The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-11

Of the the Sumo
dton EerPa O the Country Demandb Classes

! matter. You would rather receive these
parchments than any word l might say to
| you.
AZ must say to the audience that it is less
than a wear since we met here before on
similar OCCASION but that is made neces-
sary by the fact that we have changed our
terms. l make this explanation so you
will not think we are graduating too often.
Beginning in October next the terms at
our college will be four years. L recolIect
when | came to the State that the term
was of two years and those only OF twenty
weeks. Then we advanced it to three
years, and not satisfied with that we have
still advanced to a four years term, eight
months in the year.
Now, will say that the people of Cali
fornia have advanced medical learning
more than any other part of the country.
There are a great many of the Eastern col
leges to-day that have only two-year terms,
while we, on the shores of the western
ocean, try to keep pace with the procession.
In creating this four-year term we have
been filled with the idea that we shall
be able to produce the very best class of
physicians that can be turned out in the
country.
at now becomes my privilege, under the
authority in me vested as president of the
California Medical College," SAID he, ad-
dressing the graduates, ito confer upon
each and every one of you the degree OF
doctor of medicine. with all the rights,
privileges and immunities thereunto be-
longing"
The graduates passed from their places,
received their diplomas from the president,
bowed to the audience and were applauded
as they resumed their places. Those upon
whom the degree was conferred are:
Ella Richardson Baker, Edward C. Love, Ed
ward Bennett, ". F. Millhone, Beecher B. Boil
ton, John A. Mofitt, Albert E. Byron, Flora
N I'm h.
ell, Fred A. Childs, George K. Osborn. James
E. Daley, F. Clayton Peirsol, George H. Derrick,
David Brandley Plymire, John A. Fritz, Marie
Spiess, BENJAMIN T. Freshman, Winfield Scott
Swayze, William S. Groves. Alice NJ. Swayze,
William T. Hicks, Fransiscus A. Swinkels, Will
liam R; Jamison, Charles E.. Taylor, Morne
Sophie Johnson, Lucas L. Van Loenen, Thomas
Francis Kellegan, Frank d. Walsh.
Schumanns "Novelette in F' was given
on the piano by James Hamilton Howe,
after which S. Homer Henley and Miss
Maud Chapelle rendered vocal solos, which
were loudly encored.
In the absence of General W. II. l..
Barnes. who was announced for the adj
dress, Rev. w. w. Case was called upon to
speak to the students and their friends.
He responded, and his remarks were so
humorous and so full of keen point at the
same time that the audience was convulseG
and convinced at once.
81 belong to that great trinity in every
CITY," began the reverend gentleman,
"that trinity so necessary to all-the
doctor, the preacher and the undertaken
no single memb Der of which is called in till
absolutely needed"
The speaker then stated that he took it
upon himself to say that he, too, was a
member of the faculty of the COL
lege. He was professor of the the
DRY of human nature, without which
he claimed no person, especially no
medical person, could get along in the
world. He gave numerous instances of
the application of the insight into human
nature, fairly taking his hearers by storm.
He wanted to stop, but they made him go
on and he talked in the same strain for
fifteen minutes. When he had concluded
all present sang the National hymn
America" Rev. W. w. Case pronounced
the benediction and the commencement
exercises were at an end.