Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-05
BEGINNING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CA
REER.
Medical Graduates of Columbian University
Gather Around the Festal Board.

Gafher Around the FeSta1 Board.
Yesterday afternoon the graduating class in
the medical and dental departments of the
Columbian University received their sheep
skins, which announced them as qualified men,
bers of the fraternity. Today they are out in
the wide, wide world hustiing for patients and
the incidental fee. but in the interval between
yesterday afternoon and this morning they
took occasion to ''wet their degrees in most
approved fashion.
The occasion of this professional relaxation
was a collation. rendered to the graduating class
by the members of the faculty of the university.
In one of the large rooms of the Owen House
was spread handsome table. on which were
all the deicacies of the season. and this formed
the center of attraction for a large number Of
doctors. some of whom were old i'll the busi-
ness, while others had not been i'll it long
enough to look around when they were adj
dressed by their professional titles In another
corner of the room was another table. on which
were divers and sundry bottles. the contents of
which played large part in the pharmacop0ia
OF the occasion, being served out i'll liberal
quantities, on doctors prescriptions only, as a
possible antidote for the nicotine poisoning
that might result from too free indulgence i'll
the cigars that were supplied ad lib.
The following prescription proved a panacea
for all the ill, to which that gathering was sub
ject:
Rx
SuawDs. INSTRUMENTATION. pr
Spir. frum. Observation-Disclosures. 8 OF
Brand ct sodium. -. Al lid
Directions: For internal use: repeat as often
as necessary and follow with liberal external
applications of tobacco. DR.. MEDICUs.
There were a few young ladies present. them
selves graduates in medicine. that the pre-
scription not filed too often. The even
Ing was most agreeably spent in conversation
and the singing of college songs. and the last
evening that the class of '93 would be together
as class was made to last till after midnight,
for no one wanted to leave.
PRIZES AWARDED.
Yesterday afternoon at the commencement at
Albaugh's the award of medical prizes was
made by DR.. W. ". Johnston. The first prize.
$50 in gold. had no claimant. and he explained
that W. {. Buck. who had won the prize bv
making 1855 points out of possible 140, had
died within a few days after taking the exam
nation.
Mr.. Buck was NJ the time of his death in the
employ of the Childrens Hospital. where he
was combining practical work with the pursu-
ance of his studies at the college. During the
epidemic of measles which had lately swept
through the institution. attacking patients,
nurses and physicians alike. he had done more
than his share of work i'll caring for the sick,
and soon after the last of his examinations at
the college he had been taken ill at the hospital
and died after a short sickness. The prize
which he had won reserved bv the faculty
to be forwarded to MIR. Bucks FANNY as a me-
mento of his successful work in the university.
Honorable mention was made in the medical
department. of Thomas W. Richards, making
1888 points out OF possible 40; ID. &. How
ard, 49,. IL, and Ed G.. Seibert. l30.S1. The
prize in practical surgery. a case OF instru-
ments. was awarded to Van Buren, Knott. The
prize for the greatest proficiency in clinical
work at the Children's Hospital was awarded to
George ". Leniey. honorable mention being
made of Ed. G.. Seibert. Margaret NJ. York and
J. II. Church. Especial prize tor proficiency
in dermatology was awarded to Louisa VI. Blake
and the dental medal went to c. W. Appler.