The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-02

| the Medical College OF South Carolina was
celebrated on Saturday, February 29th in the
| usual form. Besides the graduates, twenty
eight i'll number, and the faculty, there was
quite large representation Of the professors
in attendance, as well as few laymen, amorg
whom We were pleased to notice that naval
giant of other days, Commodore Ingraham.
The trustees we're represented by Hon. Ed
ward Frost, the President OF the board, Hon.
Alfred Huger, Daniel Rayenel, Esq, and Hon.
George A. Trenholm.
The exercises were opened by the President,
Judge Frost, calling upon the dean, DR.. J. J.
Chisolm, for the report of the faculty.
DR.. Chisolm remarked that in common with
every other institution the Medical College of
South Carolina had felt the effects Of the war
and the stringency of the times. The small
ness of the present class-only sixty stu
dents-(two hundred and forty to two hundred
and fifty was the average before the war; was
owing to this and to no other cause. The col
lege still sustains it's pristine reputation, and,
with better times, there could be little doubt
of renewed prosperity to the institution. Small
as the number is, no other school in the South
had larger class this winter, with the solitary
exception perhaps of the Medical Department
of Ghe University Of Louisiana, which, as is
well known, has the whole Mississippi valley
as it's tributary, and moreover offers the facti-
tiorls advantages Of the gaities OF New Or
leaus The "second course" students at our
college have always borne larger proportion
AZ Ill hoe hoor ho al
any other school,
The Dean then paid very fattering tribute
to the conduct and bearing of the present
class, and then said: 81 am happy to inform
the board that the gentlemen now Offering for.
graduation have been students Of medicine,
ouige different character from the medical
student as we knew him in former days. The
medical student OF those days was thought
less, noisy, frolicsome, joviel fellow. The STU
dent of medicine, as we now find him, is Sc
riotls, steady, quiet, orderly, studious, hard
working man, often with empty pockets, who,
not unfrequently, must labor assiduously du-
ring the summer months to obtain the means
of meeting the expenses Of the next winters
course. These men know the scarcity and
value of both time and money, and employ
eveay moment of their stay ut the college in
fitting themselves for the responsible and Ia
boEious duty of their profession.
Judge Frost thereupon expressed the satisfac-
ton of the board at hearing SO gratifying re-
port of the operations OF the session, and par
ticlilarly at the exemplary conduct of the stu
dents. He then presented each OF the grad
yates with tho diplomas Of the college, and
closed by introducing to tho class the Hon. AL
fred Huger, who had been chosen by the trus-
tees and faculty to deliver the valedictory ad-
dress. As the venerable form of the orator
rose before the youthful audience, the latter
gave vent to their feelings OF respect and ven
erstion in spontaneous applause, continued
for some minutes.
We have not space to give this adrnirabler
address m ertenso. That it was filled with
lessons of wisdom, with precepts of honor and
noble daring that it abounded with sound
advice based upon the experience of'an active
life of four score years, spent in the front ranks
of soc ety and Of the State, we need not say.
But it may surprise those of our younger
readers, who have not enjoyed an opportunity
of hearing the old man eloquent, that tho
hoary locks, bleached by the icy blasts OF
eighty winters, the slow gait and feeble form,
are in no wise indicative of the matter or tho
manner OF the speaker. Tho topics we're
chosen with singular good judgment, and were'
eminently appropriate; the style classic, and
the diction such as to shame many younger
orator; the enunciation clear, and the voice
not in the least betokening the advanced age
Of the speaker. he was listened to through
cut with the most market attention, and We
shall indulge the hope, that much of what he
said has made q lasting impression upon his
young hearers.
After the delivery of MIR. Huger's address, the
faculty invited the graduates and visiting
friends to the "Green Room," where half an
hour was pleasantly spent in drinking healths
and interchanging words of cheer and hope.
Altogether this commencement will be pleas
ant spot to look back to in the memory OF
those who this day enter on their arduous pro-
fessional career.
The following is list Of the graduates
I'm. Aver, Jr., Barnwel Courthouse, s. O.;
W. W. Anderson, stateburg, 8. c.; j. Gailard
Black, York, s. c.; E. a. Covington, Wades-
boro', N. c.; E. L. Crump, Midwife, Ga; w:
A. Culbreath, Pleasant Lane, S. c.; c. A. De-
saussure, Camden, S. c.; A. NJ. DeBardleben,
wetumpka,. Ala; Jos.. Devices, Charleston, S.
,C.;E. T. Gilmore, Oconee, Ga; Jos. Graves,
Graham's Turn Out, S. c.. h. b. Hamilton,
Williamson, S. c.; r. P. NJ. Hall, Ebenezer
vile. S. C.; Ed. " Joye, Charleston, 8. g.; B.
F. Kirkland, Midwife, Ga; Daniel Lyle, Ches-
ter, s. c.; N. C. Murphy, Marion, s. G.. w. w.
Memminger, Charleston, 8. c.; J. L. Napier,
Mars Bluff s. c.; NJ. A. Renwick, Newberry,
S. c.; Farg Smith, Harnett County, n. G.; r.
q. Stone, Linton, Ca; F. II. Settler, Pomaria,
q. c.: J, NJ. Smith, Williston, s. e.; Manning
Simons, Charleston s. c.; R. E. Thompson,
Anderson, s. c.; Andrew Yates, Charleston,
sc.
The following resolutions have been sent to
us for publication:
MEDICAL COLLEGE, STATE OF s. c.,
February 20, 1868.
At Atameeting of the graduating class held this
day, the following resolutions we're unanimous
ly adopted:
Resoiued That our thanks are due. and are
hereby extended to the Hon. Alfred Huger, for
the able, instructive and dgnifed address be-
fore this class, and that copy OF the same be