The morning call., 1893-12-08
DIPLOMAS GIVEN.
Cooper Medical College
Commencement.
FOrty.Two Students Receive Their
SheepskinS-Large Gathering of
Friends of the College.

The lecture-room of Cooper Medical College
was packed last night with the friends OF the
graduating class of the college. The big room
was inadequate to properly accommodate the
crowd, the aisles being filled, and heavy
fringe of spectators lining the rear of both the
lower floor and gallery. After an overture by
the Hungarian Orchestra, prayer by Rev. w.
A. Gardner and another selection by the Or
chrstra, the forty-two members comprising the
graduating class received their diplomas from
the president OF the college, Professor L. c.
Lane, MD.
Professor Lane made a few remarks prior to
the presentation OF the diplomas, after which
the names were called separately, each grad.
uate ascending The platform and receiving his
sheepskin from the hands of the president.
Following Is the list of the graduating class:
Benjamin Apple, John Sheridan Barrett, b.
Benjamin Charles Bentley, Ph.B., thomas z.
Bodkin. Lawrence Boido, BIS. Charles Foster
Burgess. George Washington Burk, James
Crounse Campbell, stephen Patrick Cavanagh
James Wesley Clark, Angus Bertram Cowan,
Thomas Edward Cunnane, Frank Xavier Emer-
son, William Ferdinand Friednoier, Harry
sherman Gossage, Orally Hewitt Hall, Carl
Christian Hansen. James Lonas Hardin, Her.
drew Mitchell Henderson, A. B., Edward Ferris
HOlbrook, Leonard Charles Hull. John Morris
Kane, Alfred Cation kelleher. Donald Clayton
Lazer. Edward Giles Mcconnell, John Angus
tus McNear Jr., Henry NJ Yer, Harry Orson
Miller, John Mcintyre Morrison, Milton Ashby
Nems, Ralph Thompson Orvis. Alexander
Patterson, Maik LyttOn fettil, Henry James
Charles Antoine Sartori. John Goodwin Steiner,
A. M, Walter Martin Thorne, Katherine Van
HarlingeD, Agnes Walker, Moses Wylie Ward,
BIS, MauGe Amanda Waterhouse.
DIR. s. L. Hansen delivered the yaedictory
address OF the faculty TO the graduates. The
speaker outlined the advances In the medical
world spoke OF the ignorance of people OF edu-
cation and refinement as TO the human system
and the apparent indifference of mankind In
general outside OF the profession upon the sub
iect. Some wholesome truths were told the
graduates. among other things statement that
they had now before them a C .reer-good bad
or ndifferent-and which would teach tn M in
time that there was something more In life than
the wearing OF an enormous chrySanthemum or
becoming a member of a football team. In
sketching the life experiences OF the pbysician
the speaker made some bright hits at he pro.
fession, their vagaries and the gradual elimina-
tion of beliefs formed IN early life by contact
with the hard unSentlmental realities of later
years. In closing the speaker said that the
evening marked the opening of a new career
before zach OF the graduates, and exhorl ed them
10 so guide themselves as 10 sustain the honor
and integrity OF the profession of which they
were now members.
After more music Frank j. Symmes, the ar
torney, was introduced as the orator of the
evening. MIR. Symmes stated in opening his
remarks that he understood ii was the custom
OF the college TO choose one outside of the
medical profession to deliver the address upon
occasions OF this kind. and that he further
understood that it was customary 10 allow the
speaker unlimited latitude as 10 subjec etc.
lie said that before be concluded he might
cover a good deal OF latitude and longitude TOO
MI. Symmes' remarks were, In effect, an elO-
quent and graphic survey of The hopes am
bitiOns experiences and charac eristics of man.
kind in tbe endeavur frequently TO attain the
unattainable, or the effort 10 accomplish that
which was beyond the capabilities of the indi-
vidual.
The benedictiun closed the exercises proper.
but number of college songs were given py
the students afterwaId