New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-11
DIPLOMAS FOR DENTISTS.
AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OK GRADUATES.
MEDALS CONFERRED FOR GOOD WORK SPEECHES

MEDALS tONFfkRED FOX GOOD MOkh -SfEfN I'D
By W. II. M'ELROY MD OTHERS.
The twcutyslxth annual commencement exercises
OF the EewY0rl College % Dentistry were held last
night in Chickcring Hall. The room was crowded
10 the door, with the relatives and friends Of the
graduates, Cappa's orchestra furnished the music
At 80 the faculty and the graduates marched H.
the professors and instructors taking chairs on inc
platform and tlc young dentists seats reservoir io'
them IN the orchestra These men were U" inc
platform Or. frank Abbott dean Of the college, Dr.
william r. La Roche. vice president OF the poa'u VI
! trustees william II. McElroy. the Rev. DIR. d. o'
Ferris Professors stein. Sacrce and Littig H. AUSTIN
Outhont, DR.. F. GrOssman Dr. Frank Aopot. 'I''
and DIS T. A. Chichcno, &. l.. Berger, +. a.
Katzmeyer {. +. Weber. VI. Moss. W. NJ. huSh'
Henry Heath )r. e.. Il. Mceher. '. T. bcii' ~
Wagner and G.. a. Hull members OF the sCi'' Inc
Rev Dr. Ferris offered prayer. and after 'c'co"o"
By the orchestra DR.. La Roche, who presided CON
fcrred the degrees OF doctor OF dental surgery upon
the following eighty seven graduates 49, -
I u rurse NJ l. Braun J.. ;. Eutler W. Benney'
f. Brucchner. 6. +. Barrett Y. {. l. BONITA o. r.
Byrne Il. l.. Bischon j. /. Buckley q H. " D'' ~
A. W CROSBY. J. p. Cromwell f. \. ''os~'' ~, -,
Christie VI. l.. Collins, y. NJ Chiteriing' H. D. D@oo'.'
H. C.. Derby, Il. f. DoIan, \. C. Dursehans' - run
H. c. l.. Ferris f. Fo-hen, l.. o. Goodei j. r "'seI'
w II. Gardner W. II. CARAT ID Il. "o'uoN, -
Guntner c. {. Gibson, !. Guch. D. na'''T''
j. II. Hughes William II. NJ Hamlet I. D.
uenc.n q. g. Hoffman. o. +. Howe, H. D. ha"h'
b. f.. JoubcIt g. w. Roles. l.. Holes, IL l. hr,s'y'
1. Krorh, II. T. King. If. A. krceeloh. !. A. ho''"s'
+. T. Long, +. i. Lockwood. \. T. Loc""Vou' W "
McCutcheon NJ. Il. Moheuo, +. L. Munsch \. McOol-
INN IT, J. a. Mayer. A. $. Mead, i. w. McNch. r. =
MurllesS IT, IT, A. Mech +. 5. Parsons H. H. Far
mcnticr C.. f.. Reynolds g. =. Kous~L . o'n"'P''
r. Schroeder V. Stebbns. IT, J. S.apoole' j. scnnae.'
t. W. Syla II. c. Schroeder, l.. j. NJ S'coo| r.
stoezcr Y. r. II. Toosa. f.. o. TayoF' H. > l'yot'
g. Vandc vers o. Van wieklc q. T.. WINS j. {. wal
lace H. L. Wheeler r. j. Woodwork. A. j. "alsl' T.
Williams w. J. Ward l.. j. Weeks H. F. Whittier r. NJ
Z.lc. ,
This is the largest class ever graduated rom INC
college.
profc..or ranouil D. Wcissc then awarded the four
medals Walter Harris Gardner received the gold
modal for crcatc,t prohcicncy I'm all departments
Samuel schnapcr received the silver medal Tor Inc oeS'
operations in dental surgery The ciappIng ana '''e
were redoublcd when MIR. sclnapcr WIS r''ae' " NV
uatlorm 10 receive the silver medal for the pest "orN
in the mechanical department The bronze He'a', LOT
The best record In surgical chni'N' WIZ """'u0' -
Percy T.. Dove. junior
pr Henry p. lKnc q the graduating cla,s' &c
-, 49,, ,,I,di,tory After some music. DR..
Ia Roche introduced william II. McElr'y. Mr. NC
r,,oy ,eron bv formulating n number Of reasons why
dentistry should commend it,cf TO dentists. lie sad
this. among other things:
W. arc 4 nation Of sp'akcis-thc American mouth Is
,,,,lc.s the hedo..work,d mouth on the planet IT,
output - cloqucncc is crater II l. slfe to 1v than That
Il the combined mouth, 4 Europc Asia and Aiii'a.
James Russell Lowell. III support Of his contention mat
clnoucnc is one 81 the staples ~ hos' United St1-.
asserts i'm ole Of hl, that COMPANY OF repre-
a,utatyc American, eyer went down sinking ship in
mid. Ntantc until every nan o. t'm had spoken 1T
l,rc.h T. n resolution blaming 'Noncfatng N" car
tain IauchterD NV IN view ~ ihl> passion - ouf
couu.,.n Tor coqHcucc and since elJqucn'r j. directly
dependent upon the mouth. and -,n'e the mouth must
need. ~ kc,t IN pflr. condition b.. ucancc> arc ~
m elective the American dentist IA. light has he not =
10 ,ecs-l Lir~of H." guatilu. n fat tie sin" qua
non. = American oraio.v. daughter H'd applause
may ,e,tufc perhaps. 20 t"n painful iittlc stony
which bars u,on this poat. som" yc1f> a;o meeting
We. Md IN II western town T. pfo<'-t scan-t some
outrage o. other uca!n,t th" p.opo which bad t''n
committed Us 20" local ouhor'-. Among no >p'ak'r'
wa. gen of Ganhoy1nt ard cpho4, "at"r. VIA"
,n. I.c,,drd the trump caid ~ the meeting. lh'
chairman having introduced him. an! TO audience ha'.
greeted with faptrrous appliance. he began with
tho rcuafk imUros-ycly delivered. Ladies' and gentle
men languago fails me md TRIMS severe
enough D. charsc serirc which here
o proirs. against" correct. literally cor.
,ocf Language did fau him For before he could proceed
farther MS new lAbnt tocu which n would Seem had no.
been securely adjusted loose. srd hc compelled
to beat laatlNty ngomnlous fctc'. from tic stag
daughter
Nf McFlroy rnvo the graduates ,ome excellent
aGV.Cc reminding them among Other things ihht II
yrs better 10 be- 4 first rate man and -ccond rate
dentist than nr-t rat" dcuti. and second rate man
Ne also advise them io &" INTO ioit7 ana r'nuh"
there. since ciii9"n ~ government % IN" lc"pl"
who kept ou II politics kept ont of patriotism and
wa to b" regarded a, tiaitnr u his country.
The speaker was often interrupted by apphuc