New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
ANIMAL COMMENCEMENT.

The exercises attending the Futy.thrd Annual Com
mencemeIt OF the College of Ply sicans and surgeons
were b.d last evening in the Rev. DR.. Parker .
Church. corner of Twenty second street and Fourth
avenue. The Charch was filled above and below, the
mddIe rev being, usual, reserved for the Alumni
and members of tie Graduating Glass.
On the stage were DR.. Edward Delafield President
of the College; Prof. A. ii. S.evens, NJ. d.; Prof.
Robert Waltz NJ. d.; Professors Parker. Gilman, and
other members of the Faculty.
After an impressive pray by the Rev. DIR. HoGUE,
the of the graduating class were called, % IN
number, to whom the President, Dr. DELAFILD,
administered the Hippocratic OATH The degrees were
then conferred, am d the applause Of the numerous
frienos of The yOuDg gentlemen receiving them Ihs
President then proceeded with his charge to the
newly. created Nj. Ds. fIe portrayed IN vivid
jape1aae the duties, ambitions, Joys, and sorrows
atten rg their ennobDg and arduons OF probes
SONS. They could not like the artisan, conne them.
eives 10 the routine rules OF practice they hid to deal
with the production Of ever-cbaogeful Ea'ure, VINO
continually delights in new combinations who puts
tJgeher The soul and body OF man IN such mao ler
as 10 make every constitution ne and curious stidV
for the physician. He was rash man who would
dare approach This wonderful conformation without
long trsiI nc and eanest determination 70 be true TO
the legitimate purposes of his profession.
Prof j. N. SMITH, NJ. ID then announced the prizes
awarded 1or the beet graduating theses presented
during the year. The first pr ~, OF so, was gwen TO
ErskiI Masop A. b.. of this city for the,is on I'm
peIforaie Anus" the second of go, to Edmund Ar
Isle Yer Neulen Of New Jersey, for thesis on
I" Opium The following theses were also mentioned
"a receiving high commentator at the hands OF the
Faculty: those of b. Barrett, A. H., on The Gen.
eral Pathology Of CsDcer; OF Courtlandt dofhn a.
b., on Fetal InnOculatlon" Of Edward j. Ford, on
" Diagnosis"
Tie nunifcent prize, founded by Jacob Harsen, NJ.
D. an alnl0nus of tue College, appropdating so
gold medal and sum OF money not less than $lOO,
" to the Undergraduate who shall IN each year, pre-
pare the best written report of the clinical instruction
III the New York Hospital d0rng the four months pre-
cediDg Commencement-this pnze, 1t was announced
by Prof. a. CLARK, NJ d., had been unanimously
AWARDED 10 j. Lawrence HESS of this State. IL
stated that the Harse Fund was in so prosperous
c. ndon that next year a secOnd prize Of so would
be probably offered for tie secondbest report OF the
kind
The pomes Of the recipients Of the several prizes
were greeted with the loudest applause.
Dr. ALEx. II. STEVENS Presiieat Of the College,
all Ouneed that he would himself establish prize OF
$lGO or 'Ihe best preparation, or seres o. prepare
" ionr, illustrating the physiology and pathology of
4" the laryDx
Mr. SETH Lyman CHASE Of Massachusetts, member
of lie Graduating Class-elected TO this honor By his
castmates-ihen proceeded with edect We, well
written Vaedivtory Address. Thomas Nj. MARkoE
D. Alumnus of 1911, concluded the exercises OF the
evening with an address the Associate Anmoi pres
eDt. which as Listened 10 with gre II interest.
The appearance Of the graduating class, the cbaran
ter OF the exercises and various facts stated during
tie evening rendered it evicebt that rhe College OF
Ply sclaDs and Surgeons the most honored and ven
crab OF medical Institutions 10 conducted by an
SDle fbCuty, III uiDucT worthy VI llb c5JtOllhncu
fame and The metropolitan prominence of the city OF
its location.
The 10 lowing are the names of the graduating class;
Alien Thomas H. Tioga y. Y; Balch Gausha h elm
Co N. Banks, Queens Co. n. Y. Barrett
DIV ard B. A b. Massachusetts Baker Planet - Oneida
Co. n Bennett William c. 4. b. Connecticut; lgardus,
John C.. Ulster Co, ~ Bowles, stephen W. A. NJ Ma,sa
chusetts Briggs, Samuel W., NeWYoTk City; Bump Orlo My
Nebrssks Csnson, CHARLES Connecticut Chase, Seth
j. man, Connecticut Cooper, Robert New York Cy Gove
Charles II. Wastipgon Co, n Y; De Leon John Ponce
Cuba; Doo,tie, FraLk w, Saratoga Co N. Y; Epstein,
Ephrairn NJ Canada West; Esnswoith Phlo j. NJ D.
da sst Ford Edward Irving Broome Co.. ~ ~ Goddifd
Chnles T.. Richmond Co., n. y; HslJen, Walter j., NJ,
kewYok City Hart, Charles II CONNECTICUT; Hst.home
William. NJ, n HoPpin Coarlsnd, A. Rhode Island
Kennedy, David CALIFORNIA; LsDgwortby, D. A. Aesany Co
n. Y leavitt William W. Massachusetts Little, James L
King. Co N Y. Mercy, Thomas King. Co NY Mason
Co, Y: Mckee james g., fewYo5s City; Morse D. "
Cbeuung Co, NJ Y. Nude, Archibald f. NewYork City,
Nur.ics, Geo New YOk City r,ILiG, wi,,m c Con
necti finkney, Howard A. New York City Pomeroy
Oren D. Connecticut; Pooey. James H., Manchester Co
n Potter David rewf orb s-tyi Plus Peter SPAIN
A. NJ. hew.Jeisey Samson Charles NJ, Kngs Co, ~ y
Seeds o. Henry A. b. Kentucky Seymour, klbridge Jet
irrton Co VI Stebbns. Dwight hichgan; Sternberg
George NJ Otsego Co N Studey william H., a. NJ, Com
necticu; swain William Kius 30 y. Y; Tagrart, Cha
bet New-IefeJ Yer Meuen, Edmund C.. NewJefsey War