The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-17


ent at Mozart Hall last night to witness the
closing exercises Of the forty.third session
OF the Medical College OF Virginia. On the
stage were seated the Faculty Of the Coz
lege, Rev. DIR. Minnigerode, james n. Dun
lop, ESQ.,, the orator Of the occasion, and
the students .of the college. There was a
magnificent display Of floral offerings In the
shape OF bouquets in almost every design,
which were doubtless contributed BY The
fair friends of the students. Kessnich's fine
brass band was in attendance, and dis
coursed sweet and inspiring music before
and during the progress Of the exercises,
which were opened with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Minnigerode.
Or. j. b. McCaw, dean Of the Faculty,
then briefly addressed the audience. He
said that this was the first time in the his.
tory OF the college that session bad been
extended into the warm weather. The de-
mands OF science bad made il imperative
that the course of studies should be en-
Iarged, and at the risk OF reducing the mum.
Der OF students The Faculty had been com.
pelled TO prolong the session. There were
but two other medical colleges In this coun.
try where as high standard was sought to
be attained as at the Medical College OF Virgi.
mia. The present class OF graduates, he
said, was far above the average class OF
medical students.
DIR. McCaw then delivered diplomas to
the following graduates, each OF whom was
greeted with applause by the audience as
be came forward to receive the precious
document:
Francis VI. Bennett, Richmond, Va.
Charles Barrett, Wytheyille; Charles Blan.
ton, Cumberland county; Robert II. La
tame, King and Queen county; X. Il. Cole
man, Richmond; Edward Mccarthy, Jr.,
Richmond; James +. Tarter, WythevilIe
William T. T.Oppenhimer, Richmond; Lewis
Wheat, Winchester; q. Cook Lane, Floyd
county.
DR.. McCaw stated that DR.. Romulus
Armfeld, OF Hampton, s. c., one Of the
graduates, was not present, having been
called home Immediately after the close Of
the session.
The graduates were then requested to
rise, and DR.. McCaw announced that, by
virtue OF his Office as Dean OF the Faculty
Of the Medical College OF Virginia, he con-
ferred upon them the title OF NJ. d., with
all the rights and privileges pertaining
thereto.
Mr.. W. $. HenniDg, who had graduated
in pharmacy, was then presented with
diploma. DR.. McCaw said that the other
members OF the pharmacy class had failed,
not because they had not studied hard, but
because the requirements liz this branch OF
the sciences was now 80 much more rigid
than formerly. Certificates OF proficiency
in the first years course were then deliy.
cred to the following Students
Henry III. DOdson, OF North Carolina, on
anatomy, chemistry, physiology, and mate.
ria medica; Walter Drew McCaw, Rich
mond, on anatomy, chemistry, physiology,
and materia medicl; Robert 4. Lancaster,
OF Washington county, chemistry, physi-
ology. and materia mediea; II. =. Ander-
son, Hanover county, chemistry and physi.
ology; VI. b. F. Johnson, Louisa county,
on materia medica; L. +. Gibbons, Greene
county, materia medca; and J. f. Sebrell,
Southampton county, on anatomy.
The prize for the best essay on Rheuma-
tism"-a pocket.case OF surgical instru-
ments-was awarded to DR.. Francis N. Ben
nett, OF Richmond, Va.
Or. McCaw then announced the following
appointments:
Resident Physicians at Almshouse: Drs.
Blanton. Mccarthy, and Bennett.
Physician TO Retreat Tor the Sick: Or.
Latane.
heslueul CAuuSubr dL NNhAt"i '~Nh"N'~
Asylum: Messrs. Flagg and Anderson.
The subject for the prize essay OF the
session OF 81 will be, "0xygen-Its Rela-
tion to Medicine"
james n. Dunlop, E.q, was then intro.
duced as the orator OF the occasion, and
though lawyer Of high standing, pro-
ceeded at once in an address Of rare beauty
and appositeness to display knowledge
OF physics and its belongings that put him
in the estimation OF the graduates for know
ledge of technique en- rapport with the best
informed, while with the audience for
beauty Of diction and familiar discussion
of a subject which has usually been con-
sidered amongst the abstract sciences he
was no less popular.
The audience, pleased and happy, at the
conclusion of the interesting and varied
programme, were dismissed with a solemn
bene ediction pronounced by Rev. Charles
Minnigerode.