The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-31
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL FRIDAY MARCH 81, 1898

lOdfef, Out "a cOltge Student, WHO merely WISHES
to show his confidence ia his college teaml 1T
Is quite the thing, you know" Down with the
gambler. whether he be libertine or academician.
Down with him, whether he breathe the atnos-
phcre OF college culture or the noisome yapors or
tue suns.
Still further TO pick ones pocket on the
street or to break into ones house and despoii
him OF his treasure Is wrong. but IL seems easily
justified by some consciences to rob grave
and TO lay violent hands upon the mortal remains
OF one who, during life. had been cherished more
than silver and gold. IL Is a crime TO plumber
house, but it Is simply an outing, recreation,
professional feat or. at the worst. youthful IN
discretion to plumber a grave, provided tRe
plunderer be- a student IN a respectable college
Woe betide him. il he be an outsider, but hnrrah
for him. IL he be within the charmed and privi-
legged circle of college life, o we blinded youth
of our American colleges The crime OF plnnder.
dissertation and vandalism knows neither lati-
tnde nor longitude. neither time nor circnni-
stance, neither student nor civilian, but II -
equally black in the eyes or God and all good
men. whoever the perpetrator, or Wherever per-
petrated.
Once more: to restrain man of his liberty
without cause ana TO add personal violence 10
but TO tie a young man TO a bed-post. TO shave
his head, to hang him until he chokes, 10 put
MN IN m anu o n 1nsh h, Ge IN h his he'd
that has been saturated with water. and after
ALI these outrages to seal his lips with the threat
or worse personal violence, or even death-this
is only a huge joke Such contemplate and
criminal proceedings, it seems, Is right or
wrong, according 10 the way We spell the word
r III.
street. IN ur-d-e-r 1t il wrong; but 1t is all right.
and great joke, il We spell 1t as they do In some
colleges, haze.
do not claim that all of these evils exist In
all or our colleges In some of them these and
other evils prevail, even in a more marked de-
gree than have described. In others they have
been reduced to a minimum. and. perhaps. TO
some extent have been exterminated Espe-
cially In our Indiana colleges these evils have
either largely disappt AIRED or are disappearing.
The 0biecr OF this address has been TO point out
the false standards or conduct that so generally
prevail among college youth. ana TO insist that
there Is but one standard for student and non
student alike
What is right in college life is right anywhere
and everywhere. What is wrong everywhere
else Is wrong In college. The golden rule does
not bend around a crooked college, act a foot
Is twelve inches in college and out OF 1T. A
pound is sixteen ounces in the store and III the
class room A dollar Is a hundred cents on
Christmas day, IL is a hundred cents on exam
ination day. and it Will be hundred cents ON
the Judgment day.
After the address had been completed,
DR.. John spoke TO the students, telling them
that when they hung their diplomas on the
wall not to hang their success upon them.
They were adm nished to be full men. out
side of medicine, and to lead the procession.
They were told to not lose the faith OF their
childhood; doctors were apt TO become
skeptical, while they should be cheerful.
and inspire rather than depress. They
were asked to deserve the patronage of the
people. as well as the position they would
be expected TO occupy in society.
The Ernestlnotf quartet, q company con-
sistlng OF hIteen voices. sang Magic or
Spring" with piano obilgato by Prof.
ErnestinOtf.
DR.. Franklin Hays presented the names
of the graduates. prefaced by few compli-
meDtary reinarks TO the class that were
happily taken. The names OF those gradu-
ates were John AKester. Washington. Ind;
Cora Z. Beach. Ashton. H.: Elisha Beard
Indianapolis; James Fleming Boswell, In
dianapolis; heOdOre Eliot Collier, Starke,
Ind: William b. Craig. indianapolis: Burn
ham Cole Dale, Indianapolis; Eugene
Davis. Irvinvton; Urville Holmes Dove. lu-
dianapoiis Henry sherman Fulmer. Lou
GOnville. o.; John Wesley harvey. Russia
vile: Leroy Henry, Upton: John 5. Hol-
lingswortb, Indianapolis; Amos Jay Hos
letter. Hawpatch; William Samuel How
ard. Dewey. ILL.,; Homer lliad Jones' lndi-
annapolis; Frederick William Kuechier. In
dianapolls: Manson NJ. Larry. Lafayette;
Thomas Franklin Menough. Brazil; John
ID. Nichols Indianapolis; Charles Hiram
Cross Poucher. Greencastle; Wilbur Swift
Greencastle: Sarah w. Stephens. Bombay,
India: Calvin Weidner. Mulberry. Ind;
Jesse Wells Indianapolis; George Sherman
Wilson, NOkomis, Ill.
DIR. KITCHENS REMARKS.
The degrees were then conferred by DR..
John NJ. Kitchen, member of the board of
trustees. The Doctor gave strong impress
sion to his words by his clear voice and
forceful manner. He said: -ss e
IL devolves on me TO confer upon you the de-
gree of doctor OF medicine and at the same time
distinguished honor, which denotes high order
of intellectual culture aud thus to welcome You
az our peers into the medical profession.
To-day the pupil, Tomorrow the teacher-a
Transformation from the advised TO the adviser
a changed condition where your opinions are en-
Titled 10 tho same respectful consideration as
n n n m afa Ia UaQpU nur
will be printed in tho catalogue of graduates.
years hence It may appear in the annual an
nonncement OF some medical college as one Of
it's learned professors
Undoubtedly the most important lesson re-
celved by you In therapeutics. one that should
be indelibly impressed on the memory. is that
nature cures disease; not the DOCTOR True,
medicine has Its place; II is 0ftentimes power
full ally In the management OF case. but con-
trary 10 tho general belief, specifics are few in
number
1t is the natural power of the current which
carries the royal steamer over the treacherous
rapids of the St Lawrence and not the Indian in
the pilot house; yet the beautiful vessel would
soon be wrecked on the rocks were IL not for the
hand at the helm.
The physician may we'll be COMPARED to the
skillful navigator-each succeeds-not by efforts
to strange the inalady or subdue the tempest,
but rather by guiding the disease TO q favorable
termination or steering the ship into a harbor OF
safety.
And now graduates, IN parting use rs ap-
propriate the exact language addressed TO mysen
and others u similar occasion forty-Seyen
years ago this 30th day OF March:
AVOID conceit. but assume at once a manly
confidence in yourselves Go forth TO improve
the general condition OF society, TO minister re-
lief 10 suffering humanity. 10 warm many q
heart with the purest and noblesr sentiments of
gratitude, 10 gather fresh aurels for yourselves
and your profession, and you shall find that the
practice OF industry and virtue, and benevoence
VIII INCREASINGLY urge You on To strife within
your own bOsOms for greater deeds OF that unal-
loyed happiness which awaits the blessed in
The degree of doctor OF medicine is now form
ally conferred on each one of you by the deliv-
cry or the diploma of the Medical College OF In
diana anu by the authority vested in me by its
faculty and board OF trustees.
The Ernestiuoff singers. including only
the ladies. sang The Remonstrance.n and
ally sweet aud clear. The ladies compris.
Kitty Heron. May johnson. Adele Wsllick.
Eloise Palmer. Ellie L. Henley, Bertha
Pfafiiin and Mrs. A. q. Jones.
WINNERS OF PRIZES.
The class of graduates this year ia a
source of no little pride TO the faculty. The
grades made BY the class this year. which
were estimated by monthly examinations,
stand tho highest In the history of the col
lege, and is due to the class of persons who
are now applying for medical education
under the present high requirements of en-
trance. Almost the entire class were en-
thusiastic In the years work, and were
lively competitors for some one OF more of
the numerous prizes which were given for
meritorious work in tho various depart
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