St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
LICENSED TO HEAL man.
commencement Exercises of the st.
Paul Medical College.
DIPLOMAS GRANTAD TO SIX
President Stone Gives the Graduates
Plenty Of Valuable
Advice.

The commencement exercises of the
st. Paul Medical college were held last
evening at the First Methodist church,
Third street and Summit avenue. A
medium-sized audience was present, in
nent physicians. The church was
lastly decorated with tropical plants,
and the principals were in full dress.
The graduating class was composed of
the following gentlemen, and they oc-
cupied a front pew:
John Koepke, Richard D. Cowan,
George II. Wells, Johann Vieregge,
James M. Lyons, Thomas j. Upper.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. F. o. Holman, followed by must
cal number by Mrs. Eddy.
Prof John Fulton was introduced by
President DR.. A. J. Stone and said:
lit is grand imposition for medical
students to ask one of the faculty to
address them on an occasion like
this. True their hopes have been
in the faculty for the last few days. but
in future they shall be in the laity.
The influence of medical literature on
society is one of the grandeSt features
of modern times. The fact that it is
mysterious science, appreciated only by
those who are educated in medicine,
is becoming more popular every
day. The laity are becoming
educated to appreciate medical
science. Everyone is familiar with
electricity, yet no one knows what 1t is.
The brain also sends its dispatches to
various parts of the body, and controls
the impulses. Here is a wonderful
EaIJ fo,. ,..o6toIIa Investigation n tho
laity, and mythology, which is really
the founder of medical science, can be
fully appreciated by them. 1t is sub
ject so broad so deep that there is no
room for iSmS in medical science"
Rev. DR.. Holman, was intrOduced,an
remarked that he was not one of the
graduates despite the title of doctor
given him by the chair. ''There is vast
DEAL" he said. ''between medical
practitioner and physician. 70 be
good physician in modern times one
must be good, real student, and
especially student OF nature. He
probes into human thought and knows
the great passions that sway men. A
physician to be successful
MUST BE A MAN.
ave want man to come into our
sick room with life, health and strength,
and filed with confidence"
The speaker was loudly applauded at
the conclusion of his remarks.
The graduating class then ranged in
line, and as President Stone presented
the diplomas, he cOmplimented the gen.
tlemen individually and collectively.
Before handing you these diplomas"
he said, II want to say one word. Since
1878, when the st. Paul Medical college
was first established, every graduate
that has gone East has invariably won
the preferment over competition, and
recently one of our boys won the best
position in a New York hospital over
forty competitors. | only ask that you
hold up the standard of the school as
your predecessors have done. a more
faithful set of men never graduated
from the college than you gentlemen,
and none deserved their diplomas
more"
DR.. W. w. Mayo, of Rochester, then
gave brief talk on the practice Of med
icine in general.
The prizes were distributed as fol-
lows:
Richie -Obstetrical forceps, to
Mr. Vieregge, who won the Bean prize,
also, laryngoscope.
Stone Twenty gold piece
and medal, to Mr.. Koeppe.
Fulton Prize-Cphtalmoscope to Mr..
Wells.
Denslow Prize-Medical works, to MI.
Koeppe.
Lambie & Bethune Prize-Surgical
pocket case, to Mr.. Lyons.
Faculty Prizes, Best for Three Years
First 500, Mr.. Koeppe; second $50, to
Mr.. Vieregge; third S25, to Mr.. Cowan.
Between each number Mrs. Eddy
gave some splendid selections on the
organ.