The Washington times., 1894-05-04
CAPTURED THEIR; sHEEPsKrNs.
Commencement Of the Columbian Medical
and Dental Schools.


and Dental Schools.
The annual commencement Of the medical de-
partment of the Columbian University was held
yesterday afternoon in Albaugh's Opera House,
which was comfortably filled with the friends
and relatives of the young graduates.
Thirty-three fresh young physicians were
launched upon the rugged sea Of professional
practice with an excellent knowledge Of the
practical application Of the science of
medicine, and will return to their homes,
some of them, while others will go into
secluded spots, where patients are numerous
and iong-standing doctors bills scarce, and tack
up q modest shingle to inform the Inhabitants
of their intentions
An overture by the Marine band opened the
exercises, and after the playing OF the Cocoa
nut Dance" anu the Marine Band March" to
the tune OF which the graduates came upon the
stage, the services were formally commenced
with prayer by the Rev. j. Macbride Sterrett,
d. D. Mr. s. johnson, OF the band, played u bell
solo, which was followed by the comforting of
degrees by Prot. j. G. Yelling, LII D.. tho presi-
dent of tho college.
The address to the graduates was made by
Prof J. Ford Thompson, NJ D., who urged upon
the medical pilgrims the necessity Of precon-
certed action, to struggle against all obstacles,
and win their way up to the goal of success.
Mr. Sherman D. Maynard, NJ. D., delivered the
valedictory
One of the customs of the college authorities is
to offer cash and other prizes to the students to
efforts in the pursuance of their studies There
were three prizes contested for this year, each
student sending in his composition under an as
sumed name, which was not to be disclosed until
the decisions were announced
Tho first prize was a cash prize of $50 for the
best Individual work, and was won by Dr. Gott-
Heb Wehrle. of Wisconsin, Mr.. Rudolf IL Won
EZdorf, Mr.. Sherman ID. Maynard and hiss Mary
c. Stanton receiving honorable mention. The
second prize, q set Of surgical instruments, for
the best work in surgery, was secured by Mrs.
Carolyn l. keife, Of Massachusetts Mr.. William
S. Washburn, of New York, captured the prize
for the most accurate work in medicine, and
Mr.. Edgar +. Conant was the successful contest
ant for the prize for medical Jurisprudence.
Large clumps OF palms banked the stage on
either side and In the rear, and the boxes were
draped with American flags and the colors Of the
Columbia college, blue and yellow. Above the
heads OF the graduates, in the center Of the
arch, was suspended beautiful scroll mono
gram, &C U. '9f," made OF blue and yellow cleo
trc lights.
Those who graduated were Messrs Walter K
Beatty, District Of Colum bia; Archie W. Boswell,
District of Columbia; William I. Burch, District
OF Columbia; Edgar F. Colant, Maine; John NJ
Cunningham, Illinois; Edward \. Davidson, Vir-
ginia; Joseph c. Dawson, New Jersey; Middle
ton s. Elliott South Carolina; Rudolf H Won Ez-
dorf, Pennsylvania; Orange C. Gilliland, Illinois;
Thomas A. Grimm, Virginia; John W. Cue, Ore
gon; Francis R Hagner, District of Co.
mmoia; onar,es n Sean hGpa,ns v,lra District sS o.
ney l. johnson, District of Columbia;
Sherman d. Maynard, New York; Eaton
h Mcneil, tennessee, JoHn W. Morgan, District
of Columbia; Herbert W. Porter, Connecticut;
Joseph Reed, massachusetts; John l. Reid,
District Of Columbia: Lemuel j. Stanton, Iowa;
William $ Washburn, New York; Richard WASH
ington, District of Columbia; Gustayus Werber,
South Carolina; Gottlieb Wehrle, Wisconsin;
Misses Mary A. Brosius, Pennsylvania; Alice s.
Crush Virginia; Carolyn l. keite, Massachusetts;
Alice +. Koogle, Ohio; Margaret S. Potter, Penn
sylvania, and Mary c. Stanton. Iowa
The annual commencement of the dental de-
partment of the university was held in the Uni
versity hall las. night at !. 80 O'Clock
President J. C. Yelling conferred the degrees
upon eight young aspirants in the tooth-pull1ng
line After La Motifs Le Perle de Madrid had
been rendered by the orchestra, Prot. K B.
Donaldson delivered the address to the grad
yates
The elements Of success, said Professor Donald
son, were courage, psrss;ency, and merit, and IL
was 10 be hoped that the first factor was in their
possession and that the other two would quickly
develop in their experience.
When the final notes of Eflenbergs First
Heart Throbs' had disappeared through the
bank OF palms on the stage John II. Galloway de-
Hvered the valedictory.
The memories OF the past term. the reluctance
at parting, and anticipations for the future were
dwelt upon by the valedictorian The awarding
of prizes was performed by Professor II. c.
Thompson.
The faculty prize of s25 for general excel
lence was awarded 20 Walter A. Low, of Virginia.
AT the conclusion OF further discourse the
part of the orchestra the benediction was pro-
nounced.
The nspirants for dental honors who grad
uated were Messrs. Chester Hopkins Beatty,
District OF Columbia: John H. Galloway, Iowa;
Walter A. Low, Virginia.; William 4. Lyon, Con-
necticut; Herbert MacNamee, New York; Fred
erick W. Parker, New York; Charles 5. Rice,
Pennsylvania; T. Guy Songster, District Of Co
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