New-York tribune., 1879-12-12
LOFTY AIMS FOR PHYSICIANS.
PROFESSOR l.. NJ. YALE's PAPER READ BEFORE THE
NEw-YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

PROFESSOR l.. NJ. YALE's PAPER READ BEFORE THE
NEw-YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
The thrty-second anniversary meeting OF
the NcvYork Academy of Medicine was held last even
ing at the Academys building at No. II West Thirty
second-st Dr. Fordyce Barker presided, and the Rev.
Dr. Z. A Washburne opened the meeting with prayer
in accortance as the president said, with a custom
that many OF us think worthy Of continuance" Among
the members present Dr. L. A. sayre. DR.. Austin
Flint jr Dr. ii. T. Hanks DIR. T. G. Thomas. Dr. Samuel
Hubbard, Dr. Abram Dubois, DR.. George A. Peters, Dr.
ID. j. Delavan, and Dr. Alfred Post.
The anniversary discourse by Professor Leroy NJ.
YALE NJ d. was read. in the absence OF the writer by
reason of Illness. by Dr. Frederick A. Castle.
After alluding the present prosperous and digned
position now held by the Academy, which was con-
irasted with its small beginnings. and complimenting
the energy OF its fellows, to whom its renaissance was
due. and the generosity of that one Dr DuOoie) who
had much for the material welfare OF the nst
tuition, the paper continued
shall discuss this evening not how medical schools
should educate but how shall educate here and less
how we should teach undergraduates than how We
should teach ourselves. There has been too much dis
cussion OF late how education should be controlled
and too little TO how II should be helped.
I shall speak of the Academy as teacher; 4;
how 1t has taught in the past, is teaching
now. and in what other may teach In the future
In the education of the profession OF this city IL has
PLAYED part ana that In al least two mpor-
:,
tine cultivation of the science OF medicine. and in the
elevation of the character and honor OF the profession
The papers that have been presented during
tie past Thirty years have still much value, and their
original worth II not To be measured by what we know
now. The conclusions In them may be familiar to us
now, but because they arrived at for
uS III tile past. 49,
Tie second object was an ethical one: TO
separate the sheer from the s9ats rms mas not
ical courtsiDaral but by geuiler methods tho mem
fnfln ftgr flun
Nor has this influence ceased within tho membership
ior association thus conducted becomes to Hosc with
cut sort OF arstOcracy OF good behavior. whose ex
ample is emuated The Scadeny early contemplated
lated bv the Occupancy of this bndinr win IT'S opo
tunites for the care Of books, under tie Jealous and
half years 1t has reached 10000 volumes exclusive Of
pamphlet eoverng vide range OF subject and oi date
The Academy, continued the reader, has not stopped
with the foundation OF library. Books are, after ALL
the ecnservatois oi what Is Enown-the recorders or
settled opinion. The daily work OF the raedca world
rs eager searchngs and earnest srvngs, lind express
s'on IN periodical lterauie ana Tor those things ne
DO more await the making "f books Than the Wall
Street operator can exchange the Geographic tape for
The stock report IN the secular column oi the religious
weesly when his rustic father reads with cdihcauon
The ACADEMY has met lhis demand Dy opening To Tue
pubic reading rooms WIN such rcSniis in II mas necn
obliged TO omble Its accommodations. IL now offers
125 medical Journals 10 tie student, from every civil
ized country anu IN every European Tongue.
Ihe claims Of another class have been urged-the
have no time To read. The constipation provides
for courses OF lectures on scientific subjects such
call upon tbc 10 do this grituously aud either
you must offer to do This service, und must
he established. Wheiwc the befay OF our wcdthy
toward institutions OF learning. can We believe that
they knew ~ the opportunity here presented 10 would
long 20 un,mprOvcdi Then such an institution this
should perform the double function of teaching what
known aud OF making Original Investigations. In the
constantly making researches, and should
advance the science rs well Our profession has the
material for truly scientific GLASS; aud the foundation
OF scboiarslps wOnd do more 10 develop this material
than auy other agency.
The foundation OF museum then suggested, and
after summarizing what had been said the paper
cluded follows: How fail tO have high hopes
Of the Academy IL humpered In It's work by OIL
cia res ietons. t 10 devoted to special studies
20 ends IL Ia controlled by no clique aud Ia the
mOuthpece OF faction but is the meeting ground
Of the best elements vi our professional bocy