University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

Page 184 text:

To Ccincltttle the evening i'erenionies Sir Auckland Getltles and Dr. jamex Rnwlnntl Angell were added to lithe body of the alumni of the University. The British Amhassaclor was created Doctor of Laws for eminent services as physician, acholur. administrator, soldier and statesman, and for valuable atid in cementing the bond that unites the two great English speaking countries. The President of the Carnegie Corporation was created Doctor of Laws for his Cnntrihutimis In the development of Experimental Psychology, and for his inspiring leadership as teacher and investigator. THE PROSPECT And 50 closed the ceremonies of the Medical Cnllege Centennial. The day was an historical one for the School. for the city and its University. Per- haps never before were there gathered together in Cincinnati 50 many leaructl unrl distinguished men to pay tribute to one of the institutinna 0f the City. 01113' :i few of these were represented in the lists of the recipients of hmmmry degrees; practically every University in the country, and many Colleges, sent delegates tn lentl honor to the Centennial. A century has gone by. and the thoughtful are amazed by what has been accomplished. Are the younger men of today equal to the task of going on? Will they in the next generation continue to make enntrilmtit'ms; equal to those of the. men who l'lilV'C preceded them? Theirs i: a heritage of great scientifie nchieveinent, nml there surely will among them those whose nzuncre will he earven deeply in the annals of scientific attainment when the next hundred years have rolled by. A century ago many thought that in some fields certainly, the. ultimate hnd heen zttlztinetl, and perhaps lived to realize their error. 1701' there is nuthing hnnl in the affairs of men. No human work can he greater than the mincl which produced it. Pitstenr imtl Descartes confessed modestly to their helpless- ness in the face of many problems. It remained for others to solve them. Much has heen nemmplishetl Many secrets have been wrung from the juttloua grasp of nature by the very life-blood of scientific workers. And these iITC held in grateful reverence. Hut mulch remaina 10 be done. It is D, whale- mme thing tr: realize the. present rlepths of human ignorance. lt urges One un tn peer into the dark caverns of the unknown and perhaps to light it taper lu see more. clearly the shaclmvy forms which have nut as yet resolved themselves into knowledge Vtihzttever may happen to the states and people of the wcirldeaud judging lil'Hln the past. it will he miserable enoughirwe GUI look forward with pleasure :llltl satisfactiim 10 what will lie. done. for the advancement of medicine. Re- search will he pushed to higher heights than ever. Given 'd hundred years. titTOIllDliShiTlCIllH will again he astounding, and the world will be a healthier :inrl happier plnee because of them. It is U. lJright view. The Medical College will take tin active part in much of this work. It will produce other men whose names will he mentiunetl in the same hreath with Drake and Holmes. Memhers ul its faculty will he regarded with reverence in the medical schools of the world. Students in increasing numbers will seek the privilege of instruction in its halls- .Xntl graultiutes, well equipped, will leave its corridors with confidence etncl grate. I'lllness. bringing to the distressed the gracintls blessing Or at good physician. A. R. V. Page Um- Hirmt'rm' Ei'giit-y-htm

Page 183 text:

The Work of Doctor Holmes lllt is 'd great pleasure, Dr. Angcll continued, 'lm all of my t'olleugut'm on that Board that it should have been possible to make this gift. Unlike most gifts that we make. it was entriely unsolicited. I trust that that will nut deprive it of any nl its. value. My colleagues recognize the :tltngether unusual rharacter of the services of Dr. Holmes. in overcoming the ubstueles that lay before him and his colleagues. in bringing together the divergent interests of a group of institutions. in some measure rivals and CDn1pEtll0TS of one anothen in over- coming certain serious diHiculties of an administrative and govcrmncntal type. and in combination with the successful mastery of those problems, succeeding quite in establishing an institution whose bcicntiflc standards are secuntl t0 none in the worldithat is a liletime work. which One may lunk back upon with absolute pride. ADDRESS OF DOCTOR CHARLES R. STOCKARD In introducing Dr. Storkarrl, President Hicks said. The special place en mar program for the representative of the medical profession is Filletl by the distinguished Professor of Anatomy of Cornell University Medical Collegei one who ranks among the leaders in this important hold A Problem in Medicine l'The body lies newly born, said Dr. Stockard. 'lwhat shall we do to insure the best structural development of it? This question is not so familiar and the effort to answer has not been strong. Is'nt the building of better human structure a part of the medical field? Not by the methods. of the sentimentalist and prohibitionist. nor those of the idealist who wnultl resort to eugenics and regulated matings. but simply by the practical carpenter's method of making the best house of the material at hand. This is the true morphological problem in medicine: Does the Profession today do very much to make 21 structurally better adult from the baby material available? Med cine must reach out from the repair stage and learn to carry the Child through development into the structurally perfect machine. The Future Progress of the Medical College 'lln your splendid institution, said Dr. Stockard in concluding, 'lmay all of the elements concerned in the advance of the practice of medicine be com- hined to push forward in well balanced proportion this great PffllESSlUll. And when the second century of your Medical School is euntplelutl and an audience such as this shall look back on us of today, as we do on those cal tine hundred years ago. may they count their progress from what to them will seem our present primitive state of knowledge, of which we are now 50 justly proud. The best wish is that you may progress; and with the remarkable morphological combination of a body splendidly young in the strength of a vigorous faculty, in new laboratories and hospitals and at the same time so old as to he capped with the frosted dignity of a hundred yearSethis community must for its own sake, insure your advance. CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Following the address of Dr. Stockard, Dr. Louis Schwab, former Maynr of Cincinnati and distinguished alumnus of the Medical College spoke; the full text of his speech is printed elsewhere lll the Year Bunk. Page One Hundred Eigley-am

Page 185 text:

Alumnal Address VERY seat in the lnwer umphitheuler was occupied inver four hundred E students were gathered for the lust morning lecture. I: was an inter- esting group made up of men from all parts of the Central West. VVllllU many were already in the mitlrlle period nf life. liy fur the greater number were in the years rtf early manhood. The lung bent-hes in that Ultl room were tlivifletl hy aisles thttt entrttnve and exil might lJL' mtn'e eusily zltftfrmL lilisheda Every face on every bench wore a wonderful look of CXPL'ClilFle. A master was to till the hour. The great bell in the tower of am adjacent building sung in muurnltll tunes the birth of the noon hour and sin'tttltancuus with the passing ul the echo Hi the last stroke there entered through the door behind the desk at yuuthl'ul main laulllcssly attired. Hi5 seriuus mien impressed all who knew him. He was not severe in appearance, but rather did it lean towards sadness. As he entered this day reflection seemed to hold him in its entrancing arms; for. as if awakening, he bowed acknowledgement to the applause which greeted him, and pausing for :1 moment. he suitl-Gentlemen: the vnive til the great hell seems like the pleading notes of 21 cello marking the passing rat the pt-ritttl. Centennial Celebration Address by Dr. Louis .S'rirwab, J11 D. and then, heaving a little sigh, at the same time stroking hie smooth chitL ht- quoted from the dreamers. the little sonnetirHBat-kward turn backward. Uh time. in thy flght 'muke me a child again just fur Ulll: night. He recited in style quite dramatic and was conscious of the effect this little lJy-pluy haul ttpun the elites. for with unusual energy and with more than usual eloquence he poured mil: the lesson til the hour. His Charming methntl tJf giving the history of disease hallnwetl hy Etiology afiymptomatologyipathology and treatment was excelled hy ntme nf hi5 colleaguest On this occasion his literary acrhitccture was superhehis Inl'ty deductions unequalled and couched in language rare and choice: his every listener fur the entire hour was in a state of complete enchantment. He was describing the ravages of Progressive Muscular Atrophy. With skill inimitable he led his audience into the past, recounting the observations of old writers from the time of Hippocrates t0 Churcot, t0 whorrt he gave in glowing terms full credit for definitely determining the lesion. In tlepeeting the pitiless course of the disease his word picture was so realistic that students hguratively shutlclerecl at the contemplation of the sickening results of this strange malady. A pin falling to the Hour would have disturbed the breathlessness that pervaded the room. 50 Fixed was the attention of every student to this peerless speaker. His closing peruritiun was touching in the extreme and 215 the last word left his inspired lips there came from the top row a roar of approval. which gathering impetus as it spread, made the walls of the 01d temple tremble. Ht- etoocl for u moment as if contemplating his triumph while over his pallid check there played a blush so subtle that it was evident he was by supreme effort controlling his emotions and with a pleasing bow left the room. This WHH lml one of many lirilliant lectures delivered by james. T. Whittaker, an alumnus of this cullege. the eleventh meessor of Theory and Practice, since the birth of the school unt- hundred years ago. Pug:- One Hundred E-i'gMy-Hirec