New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-08
MANY MORE YOUNG DOCTORS
COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEDICAL DE-
PARTMENT OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY
DIPLOMAS FOR 1ol GRADrATEs-AN ADDRESS 81
GENERAL HORACE poRTER-ANNOI'NcE-


GENERAL HORACE poRTER-ANNorNcE-
MENT OF HONoRs.
Carnegie Music Hall crowded from Moor 70
gallery last night at the Efty-fourth annual COZ
mencement Of the Medical Department OF 'he HI
yersty of the City OF New-York. The stage was
tastefully decorated with palms and flowers. Inc
audience was Of course largely composed OF en-
thus,ast,c friends OF the graduating class of 80;
the anpause was generous and college ana ira
ternity yeils were frequently given with all the
strength Of student lungs. .
Those on the stage were Chancellor Hen'S W.
MacCracken Dean Charles J. Pardee ana PROBES
sors w H. Thompson. William NJ. Polk, A. Stimson
w Gilman Thompson George Woolsey, II. a. Witt
hans II T. LOOMS Isaac +. Russell, }. Chfton
Edgar r. ID. Fisher, A. N. Phelps W. Il. foro'
A. f. Mcdonald. Irving S. Haynes, r. W. u"!ei'
G. f. Ouinby. w. +. Stone and Justin l.. Barnes
General Horace Porter had a chair near the spea"
ers stand. go
Chancellor MacCracken began the exercises with
reading of the Scriptures and prayer. the d.
plornas were then presented TO the Jul young uoc-
tors by the Chancellor the class going upon Inc
stage In sections the names were calcd.
The class Of IS was composed of members from
all the four corners of the Union and some vi
them had come from abroad. The graduated doc
tors were W. a. Greene. J. f. Kuhn, D. Z. De
Vr,es j. +. Brady, c. f. Plug. ID. ;. Bayard' VI. D.
Ahern y. Friedman. H. L. Hubbard a. < rol-
man. j. A. Anderson. T. Ernst H. O. Lever'y' ~
II. D.nglestedt. J. X. Conklin. Theodore Burr d.
Neson w p Hess S. +. Calhoun, l." Is
smith C. f. Wood j. II. Standish. Z.
Fe,dstein. S. W. Schapird. A. =. Bergman r.
Jowenthal E. W. Esther, J. {. Alien ~
W Carren, S. y. Rosenbanm, X opdyke'
Henry Schmid c. V. Reynolds, O. H. cox i. H.
Edwards G.. ]. Maher, NJ. Dobies' T. r. lay w ~
miller c. W. Millken. NJ. W. Scagears, j. NJ
(basis. Eben Foskett J. j. Bowen W. W. Garter
A. C. Dupont. G. T. Mandorff. 5. W. Nelson, C. o.
Brink. NJ b. Freid f. y. Sparks J. Loewenko1'
G. Andri c. r. w Levin, j. h. Moore l." '. Neu-
bury C. Il. Towle T. S. Boynton, D. L. culver.
NJ Friekclstein c. A. Manson H. NJ Chapman NJ
bowling. H. Rindrcss. F. L. Lawrence, j. T. Hard
man. w. w Scott. r. X. Armstrong T. j. XII
martin T. T. Sharpe. J. II. Keenan,. T. j. q.
O'Mara. L. f.. Peeler T. l.. Fitzgerald, H. J." Dor
land. NJ L. Vance. d. X. Stratton. G. hanper'.
H. r. Guthrie q. Spring, $ Ellsberg. f. j. Adams,
H. Scott f. A. l.. Stransky r. Il. Nayler }. r.
Connors Charles sowa. j. b. Kopf. T. F. Lowen-
STEM i. S. Ball. ". j. Marcy. Is. II. Hayunga. H.
Streifffr A. W Hoyt. c. 5. Keegan. NJ h.
Parons gian, III. e. Wise. G. NJ. Price. H. A. Fer
gusor, j. W. Culver and r.. r. Sinclair.
Dean Pardee then announced the prize-winners
follows;
Hbb H'a1 and al f 81 TO Sr % cafisf T@s
E e. W Garter. " 4. Greene. 4. ". Hoyi. Eben
Fo,ss, S"f larry ssSi Trs hSpor c men were ?
wGyTsf r. RE 4 ho S%"dis wsr9 = ss S'
Yer yer medal 70 + j. Schultz Tor the second best
Of Inc graduating class for the best thesis on sur
gerry and the best synopsis Of the lectures 81 pro-
fessors IN charge.
Tho vaiedlctofy was delivered by Harry Lincoln
I'oriand. lie was heartily applouded by his class
mates and the audience.
General Horace Porter brought the exercises 10
mn end with wise and witty speech 10 the
graduated class lie said in part:
Doctors. as you know. are not In the habit OF de-
Iiverng opinions unless the patient opens his mouth
and so open mine for their benefit tonight. The
gentlemen before mo who have just completed their
medical studies have quafred deeply OF the springs
Of knowledge. and suppose they are so full OF 1t
that they hold from any source. They
may. perhaps. be likened TO the whaling ship that
ssd. when asked II his ship did not leak: Leak,
We've pumped the Atlantic through her three
doctor, but went into the army nstea1. Perhaps
they thought should there be less destructive OF
human NE always found the Army surgeons
very obging but sometimes after battle, they
Of way. as il they thought he had too many legs
man used TO touch his head every day TO If 1t
were still there. During the our officers used
TO feel their boots to see II their legs were st
don't have to take their own medicines. and they
can be the only practising physician In any town
get up fight Doctors give mankind less
bother than the legal fraternity, too. for doctor
leaves man and his things alone when the man
dies. but the lawyer goes for the mans estates
congratulatng the young doctors on their choice Of
q profession. and speaking eloquently of its great
ness and usefulness He advised them TO strive
after usefulness to their patients rather than after
that pays little attention to the living and only
bedizens the dead"