. History of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York (Medical Department of Columbia College). e best essay on the subjectsproposed by the committee. This prize was also openfor universal competition ; and although undergrad-uates of the College could rarely hope for success inobtaining it, they were not excluded from trial by theterms of the endowment. About the same time a prize was founded by Harsen, which afterward proved the most im-portant benefaction so far received by the consisted at first of a gold medal and One Hundreddollars in money, to b
. History of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York (Medical Department of Columbia College). e best essay on the subjectsproposed by the committee. This prize was also openfor universal competition ; and although undergrad-uates of the College could rarely hope for success inobtaining it, they were not excluded from trial by theterms of the endowment. About the same time a prize was founded by Harsen, which afterward proved the most im-portant benefaction so far received by the consisted at first of a gold medal and One Hundreddollars in money, to be annually awarded for the bestwritten report of the clinical instruction in the NewYork Hospital during four months of the year, which•should be prepared and presented by an undergrad-uate student of the College. Productive securities,sufficient to provide for this prize, were conveyed TWENTY-THIRD STREET 117 to the College by a formal deed of trust, May 7th,185Q. Dr. Harsen, whose family were among the earlyDutch settlers of New York, was a native of the cityand an academical graduate of Columbia College. He. Jacob Harsen, From a medallion portrait by Karl Miiller, 1861. Studied medicine in the office of Dr. Stevens, andreceived his medical degree from the College ofPhysicians and Surgeons in 1S29. For a few \ earshe engaged in general practice, and in the choleraepidemic of 1X32 he served the city as district physi-cian. Although he soon afterward relinquished prac- Il8 THE COLLEGE IN tice as an occupation, he continued to devote muchtime to professional charities and associations. Hewas especially interested in the Northern Dispensary,contributing liberally to its support, and serving fortwenty years as one of its managers. He was alsoa Director of the New York Eye Infirmary, and aTrustee and Councillor of the Academy of all these positions he was capable and zealous inthe discharge of his official duties. His retirementfrom practice never diminished his
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