Volume 1

The Harvard Medical School : a history, narrative and documentary : 1782-1905 / By Thomas Francis Harrington, M.D. ; edited by James Gregory Mumford.

  • Thomas Francis Harrington
Date:
1905
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Credit: The Harvard Medical School : a history, narrative and documentary : 1782-1905 / By Thomas Francis Harrington, M.D. ; edited by James Gregory Mumford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Then the School was transferred to Boston and waxed strong. Hospitals were built, teachers multiplied, new learn- ing was imported, famous names appeared on our rolls, and, just as an educational expansion was becoming imminent, the era ended in the crash of the great Civil War. So much is told in Volume II. With Volume III we learn of a revolution in medical edu- cation. President Eliot takes the reins. The old order changes. The old School had been a truly private enterprise under the shelter of the University. The new school becomes an integral part of the University. We read the inspiring story of the new learning and of University development throughout the land,—a story which must appeal to every thoughtful man. So we follow the history of the Harvard School down to the present, and learn of the great new founda- tion which tomorrow we shall enjoy. The history of a professional school cannot furnish many dramatic incidents. It flows on gently from year to year, punctuated here and there with names, discoveries, upbuild- ings; with struggles, vicissitudes, contests. To be complete, a history of this kind must be largely statistical and docu- mentary; such are the volumes before us; but through them there runs a stream of narrative which Harvard men will fol- low with interest and satisfaction. Especially valuable are the sketches of Eminent Alumni. When you read the stories of Nathan Smith, Howe, the War- rens, Dalton, Flint, the Bigelows, Holmes, Parker and many others, you appreciate the wide influence of the Harvard School; and if you are blessed with imagination you thrill with pride.
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