Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Opening of the Forty-eighth An
nual Course of Instruc-
ton Thursday.
TWO STRONG ADDRESSES.
OF Study While President Buckham
Discusses the Future of the De-
partment Under it's Control by
the I'm iversity-Classo Of 115.

The sessions of the Medical College for
the year 1900 We're opened Thursday by
tcrnoon at 3 o'clock with an address by
Dr. II. c. Tinkham. who WAS followed by
Ptesid mt NJ. IT, Buckham Of the Univcr-
sity. DR.. b. j. Andrews. secretary of the
medical faculty. reports an entering class
Tor the year numbering about i1J and 9TH
cr AUTHORIZATIONS are expected to be made
during the first weeks Of the term. This
is only about ten less than the number
who had matriCulated at this time last
year. The showing, in the light Of the
events OF the past year. l. gratifying to
those who have the Interest Of this branch
of the University at heart The work of
the college sessions began ou Mon
day. Under 4 new regulation of the col
Iege no inatiiculatiCns will be received at
Ter - days from the openHE of the term.
no one Will he graduated who mas not
completed the fun course of lectures.
The os euing Of the college tins year
marks the beginning of it's control ny the
University of which it has been made an
actual part \ considerable portion of Dr.
Tukham's address had to do with the ar
rauE"mcnt Of the divisions of work in the
int 'rsecting of the rev four year course
with the three year course. under v hiCh
former ma'riculints ar now working
while that Of President Buckham had TO
DO largely with the future OF the college
uuder it's control bv the University. IL
Was stated that theoretically in the com
bininE Of the new four wear course with
Inc shorter course, which sCnc are COM
plotting. there would be no graduating
class this year. 1t is hoped however. 20
graduate small c.asS TO he made up of
some students who have lost a wear or
portion Of a year. and those entering from
other colleges.
Tho usual exercises i'm which the stu
dents have been wont to engage while
awaiting the arrival OF the faculty on fine
day of the opening seemed to have Leon
forgotten Thursday. The amphithsatre
was only a little nor. than half hl,.1
among the students were few toSns-
people. At the front were seated Presi-
cent Euckham. Drs II. e. Tinllham. j. H.
jackson of Barre. J y. Jennr of 81 AL
Dams, ;. =. Maynard. l.. j. Andrews Iy-
man Allon, J. f.. Wheeler. T. II. McSvea-
n'N. ~. L. Watkins, II. Nelson jackson
n. r. Wider \. J. Willard. w a ~
II 81 Of this city. G. NJ Perrin of lIss.x
IL Lotion and others.
ne entrance of the faculty was greeted
ny ne students with the usual halr,y
ROUND OF applause. When this had Gems, a
PRESIDENT Buckham arose and Introduced
Dr u. {. T!nkham, who said in part -
DIR. TINktIAN,S ADDpucr
o,r, '-'7'
me evolution of modca, sci
once during the past decade has lccn rn-
iI"' 'lu theories in regard to disease
nv n'oh oNerthrown. Long pied
IDEAS in regard to the cause and from
,n'n' OF disease both medical and surgical!
nave hoeh abandoned and ideas consistent
I'o ',,, l'7"''H 81 recent Investigations haze
'.,..,',. "'' 'P.'''' fof lhstanc" not many
'iH "-o " Ipel"icltls was not known, hut
,hore were long d, scriptions of pcrity-phi-
M,'S ana localized pertonitis conditions.
"I'on we no" know are due to ap -ndiru-
lar inflammation. Tho nature of dlnh ha,i,
t mas only been understood few years.
Quay we 1eel that we understand some
nv l,'lHoi'gE ana treatment of
I"' inc mortality has been
"''s decreased. Tho discovery Of
t"'crSal bacili has cleared Up the patho-
loNE "l many diseases, both medical and
'"' '"!. "Hlch Wtt'c not before UNDER
rto0N' 'h'Se are only Isolated examples
20 d MARK changes of op.uon are true
ol IL great many other diseases
:. No. I'pl" advances mark n new era
~ 'il' S'.tI'" or medicine an era of high-
=, d'talhlHeht The time when general
cddca>lon was not considered ncc,.sarv
!oI Il physician is past. o.' when Il smnf-
''i'H@ OF m'dlcal terms would pass for
" Weul'al education; or when even n mod
'''r NhoW Gag" of medicine would meet
-, f"'i ''i''H'S' y OF these COtI tiO! s
nu,v HeccsSltated radical changes in .ha
me tiloNS OF teaching IN medical scboo.s
M"lrh would Keep abreast of The times. as
N'H Az IN the qualifications of the M
SiauuAted.
IL Is evident that the standard of ,oedi-
'"l 'ducation is set by the State Ronrls
ana not by tn" faculties Of Tho. modal
schools as formerly and that tho r,oai,..
ing Ola diploma froma medical school e. ~
comparatively little consequence. unIass
me standard of that school is srch tina,
Us graduates are qualified to mass Tho
state examination
Many new fields of scieutid,. ra.c,,.,,,
nave been opened and many now thon,..'.
have been demonstrated 49, ~ 80