Valedictory Address To The Graduating Class Of The Female Medical College Of Pennsylvania At The Eleventh Annual Commencement March 14 1863 Classic Reprint

Author : Rachel L. Bodley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331144598
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Valedictory Address to the Twenty-Ninth Graduating Class of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint) written by Rachel L. Bodley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Valedictory Address to the Twenty-Ninth Graduating Class of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Why these congratulations annually bestowed, should take the form of a lecture addressed to graduates at a time when they are overwearied with lectures cannot be satisfactorily shown, any more than the reason why the name commencement should be applied to the occasion which evokes the address. Be the reasons what they may, the literature of medical commencements is not without its peculiar merit and its economic uses, replete as it is with valuable suggestions, with sound counsel and with lofty inspiration which bear fruit in useful lives, years after the flowers offered on commencement day have faded. As undergraduates, you have been privileged to hear on recent commencement occasions, forcible words of womanly wisdom touching our profession, its duties and responsibilities, concerning medical education, and all the varied and momentous interests which radiate from medical work as a centre. How can I as your valedictorian of 1881 supplement this valuable teaching on the part of my colleagues? The reply to this question was a subject of anxious thought throughout the early winter. The answer came to me at last: I will show these young graduates the work accomplished by Alma Mater in the person of her daughters throughout the thirty years gone; this shall be my part ing lesson for them! In the chemical laboratory we are accustomed to demonstrate each truth as taught, by recourse to test-tube. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.