National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-01
NEW DOCTORS GRADUATED.
Annual Commencement OF the George
town Medical College.

| The exercises of the thirty-second an
nual commencement of the medical department Of
! the University of Georgetown were observed last
night at Lincoln Hall. The stage was prettily dec
| GRATED with flags and flowers. The audience was
a large and brilliant one. The exercises COM
menced with an overture from "Schacht" and a
march from Faust" by Webers Band, and the
entire programme was interspersed with beautiful
selections from Meyer, Sullivan, Waldtenfel, Bel
lini, and others Professor Noble Young, president
of the faculty. read the act of Congress authoriZ-
ing Georgetown University to confer the degree of
doctor of medicine, after which Rev. Father P. F.
Healy, president of the university conferred that
degree upon Francis J. Adams, of California: W.
| Sebiakin- Ross, of Russia, aud Thomas Anti
| SELL jr, Raymond r. Holden. and Francis
| N. Ward, of the District of Columbia. Ger
tifcates of having passed satisfactory final ex-
| animation in anatomy, physiology, and ma
| terra medica were awarded Howard 7.
Brisbane of New York; John j. Markriter, George
Clark Ober and James Roane, of the District of
Columbia. similar certificate was awarded
Frederick Eckfelt of Pennsylvania. but he was not
present. The valedictory address was delivered
by DIR. Raymond T. Holden, of the District of Co
lumbia. After speaking of the ties that had bound
the class of 81 together for three years, he
passed in review the qualities necessary for
physician to succeed and to be of service TO his fell
low-men He babe farewell to the faculty, to the
graduating class, and to the undergraduates in
eloquently appropriate terms. Professor Thomas
Antisell N. D., delivered the address to the gradu
ates In a long, elaborate, and very interesting
paper, which was listened to with marked attention
He briefly reviewed the immense strides made in
the science of medicine during the past eighteen
centuries, and advised the graduates that they
must not think their medical education was
complete with graduation or that further progress
could not be made in the science. Experiment,
reflection collating of facts classification of truths
were still TO be pursued earnestly and intellgently
He made an elaborate analysis of the human ma
chine as compared with other machines analysed
the causes which produce death and
disease in our modern civilization,
and closed with an eloquently- expressed
farewell, couched in hopeful aud cheering terms,
to the graduating class. DR.. Busey then announced
that the faculty prize, a gold medal. had been
awarded to W. Sebiakin- Ross, of Russia, and the
anatomy prize pocket-case of instruments TO
George Clarke Ober, of the District of Columbia.
This concluded the exercises. The following are
the officers of the class: Executive committee
George c. Ober, James Roane, John J. Markriter, |
and Howard p. Brisbane. Reception committee |
John J. Darby, John ]. Markriter, George C. Ober
Louis KOlipinski, Benjamin Madison, Charles E. |
Bronson, and 7. W. Burke. Officers Of the junior
cass-Frederick Eekfeldt, president; John J. Mark
ritter, vicc-president; James Roane, secretary:
George c. ODER, treasurer