The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-23
TIIr OTHER PRIZES.

Dr. J. y. Upshur next delivered the FOL
lowing prizes, and AZ the same tlme ad-
dressed some wholesome advice 10 e;ch
recipient
Professor Shields Prize 10 Dr. Do fey
L. Morris
Professor Johnston's Prize. 70 Dr. 7. 7.
Tompkins and Dr. j. ST. +. Moncure.
Professor J. W. Longs Prize. ID W.
Greer BauGhman.
Dr Ramon D Carcin's Medal, 10 Dr.
J.. w Upshur and testimonial 10 d..
Greer Baughman.
DR. D. A. Kuyk's Prize. 70 Dr. s. s.
Hepburn.
Dr. w. i. Drewry's Pie. 10 Dr. p St.
J.. Moncufe.
Dr w. G.. Barker's Prize. 10 Dr. T.. ".
Rawles.
Purcell Iadd e cos Prize 10 Or. Greer
Baughman.
Bartlett. Carvens & cos Prize 70 Dr.
Thomas r.. Eucker.
Valentine Meat Juice cos Prize 10 Mr..
Frank VI. Reade.
Faculty's Prize to Dr. Dorsey T.. Nor
ris.
DIR. CALISCHS ADDRESS.
Dr. Tonukins next introduced DR.. i. y.
Caisch. the orator OF the occasion who
delivered a most scholarly addserr. lie
said:
SCIENCE TIE HAND MAID OF RE
JIGlON.
Sensible Of the great honor conferred
upon mo by having been selected as ora
tor for this evening, i have sought TO
present an effort equal TO the occasion.
and 1 trust that your indulgence VIII
cover the large gap that viii be leit. in
course Of preparation, 1 found some diff
Guilty in trying TO get my mind 70 run out
Of its usual theological groove, and even
now fear that / have not been altogether
successful. The two thoughts that came
first and uppermOst were that, under the
present conditions. religion and science
had. Ike Esau and Jacob, become recon-
ciled for at least tonight, and, secondly,
that these young men, who are being
graduated here, have as physicians so
tremendous an advantage over the gem
Grafton Of their predecessors, now pass
ing away. What Is true in a general
way for all men is specifically and espe-
cially true for them.
in q general way. we all or us have
much more than our fathers. We are the
heirs 10 the accumulated wisdom of the
ages that have gone. The generation OF
the present is Ike a dwarf perched upon
the giant shoulders of the past. from
which vantage ground we look DER the
vista Of the centuries buried. Our vision
IS filed with the monuments OF our faith
ers' achievements that are upreared
like mile-stoncs upon the roadway Of the
years. And this age has added thereto
with an energy that Is as wopdrous as 10 is
indefatigabe Upon the broad fonnda-
tious this age has built many-storied and
beautiful structures. whose material has
been garnered from every corner Of the
universe. The triumphs Of genius and
skill are everywhere manifest. Consider
how miles OF territory are lighted and
bereft Of light 10y the pressure or but
ton; how man has yoked the lightning 10
the carriage of his pleasure, to the wagon
Of his labor; how 10 IS bent 10 the aid Of
the eye and the ear and the speech how
st carries the spoken word 20 the listening
ear through miles of hin and dale; how
the sun paints our pictures for as and
the moon furnishes motive power for our
mills; how we have unlocked from Ma
ture's grasp her most reluctant secrets
and penetrated the inncrmost recesses Of
her being. our range Is through all the
realms Of space and the starry worlds are
numbered in tho tale OF our knowledge.
The ocean depths are uncovered and the
monsters thereof yield their possessions
TO answer our needs and the calls of our
luxury. The bowels of the earth dis
gorge their treasures and the veins Of the
mountains give mp their riches, while
conquering man builds high the palaces
OF his pleasures, his comfort and COM
merce
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
"Ia medicine and surgery the advance
has been no less brilliant. When we COM
pare the conditions surrounding the prac-
tice Of medicine and surgery fifty years
ago with those that obtain to-day, We
begin TO realize what has been accom-
plished. The discovery Of the germ the
ory has revolutiOnized both their study
and their practice. We who speak so
glbly to-day Of anesthctcs, inOccula-
tlon, X-rays bacteriology, microbiology,
ptomaines and toxins. must remember
that, excepting the first two these things
were almost unheard OF fifteen years ago.
To compute the benefit that they have
wrought IS impossible. They have
brought pathology from the realm Of em-
prical conjecture to the border land Of
exact science They have rendered the
practice of medicine 10 be almost a pre-
ventive rather than a curative art for
by modern treatment lot only this, but
coming generations. are spared countless
miseries. Says Lecky Giistory Of Europe
Morals. vol. 1. ,. $50: 1T is probable that
the American inventor OF the first anes-
thotic has done more for the real happi-
ness Of mankind than all the moral phi
losophers."
Surgery has kept more than equal pace
with the advance Of general knowledge
Counteracting the ins.dious microbe with
aseptic cleanliness the magician OF the
scalpel can wave his wand and know
that healing and blessing will follow
and that, II his preparations have been
complete, he need not fear erysipelas OF
the wound or blood poisoning. nor have
10 wonder why some wounds will sup
purate for weeks and others heal by first
intention. nor dread that hospital gan
creme will be a BanQuo's ghost 10 haunt
his waking hours and disturb the slum-
bors Of the night.
"But this progress has not been one OF
altogether unmlNed blessing. There are
growing pains and acquisition i'm one di-
rection often means uncOmitant loss in
another The pain here has come in the
clash OF the new knowledge with old
ideas. Theories long established. long
followed and endeared by age. are crum-
bling to ashes. IN the rising sun Of more
accurate information the misty errors
Of older practices are being driven stead
ily away. Many persons lament the ruth
less iconoclasm Of science. and. with a
sigh, behold the shattering Of mental idols
they have 50 fondly cherished. Erre-
cially I'm the domain OF religion do we
find this so. Here the conflict between
the old and the new has assumed wider
PROPORTIONS. and the interest IS Intensified
for the reason that so many people are