Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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5 XVZIS 11111 Zllllllll? ti1111- 111 111l1-q111111fl'y 11re11111'e for 1he i11cr1-11si11gde1111111ds ol' the 111-11l'essio11. A1feo1'cli11gl.V. i11 IHEIO, tl1reeye11r's ?lllt llll2i1lll'Q was 1'e1111i1'1-dlnesides 01111 ye-111' of outside study. It would bei111111'11-1'1i1'11lDl1111111 sl1ort history to 1'11e11ti1'111 the 111111195 of 11ll1l1ee111i111-111 11l1ysi11i1111s 11111l Slll'Q'GOll5 XVl1f1 have 11111-11 l'Olll19l'lQIl witl1 this 1-11lleg11 since i1s11rgr1111iz111i1,111. M11115' of its I11'0l'QSHO1'S l'lllY0 llflil Zl XVf1l'lCl'XYldQ l'E'11Ill2lllOll. 1111d i11 1111ssi11g 11x'1-1' 1h1- s11l'1.j1'-1'1 11111111i1111 will he 111211119 of 111111 who was long' 11ss1,1ci11te1l with Rush, Z11l1CltO whose 111e111o1'y Il 11111st lI4?2llllll'lll 111l1l1-1 has l11-1111 l11111ly 11l111'ed 011 1l1o1'11ll11g'e NVll1llS. .'l1,1se11l1 P1'1-sley Ross 02111110 111 Cliiuaigo when it wus, 115 1,-o1111111re1l 111 the 1111-s1-111 111111-. lllll 21 Slllilll t11w11. I11 lstis he l1e1:111111- C11l1l1l'l,'l9Ll with the College 11s P1'Ol'QSSOl' of Cli111 i1:11l lXdPLll1'll14? 11,11d Diseases of the Chest. il position llllll he l1eld 11111il Sll11l'll'V l111f1,1r1e his de11111. Al'1er the gl'Hill lire Dr. Ross was 11111-1 of 1he l1-111le1's i11 the etforts tl11111 resulted i11 the ereetio11 of the 111'es1e111 Llllllldllbv H1g1s11i111l. The s111111- hre l11,id 1h191'11ll1'-ge h11ildi1'1g' ill ashes. illlll the s11111e 11111iri11g wo1'kerw11s111111 111' those 111051 ll1Sl1'llll1C1lUl1l i11 re-est11l1lisl1. ing' the 1'11llC'g'6 1111d 111-111'11ri11g1111e1111s 111 erect 11 new b11il1li11g. Ill spite of the Clfxlllkl-l1ClS of il Very large 1l1'2lCllCE'. Hllil the lllillly d111ies 1le1'111lv111g 11111111 hi111. he d1e1'ise1l 11l1111s for 111'o1'11ri11g 11 I1PXVlD11llkllllg 1111cl. witl1 the 11id of his C'UllQHgllE'S. i11 il few 'Yf 2t1'S EL new l111ildi11g' w11s 111-eutecl 11111l the f'flllQg'F3 s1111r1ed 1111 11 new 4f2l1'PGl' of 111'11s1'1e1'i1y. Ill IH-Z3f4 the P1'9Sl15'lf?1'l1lll Hospital was built., ol' which l111 was 11h11 l'0lll1I,l9l', l1111Vi11g' l1i111sel1' giveii 1111- ll1OllSELHd doll11rs llJXVill'Cl the Illld9l'l2llilllg 1111dtl1e11'111f11l1y 111' Rush M111,li1'11l 1'oll11g'e 11111111 1111111 11l'tee1u1l1r111s11111l d1i1ll11rs. Tl1r1i111g.fl1111111 his whole life he was e11- g'11g'e1l i11 llllf-l.+ l'llllIll1Q'S lllllt were t'11r the good 111 lllllllllllllffilllfl when he died ill June. 1H!111. the WI11'lLl lost il l1e11ef1111't111'. The 1fo11rse ol' Slllllj' 11s Vllilllyftikl i11 IHEI11 i111-l11d11cl some studies 111,11 taught prior 111 this time Zllld 11ll1.1w11d more ti111e o11 11ll the lDl'2ll1Cll1:'S t1111g'l11. '.l'l111 !il1lCl,V 111' 1111-di1'i11e is 111111'h more 1'1111111lex 1111w lllllll when, 011 the rude he111'l1es of the 11rs11 11oIleg'e l111il1li11g'. the Sl'll1lP1llS g'111l1e1'e1l 111 llflill' 1he Iirst l111:1111'es gi1'e11 i11 the i11s1i1111io11. V11l11111es 1l1'lf' 11ow w1'i1t1-11 1111 the s111'g1J1-1' 111' parts then 111-zver i111'11ded hy the Sll1'g'0Ol1.S li11i1'12. whole l1hr11ri11s 1111 the lllPll lll1llP211'Cl of germ lllE'4'11'.V of llliifixiibiii. 11111l i11 ilflllllljl' 11111111 time for the 1-ourse i11 1l1Q1llCll1Q. the 1'1j1lleg11 was keeping 11111-1-11st of1l1e111'11g'1'ess of the times. The 11r111y 111 llll111'4 1l2ll'QLlil01'U11'S is 1111for1u1111tely 1.00 l2i1l'g'Q. 11111l 1111 good school 111111 Zll:fl,11'1l 111 1'QC1'llll the 1'2lllliS of these Pl'+1111iLllll'13 1l1S11l1'il.lllS lid? 11hysi1'i1111s' ho111,1rs. I11 spite ol'the111c1'1111se1lde1111111ds11111li111'i1lQ11111ll.v tI1ei111-1'e21secl expense. the llllllllbffl' 111 st11d1,-11ts llils 4fOl1lll1ll0Cl to grow l2l1'Q,'91' fr1.1111 year 111 yt?il1'. till i11 11111111 of l1Lll11lJ9l'S. HS we l1111'e s11id. Rush s11111ds sec1111d 111 hut 111111 college i11 this COllHl1'y. Ill IHEI11, Deauth l11id his llllllll 011 11111- who. for over QL 41llZLl'tE'l' 01' EL ce11t111',V. h111l lJF'Pl1 i11ti1111111-ly 11ss111'i111e1l XVllll the col- lege. tirst as P1'ofesso1' of hIl'Qlll'll1t1, 1111111 ,l'1'11'11l1i1'1Qe11 ,years 11s its Presid1-1111. Thirty 1'l11sses l111d been 11111gh1' hy. and h1'1d listened with delight, 111 the stories 1111d 1111e1-dotes of U110l1Q-All1111. l3eg'i1111i11g 1h1s 111'11111i1'e 111' 111e1li1'i11e 111 his y111111g lllillllltlfltl. he 1leV111ed Ill1llS,X' lil'1e1111111-worl: 111 his 11rr1I'1-ssi1'111. H11 ll0l'21lI1O 11ss111'i:11ted with Rush i11 1939 as P1'11l'1-ss111' 111' r.Pll430l V lllld P1'111'1i1'11 111' M1J1li1'i111'-. 25