The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-10

Co,amen cement OF the College OF Ply sieians
ana Surxoons--University OF she state OF
New York.
The annual commencement of the above College took
place last evening, the College Hall, No. 81 Crosby
street The extreme severity OF the weather prevented
numerous attendance; yet several ladies and gentle
men were present on the occasion amongst whom
many Of the friends OF the young gentlemen about to
receive their degrees consisting Of ftytwo, who had
been students Of the College.
At O'Clock, Professor Stevens, accompanied with So
vsrs of the faculty entered the ALL when the Professor
Briefly announced the object upon which they had as
eembed-namey for the purpose of comforting tbs title
% NJ upon the gentlemen students, whoss names
would b. duly announced The Rev. DR. Bslch here
upon opened the proceedings by prayer appropriate to
the OCCASION when Professor Watts came forward and
raed the following list OF names upon which DR.
Stevens to confer upon them tho degree Of
NJ D In the usual form:-
Henry Dawes Appleton, Maryland; John 5sb-ock Ar
den A. M, y ew York city; John Hiram Bacon, Jefer
county New York Richard Aaron Barnes, Dutch
county, New York: Samuel Cyrus Breitenbsch
penn,ylvaoia; Charles Wesley Brink New York city;
John Roberts Burton Gsorgia; Josiah ca mus, New
Jersey; William Vert Cshoop, b Vermont; Mat
thew Joseph CalIsghan, B., New York lily; Richard
@ Cobb, North Csrolina; Austin B srton Cooking,
Long leland N John Richard Conway New Yorx
lief Dearborn Daggst Msine; Nathaniel Reynolds Da
Wis, New YORK city; Charles Bolivar Dayton, Long
i,lsnd William Blahie Eager, Jr, Orange county
ter Green, butchers county, Joseph Sherwood
Gregory. A b New York city; forge o,sood Garn,
city Alfred Hs,brouck, A NJ Ulster county N T.;
Charles Ron Head, Wisconsin; Lucitn Hensl.y, Ken
William Ldus Jones', A b Georgia; William Kelly A.
NJ New York city Daniel EuhEy Nissan, Long Is
land, " John Preston Lsonsrd, Rhode Island Ste
phen k.srnsy Turqusnd Macksy Canada East; Ira
Manly, Jr, Essex county, N Y James Lewis Manney,
North Carolina; Bsrjamin Reese Masters, Bermuda;
Joseph King merritt, A M, Wsstohseter county New
York; Wilhsm Bovine Minturn, A. d New York city;
stephen Moses Miller Rhode Isisna; Israel Parsons
York city; Austin Lsdyard Sands Jr A NJ New York
city; John Peter Shsrer, Hsrkimcr couuty " Jons-
than Chamberlain Shstuck, A Long Island Y;
Charles William shumwsy Essex county, N Tru-
N IN Houmsr squire, Herkimrr county, N Harvey
Putnam Tolusp, Onondaga county, ". Y; William
connecticut " Hsary 4.ior Wssss a. w. New York
CITY; Charles Whipple Whitley, A b, New YORK city,
John Martin witherwax, IowAi Aurin Nslsoa Wood
man, Massachusetts,,
Dr. sr.vgSs bereupon delivered very sbls address,
impressng upon the stndends tho nso.-ety and i'm
postanoe Of dignifying Themselves IN the nigh and
honorable profession they had ut ac4uired by moral
exercise Of their social and proef sopai duties He
hored them TO pursue honorable course and re-
minded them that
"Houor aud shame from ne condition rise;
"Aot well your part, there ell the honor hes"
(Appause Want of activity degraded tho prof ssior
whsn ii acquired and the ply stefan
Ike the lawyer In regard TO tho exercise practice Of
bis profession the stter leaving his native state,
mad 10 learn aud acquire fresh kpowlsdss as re-
g,rdsd local laws; bat the physician was not con
nnsd 20 settled THEATRE he could his
fssson In my and every State and oouury (Aspsuss
The learned Professor after admonshing the Graduates
TO pursue hoaor BILE and upright in the dis
charge of their professional dutist concluded very
sois ana eloquent address when me closing prsysr
several gentlemen who had taken their degrees IN
other cols not bolcugog to ibis stare put vsnih
10 practice havr authority "a do 40 IN the Stats or
New York TOOK occasion 10 graduate at the College OK
Pnysicilns asd SURGEONS Or. John PRESCOTT Ltonsrd
Of Rhods Island and others tbs list we're Of this
eisss ar The graduates generally went through their
exSminstions with much oredIs 20 nemseves Inc
proceedings having Terminated oosn stsau~ses ana
red.