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Excerpt from The Relations of the Medical to the Legal Profession: Being the Introductory Address Delivered at the Opening of the Fifty-First Session of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York, October 20, 1856
IT was but a few days ago that I was aware that the pleas ant duty of welcoming you to these Halls would fall to my lot. In the regular course of academic duty, it belonged to one of my colleagues; and I am sure you will all agree with me, that the circumstances which have prevented his assum ing it are the more to be regretted, as it is to his enterprise, zeal, and energy, that we are mainly indebted for the erection of this splendid building, provided as it is with all the means and appliances which prolonged experience has taught us to desire, either as facilitating your progress in study, or as adding to your personal comfort. We are confident that in both these respects, it will com pare very favorably with any college building in our country. To all its conveniences, and to all the advantages which you can derive from our best efforts to aid you in the pursuit of knowledge, we make you welcome. Use them with industry and zeal, improve to the utmost the opportunities here afford ed you, and we have no hesitation in promising you the fullest measure of success. 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.
