The herald., 1895-06-05
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF the Graduating Class of U. S. C..
Medical College
Addresses, Music, Degrees Conferred, Di-
piomas Given at the Los Angeles
Theater Last Evening

When the curtain rose slowly, about
s:15, at the Los Angeles Theater last
evening there were discovered upon the
stage the faculty and graduating class of
95 of the Southern California university
College of Medicine. Across the front OF
the stage were 2ott.d plants and many
clusters of handsome cut flowers were
banked behind them. The stage sett kg
was the well-known palatial drawing
room scene, with the impressive black
marble pillars. and through the arched
doorway in the rear was vista of con-
servatcry.
DR.. W. l.. Wade, the secretary, pre-
sided. and after the orchestra finished the
overture Of Martha. Di. Wade introduced
Rev. Will A. KnighteD, who offered open
ing prayer. Another musical selection
on the part Of the orchestra, and Pro-
lessor Melvin l.. Moore was introduced
ana read an address on behalf OF the
faculty upon the subject OF hygiene, Pro-
fessor Moore explained that hygiene
meant the preventing of disease, as well
as the preserving of health, and spoke of
cleanliness as being vital factor in
than quarantine. and cited various ma
tions and localities in support of the
theory. He explaind in detail what goes
to upset the laws of health, and referred
to the false economy of city officials and
legislators IN neglecting means of pre-
caution until an epidemic is the result.
| Professor Moore advocates Employing
sanitary inspectors who shall be experts
| and we'll paid. He referred to the geo.
| graphical advantages LosAngeles has and
the general and genial characteristics.
| He spoke of the duty OF the physician to
the public. and the publlc's duty to the
physician; of the rights and wrongs on
both sides; of tue responsibility OF the
physician. and thereafter denouncing
empiricism and giving some general
good advice to the young physicians re,
garding their future attitude. public and
private. Professor Moore closed his pa
per with few most unmlstakable and
pointed remarks about quacks in general
and those doctors who break the unwrit-
ten law of physicians and advertise.
Another selection from the orchestra,
and then DR.. Wade, with few graceful
remarks. presented the graduation class
to President j. P. Widney. President
Widney thereupcn presented each one Of
the ten graduates in turn with his OF
her sheepskin, and calling each by name
said:
'By virtue of the authority officially
invested in me by the university, | now
confer upon you the degree OF doctor o.
medicine
President Widney spoke some kindly
words of advice and encouragement te
the young doctors. Professor Moore pre-
sented handsome surgical case to DR..
Joseph NJ. King for having the highes'
percentage-that of 9S. DR.. Ellis pre-
sented Dr.. George Hawkins with a hand.
some book for having done the best worl
! in anatomy from DR.. Clair Murphy ant
DIR. Wade presented DR.. Samuel Smith
with a mysterious and attractive package
but he spoke so low that the audience
were left to conjecture from whom it was
the nature OF it's contents and why it was
given.
The rest of the programme was a vale
dictory address by Professor William ID
Babcock. closing prayer and selection
by the orchestra. The theater was packed
with people who are just entering tneil
life work and responsibility, and the en-
tertainment was in every way most un
qualified success.