Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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llbriges anb tbonors. CHESS of 1893- Benjannin Rush Prize for highest exatnination in every department of Inedioine. Awarded by the Faculty EDXVARD HARRH' TINEN. DeLaskie Miller Prize for best examination in Obstetrics. Awarded by vote of Class to XVILLIAM HENRY BELL. Certificates of Honor for regular attendance upon full Winter and spring Courses. DWIGHT GILBERT HOXIE. XV,-ALTER SCOTT JANIEs. BARTHOLOMEXY JOHN LEAHY. CHARLES LENIUEL BIARSTON ABRANI GARABED HEJINIAN. FRANK ELLSWORTH NIOKLEY. JAMES ANDREW ANDREWS. J AMES FERDINAND CHVATAL. JOHN PETER CL.-XRD. XXYAI4TER BIARTIN DROLL. 01356 of 1894. Daniel Brainard Prize for best dissection in SII1-gical Anatomy. OTTQ Bocii. XVILLIAM Ross PARRES. JEROME F. PEASE. ELAIER ELLswoRTH PRESCOTT. JANIEs XVARREN xv.-KN DERsLIifE. Awarded by the Faculty to to

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When therefore the way opened for the establishment of a mater- nity department for teaching bedside obstetrics no time was lost. and it must be said to the credit of the management. that when it fully understood the scope and motive of the plans it heartily rendered most cordial support. Following this venture which has proved such a success. came the convalescents home. and later the department for throat and chest diseases. more especially for cases of advanced tuberculosis. A hospital that depends so much upon its friends for help should in turn care for those whom they send. lt should not. indeed cannot always insist upon receiving only such cases which are surely curable or at least improvable. for it often happens that the least it can do is to soothe the last hours of these un- fortunates. It is neither wise nor safe to admit such cases to a gen- eral hospital and so by the addition of this annex a most serious prob- lem was solved. f w x In referring to the gifts which the hospital has received. it points .. with pleasure to the J. Adams Allen library. HENRY CORWITII ROOM. l 7 3 This remarkable man so highly esteemed because of his ability has left the hospital a legacy of much historical value. In taking a retrospect of the past one is impressed with the growth of this institution. It was born poor. life has always been a struggle. but this struggle came in consequence of its persistence in caring for the needy beyond its ability. H With increased facilities came greater demands and graver respons ibilities. but so far as possible it has always striven to divide the bui den with those who come for aid and lend a helping hand to the needy In giving it has prospered. not by flaming advertisements l-.ept constantly before the public. or by questionable methods which one so frequently sees, but simply started by the will of a consecrated few by its own momentum it has quickly come down to the present uith t record of 12.000 patients..

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llbrogramme of the 5Cllli:GClltClll'liHI GOIIIIIIGIICGIIIGIUI. -wow Doctoraie Sermon ' March twenty-sixin Class Day ' ' ' March twenty-seventh Gommgncernent Exercises ' March tvventy'eignth Fxlurnni Banquet ' ' March JcvVenJcy'eighJch