New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-13
The names OF the GRADUATES arc as follows:
DIPLOMAS TO 1874 PHYSICIANS
MANY PRIZES To- TIE GRADUATES or TIE col
LEGE or PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

MANY PRIZES TO. TIE GRADUATES OF TIE COL
LEGE or PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
One hundred and thirty four graduates of the
College OF Physicians ana Surgeons received their
diplomas Mt stcnway Hall last night Tne degrees were
conferred hy President Barnard OF Columbia College
on the platform most % the professors. ana sew
ern Of the trustees Francis Deancd president OF the
Alumni Association announced that neither the Stevens
tricnnlal prize OF 5000 the Joseph Maiher smlh
prize OF 500. would bc awarded. the essays offered
considered worthy oi the awards There were
only essays for ta latter. aud one for the inrurr
The cartwright prize " 500 was awarded TO william
Russell NJ Eduburgh; the subject ~ n essay was The
Heart in Debility" The Har.en prizes Tor clinical re-
ports awarded: the first. Of $3.50. 10 H. H. Soaring;
the second Of So to VI. L. Foster and the thiri Of 30
John L. Adams. Tie iarsen prhrs for proficiency III
examinations awarded as follows: The nrst prize
of 500. To George Woosry. n son Of eN-Pre-ldent
WoO.ey OF ale College, the second of $500. Ia Hoao
e. swcetzer; the third. OF 500. To benjamin l. Ten
Eyck and seven prizes Of So each to Louis Asia
Bnrnaea. OF Chill; Archibald G. Ilertor. Alfred T.
Hooker Henry W. Hng.cs. Alex lndcr y. Johnson.
Samuel ". Luui arrt, AMI Albert L. scott The Appoint
ncnts 20 the bcle'ne iO'p'H N,1n W. -, 1tst ~
Louis Asia Buruaga. Samuel W. lAmhcrt ana h""fFe
Wousey. of The first grade, who were 81 equal merit
Alexander u. johnson aud BENJAMIN T. Ten ~ ck ri The
second grade viii have To determine by lot which snal
have he fourth appointments
The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst delivered the ad
dress 10 the graduaea II wa stiohS pea 10Y Dlshet
scholarship among medical stu ieutA Ia answer To
ceivod rsturns FROM Ii5 IN thirty sthter, - being
THEOLOGICAL schools - hoOls at law aud 80 me heal
schools which showed that OF TIE students OF tue forsDsr
per college gfadnatrA, OF the law schools
37i2 per cent, aud oil te medleal SCHOOLS Only IL per
Inward L. Pmkett. Of no. - East Twenty fonrth-st
one of the graduates stdied during his entre col.
ere coul e. under the great hshNhttaIc of being to
ally blind. Whe he Wa, an uudrrsraduate ~ Lafayette
College eight hs cbc became anccei from
hard study, aud ininutiOn SCI III ual bailrd me
of art, completely mat he hhr since
been unable To- ,ti.uxusu light from darkness He gave
un his studies az IAfa cite sud brcaino di~heartehed
lie had been student of great promise. nj exceedingly
nmlu ou- md lreuds expected that he would reach
mace Of nstino ion IN walk IN He hut after tho
hnducss had become uudltcrable fact lie WIS prey
to melancholy. lie remaiuei ia lhIs cohdit'oh Tor
srvcra wears and then resolved 10 rtuiy medicine.
While hls fieudS advised HIN against taking mp the
study with any hope OF graduaiing they were pleased %
a. him take an interest In the afairs OF the world His
own mind was made up. despite the opinions OF
his friends that he could aud would graz.
note aud last night he received the reward ~
lnbprs. His mother. Mrs. u. NJ. Plnnkr;i, who
la. written a book entitled Women Plumbers aud
Dnctors" has gwen all her time 10 Assisting nrr
son with bis studies. In the early morning
until after midnight her voice has been heard reading
and repeating aud over The lessons OF the day
and passages from text books, until they we're
nrny Impressed upon the mind Of the
ceedingiy expert Ia anatomy, which he
studied from the skeleton and manikin with
his fingers and his accuracy and knowledge
OF form. size and location OF inc
surprising. Dr. Charles A. Powers. who
has acted as his precepior, has kindly
anatomy Now that he has been grad
nnted DR.. Plunket intends to practice and
will make "a specially OF heart and lung diseases.
M. NJ rraGI at "a a ~