New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-24
CHEERS FOR DR. WELSSE.
HE LECTURES TO HIS OLD CLASS AGAIN.
THEY FLOCK TO THE CARNEGIE LABoRATokY-
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME

THEY FLOCK TO THE CARNEGIE LABORATORY
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Ths sidewalk in front Of the Carnegie Laboratory In
East Twenty sixth-st crowded last evening Win
medical students who were elbowing their way ior
chance to get IN to hear the first lecture on anatomy
given there by. Professor Faneuil Wetsse since his
resignation from the professoship Of practical and
uraeal anatomy Of the University Medical College.
.Joes standish, big, muscular man, $1,000 ~ the
door and showed fight when any one who coun not
show mstriculatIon ticket attempted to enter Many
students who had forgotten to bring their tickets
thought TO make up for the loss By carrying heavily
bound medical volumes under their arms put Joe'
was immovable and would not let them In. They
went away grumblng When Professor Weisse ar
rived. however the word of commando was relaxed,
and reporters for whom the jantor had been lying in
walt especially were with others permitted TO pass
in
The New-york Coilegs Of Dentistry has hired the
large han in The Laboratory for lectures anatomy
by Dr. welsse twice weok, Wednesdays and Fri
days and the first Of tho series begun last even
ing students from the various colleges in the city
were invited, and they came in sufficient numbers to
pack the hail More than 100 of them were from the
Unvexity Medical College, while large delegations
also focked in from Bellevue Hospital
Medical College, tho New-York College of
Dentistry the Ecle' tic College, the College Of Ply
scisns and Surgeons and the Homeopathic Medical
CpiitSc nutn fTOleSSDr NeiSsc cutcTou ntuuchto
Jumped 10 their feet and cheered and cheered again.
1t only when their voices gave out that they be-
came quiet and that the Professor was enabled TO
begin his lecture practical anatomy, which lasted
hour and twenty minutes, DR.. Weisse remarhdng
IN alf-payfui, half sarcastic mood that there
no gongs here, so II step little while beyond the
regulation time, which is one hour AIN certain you
win bear with me- This observation received
with deafening outburst Of applause.
Dr I.me Walq ICh0 had NJ dig-
sectng-room and the embalmer in the University
Medical College and who resigned when Professor
weisse did, present and acted his assistant.
His appearance, too, greeted with burst of ap-
plause also the arrival of DR.. T. d. MerrIgan,
who was the demonstration under Professor wesse
Before beginning the lecture proper the Professor,
whose face was vreathed in smiles and who Kept
bowling for fully minutes In response 10 the warm
greeting with which he was received, said, in 70
ply to q unanimous call for "a Speech" "a
speech:
Gentlemen, the only speech have to make to
you this evening outside Of that which you are es-
pecally here to listen TO is that very glad TO 500
you ALL and full of gratitude for the warmth and en-
thus,asm with which you have greeted me. Before
beginning my remarks this evening allow me to
offer Won an explanation of this present occasion
The Ncw-York College of Dentistry has hired this
hall for the purpose of continuing my demonstrations
Of anatomy. (Applause1 /, as incumbent Of the
chair Of anatomy, have heretofore always allowed my
demonstrations TO be free to all medical students
who have desired 10 attend. prolonged appausel
INF, demonstration is no exception (AppauseJ
The students OF the New York College of Dentistry
have extended an invitation 10 all medical students
10 be present They and win be always glad to SEQ
those of yoa who choose to attends Continued ap
plausel $50
There are tweDty-six tables which engage i've men
each In The dissectingroom of the University Med.
cal Coilege and they are usually all filled. One of
the students informed reporter of The Tribune how
ever that there were only two men there last even
ing the others having gone 10 hear the lecture by
Professor Weisse.