The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-21
ELEVEN NEW PHYSICIANS.
Physio-MedicaI College Grants Sheep
skins to It's Graduates.

At the twenty-second annual commence
ment exercises of the Physiological Col
lege of Indiana, held at the Grand Opera
House, last night, eleven new physicians
were turned into the world, qualified to bat
tie against disease and the suffering there
from. The Grand Opera House was crowded
to overlooking with the friends of the col
lege and large numbers stood in the back
of the house and around the walls the en-
tire evening.
The candidates for graduation and their
States were w. P. Allen, Indiana; E. E..
Briley, Indiana; a. I. Berninger, Illinois;
E. B. Brigham, Michigan; ]. e.. Bryson, IN
diana; NJ. d. Henderson,, Texas; j. w. N.Y.
ers. West Virginia; W. Peck, Indiana; H.
NJ. Swift, Illinois; Arthur Thomas, Ohio,
and J. e. Tucker, Indiana These occupied
seats on one side of the stage, which was
artistically arranged as a drawing room, and
a number of the members of the faculty
and the speakers were seated on the other
side. The boxes were devoted to the use of
the families and special friends of the gradu-
ates.
C. T. Bedford, VI. D., was the chairman
of the evening and, in his Introductory re-
marks, he stated that it had formerly been
the custom to have some one connected
with the college to deliver the commence
ment address, but that this year a depart
ure had been made and gentlemen, entirely
cured to address the graduates and their
friends. After several selections by an or
ehestra and prayer by Rey, I INC 2 aT Brown Crown,
Overstreet rendered a vocal duet. Hon. A.
NJ. Hadley was introduced and made an ad-
dress on 1.-THE Place of the Profession" He
showed how the professions came into ex-
istence, and drew q contrast between the
professions and the trades. The address was
followed by a violin solo by Miss Mamie
Branhans.
.sThe Physician as a Man was the sub
iect of an address by the Rev. j. A. Rond-
fhaler. He presented the virtues and the
defects in the physician in his usually good
humored style. He said the doctor should
of all others sees the dark side of life
oftenest and should be able to look at 1t in
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laugh. and laugh as though he meant it.
He also thought the physician should be
benevolent. but he said that If he was not
he would soon learn to be, as the physician
is trained in that school, for he is compelled
to do more work gratuitously than any
other of the professional men. DIR. Rond-
thaler also considered the so-called pro-
fessional etiquette. which he said is
stronger among physicians than any other
professional men. He said that it is not
right for one school of medicine to literally
t~yrannize over a certain community and not
even allow the name OF another school TO
be mentioned without causing the sparks
to fly. "Our friends, the Catholics. teach us
tha aSss0" There .a's stands St. Vincents Hos
pital, an example of fair play, open to all,
the rich and the poor alike, and not dis
eliminating whether you shall be treated
by this school of physicians or the other,
but giving you a freedom of choice. Some
day our city hospitals and like organizations
will rise to this high plane and no single
class will be given full sway"
The final act making the eleven young
men active physicians was the comforting of
the degree of doctor of medicine by c, A.
Stafford, NJ. d. In doing this DIR. Stafford
gave the class some parting advice and
wished the members God-speed throughout
their new life.