Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04
TO CURE HUMAN ILLS.
TWENTY-FIVE FULL.FLEpcEp YOUNG
PHYSICIANS GIVEN DIPLOMAS.
commencement Of the Medical College Of
virxinis-Dr. Aikins's Fine Address on
CromweII--Prizcs Awarded, Etc.

Mace at the Theatre fdst nlsntp "hs u
success in all OF It's details.
There was a fine audience. good music
by n full orchestra, pretty decorations On
the stage. consisting Of palms and ferns,
n splendld grafton, and twenty-five young
| d,sciples of Esculapius were maize happy
by receiving diplomas and smiles and
flowers from their young lady friends.
The stage. which was set In a half
circle. was occupied by the faculty Of
the college. the graduating class, distin-
gp,shed alumni, and especially invited
guests.
THE DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
nr CHRISTOPHER Tompklns. dean OF the
faculty. presided, and after prayer had
heep offered by Rev. DIR. Hartley Car
,o,chaeI. presented the diplomas. In pre-
sentIng the class DIR. Tompkins said:
Ladies and gentlemen,-We have as
sar,bled here tonight to celebrate the
commencement OF the hfty-sixth annual
sses,or ~ the Medical College Of Virginia.
II gives me great pleasure to state that
oo,,os,a 10 IN a most satisfactory and pros
,,orons condition. in evidence thereof We
u,iu award the degree or doctor or medi-
cine 70 the class OF twenty-five gentlemen
who will now have the honor OF appear
ing before you. 1,,. u
Robins. Richmond; W. h. Evans, Car
thage. n. c.; G. r. Collins oak Park; Il.
ID. Batkins. Richmond; l.. G. Brock, Long
View: G. T. Tompkins, Natural Bridge;
Joseph Dixon, Alden. n. Z. w. ii. kaDie'
Richmond: John Mann, Jr.. Petersburg;
7 n Booth. Mannboro'; w. II. Gwalt-
new Jr.. Walls Bridge; J. Il. Bailey. Skin
nuarter: +. II. Beadles, Richmond; ID. L.
Roams Richmond: n. 5. Smith, Emory;
r. s. Hening. Jefferson; S. II. Graves,
'chornhill: r. +. Davis, West Point: +. ID.
Hutton. Emory; u. +. Weaver, Gordons-
Vile: C. B. Brock. Richmond; X. Il.
Teusler Richmond; W. II. Patton, Lind
say: G.. w. Scott. Madison Run.
The delivery OF the diplomas was the
signal for bouquets and baskets of flow
ers being bestowed in profusion upon the
fortunate young men.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
The next feature of the programme was
the announcement of appointments, as
follows:
Or. w. II. Gwaltney to the hospital Of
the Medical College of Virginia.
DR.. w. II. Kable to the city almshouse
hospital.
Or. J. f.. Booth TO st. vincents Hos
pital, Norfolk.
DR.. Charles A. Robins to the United
States Marine Hospital. Boston.
DELIVERY OF PRIZES.
After the announcement OF appoint
ments. DIR. c. W. p. Brock introduced
DR.. Thorn, OF Norfolk. who delivered the
alumni prize. a gold medal, awarded TO
h.
Ing for studies. attendance. and deport-
ment. 1t was received by DR.. W. f.
Evans. Carthage. y. c.
Professor Upshur then delivered the
other prizes. as follows:
The faculty prize. case OF surgical in
struments. 10 the student having the
second best class standing. was awarded
to DR.. Charles II. Robins, Of Richmond.
THE Garcln Medal" for the graduate
having the best standing for punctuality,
department. and class marks in practice
Of medicine, TO DR.. G.. r. Collins, Oak
Park, Va
Professor shlelds's prize. an opthal-
moscOpe, to the student who exhibits
the greatest efficiency In his department,
to Dr. Joseph Dixon, Alden. y. G.
Professor Johnstons prize. pocket
case OF Instruments. 10 the student
making the best report In his clinics, to
DR.. w. Il. Evans. Carthage, n. c.
Mr. NJ. J .Garvens's (of Bartlett, Gar
vens a. Coz Richmond prize. n case
of surgical Instruments. TO the student
making second best report in surgical
clinics, to DR.. Charles r. Robins Rich
mond.
DR.. W. +. Drewry's prize, "Gower's
Diseases of Nervous System" for best
standing on such diseases, DR.. T. S.
Hening, jefferson, Va.
Dr. w. c. RariKer's prize. The Latest
Work on Mental and Nervous Diseases"
for best standing on such diseases, DR..
W. II. Kable. Richmond.
Valentine Meat Juice Company prize
OF 'Hare's System of Therapeutics, for
best class standing, attendance. and ex-
animation. DR.. G.. 7. Collins. Oak Park,
Va.
In delivering the prizes Professor Up
shur spoke briefly. enjoining upon the
recipients loyalty to their alma mater.
Rev. DIR. Atkins Address.
At the conclusion of Professor Upshur's
remarks Professor TompkIns introduced
Rev. DIR. James Atkins, of Ashevllle, y.
c., who delivered the commencement ad-
dress.
DR.. Atkins took for his theme "Cromwe ll''
as illustrating that in every office the man
cCntended that not until Carlyle dared
approach and examine the cords by which
the reputation OF the great commoner
was bound to the pillory of English
history was an effort made to discover
the truth. An unique. aweful, inapproach-
able mount. he said. was a symbol OF
every great human life. The highest part
OF mans being is his conscience. This Is
the part of mans being that lifts itself
inf tba In pba hia aud finds
tuary with the Divine. The dominant
force in the life OF Cromwell was his
conscience. Let 1t be granted that Crom-
well got his conscience from Purtanism.
Once In possession of 1t no earthly power
could bend him from the high purposes
which it inspired.
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERY.
From the beginning of the House OF
Tudor to the time Of Cromwell continued
Dr. Atkins, the struggle was divided into
two branches-one on the old line OF civil
liberty, the other on the line of religious
liberty. The limits of human endurance
were at last reached. The two great
struggles had been developing co-ordi-
nately for generations, and sought their
final solution i'm the same councils and
on the same fields.
When Charles laid his imperious. but
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Parliament. and then flew to arms. he
touched and stirred the individual man.
hood of the nation to n degree never be-
fore known, and brought to a close a
process that had been going on for ages.
FIRST PLACE IN WAR.
The first position Cromwell had in the
war, which he neither fomented nor en-
couraged, was a captaincy over troop
of horse. Marston Moor won the
cause for the Parliamentary army be-
cause IL won for the army the leadership
OF Cromwell. The principle upon which
Cromwell organized the army was tho
roughly unique. There has been nothing
like IL since the organization OF the rams
horn movement on the plains of Jericho.
The men were regulated in their speech
and conducted by a code more ethical
than military. A sacred and knightly re-
gard for women was one OF the browning
glories of the mighty host. They were
never beaten One OF the signs OF great
ness in a man IL the presence In his
life of visible contradictions which spring
from invisible harmonies. These abounded
I'm Cromwell He was a Puritan. Mar
row, therefore" says the world. mo,
his Puritanism was not of that diminu-
tive type that could be whistled through
the nasal canals of withdrawing new
Englander or be wrapped up In the terms
~ drivalIinp cant" His WAS revolt