New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

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REVIEW or THE ACADEMYs WORK.
Tho rsou,ar monthly meeting of the New York
Academy of Medicine took place last night at No.
10 West Thirty -frst.st and DR.. Fordyce Barker,
recently reelected president. delivered his in
aucural address. After the formal session of the
society was ended reception was given TO Dr. r.
Seymour Ha,en, of London, and the Loving Cup OF
the society was pas cd around among the guests
and members present. Among those who attended
the meeting and the reception were the following
doctors: William Detnold, John G. Adams, IL. +.
Weir, Joseph Wiener. Alfred c. Post Carr hei'z-
man, C. =. Wood w. n. Brakeman, > l. nnnna oT,
{: saales H + prrI HanT S white. William
Young, c. s. Bull p. G Cole. C. An erson' 4 P NAIL
SON ~ J.; Leonard Weber; =. PeierI p MundE
ROSip;9n j L Lt'Is G.1 H. a. or oRyrM Fuller. " f.
Forrest j. H. Hinton J. p. Mum .. r; oc 81 uas
A. V. b. LockroV ID. II. Goodwiilie ane L. u mar
After some routine business bad been transact"u
and the dea h of DIR. B,prd had BEEN nollceui 1T:
barker went TO the lecturN-stand anu tII MS
;nanonr,l add ess which was in part as lOloWs >:
FELLOWS AcADEMx DO NOT cS o foT AMY, INV
remarks in the usual form by foan d as 5o% desired
fbat the responsibility and labor involved IN the ehort
,o disc large the dur OF the office which nave hau
The honor OF holding by your kind Partially, might
end with my second term OF , service, az At
sons ior declining t. be a candidate for renomi tlon
which hoped would be as conclusive In Influencing tue
a
have ways q 1t that term service as President
on general principles, winch Will not sop now 10 90
no ouy the Dent hut for the Int res aud ~
funes OF he Acac emy Furthermore fet tnat ga
not owe the to professional nerit or einence
bat that, the part of the Academy. A., IT
az the S6s would be peforned
entiolsy. zealOusy and faithfully II the election was
based the prinoips OF comforting honor Know per
fectiy well that tn re are others much des ryug
or If II were based selection Tor htles 10 Drst
that I9ee we're others wnO would bring to the place
new strength and equal zeal and esfnes. ness. i'll.
Having relieved my mud by defining my position, l
visa TO relieve IL still more by avOwng my warm appre
citation, not only OF TINS recent expression OF your
dence my pro Ound thanks for me aid ana eons
sup Ort which have received thlnK the chaiactSr
and hgn purposes Of the Academy have been g"r0usl
iusrdted nv th fact that III us past sessions
to the Of my beI, all have worked tog liner most
occurred 10 dlstnro irleudiy Persoha io'aC rn
lie past and the future of the Academy seem 10 ne the
most appropriate tuen when precedent has made IL me
dury OF me chair up tue une wnoh Is usually
occupied IN a more important aud profitable way IN
ing PHYSICIANS and surgeons o. TINS Cit WAC tnrtysA
yeats ago the happy conception to unite III OrSdz,
;%sh'! I,G'o eonspucious by their never
jig ieN1 Interest nir never wavorilg dcvo-
ton heir never interim Ting wO.k in lie interest OF tue
Academy ana their uni orn presence at IT'S meet
3n,s iinnk n a ma tier duIy OF tHese
original fellows. rlrst alpnaDou oaily ia orr hst o.
fellows snJ jud la no respect Is our
secrtir Dr. JOhn q. Adams For over turty years ms
eeDlerian mas ueId some official position and te dutes
OF once nave never ne II iorSo whether a. , no
or abroad, and We never Oern performer III periue
tory way. but with tne utmost ndsi5y anu ao''y
| must next mention Dr. oalhuei l. huOpau' %
whulu the foregoing description Is also "Ppnotno.
-Four OF me fouhdefs OF tae AvauThy s i IN
us, have hled the Ohce OF president ine renVI
ONCE, believe the SENIOR Ia ears OF Tue
his noble preseucc aud us Inspiring enthusiasm al our
meetings within last four years, ana We may conn
dely tIat only his heaIh has pfeventSo uIni
from being with Oh tue es,nt occasion Mex Ia
eeniU y Office AND IN years 10 Or James Ahder
son no ed the once pres lent o. The Academy Ioi
six years. ard 10 stih IA tho ENJOY heht Ol sVou
heal wItbin tne hasl year ha7 Oeen pre'en a.
Nay IL eA-ltlf
learned an indcfidg4ble Post. Sho stu preserves
youth III zeal in Keeping up w,lh tue PCEress o.
from our 70 al Nays tea ~ 20 take pdIt ia
onr aiseu,sons wnrn ney pertain to subjects 20 which
he has gwen p.clal study Ana now wat shall say
of Purple, te last on our Isl VI oriRnIi I-loMs
who as occupied the onai1 All KNOW wuat ne mas done
for Tins AcaIty IN tue .ast ANA mat he bas peen IOr
tins han royal purple IS Tor KhgS-the III 81 @PpiO
pirate OF ornaments aud the most Significant Ga cur
blens Ia Hg the shelves ABOVE with priceless volumes
Our hbrar. now contains over nineteen tnoasand
volumes and between ave ahd SIX tnoueahI p'nli,e's
ana may say that ~ is dnlv INCREASING Dy ne
Tonert A. Barry and Of the la Dr. Edw lrd o. Beade
IL mas received from the estate OF tne ,Ornel "a Vol
Pruerous CUTS Of noble beneIactOr Dr. ADrhIn ia
n Do,o; medical publishers both OF this cOun
tPy anu OF Eugand. have Land Us under
,sSnes"a most LIBERAL policy. we'll wise aud re-
Iuupcralye Ia business point OF view. Our JJhd de-
anI completeness. 1 must not ouiit 20 sta'e LAT
lady has authorized me to purchase chase 81 dng p ar
Judgment sucn IA library AS TINS should possess
N tue sS Our ysar' new In"
iairty-dye nave oied. Several have removed
have have oee elected as dent ellOws. think lnc
Acade,ny nas every reaso4 10 De esIsuea WIN tle
tins time as slxty-six papers OF uusdi merit anu I'M
pOrta. &c have Deen reaa on SUBJECTS per 'ilnhk ~
hoogy, general medicine ana surgery, t"erale1t,cs
aud tue SPECIAL SUBJECTS OF heOo8J
dernIaIt lOgy laryn-OioS GEOLOGY AMI Opht ."hoOs;
The reading OF Caese piPeTs n4s "een ionV"cu ~ -
DISCUSSIONS have attracted hOlccaho Doen ai gey
reprinted bOtn III American ana Europtan journal ;,
II been my alm 10 OIins our papers WILL Sou" ~
due proportion mark NE pogress III science OF an de
paitnents medicine, and mus IN turn 10 secure the
inolest anu ad IA tne Improvement oi az our reno"
The discussion of the rs Is Iree alI open W an Du'
IA lis rpmg 70 the crude Iuslye. Dadly-aIranged out
bursts moment. In tnese discussions we wish 10
OF neir carru study, ter mature experience ana oc
hbera.e Judgment and VINO nave Iofmed distinct
opuion ANA can CLEARLY the mental processes by
ybicn tuey have arrived at tneir Opiulons
noo II 10 be one Of the great Of his academy
10 bring out develop the young men by ITS HDrafy
ana les ecentiHc work who are 10 aAe care OF rs inter
ests and give tho stamp OF oaar~cttr 10 Inc
IN tnc future do not hesitate 10 express toe
Win the profession IN other and iU otHer
tries mat number OF young men i'll ts city Oi 0fgh
inteltecis o. bio zeal, nave mad the largest Op
orlunirs At nome aud abroad Tor thorough ana com
plte eddcaton Is greater than has ever before Deeh
twenty years hence NewYork will have GALAXY OF dis
tiug.ished men who VIII ave sne meuedl profession
fesson eIsewnere as never before been attained
Tue mental ACTIVITY OF the profession IN tms cry Nd,
heeu It's Contributions 10
lit nature have wonderfully increased snce the organza
tlou OF sue AGA Ieny Ine NUMBER OF me Icd WORKS ny
New York aatnors flity years from 1900 20 1891
wus'lO9 years from lSJo 10 lsOV new 1ott
willis published % medical worAs from 1860 u
1870 the nunOeF was 90. and IRON 1870 u 1850 tne
nuuO,r was lO2-tne whole numoer III the last thirty
xe,Is being 236 TO this II should De ADDED mat New
forE wnters lave in this period OF thiry years con
tuuuteQ according To tue most accurate rsnsses tha
en- anu at $4,000 pages 10 the periOdicalmed
ic Al literature vi Tue cOu Try. -, ,u,,u,a.o
No city has a greater accumulation OF ln1i'Iuuu
wealth than New-YOrk none nae greater npcIal VIC
properly appealed to ana It's lneoAg hce anu
are convinced OF the Justice and necessity % INC appear
luis mas amply shown IN us npefaI pro 10 %
I'm accom- odaon for the sick poor and ID nam
srs nther Olrec tons. But 1t mas done niue lot tn
,roTes.,n ON which u relies Tor tue preservation o
feaSn am convinced that this Ia simply because II'