outrage
upon gentlemen, who will at somo future time
grace the noblest profession include all tho students
OF the coAege) 10 DO tolerated In conclusion allow
state that write this article thus hastily, not
upon the impulse oil the moment, but upon the rcdec-
all possibility the Liberal Club will strive
to give the story In a false and vanished frame.
LOUIS WEiGERT, NJ. d.
Graduate OF College OF Physicians and Surgeons.