, 1877-10-10
WOMAN'S COLLEGE,.


Notwithstanding tic cxcce.!ing fnc1cmcncy OF
the weather thc lccture-roo1n of tlls ncw and
handsome building dedicated to tho purposes Of
the Wumnn's Hospital Medical College was we'll
tlllcd last nIuht with pcssons whose interest in
tho Institution could not bo cxtingulshed by Tho
rain, blown away by tho Wind, nor dcaGelcd by
tic chill. There wero In the audience many
ladies and gentlemen prominent In medical
circles Of thls slty aud many Of
themselves for positions OF usefulness In Ieal-
Ing the Ills and wounds OF their feIlow-llnnian-
crcscs Of tho opcuing Of q new year In tho lIfo
Of the institution.
Dr. ljyford, tic President Of tho Faculty, con-
ductcd the exercises. and nTon opening tho
sans tlnde few statements relative to tho OBJ
tect which had drawn them all together. lie
called upon DR.. 1. u. Fitch for synopsis Ut
tho history Ut tho College.
Or. Fitch. who han been tho Chairman Of tho
which led 10 the determination to crcct 0 now
College building, and satl that July - tho
building Committee, Of which he had the honor
Of being Chairman, bud been appointed, and
tc ehsrs Of IT, Committee tad IT,, feocSa .. ta
present structure, and the result was tho now
one. lie congratulated hiulself and hls Gu.
laborurs that. tho building was ample
s ~ rs ssap ao % ,e so h pitF01i T. ln4
credited great deal to DR.. Dyfor1 Tor valuable
assistance In tttnc, money, aud advice, and DID
not forget to mention lh9 Faculty, who had a.
10 81 reasonass
turning over TO Ds. Dyford thr keys Of tue In
nr. Charles ". Eatll having been Invited to
deliver the Introductory address, cialtncd the
ousiy drew upon his Imagination for
suus sulntusttoBa regarding the hutfcrIngs Of
pcricucet! BY Adam. aud Ess IL tho uarstcn Of
Eden, aud having established The fact That t'osc
most oi mankind aud physical palm. Thcn TIC
profession uf mc,liefne was not known, hut Tad
slnce grown and deyelopcl, md woman had
erown and Developed With It. BY hos own #
thu stcrucr sex IN thu requirements Of many Of
tho various walks ol liFc, and though ahc had
| met with encouragement aud Eebu1 At every
turn: had by psr.eferi1s INDUSTRY tn tn
stood between heF aud this gtal OF her ultimate
| ambition. Particularly tn The matter OF Oh.
tuning medical education bail woman lnci
with not only difficulties Of preiudtco aud dttes'
9i sat r regretted e ,,a Lay thst sn
tyrant Man. Yhe speaker referred to tho tn
stances that had occurred lp this city; how tht
\ wotuun had been curtly tuned away from III!
doors ol various medical Institutions; aad
after having received certain amount o
medical education ha1 becn denied fuFthc
Instruction because OF lhe objectionable fcaturc
OF the treatment of certain facts In clinIcal x
amtnat!ons. 10 Dr.. Bytonl wcrc tho wotnct
indebted fut thclr nrst wclcolnc admission Il
the Rush Mellsal College VI this city. The.
had knocked At the door, aud turtunately DE
Dyfotl la.l opened It unto them. Here th
speaker referred to the lnauy troubles expc
Eicucel by the Woman's Hospital Medical Col
ieks from its birth u the. prcsen
time; the losses by the. trr. tho man
removals, aud tho prosecution VI thu worl
under most dtshc9rtcning surroundings IL
said that tLo frequent ttalsplantings hal 10
J impaired it, yiEort a.id ho saw in IT. future
granl sueccss. DR.. Earll referred to tho raI
which had been exercised In the selection Ut th
faulty of thr college, and took pride In allud!n
! to tne Chairman, u1. pyford, - q sacd!cl
author s.ad authority lot olly Of national repu
!: tatton, but vi yGpute ncross tbs Ratei
liz said, however, that the college di
not 20 n,uct. rely upon thu eninenc
| / Of the faculty as upon the c.uiaenco Of shoa
!. who had graduated therefsoln. III called !
tcutiuu u tho fact that the faculty require
that every student bear evidences either
, | certificate or by examination OF possessing
! good English education, and thought that sue
Z requirement bad moro Influences tbaa II
, other ono thing In tito matter of eIerstin9 tt
STANDARD Of the medical profession. In closi1
the Doctor called attention to tho c
, traordtnary advantages Of location possessed
, the college. The new Cook County aospit