New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-02
NEW ORLEANS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Annual Commencement Exercises.

The annual commencement exercises of the New
Orleans School of Medicine occurred at Lyceum Hall
when the degree Of Doctor in Medicine was conferred
upon graduating class of thirty-six members, two
Of whom received the additional degree of Doctor of
Pharmacy, and one, increasing the number Of grad
uates to thirtyseyen received the degree of Doctor
Of Pharmacy only. ..+:
There was very considerable assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen at Lyceum Hall, and after music
the exercises opened by appropriate prayer by
Rev. DR.. Palmer. E. D. Fenner, NJ. D., Dean of the
Faculty, in an address, happily conceived and elo-
quenty delivered in the Of which he referred
to the exceeding eligibility Of New Orleans as place
of medical instruction. and to the successful progress
Of the "School of Medicine: for which he predicted
the brilliant future guaranteed by the past presented
the members of the graduating class to the Board of
Trustees as matrculates worthy the degree of Doc
tor in Medicine, as they had passed arigorous ex.
animation by the Faculty, calling upon them sever
ally by name to rise in their seats.
Col. W. R. Miles, President of the Board of Trus-
tees, then conferred the degree of Doctor in Med
cine upon the following gentlemen composing the
graduating class Of the New Orleans School of Med.
cine:
Ludolf Fromm, Samuel j. Hall, Geo. T. Pursley,
Fred. Hazenburg, Richard q. Simmons, Narcisso
Hireu, Clarence B. Turner, R. E. Ambrose and Au-
guste Richeloup, of Louisiana.
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Sterne Brantley, Of 4a.a1as aauA'
Martin A. Martin, Thoma. III .a. o"n.ios
Kincaid, Jr., John @. Denson Frank NJ rs,.. oon
W. Brown, Richard H. Hopkins and John B. wv
Meek, of Mississippi.
Robert T. Walker, John L. Aston, Daniel T,
Taylor, Amasa Il. Dubose and D. Sanford Hum
phries, of Texas.
Joseph B. Payne, Kenneth G. McCrae, Samuel F.
Turner and Robert A. Jamison, of Arkansas.
George w. Reddy, @. G. Burke, Thomas R, Ash
ford and Leonidas N. Renwick, Of Georgia.
In the above list A. Dorman Evans, of Ala, and
Fred. Hazenburg, of La received the degrees both
| Of Doctor in Medicine and Doctor in Pharmacy.
NJ Emilio Grunde, OF Genoa, Italy, received the de.
| gree OF Doctor OF Pharmacy only.
After the comforting of degrees Prof Howard
Smith, NJ d. delivered the address of the Faculty to
the graduating class. 1t was finished and graceful
effort, and If the graduates bear in mind and adhere
to the precepts OF private and professional govern
ment enuncated in the earnest and impressive man.
ner and language OF the speaker, the New Orleans
School OF Medicine may be proud to claim the title of
belng thelr alma mater. He impressed upon them
tnat H. IN the course OF their experience, they made
any discovery IN the art OF medicine it was unworthy
Oh men, as professors OF great science to be devel
opeo ior tne common benefit OF mankind to retain its
khowieoge ior personal gain and advantage; that
'ne'r PROFESSION was not trade, and the grand pur
pose OF tne'r art was not money making, but the
cause OF human progress and the ameoration of the
Ills oi hunahi1y he urged the necessity OF contin-
uous ana anremttlng study, for though professionals
tney snould sth oe Students and tie cultivation of
all tne graces OF the christian gentleman and the
scholar and closed with feeling farewell to the class
OF whom 1t had been his duty and pleasure to be a