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tempted me to allude to topics which might appear out of 

 place, or might require more delicate handling than I can 

 give them, my excuse is, that in the present crisis of this 

 University, and in the fulfilment of the special duty which 

 devolves upon me on the present occasion, I felt myself called 

 upon to define explicitly, from my own point of view, the 

 present positions and relations of medical science and of your 

 profession. 



For my colleagues and for myself, permit me also to state, 

 that in dissolving the tie between us as teachers and pupils, 

 we welcome you most sincerely as Graduates of this Univer- 

 sity, and members of our common profession. 



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