University of Pennsylvania, April 24th, 1888 : remarks made on the occasion of the alumni testimonial to Dr D. Hayes Agnew / by William Pepper.

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1888
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Credit: University of Pennsylvania, April 24th, 1888 : remarks made on the occasion of the alumni testimonial to Dr D. Hayes Agnew / by William Pepper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    University of Pennsylvania, APRIL 24TH, 1S8S. Remarks made on the Occasion of the Alumni Testimo- nial to Dr. D. Hayes Agnew, BY DR. WILLIAM PEPPER, Provost of the University. It is fitting that this imposing celebration should occur here within the walls of the University, because it has been in the service of the University that many of the great qualities of our distinguished and beloved guest have been most conspic- uously displayed, and because I know he feels happiest when thus surrounded by his own brethren, who share with him to , the full his devotion to Alma Mater. It might seem out of place were I to dwell at length on the technical features of Dr. Agnew’s surgical career. Some thoughts there are, how- ever, which force themselves on the mind of any clinician in regarding that stretch of fifty years’ continuous labor in one of the most important and progressive fields of human industry. One cannot but recognize in this work a breadth and compre- hensiveness almost unique. If we must admit specialism as the inevitable result, just as it is in large measure the deter- mining cause, of the progress and precision of medical science, still we shall not dispute the pre-eminence of those rare natures whose wider range embraces many special fields, and by ena- bling them to see truth from many sides imparts to their judg- ment a philosophic breadth and perspective. When I recall the basis of profound anatomical study on which Dr. Agnew’s work has been built up ; the patient pursuit of pathology with