Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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his death. Dr. Ephriani lngals graduated in lH4T. and for inany years has been connected it ith the college as Profese sor of Materia Medica. and also Professor of Medical Jurisprudeiue and is now one of the Trustees of the Corporation. In 1H55 the old building was remodeled and enlarged so as to acernninodate two hundred and fifty students. This was not. large enough and Dr. Brainard and his volleagues considered the plan of erecting a new building' in latin, Dr- ,Uraina-rd fell a victini to the scourge of Asiatic cholera that visited the city in the autunin ol' lHtiti. He died October Ill, of that year. and in hini the college lost one ol' its niost G'llt'l'QL't'llC p1'o111olo1's. ln his own words. the college he founded passed into other handsf but his llllllltf will be forevei' linked with its history. lle was succeeded by Dr. J. V. Z. Blaney. as President. The new building' was completed and dedivated in 15137. This was a coniniodious structure located at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Indiana streets. fllltl was well supplied with the applianees recessary for illustration and teaching. Chicago at this date was a prosperous and rapidly growing city, and its advantages as a place for a Medical College were becoming apparent. Several hospitals. dispensaries. and intirniaries were established in various parts of the Citj that gave exeellent opportunity for clinical study. Witili a new building. well equipped, and a large attendance eoiistantly iiiereasing. the future prospects of the in- stitution were indeed bright, and for at few years everything' was prosperous. Dark days. however. were just ahead. and one of the greatest disasters of niodern tiines was to inake itself felt. The great tire of MTI. that well nigh destroyed the City. laid the new College building in ashes. and the Trustees saw the accumulated work of years swept away in a few hours. The future was then very dark. as the Trustees were without nioney. without a college building. with nothing but their determination to perpetuate the institutiong they set, about the task of getting another building. and in a few years arose the new building' that still reniains. A few days after the tire teniporary quarters were Sti't ll1'Hll and here the students asseinbled through the winter of NTI-72. This was in the ainpliitheater of Cook County Hospital. corner of lilighteentb and Arnold streets. and served until a rude structure Could be built in a corner of tl1e hospital grounds. This building, known as the Col- lege under the sidewalk. though erected at a cost ot' only s2,1.5oo,. was the best building the Trustees could afford at the tiine. lt served for four years as a vollege hoine. and then the present edifice was conipleted and ready for oceupancfy . A ' 'ln IHT1 President Blaney retired and was succeeded in oflice by Prof. J. W. Frei-r. .l. V. Z. Blarney was born at New Castle. Delaware. May l. IHQU. At the age of eighteen he graduated froin Princeton College, later in niedieine at Philadelphia. ln the l'all ol' lnlil he 4-anie to lillllil-QU where he had an extensive and select prautire for iuany years 25

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XTHAN ,XILXMS .XI,T.l'IX. .IUSICVII I'lIl'fSI.ICY RUSS

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During the War of the Rebellion he served as surgeon with the rank of Major of Artillery. For many years he was Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy in the college. and was President from the time of Dr. Brainard's death to the time Of his retirement in IHTQ. He died Dec. ll. tHT4. The present building was erected during' the Centennial yt-ar.and was dedicated on Wednesday eyening.Oc-t. 4. IFPS. to the quest of knowledge that may relieye sutfering' and prolong' life. lt is a handsonie four-story brick building at the northeast corner of lVest Harrrison and Wood streets. lt is titted up with two lecture rooms. otiice. and numerous clinic and waiting' rooms. The Central Free Dispensary is loriltetl on part of the tirst lloor. Around the new building have grown up the large Cook County Hospital. built in IHTIS: the l'reshyterian Hospital. opened for patients in IHH4. directly connected with the college building: and the Eye and liar lntirmary. Tlie clinical advantages in this part of the city are unsurpassed as is shown by the fact that tiye medical colleges hayo het-n es- tablished in the Vicinity since Rush Medical College was changed to this location The Illinois Nurses' Training' School has also been established in the yivinity within recent years, In the year IHTT Rush was again to mourn the loss of her President. .l. W, Freer. He was born in the state of New York in 1H16. After attending' the eonnr-on school he entered the high school at the age of tifteen. and at the age of eighteen became a pupil of medicine in the office of Dr. L. C. Paine. then of tflyde. New York. and in or' der to pay his way attended the doc-tor's small drug store, In his nineteenth year he Came to Chicago where for a few weeks he remained in a dry-goods store and then located a claim on Calumet River. where he was taken ill and returned to the City. His parents moved to lVilmington. lll.. in lrfiili. and he remained at that plaee engaged in agricultural pur- suits for ten years. During this time he Continued his studies as time and circumstances permitted. After the death of his wife in 12445. he determined to pursue his medical course: and mounting' a load of wheat. he drove to the village of Cliitfago. saw Dr. Brainard. and was admitted to that eminent physicians oftice as a student. He met Dr. Ephriatn lngals. then a medical student. and here began the friendship that lasted through his life. He graduated in 1849 and began practice with Dr. John A. Kennicott. of Cool: county. ln IHBH he was appointed Demonstrator of Anatoinytand in N55 Professor of Descriptiye Anatomy. On the reorganization of the college in lnfttl. he wastransferred to the Chair of Physiology and Microscopic Anatomy. and on the retirement of Professor Blaney in 152 was made President. After his death in IHTT. Professor .l. A. Allen sntsceeded to the presidency of the institution. During the seventeen years following' the completion of the present' building' the college enjoyed a period ot' success that it had well earned. Able teachers drew to the school a fair share ol' students who stayed for two years and went out to practice their profession. It was found that the rule of allowing' students to complete the course with two year's at- tendance in College, and one year ol' outside study needed Cllillltflllyl as with the progressol' niedical science three years 24