The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-20


fsllow.men.. Vested With power. whose ezar-
else y ever for hs Ss e & the
s wbsrea n lis ysa"d Of duty e es . O.
s4sss s yYs q 81 hs true asS
him Is linked with that affection for him which
only departure from the nth OF honor md
his Hs ea n p be- idsnted with harS mental Dor
the meeting q arynT eeasnss and the
fessioa Of bis, choice. until 2 flnal respite
comes through t h.. tnrmity Of aee or
stilll tho respect and friendship which
he i4 able TO command makes him appreciated
by all who know him. the highest ss we'll rs the
humheat Of his fellow creatures. Truly happy
| is he to receive the good will aud thanss Of
those whom he may have Rnatehed, from the
embrace Of d"h ., po shnrss
obstacles Yet how often he falls to receive hat
encouragement to which no ts 30 Justly entitled.
Often haa he To relluanlah undeservedly his
place In the esteem Of his fellow nen 10 some
whose assurances In deception wins the favor Of
| the public towards some panacea. whose al-
fountain Of youth. for which the. Spanish ex-
plorer searched on the coast 81 Florida CIR
some yarrderina n,eddle.g Of HE tenio may.
ises euppant BY aaaokery his leg inate prao-
tice aud .shhme truth, reason aud right
are far more lucrative than the practice Of m ed
ieine. Are there amy intrtnsieal1y more honora.
ble2 The physnla! may lead u reHtless and
be suhjset 10 many hardshlpa arising from, the
| practice Of his profession. but he may derive
compensation for the lack Of other attractions
stricken By ills witch he only may mitigate Or
Of 10 aE and ne
strength and hope Without which 80 many. Of
bis fellow. men would beeome strangers to the
# Fslio,s stuie,ts -The accom- plisbment OF q
heartily cherished purpose does more than
| complete our past experiencs In difficult and
| than the ces4ation OF our apprenticeship to al
all.important and honorable profession. more
nsn H. 81 e sass
Ing Visions Of hope long deferred. For It leRyes
us upon tho fore0round Of scene II which
leaves US q addened BY tho prospects, Of = useful
and worthy life. trusting that the day OF gradu-
| atian may be- HteppinR stone ?f time TO future
| nooeesitate cares that may weigh heavily upon
ua. will att,l not prevent our experiencing
much happiness from our work. While highly
solved whose issue may have been. some.
| what doubtful. tho arrival OF this day
MARKS the change from The preparatory to the
| adds duties TO those which have moi censeh to
exiat. In enarglug the field Of labor, II wideps
the range OF our expectations. and thus our Of
forts will continue TO be stimulated although
our anxieties In regard 70 the career that
| awaits ns may be M great ny those from which
| physician stil M tho student OF old. II In by
the same. fluctuations OF hope aa when we ma
| circulated for the fret time. Our future lives
| oi knowledee IA that which filed tho days Of
our puntlaRs. and will still exnet perseverance,
.u hs, n IL Te We w w. In ws se
i pt 1d s,ll J" h"rasss and sadaas aiens p
| You who expect to return next session to the
| university. from which We take our departure.
| aud proposing to labor through ono or more
earnsat desire may be- M successful M we
have been In. receiving the honor granted US
| to- day. We hope sincerely that while "a the
who we're once your comrades and nssoclatea
will somettm 8 occur to You that the Image. OF
old and abandoned scenes Will 70 the course , q
branee to plead for the continuance Of your
preminant sares IN e our memory o} the past,
endeared by 10 many correlated events and
pleasant experiences.
our undermining IS students e medie q \,
success which has attended our efforts
thank "s our Worthy sroissseSs: Ny ;hey ys
long to remember TINT We are grateful Tor the
palms which they have taken to educate ana IN IN
l
are proud Of tho Sane ion which their honor
abe standing n ne psoiess11n VIZ gys :" on1
spheres Of action. To say that we experience
regret on leaving tho circle Of their immediate
influence Is to imply that hereafter W. shai, p
| With our hande to the helm. The esteem with
which they have inspired US ia alone sufficient
We are to seek useful fields OF, labor. tc
conquer success, II we can. and to purr-
sue happiness IS ,i far US W. the n siGss,
no regret with regard to the important steI
which we have taken, Ms the events Of thu
day have, usherod u. Into the midst o. tnos,
lubors. among whose best awards 10 to DO reck-
oned self approval. In the practice OF noble
exalted ana s,ne b mse ara tooaav leaves ma
az It were. upon the threshold OF u temple
whose time. honored walls are hung With tn
eacredness OF the trust which has been reposst
Ia us. 1t Is we'll to know that faith In thu
practice OF medicine Il not an error OF nope W
itself, for freedom from the ravnRes upor
health and happiness. produced by disease
eyer sanoaon bae eo ~ 10 instances
may be The good to which physicians can obtain
the xpeetation OF Blaming II should ever be III
and study. TO carry out the laudable intention
OF ninist erln9 to the crying wants ~ to ,se
who would be helpless without us. WIN neces.
-,
hard. unyieding. patient work-entailing hard
shipsInot unlike those OF sysiphus. for facts
cries, ever newly expounded and developed
viii have to be- learned ana relearned. while the
ground which we have gone over Will be al
ever beaten track. The performance o. oul
daily avooations may exact so much OF GU.
time as to exclude from our lives many OF
those lighter incidents and pursuits from
which men derive their recreation and pleas
J ure. Endurance, therefore. may be tested 4
Its limits. and the Arm ness OF lifelong e., pur
our lives must prove our devotion to medicine
To succeed to the highest degree. which we
may be- able to attain. have we not long ago
realized that this devotion must be entire ant
! unfaRging?
To become familiar with human sufferin
and yet feel as we'll as other men the Ties {
! sympathy with our fellow men which bind y
strongly to ALL the man In rags as well as tn
richly clad to lend an attentive yet accustome,
ear, with an abiding interest In what ts In itsel
|. uninviting. to the prayers Of the sick: to tn
, appeals Of the anxious father. mother. husban
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