The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-24
MORE UyBIDDEN APPLAUSE
Coughing nnd snec,ira and stamping Through
~ Liberal club Lecture.

The students delegation, numerous and
confident md amply provided with scrvicenblc
canes, mainly of white ash. was oven more
punctual last evening than the lecturer before
the New York Liberal Club. In the lecture room
of the College Of Physicians and Surgeons.
The delegates chose the four highest rows Of the
amphitheatricul seats. The members ofthe Lihe-
ral Club. with unanimy ns perfect a. TINT ofthe
studcnis chose the lowest rows Of seats. Ex-
pectation of disturbance filled the midway 10
uncommon funces. The students. however
wcro not bois,crous. nor even unplcasantly
noisy. Six police officers entered shortly before
8 O'Clock. and ranged themselves behind tho
uppermost row Of seats.
AtSo'cock Trustcc-at-larce Stephen g. Nash
who was presiding introduced the lecturer
Mr.. John NJ. Bachelor, and announced the sub
jet. "Thc Cause and Mortality Of Pain"
Tho students greeted tho lecturer with
applause 80 loud and long that n
glow OF gralncation mantled his check
Then the students seized every surprising ns-
scrtion in the lecture M the signal for grent
burst Of applause. They pounded the floor
with their canes until 1t seemed that II must
yield.
After the lecture Dr. Briggs said that it was
crrditnblc Ia So young a lecturer. lCanc pOunh-
Ing aud coughing. ns though by a horse with n
tsrrine codl At this .perioi II became apparent
thut the students had disseminated ilne quail
v of Scotch snun The students were
scrminGy in agonics " coughing. sneez-
ccrs ;i w'rc urwiilngly hut 'laushingiy
contributing to the din. Two students went
out. ostrnsibly to got into the frcsh air and took
care to keep TIE doors op:n. The drait thus
those ON II and about il twerc soon coughing and
-nrr2ing.
DR.. Van Der wcyde said: Pain is simply a
provision Ian interruption TO use a handkcr-
chief 10y nntur' to preserve lachool men from
greater a'houl evils.
Dr Gunn said ." | VIVA very much paned
hy listening 10 tho lecture. IA student here
ynwncd loudly. nnl the speakers yoire was
drowned 10y laughterJ | presune that lack
from it"
Mr. Johnston hogan 10 tell funny story that
he applied witheringly to the lecture. and the
coughing and snc'z ng marycllously c.asod.
applause before he opened his mouth. This
diSrunccrted him. for he il n tmid man. and he
inltoringly said; Gentlemen and adde's =
The students yelled themselves hogrsel-
heing impressed by mistakcs.' the Professor
shouted 10 the stuienta. ns soon M hc could
make himself heard. They answered with
shouts nnd cune- pounding. This they keIt IN
with snee1lng and coughing. and tho Professor
WIS not heard.
Secretary Daniel Thomas Gardner next cs-
snyed crit ism. but ia the unraar only an oc-
caslonnl " or the lecture" could be- heard.
Mr M'Chrthy tried 10 speak. but ho might US
well have addressed "A hurricane.
Then tho lc'turcr began to review his rc-
viewers. The mrg"r number Of the students
gOt up walked noisily ont and tramped down
the stairway whistiing and talk ing and laugh
ing loudly. But there were enough left. Joined
keep up "a volume OF coughing and snetzing
that nHdo the lecturers dcfcn - uphill work.