Punch,  1 (1841), 201.

The Physiology of the London Medical Student—6. Of the Gender and Its Class  [6/12]

Anon

Genre:

Serial—Essay, Drollery; Diary, Spoof

Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Education, Colleges, Lecturing

Institutions mentioned:

University of London


    Observes that in preparation for the 'ordeals of the Hall and College' the student resolves to abstain from drinking. Notes medical students' appreciation of cramming. Observes that the medical teacher is a 'man of the most varied and eccentric knowledge', acquainted with 'the different branches to be studied', and a master of 'all their minutiae'. Describes 'grinding-class'—a preparation for the examination at the Apothecaries' Hall. Here, Joseph Muff and other students irritate the 'grinder' by managing only sloppy answers to questions and by their jocose behaviour.



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