The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-05
NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE.
IRIS ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT TwENIy-sEvEN
LADIES RECEIVE THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
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IRIS ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT TwENIY-sEvEN
ladies RECEIVE THE DECREE OF DOCTOR
or MEDICINE.
Tho commencement exercises Of tho Now York Med
zeal College for Women took place ~ Steinway Hall
last evening There large attendance, principally
ladies, all OF whom seemed TO teel personal in
screst In some Of the twenty-seven graduates
Tho front OF the platform was decked with prouson
or natural nowers and in the frat OF seats in
the OF the hall seated the ladies who were
about receive their diplomas doctors o. medi-
cine They were all dressed tastefuiiy In black SIX
" black silk trimmed with velvet, and each
H them wore in her bosom . camelia,
blush rose on o sprg o, misnonette. Tho color Of
The RIBBONS their hair or on their sleeves was
In most cases q light blue though q lew essayed q
srnbs -se.ry 10 add lustrc 70 the charms oil their
brunette complexion aud dark eyos All tncse iaalos
seemed 20 be 10 perfect health, and not lew OF them
had decided claims beauty Of form. figure and iea
iure
music by Graruia's Bind, s'Post md Peasant" "Oh,
Beautiful May, - and march "Cass 49,"
.s s, The .:s~an song rom Iohensrn AsssisusDs
!nss Attorney av., asrr'0 Stewart ar pace wo.a
graduates Alter expressing hrs happiness at the
honor conferred ON him, no congratulated tho ladies'
said that copquerng the convenuonalites anc other
obstacles that stood ~ Their way they had won VIC
likely 70 como after them. The prsjudice against
Women Ia the professions Was In the
progress OF the ago, fortunately, dying out, and
he did not from what he had already noted OF tho
intellectual genius Of the women Of the present day.
Why they could not range themselves along
eide man In diving into the deep and hidden
mysteries Of the msdi al profession. Certainly
their hearts wero AS sympashetic and their
be bad learned OF lady medical students he knew that
they were the equals always OF their male rivals IN
p,iut OF application and hard study In conclusion
he called upon them 10 keep on as they had began,
and let progress be always their motto.
GRADUATES.
Mrs. Sackett, the president OF the Board OF Trus-
tees the HippocraiC oath had been duly admin
stered by Professor samuel Lilientha con fcrred tho
degree OF Doctor OF Medicine on the following Sra-
.duates:-
Frances cunningham Burnes. Anna Cecilia AcCahey
ana Alice Way, OF Pennsyivnnia; Ella Albertine Jen-
nIng-. OF CaDada: Kate Saudi stanton, OF Rhode
Island; Martha May AowoiIs and Cordella wiiliams
81 Oho lsadora 1. Murray, OF Connecticut; Han.
nah MUGS ieston OF Eugand; Laura Maxwsn PoTlor Of
Nassacb uootty Victoria Cochran, OF Persia
ana Caroline Lucreifa Black, May Lucretia Douglas.
III "a Durham, Heen Csmp0eli Graham, Sally A.
Harris, Emiitc H. Jones, Elsie Dexter Lester, Jennie
de Ia Montagnio Lozicr. Adelaide f. Merritt, Mary
Miller. Margaret A. Bostwck. Mount, Annie iavinla
Snyder Alice Artanissa Sioddard, KATE Taylor and
BARRETT N. Watson, OF New York
Professor Lentha also addressed the class on the
OF their studies and tho duties thoy had
10 perform III future
Dr. q $. Holden. OF the Homeopathic ward, Black
Wcli's Island Hospital after giving due praise to tho
ladies' for and industry they had dr.
81 them certificate OF hospital attendance. The
ladies with their diplomas and certificates and Dns-
Ketg elegant flowers ihar hands then retired to
their The bcnedction was pronounced ny Rev.
New York Medical College tor Women Tor The year
1878