New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
THE VETERINARY COLLEGE.
ITS EIGHTH COMMENCEMENT.
TWENTY-FIVE YOUNG MEN GRADUATED-AN Al
DRESS BY MIR. BEECHER.

TWENTY-FIVE YOUNG MEN GRADUATED-AN AID
DRESS BY MR. BEECHgR
The American Vet rinary College held its eighth
annual comm ncement last night at Chickerng
Hall The building was filed in every part with
the friends the graduates Along the FROM of the
stage was ranged a row oil handsome floral tributes
of varied design that had been presented to the
favored ones, and between the exercises Professor
Wcrn,g,s Rand furnished music. At quarter before
o'clock Samuel Marsh, the president OF tue Board
of Trustees, walked down one aisle. followed
by the Rev. Henry Warl Beecher and Others, and
all took seats on The plat orrD, while down the
other aisle marched the graduates, heaGed by their
marshal and occupied the two front rows OF seats
IN the body of tue nail. Mr.. Marsh occupied the
chair. and on his right and left sat Professors A.
LiantarI. dean of the faculty, r. Ogden DoremuS'
Charles A. DOremus Villa Dari Ing Robertson
MIchuer Pomeroy and Coates; the rev. W. T.
Srowbudge Henry Bergh DR.. +. ID. "eisse'
| General CuDadO, OF Mexico; w. ii. Barbour Johh
! +. Howard and Hamilton busby.
| The exercises were begun by prayer offered by
the Rev. @. L. Suowhndge, who SAID III part
"Grant that tho abomination of the checker in may
speedily be abolishcd that the fragment oil
| fashion able embroidery may be changed TO gener-
! ons blanket, and that the wind may DO lru'y
teoner,d IN tho clipped s'eedr Degrees of Doctor
| of Veterinary Surgery were then cOnefreu ny OIL
| Marsh upon the following graduates'
| Harry Louis Aide, man. lJosepn Hodgson,
William henry Arrowsmtb Fred. WINS huGtlns'on'
| Henry William BstI, samuel h; Johns9n'
| William O. Brstbcrtdn, Franklin May kain
j Eugene Bulge, hlcnari MY,
/ L, IN sci G. Campbell, Arthur H. Morse
| william Dan, (r tcherson, Join AileDaugn Myers,
| Irving 4 Drnsow, ". Brrtr im Carnes NOyes
| (,brlstmas Evans William lIamihOn Pendry,
| JnIi a. ElS ara Gardner. Austin Peters,
| Franklin joseph Hanshew james r. iTder'
| The prize, were next awarded by Professor
| Chorlas A Doremus The first was n gold medal
given by the Board of Trustees 10 the graduate pass
| ing the best general examinat on. TWAS won by "
! J. Hnnshew The second prize consisted OF n set oil
booA on veterinary surgery given by the Alumni AS
| ISOLATION, which was won by ii L.AldeIman. A goid
| medal presented by the New-York state Veterinary
Society he student passing the most satisfactory
examination before committee appointed by the
socirty, ard case Of scientific Instruments for me
beet specimens illustrating surgical anatomy were
| both won by kicnard Kay. For passing I'VE Or ~
exainina non IN the Juno. oliss, W. H. .: Mtchen
reserved silver medal. Then tue vaiedlctofy was
| delivered by Samuel X. Johnson aifer when the
| Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was introduced ana re-
| crlyed with great applause lilo read ms address,
| which was IN part as Iolo"s;
| Mr. PKEsIDgSr eLtrmen OF the Faculty. Graduates
| OF the College, am Ladies Aud Gentlemen pave not
trusted sei ~ make an ex emporar' speech 70 o.
this evening rs the subject upon Whch AN 70 auhc
Won Is Il OF me OF morals or political economy or re-
ngou You will tor%ee me, tue core, II you please
ii YOU must laugh erl-whie rea from minuscrlpt
rbe rank OF profession depends upon the importance
OF tho mat,r.I aessd upon, put r. more 70
nie may he imI0r than tae iife OF animals
nevcrtheesst the s OF the veterinary surgeon LAY in
equal tae xii OF he surgeon VINO uva WIN ro.i ~,
beings. need not DO an ass because he cares loI
and tIc sudeut ~ the body OF horse must use ne sane
practice. Tno structure Is The eame and the uhelons
are The same IA DOLE ia1 Y 'Se 'scjentinc world
rtnks As Il that OF tine study or the human DOuy
LUBBOCK. Huxley, e.c nave EARNED tn"ir iae 's Of
| study OF the lower aulnals. Inc euo'I AZ
tie veterinary surgeon, therefore, "ulcn Is sole
time. uttered very muce Yat Of place.; Ge anIe
will slsnd upon eyel nith ,heIr Flows IN soooIo
nnce with tuer skill and learning; Tor rs NOT she SUI
let but the mau tnat determines tahh. up
paaseI Man Is the ned 1esr 70 OF n,m eFei iItH,
ms We IKE gze our relations We are nkeIy 10 D,
c6 n. Inat We slep tog ,her IN toe loins OF stroug
annais IN the ages OF sng ago. ana now 'nt ,S go or
often inclined to think that mistake has been made
=, Ia. been mournfuy asked when discussing the Oar
iaS ,teory {" But wIrre Is tIe tail OF mani If ", "
aud II Il u because look IN tue wrong place
| the worid; be Enows. moro through instinct tLar
| many men through reason aud comhon sonso
there IL 40 praise Of g. lLaug teri II they PERISH
a.asl VIII becomes o, their own,rsl lLausnte'
majority OF mankind 1--we nearb as tue animals. na.
| alone drgralcs uinset THere are no drunAhrus ahu
suons except among m maD y,S aa snem h' Si
Wholesale. There IL much t. driw us .o"n.u tno IN
terror animals WIT - "a, atnS' ihe hoIso p ~ n
an Gag e, strength Hoh' IN geh,iehess isinp' a.
| horst knew his power no man cOud ndldge MIN Scl
ANNEXATION Nun inc servant VI
To man are mcalouiaOlc. Commerce cOud not 10 VII"
on, hlm. r... 4. -,
new atmosphere Is coming upon society LUIS y nj
ngp ~ humanity. cruel laws ana hareh So'eIIlnclt al
melting away. aud animals are snarns IN hs genuiS'
n,Iui,er OF human zindness. MIR. DerSh ana ais Hchu
a,e ~ sc aud heroic. LApplause.I Ihe applause was
ltfle lnte Dut IT 10 better han never. tLadgntet.l
rntlt men OF the graduating Glass lou go iorth no
Simply TO win honest s.ppor Vut To scatter llgnL Ls
YOUR uames live alter you have gone tOr your hnehy
| Tor your uberullty Tor your manhood lApphuse
| At the close of Mr. beechers address, tho auGl
| encs was dismissed with tho benedicuon by lh'
| Rev. Mr.. Strow bridge.