The times., 1897-06-11
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
Nineteen Candidates Receive
Their Licenses TO Practice.
ONE YOUNG WOMAN GRADUATE
Interesting commencement Exer-
cises of the Medical and Dental
Departments of the National tnt-
versiuy-Tr Trof. Domer's Address
to the Ciass-List of Graduates.

Tho thirteenth annual commencement OF
the medical and dental departments of the
National University was held at the New
National The,.ter last night Ten new
doctors and nine new dentists We're given
license TO practice. The graduating eXer-
cises came 10 pass in the midst of flags
and flowers, and the pulse OF the gradual
ing classes, the faculty and great
audience kept ti ne TO the rhythm OF Haley S
Rand
The students filed upon the stage to
the music of the American Beauty
march hy Haley. In the ranks Of the
black clad students there was the white
tobed form of a woman She was Isabel
Armour 0ffutt, of the District of Co.
lumbia, and a member of tie class in
medicine. She wore white dimity
dress, with ruffles around the skirt, with
a shadow OF black under them, black
satin belt, with a bow on the left hip
and black satin collar. Her brown
hair was parted simply and brushed well
off her high white forehead, and she
carried not asingle flower.
After a word of welcome by - John
T. Winter, president OF the faculty, Rev
DT. Samuel Dener rendered an lnvoca-
ton. He thanked God for the men who
had decided to devote their lives TO the
relief of the sufferings OF man kind and
for the manifold ben efits which the
human race owed to the profession of
medicine and its collateral OF dentistry.
Prof j. Roland Domer, professor Of
dental prosthesis and orthod ontia, de-
Iivered the address TO the graduates.
This gentleman dwelt at length on the
science OF health as viewed from the point
os view OF the dentist. without good
teeth, he said, there could not he good
Inastication; without good mastication,
there could not he good digestion; without
good digestion there could not be good
assimilation; without good assimilation
there could not he good nutrition, and with
out good nutrition there could not he good
health.
The presentation of diplomas was made
by Richard II Alvey, chancellor OF The
university. and the valedictoTy address
was delivered by Howard PrUut Cobey,
doctor OF dental surgery, of Maryland.
Those WHO occupied seats on the stage
were Drs John T. Winter, Howard II.
Barker, Louis Kolipinski NJ F. Thompson,
George C. Oher. William Mercer sprigg,
W d. Biclow. Watson ]. Newton, Thomas
Wilson. T. Y. Mclaughlin, William Holland
Wilmer, {. 7. Caldwell, ]. Roland Walton,
A - Cobey, William b. French, ID. Olin
Lee,h. Roster Middleton, W. A Caldwell,
William Penn Compton, Henry b. Deale, J.
Thomas Kelley, jr., John :. McLain, G..
r. Lee Cole. Charles K. Koones, Oscar II
Coumhe, ID Elmer WibeT, Sheldon G.. Davis,
+ f Daily, W. X. Cogan, ] II. +. Benson,
W f Barton. II j. Allen, Edwin K. Gerow,
O. A T. Swain.
The medical gra duates We're: William
Edmond Aughinhaugh. LII. b, LII. NJ, Dis
tliot of Columbia; William Henry Beck,
Idatio. Howard Prout COREY, MARYLAND; AL
bert Lafayette Foster. Tennessee; James
William Hart, Yves, Virginia; Millard John
Holmes. New York: Victor Frederick Louis
MHeIler, Wisconsin; John Lawson Norris,
1r, District OF Columbia; Isabel Armour
Offur. District of Columbia; John Moore
Smith. Texas
The dental graduates were: James
Brennan, PennsyIv ania; Robert Edward
Buchanan. Virginia: Tyrus Christnan, Penn
sylvania: Howard ProUt Cobey Maryland
William Tice Heyser, Maryland; J. Clar-
ence Hatton, New Jersey; Millard John
Holtnes. New York; William Wesley Trail,
West Virginia; Edw ard Berry Wall, Illinois
The students OF the university who were
I'm attendance, either as usheTs or simply
as spectators, were;
John r. Atwell, L. A. A Dunn, p. B.
Baine, s B. Baine, s. c. Ellis, Z. W.
Fowler, M. D.; w. s. Frankland, A. J..
Hodes, Thomas 4. Keech, ]. L. Mcconnell,
T. g. Mcconnell, RosaIind Moore, II. Il.
Perry, C. W. Radiey, Jesse z. Schafhirt,
Edward 5 Smith, L. Jordan, NJ. D.; Clara
K BARTLETT. Henry Fischer, a. e. Hamil-
ton, II. F. Larcombe, Edith L. Maddren,
A. d. Mckenzie, Z. Pendleton Parker,
]. T. Atkinson. b. E. Braden, II. c. Cald-
well Mary Holmes, Ella r. House, A O..
Hubbard II. r. Magee, W. K MoUlden,
J. r. Armstrong, Thomas 7 Baxter. =.
II each, S. u. Boak, c. P Cullen, r c.
Deniscn, J. r. Devlin, Eugene House, l.
I. Hogan, NJ. F Kirwan, w. g Lea, J R
Showers, W. b. Todd, L. E. Ward, s NJ
Mcmillan. N. D., J. f. Tomlinson, c W
BailaiDc, Charles J. Grant, j. Frank Nc
Keever, John r Moore, Ernest Ritter,
Bruce Allen. s. Il. Bach, c. L. Bell. ~
Brown, T. ] Dahlen, John d Daley B.
David n Mckee, p. X. MacYean, J. M
Morrison, G. l.. Edmons, b. S. Payne, L.
W. Stolp, and Nelson L. willard.