, 1873-03-14
CHICAGO MEDICAL COLLEGE

Commencement Exercises ut tho In.
s<itutRon Yesterday 4Affcrnoon--For-
ty Observation-Disclosures Addresses
by Faculty ana 5tt11ents~-Alu lu1nz,i
Reunion.
The commencement Of the Chicago Nedica1
College, department Of the Northwestern Uni
yeraity, occurred yesterday afternoon in the col
lege building, corner Of Twenty-sixth street
and Prairie avenue. The exercises were
witnessed by q large concourse Of peo-
plo, who occupied every bench in the
lecture-room. Tho faculty were seated On
the platform, DR.. Fowler, the President, DR..
Davis, the Dean, being prominent. The muaio
was furnished by tho choir OF Plymouth Church,
under tho direction Of l. Y. Flaglar. and con-
sisted OF bass solo, "Looking Back" by
George 81. lott; tenor solo, Good Night, Be-
loved" by G. Ii. Smith; a duet BY Mrs. Stacy,
and Mrs. Brewer; and trio from Yerdl's '' At
tila''
After certificates had been awarded to merito-
rious undergraduates and to tho students who
hsd served two weeks as assistants to the House
Surgeon at Mercy Hospital, prizes for the two
best theses we're presented F. J. Huse received
the first prize, the last edition OF Watson's
"Practice OF Medicine;' = and E. E. Loomis, the
second prize, "West on tho Diseases OF
Women"
The President, the Rev DR.. Fowler, then con-
fer1ed the degree Of II. D. upon the following
named graduates, handing to every one the
parchment which certified that he had success-
fully passed the examinations: H. " Aexan-
dor. Blue Island; F. 7. Allen, Greenville; @. H.
Black, Illinois; H. T. Byford, Chicago; J. B.
Bradshaw, Fairfield, H.; R. Il. Bradley, Illinois;
hr. Baker, Iowa; E. R. Bacon, Indiana; E. F.
DoR9ldson Indian enaass G " T Rodgs Yi'sensn;
Illinois; 9. P. Gibson, Minnesota; F: J: Huae,
Chicago; e. R. Koon, WISCONSIN E. E. Looms,
Jancayil1o, Wis; Daniel Lord, Chicago;
J. H; Lowe. Illinois; ; @ Enoch ,,,| Louis
Wisconsin ; J. s. McCord, Greenville, H.; J. r.
Otto; Chicago; B. J. Perry, Chicago; ]. Iich-
tenbsrger Chicago August Il Rhoads 4 Missoari;
Norwood W ai Ii; j. 4. s.: Join, Chicago; az ): D. K K
Steele, Raatoul, III. J. @, Spray, Chicago; ".
H. Smith, Iowa T: D. Ray Akin, III. p. 7.
Harrison, Wapaca, Wis; ": T. Wiard, Rockford;
g. ". Williams, Chicago Charles Wirth, Chica-
20 ]. R. Walker Tamaroa, Ill
Mr.: Thomas Killough responded on behalf of
the class. He first alluded to the death Of three
Of his classmntes, and to the regret entertained
by all for their absence; then to the system Of
study pursued, thanking the professors for their
tion. He propheaied brilliant SUCCESS for the
class, and Ind no donpt that the three-term prin-
cipal in the college would yield fruit which would
rebound to it's credit.
Prof. 8. J. Jones then delivered the valedic-
tory. He gave brief outline Of the hintory Of
medicine, admonishing the graduates 10 be un-
rernitting in their efforts to advance themselves
in the profession. Tho great key to success was
earnest labor.
Tho benedlctton was then pronounced, and the
audience dispersed. No one could have regret
ted spending the afternoon in the college, for
the exercises were interesting, aud the essay Of
Prof. Jones replete with Information
Iu.the morning reunion Of the alumni was
held in the College, and an hour or two we're en-
joyably disposed Of in conversation and relating
eminiscencee. DR.. Lyman Ware read an elabor-
ate essay on tho history Of medicine, allowing
himself to be familiar With the subject and pos
sessed Of considerable literary ability.
Two prizes have been offered for the best
thesis upon medical tppio-the first, OF 800,
By DR.. n. s. Davis and the second, ESQ. By DR..
Lyman Ware. They will be awarded at the next
commencement, q year being allowed for the &C.
lection Of the subject aud the writing OF the
essay.