Charles Bessey, Letters, 1880

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT -- ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 1880-'81 -- FACULTY : HON. K. P. BATTLE, LL. D., PRESIDENT

CHAS. W. DABNEY, PROFESSOR OF GENERAL, ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY.

F. W. SIMONDS, M. S., Ph. D., PROFESSOR OF BOTANY AND PHYSIOLOGY

T. W. HARRIS, A. M., M. D., PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY AND MATERIA MEDICAL

[?] & Wiley, Printers, Raleigh, N. C.

The Next Session of this school will begin on the 26th day August and continue till the first Thursday in June.

INSTRUCTION will be given partly by lectures and partly by recitations. No effort is spared to make this instruction practical.

CHEMISTRY A full course, with laboratory work, enables the student to acquire a good knowledge of general Chemistry, as well as of Chemistry as applied to Medicine and Pharmacy. It is not necessary, at this day to insist on the importance—nay on the absolute necessity of a knowledge of Chemistry to the educated Physician and Pharmacist.

BOTANY AND PHYSIOLOGY are taught in a course of lectures on each of these subjects, abundantly illustrated ny drawings and by Anatomical perparations.

ANATOMY Instruction is given by lectures and recitations. Students are frequently examined on the subjects studied. A good collection of Anatomical preparations is used for illustrating the lessons. Much attention is given to dissection, during the winter months. A short course on the operations of Surgery follows, in the spring.

MATERIA MEDICA There will be three lessons a week—students have ample opportunity to examine the medicines for themselves, and to [Page Break] submit them to the necesasry tests, in the Laboratory of Chemistry. Regular monthly written examinations will be held in both Anatomy and Materia Medica.

SPECIAL ADVANTAGES The graded system of instruction. Students of one year in this school will be prepared to stand and a creditable examination on the first year's course of any of the medical colleges. This will admit them to the second year's course, in those colleges, on the same footing as their students.

The length of the term and the connection of the school with the college enables the students to pursue with profit any other studies in which he may be deficient.

Arrangements will be made for lectures on Practice of Medicine, and Surgery, Obstetrics and Special Diseases, which will be announced hereafter.

Ample opportunities for instruction in Theoretical and Practical Pharmacy, will be afforded to young men who wish to prepare themselves for the business of Druggists or Pharmaceutical Chemists.

For further particulars see catalogue of the University, or address the president.

Eugene A. Smith, Ph. D., State Geologist, Tuscaloosa, - - Alabama.

Tallahassee Aug 26 Fla.

Dr. C. E. Bessey. Iowa Agricultural Ames,

Geological Survey of Alabama, University of Alabama.

Tallahassee [sic.] Fla. Aug. 2[5?] 1880

Dr. C. E. Bessey,

Dear Sir

Yours of Aug. 11. reached me here where I am collecting [?], information, so for the Cotton [Culture?] report of Tenth Census. Your book has been received in Tuscaloosa, + I shall be glad [sic.] [accept?] [sic.] your request on my [?] to their place in [?]. Perhaps that may be too late for your purposes, if so address me at [sic.] once at Jacksonville Fla. + I will have the book forwarded. I have [?], [printed?] a [?] list of Ala. plants which I shall have sent to you.

Very truly yours, Eugene A. Smith

Tenth Census of the United States.

Department of the Interior, Census Office, Tuscaloosa. Ala Oct 8 .1880

Prof. C. E. Bessey., Ames Iowa

Dear Sir I have just returned home from my vacation [?] and have looked over the botany which you were kind enough to have had sent to me. Having been for two years a pupil of [?] in [?], + having been in his mesomorphic-botany class during the whole time, I find much of Part I of your book familiar as household words, + I am delighted to see that much neglected part of the Science of Plants placed within reach of our students. In Part II also I find many old acquaintances. I think you have done a good work in making this book, which if properly used, cannot fail to give to students a thorough knowledge of the structure + [?] of the plants for studies.

Very truly yours, Eugene A. Smith

Return to UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, ANN ARBOR, Mich., if not delivered within 10 days.

[?] [?] 7 [?]

U.S. POSTAGE THREE CENTS

Prof. C. E. Bessey Ames Iowa

University of Michigan.

Ann Arbor. May [9?]th 1880.

Dear Sir:

Some time ago you were so kind as to send me your [?] on [?] and now that I am in need of another favor I take the liberty [?] [?] again + [?] [?] in my botanical work. Just now I am doing some work that requires reference to the flora of your State and I wish very much to get your list of Iowa plants. Can you spare me a copy and trust me to remember the favor?

Yours with esteem [I.?] M. Spalding Asst. Prof. Botany

Professor C. E. Bessey