Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-17
THE COLLEGE OPENED.


The Much-TNlked-Of Homeopathic COL
lexe Begins Its Career.
Despite legal and professional opposition
the National Homeopathic Medical College
was opened last evening under what ap-
peared to the layman rather favorable cir
cumstances. The home Of the college is a
large three-story brick building at Cos H
street northwest, and the large reception
room on the first floor was well filled last
evening. when President I'D. Hird accorded
a cordial greeting to those present. many
Of whom were Of the fair sex.
He explained that the college had been be-
set with unusual and many difficulties. but
that its projectors, believing that their
cause was just and therefore had a right
to exist, felt that in the end all would be
well, and it's students would always be able
to point with gratitude and pride to the
fact that they had been graduates Of the
college. President Hird stated emphaticaily
and solemnly that the only purpose of the
incorporators Of the college was that of
education. The city Of Washington was
large enough and broad minded enough for
such a college. and he believed that its
people would sustain IL. The incorporators
OF the institution did not believe in the
policy Of obstruction. for they believed that
science and obstruction did not so together.
The college had been instituted for the ben
cit Of Washington young men and
women that they might not have to depend
upon another city for instruction. Speak
ing of the abilities Of the prospective stu
dents Of the college President Hird stated
that the faculty would have no objection
whatever to an examination Of them by a
competent board Of physicians. The policy
OF the national capital was one Of progress.
and that would be the policy Of the college.
The institution expected opposition, but no
doubt OF its ultimate success was enter
tanned.
President Hird then presented Dr. Fred
h. SWEET of the faculty, professor of theory
and practice of medicine who delivered a
brief address. Referring to the opposition
the college had met he stated that 1. rested
upon the fact that the proposed college
here would antagonize to some slight ex-
tent similar institution in Baltimore. The
opposition the incorporators of the college
had met and were meeting did not however,
worry them in the least. Believing that
woman was not an inferior being, the doors
OF the college would be thrown wide open
to them. The incorporators also believed
that employment in the service of the gov
eminent was not prima facie evidence of a
weak intellect, nor did they believe that a
government employee failed to retain knowl-
edge or gain more because Of his employ
ment. DR.. SWEET then referred to the his
planned its teachings, claiming that II was
reserved for the city OF Washington to pre-
sent the unique spectacle of homeopathy
making war upon its kind. The faculty OF
the college did not profess to know every
thing. or as much, indeed, as many others
but they did claim to know enough to
qualify their students to pass an examina-
ton as strict and searching as that en-
ployed In any other similar institution
At the conclusion Of the addresses those
present were escorted on a tour of inspec-
ton OF the building. It was stated that the
opening lecture would be delivered this
evening before a class of eight students,
! and that several more were expected to en-
roll themselves. 1t was also stated that a
rev chair. that Of medicinal botany, had
been provided. to be occupied by Prof.
Rawlings.