Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-10
From the Richmond Examiner.
TTOIH ING IICHHUHU EAdHIIItT.
Commenc ement OF the Medical College
Virginia.

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Virginia.
The annual commencement at this College
took place on Saturday night last.
DR.. Wexford conferred the degree Of M. ID
on the following young gentlemen, and pre-
scented them with their diplomas
VIM. p. Hill of Richmond.
Richard L. Pulliam of Chesterfield.
Jos. p. Jordan Of Hartford, N. c.
VIM. Walter Douglas of New Kent
VIM. T. Estes Of Granville, N. G.
Ro. M. Pulliam Of Richmond.
Pichegrue L. Quarles of Carolina.
DIR. John G. Gordon Of Albemarle.
John A. Jeter of Bedford.
Theodrick A. Ridout of Mecklenburg.
Francis w. Parker Of Southampton.
Chas. X. Anderson OF Nelson.
A. S. Mason of Stafford.
G. II. Perrow of Nelson.
JAS. Ii. Novels Of Culpeper
Warren l.. Baylor Of Carolina.
Horace Smoot of Madison.
Garland M. Anderson of Louisa.
JAS. Farris Of Culpeper.
John A. Gregory Of Chesterfield.
Jas. G. Watson Of University of Va.
Alexander Fitzpatrick of Nelson.
Alexander Reynolds of Floyd.
DR.. John G. Mayo of Westmoreland.
VIM. r. j. Gibbon of Dinwidde.
address to tie Graduating Class.-Dr.
David H. Tucker, the Dean Of the Faculty, ad-
dressed the young doctors in a valedictory. He
alluded to the death of DIR. Carter p. Johnston,
who had held the position Of Professor of An
atomy in that Institution, and gave biogra-
phical sketch Of him, closing his truthful eulogy
with the following sentences:
"As a lecturer and writer says friend,
she (Dr. Johnston) was plain, solid and sen.
sible; as a physician free from wild theory,
and disciplined TO hazardous experiment. His
Judgment and accurate knowledge of his pro-
lession made him greatly esteemed, whilst the
man was always the same, always frank, candid
and reliable, despising all party tricks to gain
q fictitious and ephemeral reputation, and
marching strait forward to the high goal before
him, depending alone on his own merits and
his own noble character for success"
But DR.. Johnston was bound to his friends
by other ties than those of an intellectual
nature. His temper was the finest ! ever knew.
His gentleness of manners, his unaffected
modesty, his perfectly respectful department to
all, his warm and devoted feelings his upright
and conscientious principles, his punctuality
and exactness in all bis dealings, his liberal
his stainless honor, his unshrinking
irmness, won for him universal respect and
esteem; and yet with all his exactness, he had
a heart of warm benevolence, and hand open
as day to melting charity. Upon the whole,
his character presented the most remarkable
lnion of the gentler and severer virtues, and at
he head of these stood consciousness, sus-
aimed and fortified by steadfastpess and con-
'tancy.
1t has been said of some old Roman, that it
would have been as easy to turn the sun from
his course as him from the path of duty and
honor. So it was with our friend.
"He was constant the Northern Star,
Ofwhose true fixed and resting quality
There is no fellow in the armament
DR.. I. spoke Of the fattering prospects be-
ore the College, urged its friends to do all they
could to build it up and make itwhat it should
be, and closed by bidding the graduating class
l most afectionate farewell.