The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-22
PHYSIOLOGICAL GRADUATES.
Twenty-First Annual Commencement OF
the Local College.

The Grand Opera House was handsomely
decorated last night for the twenty-hrst
annual commencement Of the Physlo-
Medical College OF Indiana The front OF
the stage was a mass of plants, little and
big, which partially hid from view the
thirteen graduates and the members of the
faculty. Large flags were looped grace
fully from above, and the boxes were taste
fully adorned with large rosettes and light
colored material
The principal address of the evening was
By Rev. Thomas /. Coultas. of Roberts
Park NJ. Z. Church, whose subject was
1.-THE Unity of LIES Callings." He touched
upon the medical profession in its relation
to other callings, but other than that MS
address did not apply TO that pro-
fession more than to the others.
III the outset he said that he did not come
there with any idea OF iLstructing them IN
their calling, but was actuated solely by
the interest he felt in the medical PROBES
sion. The number of callingS In Ire, re
said, was legion There are three divisions,
In general, of them, manual business anu
professional. Formerly the only eallings
divinity and medicine. Now tnere are SIN
recognized professions, and there is unity
of all of them. He best serves himself ana
his calling. the Doctor thought, who appre-
ciates this unity. The use OF the same rae
ulties Is employed in all the professions,
and though there is much diversity In them
no one can dispute their unity. Or. Coultas
said that men were to-day engaged SO
eagerly in digging to ma the fouh1 az ions
work would threaten the great super
structure already created. There never mas
been such a deep looking into the material
work as there is to-day. The members OF an
these callings are brothers engaged In the
same, struggle. and the great t diyfersfid oy
unity. While the Doctor differed from the
ancients in the contention that diseases ;eI5
were visitations of the gods he believed with
that nhVSician'S calling Is a. Sa-
DR.. M. Veenboer of Grand Rapids. Mich,
who is professor of hygiene and sanitary
science in the Physio- Medical College, de-
liYered an address in behalf OF the faculty:
1t was largely devoted to showing That
nature provided remedies for physlcal HIS
and to scoring the clinging TO old tradl-
tions on the part of the profession. Inc
Doctor said that 1t seemed 10 De a so iath
life especially through these hard times,
but 1t was actually greater problem how
10 pOstpone getting out OF II. In referring
to the work in store for the graduates, he
said be noticed in the last report or the
department of health OF this city, tnat;
while large numbers Of children had dled
during the year from various causes, only
one person in forty-eight had died OF old
age, rne only natural cause he therei9er re:
good work on the graduates part. IN
speaking of the excellent sanitary pro,
10 the good water, but almost Immediately
took that much of IL back and qualified his
reference by saying that our milk was
washed too much and the water too little ilttle.
The exercises were pleasantly inter-
spersed with music that portion of the pro
gramme comprising piano solo by MISS
Angelica Maxwell, a vocal duet by Mr..
Emil Steinhiiber and Miss May Johnson.
two songs by quartet composed of Messrs
Sreinhilber and Wocher and Misses May
Johnson and Winifred Willard. and a VIC
lin solo by Rudolph Roster. DR.. Edgar NJ.
Outland ofiiciated as chairman and Or:
James Stafford, president OF the board or
trustees, conferred degrees upon the fol-
lowing graduates: Cady Marley, Toledo
O.; f. NJ. Haggard: DeSoto Ia. r. l..
Spann, Chico, Tex; Il. l.. Ely, Gambler, o.;
l.. b. Goodyear, Dixon. ILL.,; NJ ~. Nelson.
Minneapolis, Mimi: A. r. Harold. West
Ill; F. ID. Hersey. Wayland. Mich; Q. L.
Morey, st. Louis, Mo-; r. L. Cochran.
Vanderbilt, Pa; Hattie G. Davidson. In
dlanapolis Ind, and Anna NJ. Davidson.
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