The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-01
4 SECRfsrARY OF PUBLIC HEILTH.
Or. II. Gnillnrd Thomas Suggests New
Cabinet Member4

DR.. II. Gnillnrd Thomas Suggests n New
Cabinet Member4
The corner stone Of the large now building
which the New York Post Graduate Medical
School and Hospital is about to build at tho
northeast corner OF Second avenue and Twen-
teth street. was laid yesterday afternoon. A
tent had been nut up to protect those who
were TO take part in the exercises from the
cold Novem Der wind. and the tent at on o'clock
was uncomfortably crowded with physicians
The stone. large gray block. bearing the
name of tho institution and the date. was
rugged TO lifting tackle on the edge OF the
sidewalk.
Tho Row. Mcrvn r. Vincent Of Union Thoo-
logical Seminary opened toe exercises with
prayer DR.. d. 3. st. John Eoosa President OF
the corporation. made a brief address and laid
the corner stone In the COPPER box beneath it
was deposited. besides the usual documents.
newspapers and coins. one Of tho rev Worlds
Fair medals. The meeting was then ad-
| journed to the lecture room OF tho old building
on the next block
Here the principal address Of the dav was
delivered by Dr. 4. Gail!ard Thomas. He de-
soribed the origin OF the school in 1882. and
sketcheG its course since. 1t began with less
than 100 students, and now numbe over 800.
Its sole object he said. was not only the in
struction OF physicians who wish IN enlarged
knowledge. but also the creation OF similar.
centres OF learning in other cities Of the coun-
try. 1t also undertook the training OF young
lecturers on medicine to MI vacancies in the
Of the difficulty Of drawing true and valua bio
recent effort to prove the protective power OF
inoculntion with the virus of cholera by hiring
a., man an To- to- be nocuatsd. as a brave undsrtak-
in conclusion he said: The time has surely
wi 81 p,,h1
chosen from the ranks Of medicine. should
eSPStitate one Of the members o. the
States: when quarantine with the host
Of questions which cluster around that word.
and when medical len should i be ESQ., SO thorough.
~ informed unon hygiene oy competent in
IN M %ul ais to that s,ny ss
chant at the head OF the, Health Board Of one
In this age Of int ectual advance the day
cannot DO far distant when patriotic and fair
soIecsm Of selecting WITT the sre s er
Gumspection Secretary OF Agriculture. and
be by RnTn 81
ard methods. which ut moments of great ma
tionnl perl make us the byword among the
as / represent it, how IS it that the leaders Of
public sentiment do not recognize and alter
testimony which can adduce to that want Sf
,t q thi 9sdGne which have made
The new medical school and hospital il to
be \ lve-story building Of Indiana limestone
Twentieth street and 30 feet ON Second avenue.
i has 20, been modelled inter any other med
twill look Ike n handsome business building.
The Idea was to construct u building in which
the students. being practitioners Of medicine.
could meet their instructors mt the bedsidoS of
patients. 1t will contain two clinical lecture
rooms with anterooms for the preparation of
patients and their examination in detail by
oneor more practitioners. an operating amphi.
theatre. and numerous small rooms for special
1000 students.