IwishtoclosethisLecture,ifyouwillallowmeafewmomentslonger,withabriefsketchofaninstructorandpractitionerwhosecharacterwasasnearlyamodeloneinbothcapacitiesasIcanfindanywhererecorded。
Dr。JAMESJACKSON,ProfessoroftheTheoryandPracticeofMedicineinthisUniversityfrom1812to1846,andwhosenamehasbeensinceretainedonourrollsasProfessorEmeritus,diedonthe27thofAugustlast,intheninetiethyearofhisage。Hestudiedhisprofession,asIhavealreadymentioned,withDr。HolyokeofSalem,oneofthefewphysicianswhohavebornewitnesstotheirknowledgeofthelawsoflifebylivingtocompletetheirhundredthyear。I
thinkthestudenttookhisOldMaster,ashealwayslovedtocallhim,ashismodel;eachwasworthyoftheother,andbothwerebrightexamplestoallwhocomeafterthem。
IrememberthatinthesermonpreachedbyDr。GrazerafterDr。
Holyoke’sdeath,oneofthepointsmostinsisteduponascharacteristicofthatwiseandgoodoldmanwastheperfectbalanceofallhisfaculties。Thesameharmoniousadjustmentofpowers,thesamesymmetricalarrangementoflife,thesamecompletefulfilmentofeveryday’sduties,withouthasteandwithoutneedlessdelay,whichcharacterizedthemaster,equallydistinguishedthescholar。A