The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01
NEW YORK HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL
COLLEGE.

Commencement Observation-Disclosures and Di-
plOmas Conferred Upon Music,
Prayer. speeches, Supper.
A large ana fashionable audience assembled In
Association Hall, Twenty-third street and Fourth
avenue, last evening, to witness the commence
ment exercises OF the New York Homeopathic
Medical College. The ARRANGEMENTS were well per
fected and the spacious hall AFFORDED ample accom-
modatlon TO the numerous ladies and gentlemen In
! attendance. nne string and wind instrument
band initiated proceedings by Playing the over
ture ''Poet and Peasant" (Suppe) in
very mastery style: then the students troopeC
In single lie down the left aisle to the "HumbOdl
March, and the Faculty assembled upon the raised
dais. The Rev. J. X. Davenport having offered up
PRAYER and the band having played one OF Fiotow ;
sweet aras, Professor j. W. Downing, NJ d., Regis
irar OF the COleg addressed
TIE GRADUATES AsO AUDIENCE.
He stated that the meeting was called for the pur-
pose Of presenting to thirty-siN students who had
nation by the Faculty OF TIE college, their diplomas
as physicians. The speaker gave "quacks," those
who hang out surgeons symbols without being
allOpaths, who refuee TO depart from the
beaten track and accept the nom ropathic
motto, "Simifd sinpnibus cardntu.' few hard
rubs, after which he stated that since the founding
OF the institution Twelve years ago, no fewer thdn
four hundred students from all parts OF the Union
had graduated, and that all these had been fully
instructed IN anatomy, tho ma,eria medica, &c.
the Professor went on TO explain at some length
AL,opArHY AND HOMEOPATHY,
and asserted that the new code was rapidly out
GLIDING he was recompensed by warm burst OF
applause. The band having rendered ia Bella
Donna waltz IN an eficien: manaer. the President,
Medicine upon the following graduates
William II. Abercrombie. New jersey; Clarence "; Ba.
sp SsM New H.
Kentgcky Homer e. Brigham Vermont; VIM H.; G. Cooke.
New York; Wesley T. Clapp, New York: Harlan r Cole.
.se' nsH'y FL ss
New 81 Lsne wm Lard
sr es S FRANK
Connsccu, Claude NPr'0n, New Jersey; Geo: Nor
Tlinsn%s Rhode Island; Geo. W Reich, fennsyiyania
Geo seymour New Work Ssdsn III T.Sg eT w YORK
Name: Henry W. westover, ILLINOIS,
The President supplemented the delivery OF the
degrees by very neat and appropriate speech. IN
when he rendered advice In homeopathic doses To
the youthful physicians before nm. a mute SOLO :
ayed hs eeze after which diplomas of the
New York
were conferred upon Messrs. Alfred X. Ill., Benja-
min Franklin, X. Smith, q. L. Hart, - Brooks and
- Norton. Or. Smith took occasion 10 remark
that It was the Erst time the degree mad been
ferred upon any members OF the homeopathic school
I'm New ork. DR.. Wales then called Mr. GEORGE 4.
Laird upOn the platform and presented him with a
handsome silver medal the testimonial OF hrs supe
rlor efficiency IN surgery Alter some music from
Meyeroeers "Huguenots" Professor Kellogg read
some statistics, which showed that. according
10 the mortality records In this city, 1884
persons had died under private medical
attendance during the years ls7O-7l. Oh these
2425 mad employed homeopathic practitioners and
81, 2y7 mad snccmDed to the old time regime
$. II. TalcOtt. N. D., then gave utterance beau
tiiully pOetical class valedlctory, which was re-
ceived with loud applause. as was also that by Pro-
lessor Carroll Dunham on tho part or the Faculty.
After q benedictiOn had been pronounced the pan
played 'Home Sweet Home" and the audience
dispersed. apparently much edited by the evening 5
proceedings.
At ten O'Clock the graduates ana a number of
friends sat down TO recherche supper given by the
Faculty Of the homeopathic Medical College at the
Hoffman House. TOasts and speeches were In
order, and the "wee sma' nOursr were growing
great ere the guests departed Tor their homes