Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
OPENING OF THE BOTH ANNUAL
COURSE OF LECTURES.
= Large Glass Present Address of Wei
come by DR.. II. &. Tinkham-Pre,i-
dent BuCkham's EcmarlSs- Encour-
ing Outlook for the Term.

The exercises connected with the 3Gth an
nual opening OF the course Of lectures in the
Medical department of the University Of
Vermont were held Thursday afternoon in
the Medical college building. About TAO
students were present the largest number
which has ever matrculatcd thus carly in the
term. Indications point to over 200 students
before the end of the term. Among those
present were Drs. j. H. jackson, j. &.
Rutherford. J. H. Woodward, T. Z. Nc
Sweeney and Hon w. l.. Burnap and Lieut..
". 5. Cummins The opening address was
delivered by Or. H. c. 1inkham, dcmon-
strstor Of anatomy who said.
DIR. TlNKHAM's Address.
It is pleasant task which has been as
signed me to welcome you to the opening of
the Both annual course OF lectures in this
department Of the University and it seems
to me to be emincntly fitting as you begin
here to-day the course of study that shall fit
You for the pursuit of your chosen profe,-
sion, that your attention bcdrccted to some
of the dangers and difficulties that lie in
your pathway, as well as the opportunities
for achievement and honor, and endeavor
to put you in possession of those principles
which shall enable you to cope successfully
with those difficulties before you.
The choice of profession should be a mat
ter to which you have given careful thought.
You should come here because it is some
thing you have puIposed to do, instead of
profession into which you are drifting. The
path to medical success to-day is sleeper
and more thorny than ever before
and never did success demand such a union
OF physical and intellectual qualities as now.
Medical students can be divided into three
E,.l+ l.. ..,.I
work to be among the best of the class sec
ond, those content to occupy mediocre
position; third the men who wish to slip
through" DR.. Tinkham then spoke of the
various branches to which the students at
tention would be devoted the several years
of the course and the fact that the tendency
is now to increase the length Of the course.
The student should adopt regular
method of study. Devote eight hours to
sleep, six hours to meals and relaxation and
the remaining II to hard work. l would
emphasize concentrated effort. for it is the
! first clement of success The man who
knows little of everything knows little of
anything. Many man has missed of b ing
a great man by splitting into two middling
ones But in urging the Importance of stick
ing to one thing, | do not mean that any
man should be a mere lawyer or doctor, but
I you SllOulu survive 10 De Il man, CulLlNdLluS
and developing all your powers on sym.
metrical plan and then let your chief work
be the Guilty alton of that one faculty which
nature has made prominent i'll you.
The calling you have chosen presents a
vast array of work in its different depart
/ ments The spirit OF achievement is 50 rife
| that every day adds some new principle to
medical science Dr. Imkham then alluded
/ to some of the recent discoveries and the
advantage it gave the practitioner. IN clos
/ ing he said: Give your energies to the high
est employment OF which your nature is cap
| able, be alive, be patient, watch opportuni-
ties be rigidly honest. hope for the best, and
/ if you fail to reach the goal of your wishes,
which is possible in spite OF the utmost ef-
forts, you will die with the consciousness Of
having done your best, which after all is the
trueSt success to which you can aspire.
DR.. Tnkham's address was closely fol-
lowed by those present, to whom it cannot
fail to be of advantage.
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM'S REMARKS.
President Buckham then spoke briefly
He said, my part on this occasion is simply
| to make formal announcement and to re
mind you that you are not members SIM
ply OF medical school. but of a university
and to say pleasant word Of welcome to
the class. | have often thought that advice
from a layman would not do you any hurt
and that something from one not a ply
sican might be of benefit to YOU.
| never hear an address from one Of your
profession without learning something of
benefit to me in my own profession. | have
often thought that by simply follow
ng these annual addresses from year
to year one would be reminded
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science. As a layman / can more safely
say few words on the use of preventive
medicines. perhaps. than on any other branch.
He then spoke Of the wide prevalence years
ago OF cholera, ship fever and small poX and
the fact that now practically they have been
stamped out of existence through preventive
/ measures, and he said he had no doubt before
! many years yellow fever would be driven
from the South. He then spoke of the
death rates OF the larger cities which had
been SO greatly decreased | was very glad
TO learn that a department of sanitary
science and hygiene had been added to your
course. You may say what employment
will We have should disease he SO restricted,
and that opens to u> Il new field. that the
physician shall be employed not 50 much to
care for us when i'll as 10 care Tor Us 10 keep
us well.
have no doubt the time is coming when
physicians viii he employed by the year to
look after our physical well being. bringing
with it a more assured income for the mem
bers of your profession.
The president then spoke of the advan-
tages the city afforded the students, its two
valuable libraries, the University and
Fletcher collections, its pleasant homes and
natural attractions, and wished the students
! success in their work and said he huDed To