New-York tribune., 1878-03-02
CONFESSIONAL TO CURE.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINE NEW DOCTORS.
CoMSIE SCEMENT EXERCISES or THE COLLEGE OF
ruYeIrIANs AND sTnGEnNS.

t0MMIEClMfNI EAtEtlHiS pf iHi- iOL'-isNh VI
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons, the
medical department Of Columbia college. sent iorh last
evening from stc,nway Hail. l09 voung men wh pro-
fcsioual authority to alleviate suffering and to heal the
sck 1t was tho seycnts-nr-t annual commence
rnrut Every seat in tie body OF the
hau aud In the two galleries was occupied,
and al The ay labc standing room was eagerly ram'n
hy friends ~ the graduating class The Ro' Dr Jouh
Hall and family w,rc among the audience and on the
platform were the R.v Dr. William Adams, President
Bqrtlr,i of Columbia College Dr MpI,p Clark, prcsl-
don't of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Profrs
suts C. f. Agacw, william II. Drapcr, +. y. Ous, i. G..
Thomas A jacob. willard Parker, T. G. Dalton. ana II.
Z ,uda md other gentlemen of prominence.
The Rev d. SlliiTan II Weston opened the exercises
with urnysr Pr sidcnt Barnard aud President Clark
performed tho Office of coufcrrins the degrees aud read
ing te urofes sona oath. President Clark addressing
, class. expre-.cl the pleasure 1t him To sneak u
fei "a, doctor. " medicine. But he charged tnon that
they were receive tho diploma a. license to study
frprn th,ir natures. were not chnugcubc Ike medicine
The rhysicM ana mental sciences wcro advsnc.
Ir, ,y,T great rapidiY. aud tn science Of dc.ne
wa. fat outruunng all the others IL" ur-rd upon
sro%lcirc OF creek Latin French and German. c,pc
cia German, nsof late the German mcdca profession
lad kcn the lcnd They were advised "a cultivate an
interest IN pGhc anIrs. but to shun political prefer
mcut and pIr;v procc'soS TIE pohtcnl doe
tor wIs faur" In medicine ana "A folly In
r"At.cs they ought To stand braycly NJ t. tleir pro-
Iy aud N they COIl not HEY OtIElif
20 take Mir. CIRCLES advice liingh'er.l ms Was
land newspapers. The morning newspaper contained
i great deal that ought 10 be known ana great deal
80 VA. unprontaile t. read. once when
Professor AgaS-1 was occurring III tAc ciV
newspaper made some critical comments on
one ~ his ccure,. frcnd advised MN hot I"
reuly to the attack. Professor Agafsz told hun
there was immediate danger iio had not read
dead vet The .iud ns were advised 10 dress we'll but
fopphy Decision OF IGd-inrt was d u[Lrd IN
tie conhd'nce OF the patent bid .dlcni
drcsycy put ia was NOR" cihcacious than good
tnne trn-v DONE "hcih"r II had good OF IA ei-
rroi ,or j. " M.rko" announced the award- o. prizcs
ns follows: Diplomas "f uighcst examination houp!s
were awarded 10 ten hrmtrs Oi tnr r'-N J"h = Al',
kcu Talbot Il. Cham1"rs. Edward fidenbrrg Richard
Iniu II M Ellsworth h. Hunt, Alexis H. Lc1u Ia YARD &.
y min, william d. M,k ~ 'hhrfS - S.u'drr. ana
Iaac Nine out Oi these ten competed for tne three
In ,iul.a;ipu Thc nr-t prIEr awarded To Kcnaid
.nu Hall of Dr John a; III" second prize to Isaac
We'll: third and foIrn competitors were ~ nearly
,u4 that he committee could not dccl c htwech t"ein
ai made special tar przco SO lac Two thrd prIcs
were awa.dcd 10 Edward Ir1JthDerg and ELLSWORTH E
linn. Tie alumni prize Tor the brst essay was not
awarded, the committee not dcemng the ssays sub
mt"d Oi sul,icirnt mclh III was hlhouhcrd mat tno
.mI ~ Izo for 'he coming year would he Increased Ia
500 1ne j. Manner smith prize was not awarded TINS
Thc vaIcdictory address delivered by Charles ID.
Scud,ic,. Of thr gradual ing class.
The address to the graduates was delivered by Chlr
ton =. Lewis lie saii hc Slodd not presume to oher
tLr ndyice or 10 IHStcuct rm IN scchc" ot winch ne
y,s not yOtiy. lie should end dcaNOr to rOup together
brut what lgIt hc cons dciCd IL the thoughts uf tht
VAST asscubi.c of their friends who were present And
tIc hnuniul ,ra gifts which had uccn bestowed on
nrhrre ~ e cl,,- made plain tlat OF thom
could point to al least one friend present, VINO
look an Interest IN medclue. laugicfl Medicine, To-
doy was a new art In ihe progress IL had made there
was not nng like IT, the old science dt lhcd lhe al OF
medicine the O pOisOns To destroy disease Ie
NV ecG nee defined IL 10 hc the Use Of scientific know
edge 10 egnlae the physical and mental nic OF man"
Within the memory of men connected WIN lh coiitse,
I'm s halls had bern denounced the study OF PnNsl0ob
zeal chemistry The intrusion of the physical sciences
INTO the ancient domain o. therapeutics was Resisted Inc
traditions Of cmDrcis were disappearing one 10y one;
The new system ilcinc as htuc rescmocd the Od
s modern artillery rcscmbcd the weapons OF the sion"
aces The kr,-noc of tine age WAS tine union OF the
sciences in seeking paths where thcy cOuu move on To-
grthcr. Every prcteIco oi m)s s'eiS III hcuio,.ic i
Tnc,or dcs,d sl,iden wealth and temporary notoricty
NOR. than honest practice aud sod success. he
,d ,,r,ttfv Inc low, of dcnsiOn which existed among
neoc and the capacity for inp0sturc That tho fools
we're not all dead yet" was ablndGnty proven DS tc
sirrgn choice of medical advisers wnlch many people
made. -. -. -. -.
After the exercises the members OF the Grass were en-
,r,nrcI ~ thr residence OF Professor j. Ne MarhOe
Following Is The list of tire graduates: