Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-21
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The medical students Complain of a
i scarcity OF sBodles-seme OF Their |
Oharacterfssics-Th Horoscope Out
The Gym. Contest Last Evening"
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The students in the medical department
are complaining Of what would strike
people generally as novel kind of cor
ner in the market. Everyone knows of
course. in the study of that honorable
science, a something more is needed, in
gaining thorough knowledge of the
human form divine, than that which is
solely within the text book covers. The
dissecting room is as essential for the
medical school as the courts are for that
department of the university where the
legal capabilities are trained to such fine
point of finish. But dissecting room
without those objects of horror to the
newcomer, has little practical value It
is q scarcity of bodies for dissecting pur-
poses that the school has been suffering
from for some time and the University
Of Vermont and in fact many of the
schools in this part of the country have
been affected in like manner. The
New York has successfully worked a
corner in the market and is enjoying the
benefits with a selfish delight.
Human bodies are obtained in various
ways for medical purposes. Poorhouses
and hospitals furnish their quota from the
list of remains unclaimed by relative or
friend of the deceased. To-day the pro-
cess of procuring them;is quite orderly and
marked contrast with the bodysnatch-
ing escapades of former days. Medical
students are a strange anomaly during
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tive practice of their profession they settle
| down into beings quite like other men.
But while they are students there is little
they will shrink from undertaking
| especially if there is a little
spice of danger annexed. One at first
| thought would think them absolutely
heartless and quite devoid Of those finer
| feelings which characterize man from the
| animal They would have as little COM
Function, if they thought there would be
no discovery, Of waylaying the pet dog of
| their dearest friend Nellie, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining its internal organism,
| as they would have of uttering sweet
| nothings to the young lady herself.
The Horoscope came out yesterday morn
| ing. This publication appears every year
about the present time and is mysterious
| in its origin. It purports to tell the jun
| iors who will catch senior society, the
| predictions as rule being worse than use
less, and yet the publishers must realize q
tidy little sum from it's sale, as many Gu
rious man buys it for the sake of reading
| the views of someone else who has studied
the matter. The following men are con
| sidered to have excellent chances:
/ To Skull and Bones-McClung, Bayne,
8. Morrison, Graves, Day, Howell Cheney,
Decker Cheney, Stannard, Hustled, Crosby,
Kitchell, Tassell, Ballet, Tucker, Wright
| Pierre Jay, Hume, Swayne, Ingerson and
Tbhits.
To Scroll and Key-Paddock, Lyman,
Mutually, Ivison, Young, S: Webster, Bolt
wood, P. Hollister, B. HOLSTER, Floyd
Jones, Mason, Price, Carr, Punyon, Park
er, Lord, Hinckley.
To VOLTS Head-Ford, Parker, Hinckle
Jay, Woodruff, Hume, Jenney, Rockepel
Ter, Grant, Weeks, Knowles, Dingley, Or.
rick, Kidd, Shepherd, Griffin, Manson
Sears, West and Badger.
This years edition is better than the
average, but the editors seem to have vent
| '02, both of whom are frst-class fellows
and we'll liked by the university men
Otherwise quite a number of very gooc
grinds appear. This is the sixteenth edi
ton, and many of the juniors may be well
content that their faults and foibles WERE
touched in so quiet way.
Professor Arthur Wheeler resumed hif
work yesterday with the seniors after {
weeks absence.
Another of the indoor contests at tn,
gym. was held last night. Womersley wo1
the high jump, with Dixon second. Below
is the total score as it stands: Womersle,
26, Hammond 26, Dixon 18, Kitchel II
Taylor Is, Trumbull 1. In the shot-put
ting event Van Ingen won, with Wrigh
second. Score as follows: Van Ingen 26
HeHefnger %, Wright II, Carley Is, vii
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