National Republican., 1883-10-02
TIE MEDICAL COLLEGES.
The Opening Lectures TO the National and
Howard Medical Glasses Last Even
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

Howard Medical Glasses Last Even
ing.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The medical school of Howard university
formally opened its winter session last night
with public lecture by DIR. Lamb, professor
ofanatomy. The lecture room is situated in
the top story of the medical hall, and by the
time the large audience had climbed up TO
their seats they were in position, if not condi-
tion, to appreciate tho lofty and airy flights
of Prof Lambs graceful wit and humor.
There were many ladies present and the
largo semcrcular hall was crowded. Prof.
Lamb took theme that seemed rather novel
TO his audience. for he informed them, after
preface upon the occasion that bristltd with
puns, that his subject was birds eye
view of the ancient peoples mentioned in
the Bible according to the medical opinion
lIc accorded the'o interesting races and rapid
review Of their mode of life, their food,
drink, customs, hyEienic and medical Gus
toms, wars, diseases, remedies, institutions,
religions, individual peculiarites, national
characteristics, otc., all in such pleasant
vein that his audience were greatly amused.
Almost every paragraph was pun, puns old
puns new, puns selected, and ipuns original,
somo of the latter imaginative, and all so
pleasantly mwovcn with the theme they
seemed uart of it. Like Sampson he brought
down the house, so successful was his play
but greater then he, kept on bringing IL
down, He wondered from the old to the
new testament and back again like one
thoroughly at home, aud showed a familiar
acquaintance with Abraham, Esau, st, Luke
and Baaams beast the latter of which he said
was an aesthetic ass, it being made TO utter.
Tho lecturers voice was good his manner
easy, and his puns as natural as they were
plentiful. lie showed that the men of Ca
naln in the biblical ages were pretty well
advanced in the ordinary usagc5 of civliza-
ton, their physicians being not bit better
than ours. Tho entire lecture provoked
much laughter and applause.
Rev. DIR. Patton, president OF the univer-
sity made a few remarks, after which lie dis
missed the audience with the bencdiction.
THE NATIONAL
Tho hall of the National Medical college
was well filled last evening, the occasion be-
ing the opening lecture of tho fall course,
which was delivered by DR.. A. +. 4. King.
Beside the lecturer, there were present Drs.
j. G. yelling, Gnrnctt, Johnson, Ackcr, Coues,
Hamilton, Prentice, and Prof. FristOo, of the
faculty. DIR. King was introduced by DIR.
Garnett in n brief and somewhat humorous
speech, and the lecturer proceeded first to re-
view the history of the college from the
days of 1861, when, rs student, he welded
his scalpel in the old infirmary building, just
back of the city hail. in Judiciary square, up
to the time it acquired its present homo and
habtation through the thoughtful generosity
to Washington's great philanthropist W. w.
Corcoran, esq. This was a most interesting
hit Of history, and was listened to with ovi-
dent pleasure by both the audience and faculty.
DIR. King then attended to the course of study
prescribed by the college and the searching
character of the examinations required before
student was certified for his degree and could
receive diploma. To further prepare a thor
ough course for the student, he said that the
services of DIR. GOdding, of the government
hospital for the insane and DR.. Garrow, of the
surgeon generals Office, had been secured,
the former to lecture on insanity and
the latter on diseases of the skin In conclu-
sion the lecturer addressed himself to the
medical class, which this year numbers eighty
students, and gave them many valuable hints
and much good advice as to the methods they
should adopt for deriving the greatest benefit
from their studies. This portion of the ac-
Complished NJ. d. remarks was replete with
wit, humor, and sound horse sense, and was
received with enthusiastic applause. At tho
close of the lecture Dr. Elliott Coues an
nounced on behalf of tho faculty that
the regular course would begin with the lee
turc on chemistry at $50 oclock.this evening.
Also that until the return of DIR. j. Ford
Thompson the regular lectures at $50 o'clock
p. IN. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
would be omitted. Dr. Thompson, it was
stated, had sailed from Europe and would
reach here by the tenth instant. The course
of lectures on anatomy will begin on Monday
next ut 7:30 o'clock. The college has just
completed its siXty-second year.