The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-04
VOL. XLvI.
LOCAL MATTERS.

room Tor Inc crowd OF people who thr0ngeu
the gallery. the floor, and even the stage.
The larger part Of the audience were ladies,
| many Of whom stood in the aisle. or were
seated even behind ''the scenery" on the
! stage. The graduates were grouped upon
| the right Of the platform, and on the LETT
| we're seated the Faculty with many promi-
aent members Of the medical fraternity.
| While the people were struggling for
n,ara 70 witness the triumph of the young
gentlemen who had successfully closed their
co,legc career the band, located III the gal
lcry, gave forth cnliven!ng airs.
! AIS O'Clock the exercises OF the evening
were opened with IN appropriate prayer oy
| Rev. Churchill Gibson, assistant rector OF 81:
Jamcs's chu,ch. DIR. J. B. McCaW, Dean or
the Faculty, then gave brief review OF the
| history of the Medical College Of NirSina,
! the nineteenth commencement ot when they
were then assembled to celebrate. and pro-
cccded to award diplomas Of graduation IN
medicine to the following young gentlemen
| James A. Brown, Jr., Of PoWhatan
| Waiter D. Burfoot, Richinoud; Arthur Il.
Cahell, Richmond; John II. Cowden and
William il. Cowden, Boone county, Mo-; ;
| William II. Cratrord, Warwick county
! Albert G. B. Dunn, Missouri; William 4.
puiphcy. Grayson county: ALBERT Edwards,
King William county: William A. Nance,
| Charles City county; Rives Tatum, Chester
field county; j. Wistar Wake, Richmond !;
| George 7. Walker, Giles, W. Va: Richard
| I. Walker. King and Queen county.
Aitera few words 10y way OF good adVice
and yaledictory the Dean conferred diplomas
to the following graduates OF the ecnool Oh
Pharmacy: McssrS. Judson Cunningham,
James i. Crane, and Olive y. Ha"hins, OF
| Richmond. \ case of surgical Instruments
was awarded Mr.. William 4. Dutpbe!, OF
Grayson county, for the best essay on latei'-
peral conruisionS.
Rev. DR.. Curry was introduced as
| the orator of the occasion. and delivered
a most eloquent and interesting adj
dress. He said his interest in every
thing connected with the intellcctuaI
Improvement of our growing city did not
permit him to decline the invitation to take
part in these proceedings. The Medical Col
lege was important to every inhabitant OF
/ the city, for medical science is of indis-
pensable necessity to man. Passing from
general considerations, Dr.. Curry proceeded
to address words of counsel and encourage
ment to the young men just entering upon
the untried and coveted scenes Of q busy lie.
Elements Of success are frequently mis-
taken. Endowments of genius, possessed
by such men as Caesar, Cromwell, Byron,
Stonewall Jackson, are rare, aud their scarca'
ty shows that success and usefulness are
within the reach of large number. In no
thing is excelcncy gained without system.
attic, assiduouS toll. Studies nominally ended
are really just beginning. Education means
an nall.embracing totality of development, and
he is best fitted for his profession-hest
equipped for any business-Who has the
completest mastery Of his faculties and
powers. Our most distinguished men and
women have been the hardest workers. MI
merous biographical illustrations Of the indis'
pensableness of intense toll were gwen.
The young men were next eroined oy al
honoroble ambition to strive for higher hon
ors. Motion is the law of the universe. Dis.
tinction, influence, power, are to be coveted
and striyen for; but in the worlds battle
field there are to be fierce encounters, and all
that can be summed up in courage will be
needed. Infirmity Of purpose, indecision OF
character, letting 81 dare not wait upon
would, ,"accomplishes nothing. Failures and
diSappontments will occur, but tie greatest
glory is not so much III never falling as IN
getting up every time we fail. Sheridan,
Curran, Bulwer, Savonarola, Golden, Way
land, Motley, &C., failed in first attempts, but
succeeded by pluck and persistency.
i Or. Curry enforced, with much earnest
ness, the advantage and duty OF good man
ncrs. Be q gentleman was never to DC Tor
gotten. External refinement and grace were
/ valuable auXiIial les. Gallantry should he 4
conspicuous virtue. True politeness is doing
good to others, is unselfsh disinterestedness,
has its source in pure, loving heart. Doc
tors especially need to be gentlemen, AS they
have such freedom Of access to the penetra-
liza of households. A doctor ought to be as
wise as o serpent, as taciturn rs Hapocrutes,
as sympathetic Us q tender girl, as harmless
as dove, as pure as the icicle that hangs
from Dian's temple.
| Closely akin TO this frank virtue is the
! duty of preserving truthfulness unimpared,
| of having yeraciousness of character, trans
parent integrity of life.
The DOGMA of Matthew Arnold was rcpu-
| dated. and rclioion was shown to be some
thing more than culture. Religion is the
truest, is the ground-work, of all genuine
breadth and culture, and carries human ma
ture to its highest capabilities and periec'
tons, The religious class are called into re-
QUESTION when heroic resolution is demand
ed. Viewing events in the light Of ordlna-
tions, they hew their way through obstacles,
and set up Ebene2els all along the pathway
of history and civilization.
The narrowuess Of professional thought
and information was deprecated, and gene
nj acquaintance with literature and science
| was recommended. The educated classes in
Europe are, as general rule, more " many.
!. sided" than with US. Pitt, Fox, Derby,
Lowe, Gladstone, Disaeli, Wollarton, Black,
Sir Humphrey Dayy, LinDaus, Velpeau,
and others were adduced rs illustrations OF
the possibility Of combining large culture
with professional learning and ability.
After speaking of the need Of educated
men and women at the South, and Of the in
tricate problems OF society and government
that need solution, DR.. Curry closed by a
tribute to the power and accomplishments OF
educated mind.
CoRoNEE's INouEsT.-lesterday the coro-
ner's Jury held an inquest in the case Of tie
man whose body was found Monday morn.
| ing in kitchen on Broad street. 1t appeared
that the name OF the deceased was Andrew
| Meade Bovine. who came to Richmond
during the war with the Twentieth New
| York State militia as sergeant, and was
afterwards engaged in the quartermaSter de-
partment under Captain Clinton. About
two years ago be was employed rs clerk by
! the Young Mems Christian Association Of
! Richmond. Since then nothing is known Of
| his occupation. He was regarded by those
| who knew him as very intelligent and
sober young man.
As to his death nothing new was elected,
| but it was believed by the tisry that the Wo-
man at whose house he was found had 10
| ,no,,,, which they DO.