20 Medicine. [Chap.TV^ 



vernors, a few days afterwards, elected Dr. Clossey 

 professor of Anatomy, Dr. Middleton professor of 

 Physiology and Pathologyy Dr. Jones professor of 

 Surgery, Dr. Smith professor of Chemistry and Ma- 

 teria Medica, Dr. Bard professor of the Theory and 

 Practice of Physic, and Dr. Tennent professor of 

 Midwifery. In 1770, in consequence of the death 

 of Dr. Tennent, and the removal of Dr. Smith out 

 of the province, the office of instruction in Ma- 

 teria Medica was committed to Dr. Middleton, 

 and Cliemistry to Dr. Bard. Lectures were regu- 

 larly given by the above-named gentlemen ; but 

 no medical degrees had been conferred by the 

 college, when the revolutionary war entirely de- 

 ranged, and in effect destroyed, the whole esta- 

 blishment. 



In 1784 the regents of the university made an 

 attempt to revive the medical school, and went so 

 far as to appoint several professors in Colinnbia 

 College (the new style by which King's College 

 became known, on the change of government), 

 for the purpose of pursuing the former plan 

 of instruction. But the gentlemen so appoint- 

 ed did not all deliver lectures -, the courses ac- 

 tually given were short and incomplete, and the 

 undertaking languished and finally fell to the 

 ground. 



After several other inelTectual attempts to esta- 

 blish a course of medical instruction in the city, 

 the trustees of Columbia college, in 1792, organised 

 the school on its present plan, and commenced a 

 course, which has succeeded better than any former 

 attempt. The Faculty of Physic, as then consti- 



