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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。
Valete，JUVENES，artismedicaestudiosi；valete，discipuli，valete，filii！
Salvete，VIRI，artismedicaemagister；Salveteamici；salvetefratres！
MEDICALLIBRARIES。
[DedicatoryAddressattheopeningoftheMedicalLibraryinBoston，December3，1878。]
Itismyappointedtask，myhonorableprivilege，thisevening，tospeakofwhathasbeendonebyothers。Noonecanbringhistributeofwordsintothepresenceofgreatdeeds，ortrywiththemtoembellishthememoryofanyinspiringachievement，withoutfeelingandleavingwithothersasenseoftheirinsufficiency。SofeltAlexanderwhenhecomparedevenhisadoredHomerwiththeherothepoethadsung。SofeltWebsterwhenhecontrastedthephrasesofrhetoricwiththeeloquenceofpatriotismandofself-devotion。SofeltLincolnwhenonthefieldofGettysburghespokethoseimmortalwordswhichPericlescouldnotnavebettered，whichAristotlecouldnothavecriticised。SofelthewhowrotetheepitaphofthebuilderofthedomewhichlooksdownonthecrossesandweathercocksthatglitteroverLondon。
Wearenotmetuponabattle-field，exceptsofaraseverylaboriousachievementmeansavictoryoveropposition，indifference，selfishness，faintheartedness，andthatgreatpropertyofmindaswellasmatter，——inertia。Wearenotmetinacathedral，exceptsofaraseverybuildingwhosewallsarelinedwiththeproductsofusefulandennoblingthoughtisatempleoftheAlmighty，whoseinspirationhasgivenusunderstanding。Butwehavegatheredwithinwallswhichbeartestimonytotheself-sacrificing，perseveringeffortsofafewyoungmen，towhomweowetheoriginanddevelopmentofallthatexcitesouradmirationinthiscompletedenterprise；andImightconsidermytaskasfinishedifIcontentedmyselfwithborrowingthelastwordofthearchitect’sepitaphandonlysaying，Lookaroundyou！
Thereportsofthelibrarianhavetoldorwilltellyou，insomedetail，whathasbeenaccomplishedsincethe21stofDecember，1874，whensixgentlemenmetatthehouseofDr。HenryIngersollBowditchtodiscussdifferentprojectsforamedicallibrary。Inlessthanfouryearsfromthattime，bytheliberalityofassociationsandofindividuals，thiscollectionofnearlytenthousandvolumes，offivethousandpamphlets，andofonehundredandtwenty-fivejournals，regularlyreceived，——allworthilyshelteredbeneaththisloftyroof，——hascomeintobeingunderoureyes。Ithassprungup，asitwere；
inthenightlikeamushroom；itstandsbeforeusinfulldaylightaslustyasanoak，andpromisingtogrowandflourishintheperennialfreshnessofanevergreen。
Towhomdoesourprofessionowethisalreadylargecollectionofbooks，exceededinnumbersonlybyfourorfiveofthemostextensivemedicallibrariesinthecountry，andlodgedinabuildingsowelladaptedtoitspresentneeds？Wewillno
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