National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-18
YOUNG MEDICAL MEN.
THE GRADUATING CEREMONIES.
Lincoln Hall Packed with a Brilliant Audience
Those Who Received the Diplomas OF the M
tionsl Medical College-Address By
President yelling and Others.

Lincoln I1dli WIS gay last llISlle III Ila
burst of bud and bloom and color. The annual
commencement exercises of the Columbian Uni
versity's medical department were observed in the
presence of a very large and brilliant audience
who greeted the graduates with flowers and ap-
plause in great profusion and exquisite taste The
stage decorated with United States flags, artis-
tically arranged, and every window, with the in
intervening spaces, was made Respondent by na9S
and streamers of brilliant and varied hues. Al
the back of the stage a crescent OF gas-Jets
spelling National Medical College" directly be-
meath which the figures " 1881 blazed out In ell
| the glitter of gas. The front of the stage was
EMPOWERED IN GREENERY,
tropic plants, with their strange foreign guise'
bringing out in sweeter contrast the glowing peau
ties of the fragrant esoteric flowers that in vast
quantities built up a wall of perfumed bloom Dc
tween the graduates and the audience. These
floral fayors took the shape of baskets bouquets,
stars crosses and numerous other designs,
most splendid of which, both for beauty and
novelty, was a superb ladder of white blossoms,
surmounted with coronet, amid whose green
strawberry leaves glistened the most perfect floral
imitation of diamonds, rubies sapphires emeraldS,
and other precious stones. The Marine Band was
in attendance and played their best. After sue
cession of beautiful melodies President Yelling
announced the character of the exercises, and
eloquent address. Professor King, dean of the
faculty then announced to the president the ap-
plication of the graduates for diplomas as doctors
i'll medicine, with assurances of their thorough
qualifications for such honorable title.
PRESIDENT YELLING
then briefly addressed the class, reminding them OF
the high dignity of the profession upon which they
entering and of its great services in behalf of
humanity. The graduates, Louis K. Beatty, John
W. Chappell, L. L. Friedrich, and John H. Tarnall,
of the District of Columbia and Philo II. Bennett,
the yaledictOrian, of New York, were then called
by name and each presented with the coveted
' sheepskin" that entities him hereafter to write
N. D. after his name The undergraduates, in anat-
omy, physiology, chemistry, and materia medica,
W. K. Butler, Y. P. Garnett, H. L. E. Johnson, T. n.
Mclaughlin, and D. X. Shute, of the District of
Columbia: R. C. Hyatt, of New York. and F. P. Nc
Lean, of California were also called and received
honorS corresponding to their degrees. Dean King
then performed the pleasing task of delivering the
prize of so in gold awarded to the gentleman who
had passed the best examination, and DR.. John H.
Yarnall, of the District of Columbia, young gen.
tleman whose modest bearing adorned graceful
address and an intellectual countenance, was de-
clared the successful contestant. Round after
round of applause greeted the handsome young
doctor as he received the golden reward of brain
upon him in a miniature deluge of fragrant bloom.
Dean King then announced that another competi-
tor for the prize had made gallant record for it, in
fact being beaten by only three quarters of degree
and he therefore took pleasure in favorably men
toning DIR. Philo H. Bennett of New York, the
valedictOIian OF the class.
PROFESSOR EDWARD T. FEIsToE, LII. D.,
then delivered the address TO the graduating class
in terms remarkable alike for graceful beauty of
style and brilliant spiendors. He reminded them
that mems relations to nature, physiologically and
pathologically, was of such a character that the
magnitude of the earth and the depth of the at
mosphere regulated the strength of the solids and
the motion of the fluids of his body. If man had
obeyed the laws of his nature and lived in har-
mony with his environment, he would never have
known pain or an ACHE and at the end melted
calmly and peacefully into Immortality. But no
man has ever lived i'll harmony with his environ
ment, more especially in modern civilization,
which, after all the boasts, consisted almost en-
tirely of refined methods of violating the laws of
nature. Disease attacks men at every step. Hence
the physician becomes the compromising agent
that steps in between man and thelaws he violates
and hence the physician has always been honored.
IN CONCLUSION,
he advised the graduates that success depended
not on luck, but on labor. Be determined, said
he; build your high resolves upon honesty, virtue,
and industry, and the crown of triumphant success
would be assured. DR.. Philo II. Bennett then
delivered the valedctory address with more than
the average valedictorian's eloquence and effect.
In touching language he babe farewell to the fac
ulty, and with genuine eloquence reviewed the
happy past spent by the class, and breathed strong
words Of hope and cheer for the future. The au-
dience was then dismissed with the benediction.
During the exercises the Marine Band played sew
eral beautiful airs and the audience was specially
delighted with xylophone solo by Mr. +. W.
Lusby and cornet solo by Mr.. William Jaeger,
both Of which were vociferouSly applauded.