New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
MEDICAL SPECIALISTS DINE.
RETrER TRAINING NEEDED FOR DOCTORS.
SPEECHES AT THE ANNUAL DINNER OF TIE rosI
GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL

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found out what allied him at Delmoncos last h9n'' lor
every medical speciality represented at the dinner
there OF the New-YOrk POstGraduate Nedlcal 0CNOo'
and Hospital All tue doctors we're professors OF III
structors in the school, and with few guests thee were
hfy-hve in all Dr. d. b. st. john Roosa' president ol
the faculty. presided Among those present were Ut
Abraham Jacob. president of the Academy OF Medl
cine. DE- Daniel Lewis president OF the County Medical
Society; Dr. A. II. smith, the Rev. pr MAeAr'huV Dr
q L Dana c. Beamau. Dr. F. T. sturgis. secretary OF
the faculty; Charles II. Kellogg. Charles '" Day'ou III
Milton. Josiah Roberts, Dr. william a. Hammond Dr'
Frank B. Foster, DR.. Joseph l. Smith, OF the United
states Armyi DR.. Thomas f. sat'erthwal'e'
DE George Henry Fox, Dr. William oAver
Moore. DR.. Bache McEmmet Dr. a. j.
C. skene. Dr. Louis A. Pecher, Whtelaw Reid Dr. .
s Burt and Dr. Samuel Lloyd. Tho dinner was e"Ie"
with that delberaton beftting men who know
the value OF good digesuons, and was wen
seasoned with jests and anecdotes Then tia speech
making began with address by Dr. Rososa who alter
welcoming guests, spoke substantially as follows
New-York was the birth place OF post-sradn-
Aprn. is75. the medical facnlty Of the Uni
versity established 10 ~. = S,,|te T. 80.
ulty the scheme was an imperfect onr ana lacu
to attract students Ihe ieT men VINO a17[ enc IN
dtspensareS ard hospitals ana by QrNaic lhHt uCv"
M Nil after appealing in VAN to the faculty for
separate c.ass-rooms FOR the nstruction OF gra.u
ates the so-caled PostGradlate Faculty .b IC
dt so in order 10 establish POs:-Graduate Medical
school We who here are IN part members oi @ tlo
original seven three of us having suTfINea @ W.
tndes and mutations Of ne and me neAornn' ca w 1
have faculty numbering some Ky r NV na,p ~" S
pita a dispeusary and babies ward Better u an a.,
we have attracted - New-York In thtse seaht icur
ve1rs about 500 medical men from the Ined state-'
Canada and the Brrmudas TO attend the az 'anced per
doing for the physlcAus OF our own country WHAT mas
been for long done IN Berlin Eiennt ana Pars. cur
n,ariculatps nave como the mighty cities Ot tie
sill mightier West well as from the AVcadldh calm
II be the sincrres nattCry, how must VIC be
fattered Close upon the heels OF our hrst anLOu &C.
mrpf came that OF a similar school n our city: The
acues OF tine uudergI sdUate colleges became sud'Hy
convinced Of tho necessity Tor separate pOt-Er'Q"tte
sprang up IN; New York usual, led The van In tu7
country. AN proud 10 sdI leu tle van III We "
York Applause. New-N ork is the reaI s'ieuun. 'o
well a. centre OF this continent Jus a' '"o
suceessfal CHICAGO an - L2ol, %" an M ~ sf -
me Worth ttrfrcfu Htreio and TIE AH20tc HDHMty "u
the noyeii'is eon-e mere 5r U[ h .c oy Ne h.
really desires keep step win tie advance IN Hru CH
Applause. Harvard College would move TO NrM- OK
/ If some Yankee would coEiriFe way Gi
/ getting Alumni Hall and the ch3ptl mere ""
ait quietly by when Youths discourse OF uniyersrs m m
suburban towns Ike Princeton aud Ne"-HtVeu' OF III
provincial Boston Bat. after all the real university -
with its 900 students New-IorS IS the best pace on
IA continent TO acquire the adVnnerl M -, ~
training necessary i'r ''9 '''D' s''iI'' - VIC
There was no regular toast i- but there was plenty
Of penup oritory among the doctors a-d their guests
which only needed 10 be tapped to flow in copiOns
I
criu.natingly until a late hour tie introduced each
speaker with some witty but goodnalured sally which
nut everybody in a good humor to receive the speech
lie first called Dr. Daniel Lewis who responded Win
many good huuoreL ests and concluded by congratn-
atng the POSTGRADUATE school Oh the success which 1t
had attained.
Dr. Roosa next demarded speech OF Or. smith, Pro-
fessor Of Medicine in he POSTGRADUATE school Dr.
! smith responded to this effect
/ Nowhere on the face Of the globe is scientific idea
more quickly acted upon than here and IT'S claims ap
he habit OF the Anerc Al mlud and nowhere more con
ug" & p1 % bns W K,Iar Gad scarce opened Ills mouth
away l-e IusA' 49, r- @ - t, - bt,ir acfion az
cocaine when lis voice heard across the Atlantic
ana a%7f nc onsfrafion Of the value Of the drug
am disposed to arrO-ate f'r New ork phy ysclah5
any superiority those Of other large cities But
merc centre oi the Union ana that makes II the chei
centre OF population. Population carries with 1t chem
zeal advantages and this makes NrwNork the centre
! for medical teaching. To grumble against TINS
heipg the ease then that NewYork is and must be the
point which those desiring TO enter INTO inc suy M
70 see that the facilities teaching keep pace with the
to have material to hand on every side aud
| men wrn qualified to Use IT, ah4 IL
the fullest measure both and material tFor this
we need laboratory facilities, clinics arranged
In the nature OF the case the for increased
facilities originate with the profession 1t IS t4e
BVt ay must rea! ze that they too have st
| in this matter. They cannot ah1rd 20 ie' men meal
T~av have too much stake.
Health and ife are OF more value than the acquisition
Of property and for these they look great de-
gree TO medical profession trained TO tho fullest
Note the magnificent glft the College Of Physicians
and surgeons and wnat has beeu done for an under
gradna school will be repeated for the post graduate
il not by one man then by several ana IN tLe Snd we
shall capacious building erected where under Que
roof there will be complete hospital Accommodations
facilities for teaching aud illustrating oil t1e
branches medicine II Is pleasant to see In the muni
cent gifts Of rich men FOR objects OF pupHc
the truth exemphed that despite ma1lms OF this sodd
life there those who realize that II Is not the Whole
OF lie 10 make money nor all OF DEAN 70 ea'e IorIuo'
/ Applause
Dr. jacob was exhorted to "stand and deliver
The specialists of the Post Graduate school, he said
take their pupils from all parts Of the United states
They work with to eevatng the standard OF the
general prac oner That is also the aim the Acacemy
Of Medicine The the general practitioner knows
of specates the general practitioner he IS Good
general practitioners needed. perhaps, than
/ great specialists"
The Rev Dr. Macarthur spoke next. No
profession, ne said, can have I've and SYM
metrica scholarship, unles there are facilities FOR
study furnished in advance OF those which are re-
oured for mere graduation. He thought that the gen.
er standard for scholarship required for entrance into
medical college should be raised Broader foundations
should be laid before the student selected special
study. He hoped that the time would come when
medical colleges would insist upon high attachments
/ I'm their students before admission, matter Il
thereby many applicants were turned from
their doors their lost He regretted that there
was not broader spirit manifested IN the medical pro
truth by discovered without regard TO the
special school to which the dscOverers belonged
Mr.. Beaman made speech which kept everybody In
constant laughter Dr. Dana read lurid poem descrlb
ing how in a weird nightmare dream be accompanie ed
Satan tour OF investigation among the specid
Other speeches we're made by Mr.. Reid. DR.. Joseph r
smith, DR.. Skeene and Dr. SturgeA