Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-17
MEMPHIS MlUIrAl COLLEGE.
Laying Of the Cornerstone Yester.
day-The Ceremonies.

companies bun City Urays Chick'
assW Guards. At FIVE o'clock a process.
sion Of these military companies, Masons
and citizens in carriages was formed at
Court Square, aEd with Arnold's hand
playing marched down Main and out
Union TO the site Of the college, which
is opposite the City Hospital. Among
the articles deposited in the cornerstone
vault we're the LEDGER, Appeal and
Avalanche, Memphi pageant libretto,
1878, copies Of tina charter Of the college
and the announcement and a lot of old
coins Of different nations, furnished by
members of the medical profession and
Others. The ceremony was Of the usual
character incident to occasions Of this
kind, and we're opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Charles Parsons, rector Of St.
Lazarus aud Grace Church, and chap
lain Of the Chickasaw Guards.
Address OF Il
The address Of dedication prepared BY
DIR. S. c. Maddox, who was absent yes
terday, was read by DR.. W. B. Rogers in
a clear and distinct manner. The ad-
dress is lengthy and elaborate. 1t con-
cludes as follows:
Citizens Of Memphis: The edifee to be
reared %hereupon is designed not only to
contribute to your city by its presence
(comely as we hope it may prove to BEL
but the enterprise practically inaugural
ted at this time, to be carried forward in
the building which is soon to appear, is
to be identified with your city's interest.
And henceiorth the Memphis Hospital
Medical College and Medical Depart
ment of the Sonthw stern Baptist Uni
versity is to b come a part Of the mod
ern representative OF the ancient city Of
the Nile. Here in the grand valley OF
the Mississippi, upon the ChickasAw
Bluffs, we now place the cerner stone in
the foundation Of the first building at
this place designed exclusively for a
medical school. Every interest of our
city is TO be enhanc / by the success Of
this undertaking; your commerce is to
be increased; money will be brought
hither and left with your merchants,
your hotel proprielors and boarding.
houses; the attention of remote localities
is to be turned in this direction, and. the
effort inaugurated to day-regarded as it
is by some as O mere experiment,
with the prospects OF failure,
even now attaching, pressed forward
earnestly and theoretically by trustees,
faculty and good citizens in sympathy
Herewith to successful developmeut-Til
prove az honor to your community, and
not only ret in your sympathy, but com
mand respect at the hands of its present
! opponents, if there be any. Everything
favors the p~racticability of this enter
prise. The locality is Oily accessible
from even point by rail and river. Th,
location is g graphic lily advantageous
surrounded as it IS bv tel ritory which
should be tribn' ry, from which ample
support and patrouf re- " IL flow literally
The climate is unsurp .ssed, genial at
any reason Of the y r as reasonably
could be required by the most sensitive
nervous organization, with a justly
boosted he .l%thfulness, as exhibited by
tn mortuary reports of your board oil
health, eRtitling your city TO a position
far in advance of any in the South OF
West, The establishment Of this school
is to contribute largely to preventive
medicine here in your midst, and will
tend to the promotion of sanitary meas.
ures, so far as to give you cause to
hope that g ravaging visitatlonG
which have seourged other locali-
ties, may be necessitated to stay their
progress ere they shall have reached
your homes. And allow me, in conelu.
sion, to direct the attention Of all who
are interested in this most praiseworthy
enterprise, to the fact that failure never
attaches to anything which ladies in.
dorse by their presence and attention,
1t is true, N ilitary and political affairs in.
terest them directly aud indirectly, aud
not only claim but command their sole,
itude, and in some instances efficient
services; yet failure in one or the other
party results as an inevitable necessity.
II it we're at all reasonable to do so, we
would in this contend that no want Of
success ever attends efforts to which
woman, while occupying her legitimate
sphere, contributes. Ladies, we hail with
glsdness your presence on this occasion,
and feel much encouraged by the assur-
ance afforded US Of your sympathy, and
We regard your attendance not only as a
compliment, but as the brightest omen
of success.