Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-26
Opposite the Maxwell House.
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! trough OF the waves, this Institution
| has survived like q pharOs in a
stormy sea, fiinging its white light across
| The waters, though the waves hOWled about
it in fury, and the broad shoulders of the
hurricane pressed heavily against its solid
form. OH it is beautiful to think that
| wherever Christianity has gone, even In
I partial or corrupt manifestation, this human
charity, a stranger from some other world,
has found for itself a mission and home.
/ Who shall despair Of a world, however
| fallen, when one touch Of SORROW can
make all men kin7-While Raphael-the
medicine Of G0d-the sOciable spirit "WhO
made Tobias WhOle'-is still moving
among us with his messenger of healing
and Of love? Fly on, bright angel, through
the suffering world
ssSwift we pursue thee, flaming guide,
| On piniOns Of our own"
Go forth, then, with this your high COM
mission, and see that you blot not the fair
escutcheon Of your calling. God forbid
that the "PerdiH diem of the regretful
Roman should deepen into "Perdidi
UitdH,' for you; but when your course on
/ earth is ended, let your epitaph be like
| hsr's Of whom Jean IngelOW has so touch
ingly written:
| So said, he raised, according to his vow,
On the green grass, where Oft his toWnefolk
| Under the shadow Of leafy bough
That leaned toward a shining rivulet,
A pure white stone, whereOn, like crown on
The image Of the vanished star was set;
/ And this was craven on the pure white stone,
In golden lstJers-'.WHILE SHE LIVED SIZE
EuCNE.
When tire names Of the graduating class
| o. the Nashville University were called,
/ they arranged themselves in front Of the
stage and were addressed in few remarks
by Judge John ". Lea, preparatory to the
delivery Of the diplomas. Judge Lea said
he hoped they would regard these evidences
Of merit in the discharge Of their
| duties as men of medical science,
not only IS an honor already achieved,
| but, when they looked at them IN
the future, that they would be mindful
of the fact that much more was expected
Of them and must be accomplished. These
! diplomas applied very much at the time o.
their delivery, but whether they would ap-
ply ten years hence depended upon the use
they would make of their time and OppOr-
tuuity. They had arranged a foundation
upon which they could build, but in erect
inc the edifice they would have to act both
as architect and builder He trusted that
they might act nobly in tbeterm Of life and
become learned and useful men in anchor
atinE human suffering.
Diplomas were then conferred upon the
following graduates Of the Medical Depart
ment Of the University Of Nashville:
A. a. BOothe, J. A. BlanklnshIp, II. O..
Beard. 4. 3. Brown, w. V. Bush, {. 5.
Briggs, L. A. Brown, S. II. Bundy, W. II.
Campbell, II. L. Campbell, q. N. ID. Can
trell, IT,, W. Il. ClaypoOl, 3. II. Cayitt, q.
W. Charlton, j. T.. Cassidy, j. L. DOdsOn,
". W. Ellis, Il. 5. Evins, L. N. Foster, G.
Z. Gillesie. p. L. Green, j. b. L. Gates,
). H. Gdull, = Z. GOJdlett, A. L. Glaze,
W. j. Hatcher, J. w. Hunt, e. ". johnson,
r. Y. Knox, W. G. LOweTy, J. ". AcAI-
ister, J. ". McCulley, II. ". Morgan, j. II.
Moore, Ii. n. Markham, /. \. Overall, ID.
{. OVeTton, j. u. Payne, j. NJ. Pughe, +.
J. 2. Pool, j. l.. Phelps, j. q. Rodgers, ii.
b. Sullivan, II. c. Smith, L. D. Scar
brough, r. w. Scott, o. J. Sherman, T. II.
stump, J. 3. Smith, j. f. S-rOther, Joel
Smith, Thomas TOney, J. II. TOwnCs, j.
I. Weaks, w. NJ. Whery, A. ii. Williams,
;. B. Wright, J. f. Taylor.
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who applied for diplomas from the Medical
Department Of the Vanderbilt University
formed themselves in line Immediately in
front Of the stage, and were addressed by
Bishop Tyeire. he congratulated them rs
successful students III the study Of medi-
cine They were the first graduates Of
Vanderbilt University, which he thought
was q fortunate Circumstance for tie Uni
L. 4 81 D.,
a class Of graduating lawyers would be
brought forward, and they were even now
in course Of preparation. During the next
scar it was hoped % graduate a class in
Literature and Philosophy, and three
Yeas hence iJ was expected to
graduate a class in Theology. But,
having a respect for The wants Of the world,
the University had set out by making good
Doctors. TApplause.l Our wide and pop
ulOus country needed all the well qualified
and thoroughly EDUCATED physicians and
surgeOas that our institutions were prepared
TO send forth. He congratulated society
upon the coming forward OfSiSty-One young
men, after passing the ordeal Of the Facul-
tvs examination; he congratulated them
as the advance guaris-aS the fruit Of what
ought to be a great harvest. \ distinction
which they would enjoy would be TO know
that they would receive two diplomas in
s.ead Of one.
Diplomas were then conferred upon the
following graduates:
II. G. Beard, A. A. BOothe, j. Blankin-
ship, A. B. Brown, ". Y. Bush, G. ).
Briggs, L. A. Brown, 5. II. Bundy, W. III.
Campbell, II. T. Campbell, w. NJ. Clay
pool, g. W. Charlton, ). ". Clamp, j. &.
Cassidy, J. L. DOdsOn, w. w. Ellis, L. 5.
Eyins, r. NJ. Foster, RObert5 Z. Free
man, q. 3. Gillespie, p. B. Green,
j. 3. +. Gates, r. Z. GOOdlett, W. j.
Hatcher, J. w. HunL G. w. johnson,
r. w. Knox, w. g. LOwey, 5. f. Maddin,
J. W. McAlister, j. NJ. McCUiley, Ii. w.
Morgan, j. NJ. Moore, j. L. Moore, ii. NJ.
Markham, F. 4. Overall, d. G. OyertOn, L. /
A. Orr, 5. NJ. Payne, L. j. Pool, J. G..
Rogers, II. j. Sullivan, j. y. SiddOns, j.. |
ID. Scarborough, Il. W. Scot, u. 5. stone, +. |
ii. Stump, j. b. Smith, W. A. Smith, Joel |
Smith, W. II. Taylor, j. L. Taylor, l.. i. |
Tomas, j. N. TOwnes, w. NJ. NheTy, j. |
f. Strothei, 4. l.. Wilburn, \. II. VII |
ans, S. b. Wright, Il. ID. .Winsett, j. r. |
Allen.
DIR. til. Maddin delivered silver medals |
to DIS. G. s. Briggs, Of Nashville; j. L. |
TAYLOR, Of Jackson, Tenn; II. Il. Sullivan, 4
of Waco, Texas; James E. DOdsOn, of /
Texas. and II. A. Cant, Of Water Valley,
Miss, all Of whom are members Of the
class, eXcep, the latter, who is
an Undergraduate. These prizes were
awarded by different Professors to the stu
dents for their proficiency in certain
studies. DR.. Maddin addressed the sue
cessful contestants for the medals in a few
relative to their future course. He
advised them to love, cherish aud cultiv"te
heir profession, as iL would reward them
with indiv dual honor in the highest order
Of scientific instruction and would afford
hem money to render them comfortably |
through life.
After more music from the band, the
JenedictiOn was pronounced by Rev. DR..
summers and the audience dismissed.
A large majority Of the graduates who
eceived their sheep-skius are from the
Southern States, many Of them Mailing |
rom the State Of Texas.