New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
"GO WEST, YOUNG LADIES'
VIZ TING FANG's ADVICE TO THE GRAD
YATES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
wOAfAN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE.

The celebration Of the fftieth anniversary Of the
Won1an's Medical College Of Pennsylvania began
yesterday with the graduation exercises in the
American Academy of Music, Philadelphia. Dr.
Mary Putnam Jacob. Of this city. graduate of
The institution delivered the address to the grad
yates. The Chinese Minister, WI Ting Fang was
one Of the speakers
A feature OF the occasion was the presentation
by the Alunne and the acceptance by the corpora
tors OF the portrait Of Dr. Ann Preston. the first
woman 10 hold the place of dean the college and
the moving spirit II the founding Of the Woman's
Hospital of Philadelphia
Miss Susan Rogers Carson. a student in the col
lege, stage usher. Miss Carson is Il niece Of
Dr. Hiram Carson. long the heroic champion OF the
cause Of the medical woman.
At the evening reception in the college the main
building and the laboratory buildings were
thrown open for the inspection of guests 4 large
number OF the medical profession were present.
SPEECH BY W. TING FANG.
WI Ting Fang in his address said in part:
once thought that men had sort of prescrtpttve
70 tlis cornrV IN ne i5ea PROFESSIONS since came
nalists women doctors. women lawyers and women
in this country mad already invaded mans recog-
lions e9ciIrf,e T5- ~ 80 lar as 70 nave lnstltl-
nleolca1 profession until received the other day
cises this year Nv c,,4+os - Wa, va + ] ION , eGe
in that I informed that il was the frsT in,
stllltion or lis kind in the world. I took great
Thar | can be present this occasion that marks
g.. The question Of professional training for women
IS different from that Of higher education Verv
thing 10 give women ali the educational advantages
a iit.e,t - enJoyeo oE men But fear that there
10 women all the professions hitherto confined exc
business and professional pursuits as an appa5aee
ne MANHOOD esta Il. men naturally be ex-
their sphere Of influence But any selfish CON
70 stand in the way the progress Of one-baIf of
me lulilan race There Is another question which
thar fs s11-r,
generally believed that there Is one IN % nina IL IS
ton for women and another for men IN the social
5sIHy 5uloIny " neither II Is wise make a new
5fl5s -ie IN IN ms TF9sEu II Is not my purpose to
e-4is nss l tere ana leave it 10 others who have
am els5 S1le' ne GIosey 10 express their views
zaf,aJ go "a women IN ms country have
@ saIIiea sacH strong position in the medical pro-
many respects medicine Of ali the orof2eeio,1e "a
brancbes - ~ ne su1Ia Va 70 women. especially certain
.aIcIies OF II We recognize in China that some
tDlnSs can be much better done by women and
the situation wish I could say this much Of he
- L. II, allerlca IoT am not little surprised 10
ness ana cilivalry medical women have had a hard
and professional standing. ! am sure mar r1ey-
would would nave received better treatment in China
Inere the medical profession does ror form q cioee
knowledge in the art Of healing is fre shit II9 ana
10 practise Irrespective of nto9aIjfy s s m 6
so long 9 as ne or she can get patients.
Ian a famous Chinese statesman said that the
@3 9Ia1i-lon On OF his life was 10 become either good
tbat one iooIs u go1a physician The reason IS
ooay ana the other that Of the human body: both
is
sufficient 10 show how high a value the Chinese
altacn 10 a knowledge of medicine II he good
peopt OF lllS ana other countries would confine
eises 10 sending only medical missionaries to
country would rarely happen for this is 4 kind nf
p14ail'Atopy jhat even the MASSES appreciate.
cHINA'S KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE
.Lhough Chinese and Americans are ant 10 look at
times from entirely different points of
ef-lss agree IL regarding medicine noble
P-I5'SS4JIl. me advances which the Chinese 1ava
--H1e N lies science perhaps TOO numerically
NJ t2 ~ Dc thoroughly appreciated in the West
y 1scil3e me discovery OF prfnciDI@s Of
ing 70 t1Wangft. monarch who r1ied over tho
tlInese people in prehistoric davs about rtrae
Llousand years before the Christian era Medicine
s+-a-Itr OF me sciences, we'll
astronomy, the most purely ernaricaI depends
upon long periods Of Observa tious "a arif, ife re-
SUITS There are medical in the Chinese
language tnat embody the accumulated exnerienca
times II Is great pity that these yaua HE mines
OF medical knowledge are practicable i9aecessiiIa
70 scientists from the West, owing 10 the great dif-
ference Of language. hope that the time vviIT
and the vast contributions medicine from
chinese sources VIII be made available TO the
whole world
I particularly interested in this Institution
II can claim al least graduate from China
Most OF y0I probably know Of whom I sneak T
mean DR.. HUI Of Foo-Chow. who studied in this
institution not many years and returned to her
native 4znd 20 practise medicine among her country
women soon after her gradual ton Though I have
never her. have heard people speak highiv Of
her artainrnents- sure her career in China
VIII be successful
IN PRAISE OF AN AMERICAN
In this connection may be permitted 10 refer
q the case OF an American woman physician in
nina among the American missionaries in the
CRY OF Tien-Tsin was q lady known then Miss