The evening times., 1895-10-01
RESUMES ITS SESSIONS
Georgetown University Medical
School Publicly Opened.
Addresses by Surgeon General Stern.
bergand President j. liavens Rich.
ards-FacuIty Announced.

The medical department of Georgetown
| University resumed its sessions this morn
ing under the new regulations, with Il four
years course and annual sessions OF
| seven months. In accordance with the new
| provisions of the trustees, there VIII De
| day instead of night sessions.
The night sessions win, however, be
| continued for those who entered upon their
| studies until those so entered shall have
graduated The reopening of this historic
| institut ion was observed last night with
appropriate ceremonies.
The features esofibecxerciseslas OF last night was
| an address delivered by DIR. Stcrnberg,
surgeon general or the United States Army.
This was pre- ,eded b. a brief and interesting
sketch OF the department of the college by
Rev. j. Havens Richards, president.
On the rosiruin were Dr. Richards, DR..
Sternberg, Right Rev. Bishop Keane, of the
Catholic University: DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett,
Dr. Magruder DIR. Stafford. 4. johnson, w.
II. Hawkes., Dr. Fry, DR.. stiles, DIR. Wood
ward, health officer of the District; Dr.
Adams. Col John NJ. Wilson, superintendent
of public buildings and grounds; DIR. Klein
schmidt and others.
Df. Richards address dealt with the
successful desire of the college Ia keep up
with the advance oil ofmedical science at home
and abroad. He sketched rapidly and sue
cinctly the various steps OF progress taken
by the medical department since 1861,
giving examples OF the widening tendency,
and then touched on the recent departure
in favor of day school as the only means
for adequate education In this science.
DR.. Sternberg was then introduced by DR..
Richards. DIR. Sternberg opened his address
by n II endorsement o the day schoul. Hewas
in favor of men entering upon the study of
medicine who had some good groundwork
of an English education.
He argued that the best results could be
obtained by study during the early part
OF the dav and before Il student was faded
by previous work, such rs that done in the
departments. He favored the toning up or
the class of students by stiffening the
quality of the entrance examinations, and
expressed the opinion that what at least
was needed was the high school cducat ion
and some knowledge OF Latin He alsospoke
favorably of the four years COURSE and
seven months per annum session. which was
instituted by Georgetown College.
Announcements We're then made of the
chairs and their assistants by Dr. Magruder
after which the meeting adjourned.
Among the announcements were DR..
Ernest La Place, for brain surgery; Dr.
Steiner, on clinical surgery: DIR. De Laruc,
on minor surgery; pr. George NJ. Cober, on
hygiene; DIR. $. S. Adams, a new chair on
infancy and childbirth; DIR. 7. NJ. Vincent,
on clinical medicine; Dr. II. n. Smith,
adjunct in anatomy; DR.. Gibbes, assistant
in pathology.
The students Will have the privilege Of
practical instruction at Emergency and
Providence Hospitals and other institu-
tions. The first lecture of the course in the
day school was delivered this morning at
8 O'Clock by DR.. Baker.