New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
A UNIVERSITY CELEBRATION.
FIFTEENTH COMMUNICATION DAY OF
JOHNS HOPKINS.
INTERESTING EXERCISES HELD IN PEABODY IN
sIITUTE IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SONGS
AND FEAsTING-DEGRHEs CONFERRED.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE IhBUSEd


Baltimore, Feb. 23.-The Johns Hopkins University
veil sounded loud and often IN the NHihaNium u'
,oorriro nc the faculty and students assembled to cee
brate the fifteenth commemoraiion day PRESIDENT
Gilman looking hearty and happy hah coola giee'-
inc for every The trustees the iH'utN' 'nr
alumni the graduates and the undergraduates ioreu
in line with Edward Renouf chief marshal and J -
Anne, assistant marshal Of the prOoc' on Professors
Iorbcrt f. T. Adams and ". F. &. Hasson, maT-h;ils
for the faculty: T. j. Dashie, ;. '. HOFFMAN, H. VI
Roszen and J. y. Gresham for the Alumni ana gIdu
uatc students; G. F. Painter H. y JcWct'' d. II.
Thomas jr g. Cary. j. :. Selrns and e. W. NewldII
for the undergraduates. There wce 800 men In line
a. they marched down Monument-st 10 IN" Peabody
institute Entering the Institute their veil was gwen
with rcioubled energy and responded TO b'
the hearty handclapping OF BatmorcS bellies ana
the fair students Of the Womens college. Inc mr2'
hall II the Institute crowded with ladi'~ Many
prrn,ncnt lawyers and medical mon occupied seals on
the stage. President Gilman presided wearing ne"
black silk gown with white fur trimmings.
The ccXrci,es began with the ovcrtun, TO King
stephen by Beethoven, rendered 10y the Peabody
Students orchestra This W., followed hy PRAYER by
the Rev Dr.. Hodges, Of II. Paul@ Protestant Epis-
copal Church President Gilman then SAID
! welcome you al TO our academic assembly, where
we meet n stimulate another By our presence ana
have our hope renewed for the continued ahvHn'cn,h'
Of the aims and purposes t. when we arr ucEOp i.
our talents and live. It 3, PEE uliar appppria'.
that We should meet under IN, roof, thc h9me %
culture and the ne arts. After George Peab"dy "a"
loved 80 we'll ii IS said that Johns Hopkins consulted
with him as 10 certain lde ho hS mh h ET ,r
fortune TO-DAY we ,ce the Johns Hopkins University
mnuai aid and assistance T. each other The fruits pro
duoed by these noble institutions have been abundant
Ne watch the discussions going Oh evorywhee IN rel
ercnce to education. In France the rovefiintnt Is
mailing IL Of It's chief objects o. promote education
eli ar the head Of tho movement for educational
form Nowhere has there been more dsS ,nS re-
nIued advance In all that pertains 10 cincatton.
President Gilman received rousing cheers when he
finished The Hopkins Glce Club then sang " Alma
Mater the words Of which arranged by Pro
fee sor j. =. jameson Professor William Osier phy
sic,sp chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and pro
fossor Of medicine al the university, then MADE an
address on the study Of medicine and the advances
made within the last few There had been grea'
advances he said in several directions, principally In
the prevention Of diseases. This had been mainly
brought about by improved sanitary orahgrinent IN
large cities. There every reason 10 hope mat IN
a few years typhoid fever and diphthera would be as
rare as Ieprosy and smallpox are now. Patenr tho
chemist and Lystr. the physiologis had caused the
| study Of bacteria 10 be pursued The surgeon had
now realized that wounds would not heal unless bhc-
teys were entirely excluded. The discovery oil vaccine
vim, some years ago had led 10 further lh'e'ufh'oh
I'm that line and likely that before long lynphf
| wonld be discovered for many other diseases. Dr
|
| c0very.
The next speaker was Professor II. Newell Martin,
| professor Of biology At the universally lie spoke Of
the oyster question: and said IT had been dieco'cTd
| that oyster, could easily be cultivated, and that ther
was nothing Improbable whatever In breeding oysters
| artiGciany in NE Chesapeake Bay II lmi been Naih :
Let the oyster question H. taken mp by scientists, tla
| If NAV be- removed from political Thnence-.' True
the oyster might be t8kcn out Of politics hut the UNI
! versity would be- put In. Let the oyster problem ~
| main in poltcs. only make politicians a. fo"l rs
| The OYSTER. little honest legislation. and the ap
pontment Of capable and worthy officers at once 'aid
tho professor, ran save the oystcrbcds.
Dr. \. Marshal Elliott. professor Of romance IAN
| guages made address. in which he sMd mat masses
If manuscript which had laid for ages nndisurbcd
were now beng brought TO light Many societies h"d
bceu formed I'm Europe "a foster the study 81 modern
| languages and in II short time II would have a. con
SpiCuon, place In the curriculum of all universities
| ~ nov have history mathematlc~ or the sciences.
" After Tie addresses President Gilman conferred the
| Moore CA. b., Princeton College, 1851, and A. NJ,
isSat: 'I,srEer Newhan o. b. Haverford College
| isb1] Moses slaugrcr "a. B.. Indiana, Asbury lh
| yersity 1850 and two A. B.'S-the Kcv. WhtfoM h.
| Newhaps thesis w9s Tho Dramatic and Mimeuc
| Feature. Of the Ci6rgias Of Plato: DR. Moorc's
on Tho Trope, and Figures Of Virgil and Dr. slaugh
| Tho snGhg by the University uee club gas -, a
| / siowart IT, q. ". smith and L. Il. Mengcr; se3ond
tenors-J Hewes, J. a. Ames, lr, g. Il. Penro'c; r.
M&Rnpg p Resvr a. H. Ah Wncnr lst '1 A. f.
Woods, jr. and f. l.. Iurnbnli second 9ass-A' ~
| Randolph, IT., q. {. Morrison, T. ;. haher' " T.
| carey r. Harton IT. and H. =. L0tlrop.
| Tho BANQUET Of the Alumni Association took place
! this evening at 81. James Hotel There were 1"5
persons present including the faculty; Or. Maurice
| bloomfield toast master ana uie DahJo ana gee
| ci,h furni the music.