New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-11

Those DOCTORS WEO WISH W oc dno"cu W eoH0
suit with whom they please may, or may not,
be victorious when the struggle over the reVl-
sion of the medical code is finally ended. Ger
tainly they will have to make hard fight. The
forces against them are strong, well organized
and have single purpose. 1t begins TO look
as if all the discussion on the disputed point
which we have had up to this time was as
nothing to that which is to come. But one
position of the liberals is clearly unassailable.
They want to fight it out in this State regardless
of what doctors elsewhere may think or say.
Here we have our own laws governing the
study and practice OF medicine, and our own
legal medical societies. Here is the place TO
settle the question of the cole. Then when it
is decided there will be some binding force in
the decision.
The annual reassgnment OF Methodist min
listers, although still the most noteworthy
feature of the Conference sessions, does not
now awaken the commanding interest which
il called forth when the changes were kept
carefully locked in the breasts of the Bishop
and his Council Of Presiding Elders until the
last moment Now all prominent churches
make their own arrangements, which receive
the Bishops sanction merely a. a matter of
form. Nevertheless, the fact that minister
cannot remain in one church longer than three
years is considered by many defect OF the
itinerant system which is not offset by the
advantages that are claimed for it. Only few
wears ago the pastoral term was extended from
two years to three; and still further extern
sion may soon be demanded.
Of l1a m IN
at the dinner of the Princeton Alumni last
night was the address OF DR.. McCosh. The
fact that he wishes to retire from the
Presidency of Princeton lent additional
significance TO his remarks. DR.. Nee sh
pointed out the way the college has been thirty
ing since 1861, when he became its executive
head The number of instructors has been
increased from eighteen to thirty six. Most
of the departments have been enlarged and new
ones have been added. Two or three millions
have been contributed to the building fund OF
the institution, nine fellowships have been en-
dowed, splendid telescope has been given,
and many minor improvements have been made
The number of students has nearly doubled. DIR.
McCosh points out that the only department
which has been neglected was his Own-PhiI-
osophy. Now he thinks it is time he devoted
himself TO its welfare more closely.
peculiarly absurd resolution was offered
Yesterday at the meeting of the Board of AL
dermen. One of the members moved that all
corporations controlling piers on the river
fronts in this city should construct floor over
their buildings to which poor people might
resort for an airing. 1t is desirable
always that the laboring classes should have
their lot softened as much as possible but
when the day arrives that it is proper and wise
to tax one class Of citizens for the amusement
of another, the water front corporations will
probably wish to make their forced cOntribu-
lions in some other way than Alderman Sea-
man proposes. OF course, no one not even a
person so obtuse as the average Alderman is,
would ever expect such resolution as this TO
mass the Board. But the mere suggestion
shows how utterly certain politicians will
ignore all the first principles Of morals, not to
say of good government for the sake of little
cheap nOtoriety.