New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-01
NEW POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL

- tho contributors TO the Building Fund were
A., pohort 7 d. Able, Mrs. F. a. Appleton, Mrs
7 Raylies Miss Bergman. Mrs. william bi'Pn""
we Frederic Goodridge, Mrs. ii. j. Hayden MIS-
I Henry Lane, Mrs. Robert Livingston MIS- 'o''n
". MntIirn L. T. Russell, Mrs. William o'eih"a' anu
Nv and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson. The faculty was
..nrssented by Drs. Charles LOOMS Dana, Ahur""
Uermance Smith, William Oliver Moore, bacne NV
Evers Emmett, Edward Kershuer. Wiilam iie"rS
Porter stephen Smith Burt, Caesar Angus, w"
Eamdolve Horace Tracy Hanks, Clarence O"aFicS
Rice Charles Carroll Lee, Jonas Rein Nlsen. 'r"ehe
vonroe Hammond Robert Able, Henry Dwight
(than,n Abel Mix Phelps. Lemuel Bolton Bangs
rarouhar Ferguson Reynold Webb Wilcox, Wil'an
lanes Morton Hermann st. John Boldt, WHY Meyer
Francis Balk, Harry Noyle Butts, Arthur Lyman
Fisk John Joseph McPhee, Achilles Edward DAVIS ana
Theodore Durham.
tanned q list OF the names Of the founders picture
of the new building, copies OF the postgradnate an
nouncements from 1882 to 1902; copies OF printed
matter relating to the school, the d1spensary q
hospital copies of the post graduate Journal winch
published monthly; copies OF the Ne"'iorh -"
daily newspapers, reports Of the training SCHOOL ior
nurses in connection with the POSTGRADUATE Hospital
reports and appeal of the "babes' wards,' Worlds
Fair souvenir medal Columbian anniversary medal
and United States coins Of the current year
After a brief prayer by the Rev. Dr. Vincent, Dr..
D. b. st. John Roosa, president Of the school, spoke
In part as follows:
Prior to 1882 physicians from all parts OF this
country and from Canada and the West Indics were
constantly coming to New York for the purpose OF
getting advanced and special instruction In medicine
and surgery However excellent general practi-
toner man may be, he does not 1ecesSan! have
the special knowledge that Is required FOR the eat
ment Of many Of the local diseases Of the human
body and for some serious surgical operations ...,
The general practitioner OF hamets and small toWs
has no complete opportunities for MANY such cases
in an ordinary course. few years Of practice makes
him desire the vast experience afforded III great
city Men Of this class sought the metropolis. Here
they found that while the opportunities were ample
they were not arranged for their use not gathered
on one available place not readily found. .s,oa,
In 1874 attempt was made in one OF The medical
colleges Of the city that connected with the Universt!
to provide special instruction for these men by giving
what called postgraduate lectures But these
We're too few; too few patients were exhibited at
one time to be Of any great service. The Intervals
between clinics great that the time required
the active practice Of medicine TO be absent from his
home The faculty Of that ,h nst Tint n
teaching graduates and undergraduates on the same
benches, decided to resign from that institution ana
This the beginning Of this institution The names
Of those who thus resigned, ana Who then founded
this school today deposited in this cornerstone.
The first year 100 practitioners Of medicine at
tended the courses OF this school tue last year NOR
than 500. 1t was soon seen to be necessary that a
hospital as well as dispensary should be an IN
tegral part Of the plan Ihe first hospital was t ,i
over the country TIE babies wards This was
established at the suggestion OF Dr. sarah McNatt
for its establishment given by a lady, whose
w6gs. fa5 @ N de S Sa Se SG spo
Of by New Workers as model philanthIOplst In
Sg me ward fooweS that for baS until
a fully equipped hospital largely supported by the
benevolence OF New York, is under our own roof, II
that We are about 10 erect this building
The idea Of hospitals with the o ayowed double 9'
who are licensed TO practice medicine i 1nc that
never had had full recognition and scoop IN New New,
school II obtains In this institution was effected
This school ana f rOSpa no f frn
students, and yet not using any OF TINS income Tor
The purpose OF salaries TO the professors or Instructors
hut for the maintenance and enlargement OF our hos
pitals With this disposition OF our Income II Is
impossible completely to equip and carry on the hos
pitals I'm a proper way But trust In the future,
a, We have happily in the past TO the generosity
Of the men and women OF Nswl9rR, MO md ma N
little better and little happier, and who have
believe, viii stand by us until the end crowns the
work.
When DR.. Rosa had finished his historic and
descriptive remarks the stone was formally lowered
TO It's place and declared by him properly and Truly
laid on retiring TO the lecture room OF the fOs'
Graduate school, No. 226 East Twenethst. Professor
T. Gaillard Thomas delivered an Interesting and
eloquent address, saying in part
In the year 1892 the inspiration TO establish schools
Of instruction for hysclans who had had some year
Of practice, who knew by experienee ,rr smGr'
their weak points. came simultaneously TO Two scts
OF men in this city, OF which founded Inc
"Polycllnic," and one the :" Post Graduate school
the cornerstone Of whose future college We have ~
sembled here TO bay today.
Since It's foundation II has inspired the creation OF
similar centres Of learning In other cities OF onI
country, and thus greatly increased lis sphere OF
usefulness. This multiplication will surely continue
with resulting benefit to society which Is beyond
with the moral problems Of nation Is recognized.
50 would one think that the capacity Of medicine
10 deal with It's questions Of health would lie admitted
leyOnd question. That no such admission Is really
and practically made among us no more striking
proof could be given than the fact that in the most
Important medical offices OF NewYOrk. the neal
successors Of two intelligent and ncorrupblc officer
yanderpOel and Chandler. physician whose name
10 entirely unknown in the annals OF hygenic med
cine and a merchant whose knowledge is presumabl,
no greater than that Of his class IN general. And