PROFESSOR Coleman’s introductory lecture. 467 
and therefore we encourage the hope that the professor is begin¬ 
ning to doubt the truth of that opinion which he so long and 
strenuously and mischievously promulgated, and that he will 
shortly candidly and manfully retrace his steps, or, at least, will 
no longer publicly and unnecessarily force this obnoxious compari¬ 
son, which is reprobated by every enlightened, liberal, and honour¬ 
able practitioner, and which will not and cannot come to good. 
From this alteration, if not of opinion, yet of language and 
manner, we augur well; and we have the happiness to say, that 
Mr. Coleman continues frequently to take his clinical round,— 
that his observations on the diseases which occur are most instruc¬ 
tive,—that he is perfectly accessible,—that he encourages the in¬ 
terrogatories of the youngest student,—and has evident pleasure 
in communicating important knowledge. 
The dissecting rooms are much improved, and, in reply to the 
inquiry of one of the pupils, Mr. Coleman promised, at the close 
of his introductory lecture, that the demonstrator or assistant 
demonstrator should be daily in the dissecting room from ten until 
four o’clock, if required by any of the students who were honestly 
and regularly dissecting. 
We therefore repeat, that this session has commenced under 
auspices favourable to the improvement of the pupil and the art. 
A feeling of propriety, and a sense of interest, will induce the 
heads of the college not to disappoint the expectations they have 
raised; and, should the work of improvement be evidently and 
systematically carried on, we, and the profession generally, would 
rejoice and applaud. 
The adoption of a system of gradual, salutary, and effectual 
reform,—the disposition to concede that which, by and bye, we 
should extorty —these alone are wanting to unite every honourable 
and influential practitioner in the support and defence of our 
national school. 
