, 1874-02-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
WoMAN's HOSPITAL MEDICAL COL
IEgE.

Tho fourth annunt Commencement Of tho
Wonan'a Hospital Medical College, OF Chicago.
WAS hold last evoiing In tho First Methodist
Church, corner OF Olark and Washington streets.
An organ voluntary by Prof. Falk, supple
montod by prayer offered by tho Roy. L. T. Chum
bcrain, began tho exercises.
Then followed Tho " Cantato Domino" in Which
1rosla,nos FOX aud sabtn aud MeHHrH. sabin
mud 8prague boro u part.
pRor. ByFonD,
III awarding dplomaB Of medical qualification to
graduates, congratulated tlo claas and the ago on
tho advanced spirit OF libotty which accorded to
fomalos tho honorable privilege OF assuming tho
EscuIapian nantlo. no had tho highest satfs-
faction. therefore, IN presonting to tho ladies
who l1ad 30 we'll distinguished themselves as
studonts, tho diplomas Of their chosen profos-
Hlon. -.
TIE GRADUATES.
Tho following aro tho nnmoH Of tho graduAt-
iuE class: Mrs. Lucinln Corr, Mrs. Juno l..
Walton, Mrs. Elon q. parllYitlge, Mrs. L. T. I.
strngor, Mrs. Lolita A. Mason, and AIiss Millle
q. Syanoe.
Mrs. Corr madc graceful response In bohalf
OF tho class, md hoped tint no not Of o single
molbor tlloroof would ovor mako tho profoa-
sors Of Medicine repent tho admission Of ladfoB
to tho privilegoB Of tho medical faculty. She
Of tho college TINT their kindness would never
bo obliteratod from tho memories Of tho gradu-
ating clasH Of 1874.
THE CLOSING ADDRESS.
Prof. Ealk having Clico moro WOko the soul Of
music on tho organ, tho closing addross 70 the
graduates waB made By Prof.. Charles ". Earle,
WHO, after Bolno preliminary remarks, went Into
dissertation on surgery and medicine loug back
to period antoriort to tho Pyramids, aid rcforrcd
to Bomo Biblical instances Of anatomical science.
lilo a!so gave Biographical Bketches Of the organs
vital ald othorwlao, thu. intestinoB, tic
norvos, tho muscles and all tho curl
GUS and bewilacrng mechanism, the
whole Of which gocs to ma!ko up humanity
III complimentary tormB TO many ancient gon-'
tlomon, whose lnmeB were utterly beyond tho
power Of any Bystsm By which difficult na1nos
can bo reduced to correct photography. The
DISCOURSE must have been highly interesting
rangomonts OF tho great human edillce. The
rrofossor dwolt particularly OH the nut
ter of digestion, mad skotchcl tho career
Of NIL unhappy young man whose
stomach nsss w. r. pertoat1asaa do 1sao y , ac sago
that fearful injury, survived. a kind Of valve
was formed III tho stomach, which gaye aci-
entistB an opportunity Of inspecting tue work.
inGs OF tho human stomach Whilc tho food was
in state Of transition. This portion OF tho dis
course was peculiarly interesting, especially to
ladies' and gentlemen OF a dyspeptic turn.
Tho Professor concluded by an eloquent ex-
hortntion, in which ho hoped that tho lady Rralu-
atcs would not, III Tho hard wn!kB OF thoir pro-
feBson, permit their wornanly kindEnoss to be-
como blnntel, but that they would rather eulti-
yato to still higher Iog:eo TINT sweet philsl.-
thropy which tnalc women, as rule, tho angels
Of tho universe.
PRESENTATION.
Mrs. Walton, Oh behalf Ut the class, presented
the Professor of Anatomy, DR.. =. a. MoWill-
iams. with a lantluomo Masonic cuble.n, ac-
compauying the present with fow foolng words.
The recipient returned thanks III terms at
onco siuplo aud eloquent.
Tho Rev. A1r. Chamberlain, as a friend of
tho College, mado neat speech in praise Of
tho medical laoioB.
Tho quartotto Rang another beautiful aelec-
tion, and, after benodcton By lIr. Chamber
lain, the proceedings Terminated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Tho spring course Of lectures In the Woman's
Medical College will begin April l. 1874. lii ad-
dition to clinics aud other oxercscs two lectures
q day will'bo given. All BtudontB III tho city,
who can make 1t convenient to attend will find
this COURSE fully represented IN all hranchos Of
tho medical sciouco. a reception will DO givcl,
Tomorrow afternoon and evening at tho rooms
Of t!le Institution, corner Of Adams anal paulina
streets. to which all friends Of the college aro
invited.