The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-30
GEN. LEE TO YOUNG M. DIS.
The Commencement Exercises at Tie
University College Of Medicine.
DR., E. N. CELL CHS INVOCATION.
List of Young Men Receiving Degrees and
Prlzes-The Late T.. St George Bridges
Received the Prize for the Best
Essay on Appendicitis.

Received the Prize for the Best
Essay on Appendicitis.
The University College Of Medicine turn
| ed out as nne-looklng q class Of graduates
last night as was ever seen in this State.
! rwenty-eight Of the number were full
ncdged NJ. D. g, who viii launch out upon
the scientific world this morning with
bouyant hopes and plenty OF determina-
tion. There were also thirteen graduates
IN the dental department, and five in the
department OF pharmacy.
The commencement exercises were held
at the Academy Of Music last night al $50
o'clock. Half an hour before that time
the audience taxed the capacity Of the
! audtence-roon. Among the audience was
large number Of representative citizens,
as well as many happy mothers, sisters,
| cousins, aunts. and last, but not least,
] sweethearts, Who saw their young IA
| vorites take their diplomas or honOrs
| with a dignity characteristic Of the newly
made physician. On the stage spreading
| palms gave the scene picturesque ap-
! pearance. y large number of well-knOwn
! physicians, including the members OF the
faculty OF the institution, occupied posi-
lions on the stage, and these with the
members OF the graduating class and the
invited guests filled all the available space
thereon.
Among those who had seats on the
stage We're Drs. Hun ter Mcclure r. j.
Moore, l.. NJ. Cowardln, II. a. Miller,
! i. n. Irving, Stuart Mcclure, Charles
| If. Chakley, William $. Gordon, NJ. ID.
Hose, Jr, John Dunn, Hugh N. Taylor.
j. Allison Hodges, J.. j.. Edwards, JOS.
A. White, W. 7. Oppenheimer. Jacob
MichauN Edward Mcclure Lewis Wheat,
George Ross, John T.. Woodward William
X. Jones, j. Mettauer Minfree, Arthur
Jordan. robert G. Randolph. Ed. l.. Hob
son. Mark W. Pcyser. j. j. Crane. J. W.
henson John Brodnax, a. J.. Wexford.
x. T.. Franklin. A. X. R0wles. Dr. Mer-
GER General Fitzhugh Lee. Rabbi L. ".
Calisch DR.. C. i. Jones, Mr.. S. C.. White
head, Mr.. Edgar D. Taylor, President
| Boatwrlght. OF Richmond College.
DIR. CALlSCHS PRAYER.
Or. Hunter Mcclure presented 10 the
audience Rev. Or. =. ". Calisch, who OF
fered the Invocation. lie said:
go Thou. eternal God ana King. / in-
yoke Thy blessing upon this assembalge
tonight and upon this hour, which shall
witness the crOwning end OF the work
which these young men have done i'm prc-
parauon for INC sacred tasi. OF the healing
Of their fellow-men. J invoke Thy bless
Ing upon them now and FOR all the COM
ing struggles of their life. Grant that
their knowledge may grow wider. their
Xo~eFs greater. their skill increase with
%ch passing day. Bless Thou their ef-
Ioits. Let gladness and gratitude follow
IN the wake OF their activities, as through
them pain will be relieved. sorrow lifted
from the heart and ihe dawn Of hope
drive out the night Of despair. But
through all these things may they he
humble. Let them remember whence
comes their power. and who has endowed
them with capacities. Let them remcm-
Der that their skill ~ their gift. not their
merit Thy blessing TO them, not their
own creation.
Let them not grow faint IN the hour
OF trlal or falter in the uea- OFT IN
deed may occur the time when they Will
see their best efforts baffcd: their skill
and knowledge and all their art count as
nothing. They will feel The numbness OF
that trying hour when spite an that
they have done the grim monster claims
his own, and the senseiess clay on the
Weailed bed tokens the limitations Of
man. Let them acknowledge Inec as
supreme King and Arbiter. for whilst
Thou hast given % man 90 know many
things, Thou hast placed Thine own in-
eluctable seal upon the mystery or tine
grave.
May all their knowledge lead them 20
nOblcr and hoIer paths. May taey rise
high IN their glorious profc sion, but let
10 Doe as in the vision or jacob. on a lad-
der that points to Thee, ana whose runes
are framed in honor uuselhshness, purity,
and faith.
Il invoke Thy blessing upon the college
which has cherished tnem, the KINDLY
mother that has FED them with knowledge
from her own fun breasts. May she grow
greater and stronger with age. May she
count her children in increasing numbers.
but may there never De born the nOur
when she shall blush for shame Tor any
one OF them. 1 invoke thy blessing on
those who guide her destnies. tnat tncy
may be filled with wisdom and under
standing. with power that shall NOT fade,
and strength that SHAH continue UNI
abated. May those VINO have founded
and who maintain her live 10 see the
fruits Of their labors. that from the por-
tails OF their cherished institution mag 20
forth an endless stream of oenencent
life.
~On all these. invoke my blessing on
eternal one and Father. DO 1nou hear
this Invocation, and. hearing, answer III
Thine own appointed way. Amen
CONFERRING DEGREES
DR.. Hunter Mcclure then conferred de-
erees upon the following:
Medical Department Wilfred I. Bea-
n,er. Robert Garrett Blcdsoe. Virginia.
andrew B. Byerly North Carolina; John
1feade Calender. Charles NJ. Edwards,
Horace +. Givons. Frank Horace Han
cock Edmund Harrison, Jr. Virginia
Reniamin Otis Hester. North Carolina
William Whitmer Kerns, David Laton
ling,olver. Charles A. Labenberg, Jas
Friscoe Lynn, Irving Newton May. Jr..
Virginia. Leonidas Haywood Merritt
North Carolina Daniel Tatum Merritt
Edward }. Moseley, Jr., Charles Gallo
way Price. Virginia: Samuel ". Price,
West virginia Walter Carleton Rosser.
Jr.. Reid Arnold Rosser, John Payne
su6. II. y. 3, Virginia; Charles Lee
street. North Carolina; John Travis Iay-
Tor. BENJAMIN b. Warmer. Carter Nelsi-
ger. Henry a. Wise, Richard Henry
WoolIlng. G. Gillespie williams. Virginia.
Honorary diploma 10 the family or
Philip St. George Bridges. Virginia.
Dental Department-fran Vivian
Clarke. william James Cowardln, George
David Farrow. Virginia; Frank Ferguson,
south Carolina: Maxwell Ialiev Gay,
John II. Hartman, Jr. William Rhodes
YNnn. Trasmus c9ayter McSparran. John
William Marshall, Charles a. Newiand
A. cary Oppenheimer, William Pitcher
Edmund Upshur Potter. Jr. Virginia.
Pbarrnacsi Department-George Davis.
II. D.. North Carolina. W. Wthers Mll-
Ter. Rufus w. Powell. Claiborne Robins,
William +. snellngs Jr.. Virginia.
DELIVERY or PRIZES.
Dr. Joseph A. White then delivered the