The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-24
OLD BowDoIN.
Address Before the Maine Medical
School Graduates by Rev.
w. n. Fem.
The Annual Meeting of the Medical
School Alumni.
Meetings of the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety, and of the Trustees.


Medical school at Brunswick, numbering 81
marched to Memorial hall, where the medi
cal faculty were seated upon the stage. AT
ter music by Grimmer, prayer was offered BY
Rev. E. N. Packard. Following came tht
address of Rev. W. III. Fem, D. D. of Port
land. DIR. Fenn's subject was ''the Mora
Elements in the Physician Below is al
abstract:
The intellectual elements of your future
occupation have been for years pressed up
on you. 1t may be well for me, therefore, tx
bring out at this time the other and xuite as
indispensable qualifications for your future
success, viz: the moral one. Let my first
point be the treatment of morality as an
equipment in the pursuit of truth, its vast
Importance to the scholar and student as
eye-salve or lotion to cleanse the vision and
quicken ardor
artistic conscience. Every calling has sane
tions and piety Of its own. Let man be
what he may personally, the nature of the
endeavorS to be made in medicine require OF
the practitioner that he be the very genius and
embodiment of reality. There must be an
are and IN white light. Morality is not only
the great touch stone and test for counter
feits, but it is indi spensable to make the stu
dent open-minded and accessible to eyiden &C
from every quarter. 'sThere are more things
in Heaven and earth than are dreamed of in
our philosophy" Morality will constitute
your discipline and preparatory school in the
long first years of deferred employment. 1t
win be the resource and stay of your later
years; but it will also form the impulse to
your life work of mitigating suffering and
prolonging life. Let oman take thy crown
this is yeur crown, that your labor is a labor
of love. Finally morality reviewed as quail
ties, in detail, which exhibit the glory of the
physician in himself and in relation to his
work.
see him in actual practice The first moral
element which must characterize the true
servant of men in the sick chamber, is great
convictions, the deepest faith in the attain
ableneSs of truth and in the future progress
of knowledge and skill. Almost in the same
line in the sublime necessity of high and
cultivated instincts-the talent of absorbing
impressions and raising them into mighty
co-efficients. In certain cases this will
amount to genius, but in large majority OF
instances it is talent, and must be acquired.
1t may be slow at first, but in time precision,
celebrity and intention will come to the dull
est. You will learn to detect symptoms
without expecting too much OF them, and
not to be deceived because they do not fol
low the books. l call this great instinct,
from the beginning, but because of the great
capacity for work which it required, and the
strain on the steadfast and persevering will
in the pursuit. Cultivate your instincts,
therefore; use them, embark on them.
There is yet another shining talent to be
tions of personality. As there is an aroma
which emanates from some flowers, so there
is a halo which encircleS character. The
nimbus around the great PHYSICIANS is in part,
of course, of our fabricating. We advocate
no assuming of another's enthusiasm. Per-
hone fhar1 oil fIlnfx
need to be enumerated further is this, the
power of growth. As great as may be the
differences among men in every other regard,
no element is more requisite than this, be-
cause in it lie the promise and possibility of
almost every other attainment, growth, not
in leaf, but in new wood; not in the passive
energy of check or wisdom, but in push, in
crement, creativeness. This, as tested not
merely by your own enjoyment, but in the
appreciation and demand for your service.
The parting address was delivered to the
students by William Lawrence Dana of Port
land, a member of the graduating class.
President Hyde, who presided, then made
appropriate remarks.
1t has been customary to announce the
names Of the first four in the order of rank.
This year five are announced, as the fifth is
exactly equal to the fourth. They are as
follows: H. L. Staples A. NJ; W. L. Dana,
A. B.; W. A. Ballou, NJ D.; J. F. Thomp-
son, A. B., and F. E. Varney.
President Hyde then presented the
diplomas.
Last evening at a lengthy session of the
board of overseers of Bowdoin College the
following business was transacted:
A vote of thanks was extended to the
family of the late Professor A. S. Packard
for the presentation to the library of 800
volumes. A vote of thanks was extended
Rev. Elias Bond for a gift of 800 for the
library. The librarian was authorized to
sell all duplicates in the library.
Thanks were also extended to those who
lectured before the students last winter on
subjects Of law, journalism, medicine and
English literature.
Professor Smith was requested to continue
his instruction in history, political economy
and public law. The thanks of the board
was extended for his past services.
A vote of thanks was extended to Henry
J. Furber of Chicago for filling a panel in
the chapel.
Bennett of London for the original cast Of
the bust of Longfellow. copies of which are
now in Westminster Abbey and in the pos
session of the Maine Historical Society at
Portland.
The following instructors were elected: w.
ren, physics, c. G. Hutchings and A. H.
Brown, instructor in the gymnasium.
The library trust fund now known to be
given by Professor Sibley, is hereafter to be
called the Sibley fund.
Prof. Robinson was elected professor of
chemistry of the medical school.
The degree of A. b., out OF course, was
conferred upon GeorgeF Hartman and Fred
A. Powers.
The board adjourned at II o'clock last eve
ming to o'clock this morning. Nothing of
special interest was done today in their
meeting.
This afternoon at 1215 the Medical Alum
nj held their annual meeting at Memorial
Hall. The following officers were elected:
President-H. Fl. Hunt. Portland
First Vice President-D. I'll. Robinson, Bangor
Second Vice President-B. +. Dunn, Windham.
Secretary-Chas. D. Smith, Portland.
Treasurer-G. f. Gerrish, Portland
President Summer Lawton read a paper
before the alumni. DR.. G. W. Pendleton of
Portland was elected an honorary member of
the association. At IL o'clock the meeting
adjourned to the lower hall where the ban
quet by Robinson, caterer of Portland, was
enjoyed At the dinner President Lawton
introduced POSTMASTER, DR.. Thayer, of Wat
erville, who, after few well chosen remarks
gave the toast Bowdoin College, our alma
mater. President Hyde responded in most
pleasing manner. To the toast Medical De-
partment of Bowdoin College, Judge c. W.
Goddard replied with keenest wit After
some further toasts and responses the asso-
citation adjourned.
The Phi Beta Kappa society met this fore
noon about a quarter before twelve. The
foI1 off a1aatad
President-Joseph w. Symonds.
Vice President-E G. Cummings.
Secretary and Treasurer-Prof. +. G. Robinson;
Literary Committee-Wm. j.. Putnam, Daniel
C. Linscott, Edward N. Packard, Prof.H. l.. Chap
man.
The following were elected delegates to
attend the meeting of the society September
8, 1886, at Saratoga: Daniel C. Linscott,
Prof. f. G. Robinson, Prof. George T. Little.
The following were elected members from
Bowdoin: 'S6, G. S. Berry, F. L. Smith, W.
V. Wentworth, L. Turner, j. /. W. Horne,
A. R. Butler, c. A. Davis, II. L. Taylor, G.
w. Tuttle and J. c. Parker.
1t was voted to print catalogue of Bow
doin Chapter. A committee was appointed
after considerable discussion, to examine the
advisability of electing members from the
Junior class, it being alleged that many who
would be eligible during the Junior year are
at the end of the Senior year completely dis
tanced in the race for rank.
The procession of alumni formed in front
of the chapel about 3 p. M, and headed by