Onevoicewillbeheardnomorewhichhasbeenfamiliartomanyamongyou。Itisnotforme，astrangertothesescenes，tospeakhiseulogy。Ihavenorighttosaddenthishourbydwellingonthedeepregretsoffriendship，ortobidthebittertearsofsorrowflowafresh。YetIcannothelprememberingwhatavoidthedeathofsuchapractitionerasyourlateinstructormustleaveinthewidecircleofthosewholeaneduponhiscounselandassistanceintheirhourofneed，inacommunitywherehewassowidelyknownandesteemed，inaschoolwhereheboresoimportantapart。Thereisnoexemptionfromthecommondoomforhimwhoholdstheshieldtoprotectothers。Thestudentiscalledfromhisbench，theprofessorfromhischair，thepractitionerinhisbusiestperiodhearsaknockmoreperemptorythananypatient’smidnightsummons，andgoesonthatunreturningvisitwhichadmitsofnoexcuse，andsuffersnodelay。Thecallofsuchamanawayfromusisthebereavementofagreatfamily。Norcanwehelpregrettingthelossforhimofabrightandcheerfulearthlyfuture；fortheoldageofaphysicianisoneofthehappiestperiodsofhislife。Heislovedandcherishedforwhathehasbeen，andeveninthedeclineofhisfacultiesthereareoccasionswhenhisexperienceisstillappealedto，andhistremblinghandsarelookedtowithrenewinghopeandtrust，asbeingyetabletostaythearmofthedestroyer。
Butifthereissomuchleftforage，howbeautiful，howinspiringisthehopeofyouth！IseeamongthosewhomIcountaslistenersonebywhosesideIhavesatasafellow-teacher，andbywhoseinstructionsIhavefeltmyselfnottoooldtoprofit。Asweborrowedhimfromyourcity，Imusttakethisopportunityoftellingyouthathiszeal，intelligence，andadmirablefacultyasaninstructorwereheartilyanduniversallyrecognizedamongus。Wereturnhim，aswetrust，uninjured，tothefellow-citizenswhohavetheprivilegeofclaiminghimastheirown。
Andnow，gentlemenofthegraduatingclass，nothingremainsbutformetobidyou，inthenameofthoseforwhomIamcommissionedandprivilegedtospeak，farewellasstudents，andwelcomeaspractitioners。Ipronouncethetwobenedictionsinthesamebreath，asthelateking’sdemiseandthenewking’saccessionareproclaimedbythesamevoiceatthesamemoment。YouwouldhardlyexcusemeifIstoopedtoanymeanerdialectthantheclassicalandfamiliarlanguageofyourprescriptions，thesameinwhichyourtitletothenameofphysicianis，if，likeourowninstitution，youfollowtheancientusage，engraveduponyourdiplomas。
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