The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29

for college athletic training, and his |
comments on the practlced methods OF |
Pennsylvania, which had made the uni |
versity so successful over the more
theoretical and sentimental methods of
other colleges, were received with
much favor and interest He predict
ed an improvement next year In the
football work of Harvard and Cornell.
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS BY CAP
TAIN BOYLE.
Captain Boyle, in discussing our
Football Team" introduced his re-
marks by complimentng Woodruff and
| ex-Captain Minds and he then COM
mented on the individuals of the '97
| eleven. He thought that eight of the
| old men would be on the '9S team and
| that it would prove at least as formid-
| able as during the season just closed.
| DR.. Taylor, when he began his response
| to the toast THE University Hospi-
| tal," had but a few moments before his
| train left and was necessarily brief
| His remarks were merely an express
sion of greeting and adeu.
| DIR. Marshall, in responding to "The
| Medical and Veterinary Departments
declared that the history of medicine
| in America had been the medical his
tory of the University of Pennsylva-
| mia. While the University of Pennsyl-
vania had become unity of all high
branches of learning, 1t had lost none
of it's standing as a medical school.
| standing acquired early in its history.
Further high compliment to the
medical spirit of the university was
| paid by DR.. Wentz. His response was
to the toast "The Medical Alumni"
| nv. rI in, IN
the toast Medicine and General Lit
erature" His was a studied effort and
from manuscript, but none the less crisp
on that account. His remarks were
| along lines Of interest to the laity as
we'll as the medciners present
DIR. Penniman responded to The
College," Like those who had pre-
Ceded him, he was pressed for time and
could talk but briefly.
President Ballentine took occasion to
refer to DR.. Leet as the oldest of the
alumni present, but he probably mad
vertantly omitted to make similar ref
erence to DR.. George S. Wentz, of Drift
ton. DR.. Leet declined to respond at
length to the calls for a speech re-
marking that silence might lead the
strangers present to consider him as
one of repute. but that speech might
cause counter opinion. DR.. r. II.
Gibbons mentioned by the president as
friend of DR.. William Pepper, was
the recipient of calls for a speech and
responded with an enthusiastic eulogy
of the old guard of instructors, sur
geons and physicians, who had given
the university the nucleus of its pres
ent reDute.
our Boys; The Quakers," was the
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sponded. He did it with fund of
humorous story and comment on the
Quakers part in the making of Phila-
delphia and the commonwealth in such
way as to meet the decided approba- =
tion of his hearers.
DR.. Dixons address was the close of
the event.
FROM S. WEIR MITCHELL.
Dr. Mitchell read letter of regret
from his father DR.. S. Weir Mitchell.
1t was as follows:
1924 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
Gentlemen: engagements made long
, ago prevent me from being with you,
know that | should have had hearty
welcome.
Had you asked me to respond for Lit
; erature and Medicine | should have said
| ful prescriptions. Is there a patient who
would hesitate between relief for
pain and all that Shakespeare ever
wrote? For myself let me say. |
have written novel which has Il
rational welcome but If | have to
choose between all the gain IT brings or
{ ever will and that reputation made for
| me by the trust and belief of my medi-
| cal brothers-give me the fame of the
physician. That is my choice and it is
b | wholesome.
/, ! wish you all happy new year, many
! patients. well-paid bills and all kinds of
| delightful good luck.
S. Weir Mitchell
Other letters Of regret were read
from DR.. j. William White, professor
q of surgery; DIR. Horatio c. Wood. pro-
fcssor of Therapeutics Rev. DR.. Chas.
c. Harrison. provost Of the university;
. DR.. William Pepper and others.
Mr.. Ballentne was president, DIR.
U Blanchard secretary and DR.. George b.
REYNOLDS treasurer of the preliminary
organization. The committee on nan-
1uCt and permanent organization were:
DR.. John l.. Wentz, Dr. Lewis Frev
e Or. w. u. Keller, George Il. Davidson,
Edison NJ. Gr5en, of Scranton; DIR. F
(. Johnson, DR.. L. II. Taylor DR.. c.
- IT, Miner DIR. i. |. Shoemaker, Dr. w
=. Stewart and II. NJ Beck, of Wilkes
. | Barre; DR.. w. c. Gayley, of Hazle-
. ton.