New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-22
AGREAT NIGHT FOR DOCTORS
OPENING THE NEW ACADEMY OF MEDlCiNl
BUILDING.


oprv,xc THE NEW ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
BUILDING.
~ .nnprss OF CONGRATULATIONS BY Dr. ~ -
,oom,s-pR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLINESS
LErrER-ornER FEATURES
lao, q, space in yesterdays Tribune only
W.. .ooo,rt Of the opening reception on Tnnisass
9Th, NJ the Academy OF Medicine couiu W $500
nsns " ,roud night for the fellows Of the ACADEMY
"., ~ for all the members Of the PROGRESSION ~
.s. o,v They were iustinabv proud LOT .''0 ls,
49,. nav home Of the Academy Is py rr "o mi ~,
and most complete structure that mas eve w. vii,
ana mos' e. science in this country, ana WIZ
cseeu " .1s,..an,v with any In tie world. Ino
oo"p ' r.re held in Hosack Hall, memories "
Dr Alexander Eddy HosacK a., ,s,t M
- tn onen,nr address by Dr. LOOMS was In pa'' ~
follows: ,s,. a. IA nv privilege 10
sneak to YOU words welcome In our nc" n,ebt "a
,ra witch nv heart prompts me W w. o., ,he
asuass =, congratulation- -congratua''0hS ivr M
w .1 . and the future OF our Aeauem''
80 oars 400 representative men IN onerens v,,n ,ts
~ medicine founded this Academs, seam. John n
early history are w. .ens Alexander Hosack. John w.
rraho'' ,a.s AZ smith Valentine Moss anu f.~n.''
Drspei sv,,, such founders the membership Oh e
s.a.nv oor included most Of the active meues'
IN the city. and became the stronses. ~. ~.
,.,., ,,aa,caI examinations In the oV"se
inhuehuai neu - 10. orowu in professional esteem ana
i,." n.~a IA one reviews the scien'ino '.o'. VI
go, oar,,sr wears he consratulases himse. - h.s
,e,ow Of such fellowship. An ofs - ~, %, each
o. ven so much to the profession as ours ,, ,ssent
e. =, ~ 20 no proud Of. We step to-hisn' "
full Of promise ,,.. supplerented by the
largest and best collection Of journa. 70 " g. omo de-
nun,rv we NAV rlghtfuy claim tna' "" ,,e madeline
r.o mec,in9 the highest Requirements u .orss,. q,
o. r,.mhership includes most OF inc s'",o Nv. rr,
our ," a, III. city and many in the sta0' I'e's
our q, edc,ne "a represented by those VINO nav 80
80 dis.incui.hed In their chosen lines '. .na ace
oh,ned scientific labors OF our genera ,s .dca,
toos are TO large degree leading anu Int their
thought and research not only Of our own counH
a'oue ~, hing felt I'm the medical councils VI '',
w. 90 atso exertine an increasing inhuehco ~" -
,,orabt and action Inc public hcai'n " ~ h,,ds
,,,,ans "a being more and more com"- - ru.esca,
with the conviction that by wise cou =, d,sea.o by
me,bods we shall protect it from the rA'e .,oncs
,,oodop,na and more perfect sanitary '0
q" w. ,n..,on was never full OF promise - az ~
ant. never before there so many 80. =. many
front ranks as now; never before "er' NJ Tp,s
cu,.u,ed and brilliant minds entering ~ - .von,fl
'u. soa,o,ra "a indeed more brilliant ana eSei'
p ,vh,cb has preceded 10, and the proepeos s,
constantly more encouraging ana rieher - 49, coa.s,
Tho DAYS Of doubt and anxiety are past 49,. h.,,n
n
ming Of new and broader career ior our s, nau be
s,,od with the thought that our fellowship s". w
come a power in raising our profession W w "
which the future shall assign 70 ~ wa max
Yesterday wc read the history OF the past 70 1'
,,s,o,v for the future and every fellow IN our humo
hisoi! V g., q, ,,t,,o or much in records OF this
| leave his mark, be IL h''io VI '
| Academy. ,,. "a -o,ret from
President LOOMS announced ietters Vi 20 y. ~,
49, ro,,do,t cleveland and Drs. n. s. DAVIS VI VII,
caoo. pacon of New-IIaven Welsh OF bauh,o,e T nv
| oliver Wendell Holmes, whose letter was reau ~
| LoomIs and received Win hearty "pF
| was in substance as follows: 80 r,oco. n
Academies have been too often thought Oh ~ piA'o'
hono,ahls retirement and dignihed ease-roo''s mnsi
emeritus professors and efete men OF letters, aeS n
| the walk could sit In quiet rows "h'e VIC As -. ~
growing were going on beneath them. NJ WV .,tn
,nenher of the French Academy is an honor worm s
o., q, snite Of Prou's epigram. But the Acaae"y "
funls It's true function is hard working poay.
with living subjects; It handles un'eS. - ats 81
| onors rewards for mertorous performance az. 7
,rdgment on the efforts OF asprants for ois1'he'o'
,hos tho nearest approach to fixed stanaaFu VI {"
| celonee by which the work OF new hahos anu 'o ~
work OF old h,nds be judged Inc puoA' - ~
10 he deceived and the traders In deception are So
,ho. r. needs a close united phaanx oil men On ie'os
go know,edpe and character to stand against eheni.
m. radica will always have TO hgnt usas
the claims Of wrong headed and too often oisnonoe
| nails and schools, as they call themselves h , :
| ,v community will always after false prophets
rna.o are certain number OF squirting brains' DO "e
are sauinting eyes, among any thousand Oh any pp
| There will always be q corresponding numper " pe
| m, themselves musicians ready to make living gu
Of them Long may before the wholesome barrier
ars weakened that separate the horoughorea anu 'ra
scientific practitioner from the plausible p,e'enu.l wv,
| bis ..pseudopathy' and his ''pssudouheurapy' we VI"
- ri aars be enough FOR physician to be able 70 say
~ am member OF the YewyOrk Academy Of Medicine.
| The address of DR.. jacob was an eloquent appes
for the library. ...,,o.od =,
DR.. Barker, in his short speech consra'ula'eu ~
Academy upon its new home ana upon us rao n
,royod facilities for continuing the good WORK WHO
Among those were Russell sa GS Mrs NJ y Geors
Mr. ano i,r and Miss Leaning, Drs francs Dci y
William IL Pr Sss hS Charles H adBansy sn
tupuunu, cao,re A. Peters william IL. POLK, ". !
Rosa rSs slngd b. rh b. pnoch and e
Heglls1Ss salem IL. Wales and c. Il. Brakeman.