Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-25

second Annual GOmInenOememtO OF the
Tennessee College Of Pharmaey-In-
teresting Addresses Delivered and
Degrees Conferred.
The annual commencement exercises of
the Tennessee College Of Pharmacy were
held in Masonic Hall last night in the pres
ence Of a small but appreciative audience,
the inclement weather, perhaps, keeping a
much larger number Of persons from being
in attendance.
A select orchestra was present and dis
eUuTsed excellent music.
The exercises were opened with an ap-
prOpriate prayer by Rev. DR.. Kelley.
The opening address was delivered by
DR.. j. B. Lindsey, DR.. j. H. Stafford, who
had been invited TO deliver the address, be-
ing detained al home on account of sick
ness.
DR.. Lindsley's address was replete with
valuable information, and was listened to
with perfect attention. He selected for his
subject SANITARY Science" which he said
was one Of the greatest topics Of the day.
II had been well defined as to its relation
to permanent health and longevity. It
| had sometimes been called public hygiene,
| because il had reference to the health Of
! the community rather than that Of indi-
viduals. 1t was now often styled State
medicine.
The Doctor then passed into a scientific
| discussion Of the four Important elements
which he claimed constituted mans dwell
| ling place-earlh, water, air and light,
which chemical and physical scientists had
analysed into many elements, but few
| forces.
lie said that the crOWning achievement
| of modern science was the adding of
| length Of days TO the entire nation. One
| hundred years ago the average Of the life
Of a man in France was twenty-eight and
| three-fourths years and that now it was
thirty-six and three-tenths, which was con-
sideTed 4 great addition to q mans life
| time.
By appointment Of the class J. c. Whar-
ton, of Nashville, delivered the valedictOry
address. It was said to be by those who
heard it one Of the most interesting scien-
tifc efforts made in this city for some time.
| The yaledictOrian concluded his address as
| follows;
"Whenever science leads the mind to
reason out its origin, there's danger then.
| Whenever it points the soul to its scientific
| destiny, there's danger then. Or when it
| blends the two in one and aims to tell man
| whence he came and whittier he goes, ,
there's danger still. and az a universal
| truth, whenever and wherever the finite
grapples with the infinite there's danger,
then and there"
"Having surveyed our historical sur
rOundings and paused, as it were, TO con-
| slider the boundary lines that limit us in
the pursuit Of knowledge, We may with
confidence proceed; and. taking courage
| from the illustriOus examples Of many,
| whose patient continuance in well do
| ing whose earnest thoughts and diiigent
experiments were crowned with rich re-
wards Of wonderful discoveries, we, too,
may seek and fnd,' may knock and be
admitted through yet unopened portals to
realize far richer, better and more glorious
results than all they ever knew, or felt, or
| dreamed Of in their philosophy
The speaker was frequently applauded
and after IN appropriate air was played,
DR.. Lindsey said, by authority Of the
charter Incorporating the College, he woUld
then confer the titles and degrees upon
those who had passed all the necessary re-
| quirements.
The title of Pharmacal Chemist was
| conferred on VIM. II. johnson, of Nash
vile; John Jastremski and Jos. II. Hart,
of Louisiana. The two latter young men
were not present, having been excused for
the purpose Of going home several days
ago.
The degree Of Doctor in Pharmacy was
then conferred upon A. 3. Morton, r. E.
| Page, VIM. II. Smith, J. g. Wharton, Of
Nashville, and J. c. Wardlaw, Of Shelby
vile.
DR.. Lindsey said that owing to the fact
Of this being only the second year Of the
| Institution, the result Of tie Sc sion Just
closed was a remarkable success. In
dOubtedly the calling Of pharmacists was
very rapidly assuming rank throughout the
whols Of America as we'll as on the CONT
neut of Europe. lie closed by saying that
religion and science, working together,
would certainly, at no distant day, elevate
all the people.
The exercises were closed with bene
dictiOn by DR.. Kelley.