Excerpt from Report of a Committee of the Regents of the University, Appointed to Visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New-York: Made to the Regents, January 12, 1826 With such a pre-existing state of facts in view, connected with the various organizations which the college had undergone, and with such a preface of circumstances, which had occurred in the government and regulations of the institution, all exhibited before your committee, they commenced their visitatorial inquiry on the 3oth of June, 1825. The business was opened on the part of the trustees by one of its members, with a general explanation and statement of very many existing evils, and suggestions for many new regulations, all of which were urged to be essential to the welfare of the college. The committee then interfered, and determined they could not in this manner, admit discussions on matters and things in general, appertaining to the college. That such a course irritated feelings, and tended to no conclusion. That the object of the committee was to invite enquiry and accusation, and not to shut out discussion, but that the business might have shape and certainty, it was necessary to specify some item of complaint, and then produce the proof in support of the charges, after which, discussions as to the conclu sions and proper remedies would be in order, and that in such manner any complaint preferred by the professors or trustees, or any individual, should be diligently investigated. The enquiry subsequently proceeded, under such regulations, and every matter which appeared to the committee, of importance, or which was alledged to affect the interest of the college, was minutely and diligently investigated. The material and prominent points of this enquiry can only be necessary, in the opinion of the committee, to detail in this report to the Regents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.