National Republican., 1884-03-21
MORE DOCTORS.
Graduating Exercises Of the Medical Depart
mont Of Columbian University.
Banquet After Commencement Is At
tended by Faculty and students.

I krhe annual commencement of the medical
department of the Columbian university was
held last night at Lincoln hall. BY $50
there was scare ely standing room, and among
the audience were noticed many distinguished
personages in Washington society. The
stage was handsomely decorated with potted
plants, ferns, &c. Suspended from tho rich
overhsnding curtain were several baskets
of flowers while around the footlights
were tastefully arranged innumerable bou-
quets OF all shapes and sizes, floral ships, and
other designs. A large shield of immortellcs
with tho letters "Phi Kappa Psr in the
center, was in front of the stage. From the
ceiling hung the letters az. NJ G." in i'm
mortelcs. On tho rear wall of tho platform
was the name National Medical College"
in gas jets. Seated upon the platform were
Dr. J. G. Yelling, president Of the university I;
the faculty of the medical department, and
members of the board of trustees, rs also
the following Dr. W. &. Palmer, DR.. Coues,
DR.. Ford Thompson, DIR. King, DR..
Garnett' Prof. Fristoe, Rev; Drs.
Shute and Domer, DR.. Fletcher,
Judge Edmonds DR.. Toner, Surgeon General
Hamilton, DIR. Dan Hagner, DR.. Yarrow DIR.
Godding, Dr. A. G. Adams, DR.. G. n. Acker,
Dr. Frederick, Dr. Gihon, DR.. j. NJ. Brown,
Mr.. Fox. Prof Gill, DIR. Antisell, and Prof
f. W. Clarke. Promptly at 7:3O o'clock the
Marine band under the dictatorship of Prof
Sousa, rendered the following programme; /;
Overture, king Mydas;" centone, ",Tink-
lings of tho Times" march, Monte Cristo."
Rev DIR. Leonard then offered prayer. The
orchestra then played a caprice, LA Po.
Iona"
DIR. yelling then conferred the degrees
upon the following Rentlemen Thomas A.
Berryhill, No.; Paul Clendenin, ILL.,; Charles
Trun tNtn A
VIM. II. Fox, ID. G.; Revere Il. Gurley, d. C.;
Henry S: T. Harris Va; Walter II. Illman,
Penn; Dorsey NJ. McPherson NJ. d., d. c.;
Stephen c. Miller, Mimi; Charles W. Rich
ardson, d. C.; Millard F, Thompson, d. c.;
Joseph Il. Walton, D. c.; George Ii. Wright,
ID. G.
DR.. Yelling announced that the following
gentlemen had passed a satisfactory examna-
tion on the primary branches John w. Bovee,
n. Y; Alanson $. Douglas, VT; George l.,
Fox, Conn; William b. French, d. c.; Eugene
Goodwin, Me-; Leonard X. Graves, n. H.;
William T. Handy, Mo-; Frank r. Lane, N.
H.; George Marx, Germany; James p. Saffold,
Ala; William NJ. sprigg d. c.; David G.
Stockstill, Ohio; Francis J. Woodman, N. II.
The honorary degree of n. ID. was conferred
OF d. R. Fletcher.
After cornet solo, "Alexis," mt. WIN.
Jaegcr) was rendered, Prof VIM. Lee, NJ. D.,
addressed at some length the graduating
class, DR.. Lee took occaeion to enter upon
the history of the university and the medical
department, making mention of some of its
honored professors and graduates. Starting
from its birth, and speaking of the number
of sister institutions at that timo, he followed
up its progress and sketched the rapid
growth ofthe schools Of medicines during the
past sixty years. humorous descrip-
tion was given ' of the doctors
sixty years ago, as also a
brief sketch of Washington at that time.
In concluding his address a plan was Sug-
gestod to gather together the literature Of
the institution and to formulate history of
its past. Mr.. Henry S. T. Harris then deliv-
cred tho valedictory DIR. A. +. A. King
awarded tho prize of $50 in gold to DR..
Revere r. Gurley, and honorable mention
was made of DIR. II. S. Il. Harris. The
former passed 13l 80 out of 40, the maximum.
A collocstion, THE Beggar STUDENT" rondo,
La Chase de Lion" was then rendered and
the audience was then dismissed. Thsfo
lowing was the reception committee B. w.
SUNNY, chairman; II. W. Aiken, L. st. T..
Babson, g. l.. Fox, III. l.. Gosling, W.ACE.
Handy, A. F. Hofer, +. r. Lane, w. NJ. Sprigg,
d. c. Stockstill J. w. Bovee, and K. f. Hin
man. The officers of the class of 'S5 are j. p.
Saffold, president; b. w. Sweeny, vice presi-
dent; Il. Goodson, secretary, and G. A. Drury,
treasurer. The executive committee are NJ.
+. Thompson, chairman; r. A. Berryhill, A.
s. Douglass, j. II. Walton, and l.. X. Graves.
After the commencement exercises last
night Dr. Coues gave dinner to the faculty
of tho medical department and to the gradu-
ates, at his residence, on N street. Speeches
and toasts were made the order of the even
ing's entertainment, followed by social chat
which lasted until an early hour in the morn.
ing.