The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-30

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DR. stuart Mcclure delivered the prizes
IN the Dental department as follows:
! Tacuity Prize-Gos> Medai-Bes, Aver
age on All studies-John william Mar
| shall.
Cowardln Prize-Bost Article on Treat
ment of Pulpless Teeth-Erasmus Claytor
| McSparran.
steel Prize-Best Specimen OF Practical
Bridge Work-Erasmus Claytor Mcspar"
| ran.
A. Grant Prize-Best Gold Filling, Com.
| petitive-Wnliam James cowardin.
| Honorable mention was given 10 William
Pitcher as having stood second on aver
age on all studies and in competitive
practical work.
Mr. II 4. Miller delivered the prizes
in the pharmacaI department. They
were:
Highest Average IN All Studies-Claiborne
! Robins.
Virginia Pharmacal Company's Prize
Highest Average on Chemistry-Clai-
/ borne Robins.
Purcell. Ladd & Co.'S Senior Prize
Highest Average on Practical Pharmacy
William +. Sneliugs, Jr.
Pharmacy Faculty'5 Gold Medai-Junior
| Prize-Highest Average on All Studies
b. 5. Preston.
purcell. I.add & Co.'S Junior Prize
| Highest Average on Practical Pharmacy
| Walter l.. Lyle.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
The Following hospital appointments
| were announced:
City Almshousc-Dr. c. A. Labenburg.
St. Luxe's Home-Dr. b. b. Warmer
| and DR. Frank II. Hancock.
Virginia Hospltal-Dr Charles NJ. Ed
wards and Dr. r. II. Woolling.
Retreat for the Sick-Dr. l. y. May, Jr.
shelterlng Arms-Dr. John +. Sufr.
Bye. Ear, Throat, and Nose lnirmary-
Or. Edmund Harrison. Jr.
Whes General Fitzhugh Lee was pre-
| scented TO the audiences he received a
most enthusiastic welcome. Applause
was hearty and prolonged. and IL was
some time before General Lee could
| thank the vast audience Tor their cordial
/ greeting.
lie finally commenced in HIS usual hap
/ py vein, and his introduction was a
/ signal for hearty laughter. General Lee
delivered most admirable address. and
was gwen the closest attention through
! out. lie was frequently Interrupted by
outbursts OF applause. General Lee
said
GENERAL LEES ADDRESS.
| Mr. President. Members OF the University
College OF Medicine and Surgery, Ladies
ami Gentlemen:
In those days was Hezekiah the King
sick unto death. and De sent unto all the
physicians tnat they might come from
the North, and from the South, from the
East. and from the West that they
might heal him"
And here Scripture Is ominousy silent
conc ruing the remedies used. but sums
up tie resuit IN the closing verse Of the
/ chapter.
and HeZekIah slept with h.s faith
ers,"
Now II ! should cali your attention
| briefly this evening 10 the passage quoted,
i might fai to discover why should have
been asked 10 take part in these inter-
esting exercises, or why l should have
been presented 10 tlis splendid ana re-
spOnsiVe audiences ln terms far more
complimentary tnar lererve. IN front
see fair women aud men brave in war,
brave in peace. and brave enough TO send
tor "a physician when sick, and around me
and about me / see those who are eminent
in scientific attaiuments. and whose great
abilities iu great profession have re-
ceiFed mental recognition among Us
with that pride that surs the heart, when
We think their people are our people. and
their God, our Col. Their presence and
approving smiles do not. however. relieve
me from the embarrassment / naturally
feel when / realize how much more they
know of Aristotle, the father Of modern
psychology, and how much more intimate
they We're with old Hipb0crates. whose
oath typi0e5 our modern ethical code.
and makes every physician declare, Il
swear that whatever in connection with
my professional practice / see or hear In
the life oil man that ought not 10 be
spoken of abroad 1 viii not dlvlIlge rec
osuizing that an such should be kept
secret. While / continue 10 keep my
oath inyiolatc may 10 be granted 10 me to
enjoy the life ana practice Of an art re-
specied by all men at all times. Bur
SHOULD | trespass and violate the oath
may the reverse DE my lot" When /
think too. how many more visits they
have paid 10 Asriepiades, how mucn
more frequently they have danced I'm the
temple Of Aesculapius. and how much Of
tener they have been vaccinated by len
ner' is II wondrful that my nervous eys-
tenn should begin o. move with q raplditv
which would puzzle the hUndr.d thousand
doctors Of the American Medical Assa-
citation to properly diagnose?
NOT \ GREAT SCIENTIST.
II Is o condition that naturally follows
my position here tonight. with the same
appropriateness that the gray horse is seen
next after the rcd-headed gifl. or that
the hymn Nearer my God, 10 Thee
should open meeting Of this character.
Recently, whenever l have attempted To
eiye Thought so any subject that would
be OF interest % your Profession here To-
night. my Drrn has refused 10 grasp H.
or my memory t0 retain IL. / have read
with great diligence and care the PRO
gress and Development OF Medical
Science" ! have gone over and over again
very valuable address entitled. '"rhe
Need and Value OF Cooperative Work In
Surgery" and while 1 agree with every
word The trained mind OF the learned
author has given us, and would willinglv
endorse anything be might say on gen
eral principles, the study OF the science
or medicine has made 50 little progress
and development in my brain. that the
cooperative work OF all the surgeons
around me could not see IL. even though
they turned on an ex-governor. the newly-
discovered N-Fay OF Roentgen. l arose
from my studies with The feeling thar
1 was not far removed from an attack
of blind staggcrs. or what a Texas doc
tor once termed, the spasmodlc affection
or the nervous system Of the spleen "
But whatever the malady enveloping me
10 left me under the impression that II
would not he wise 10 face In person the
irOwns Of tho fair or | might get the
nsis Of the furious.
II Is related that the poet Fitz James
Langland. once wrote IA soulful sonnet
entitled. why 10 We Liver" ana sent n
20 the editor Of a neWs.laDer with tbo