The times., 1897-05-07
TWO DOZEN new DOCTORS
Young Men Commissioned to Prac-
tice Medicine.
Exercises Attending the Commence
ment of the Medical Depa rtment
OF Columbian University.

The seventy-fifth annual commencement
exercises of the Medical Department OF the
Columbian University were held at the
Columbia Theater last night, amid all the
festive surroundings incident To such an
occasion. A class OF tweDty-four young
men was graduated into the world as full
fledged doctors in the presence OF large
and brilliant audience OF adniring friends.
The stage wasa veritable bower OF floral
beauty, being banked high with palms and
rare cut flowers. An immense floral shield
suspended from the center bore the letters
m. ID c. IT, and the date, 1921 SS7.
The United States Marine Band Orchestra,
under the direction of Prof. Fanciulli,
furnished the music The faculty and
class came upon the stage at $40, TO the
music OF the march 'Nympo,' dedicated
by Prof. Fanciuii TO the president of the
graduating class, Mr.. John E. Jones, Of
Ohio.
Rev. II. l.. Whitman, ID. o., president of
the university, delivered the invocation and
conferred the degrees. The names OF the
successful candidates were read by Dr.. D.
Kerfoot Shute, dean OF the medical depart
nlent, and as each young doctor stepped
forward and received his diploma he was
generously applauded.
Following this ceremony came the ad-
dress to the graduating class, delivered
by Prof. A. +. A. King, NJ. D., which was
full OF adnionition and kindly advice to
the young physicians. This was responded
to by Mr.. Woodbury. Pulsifer, of Maine. the
class valedictorian. Prof. ID. Webster Prem
tiss, II. D., announced the award of prizes
as follows:
First prize, of $50 cash, for highest gen
eral average, Frederick Meg. Hartsock OF
Maryland; first honorary mention, Wood
bury Pulsifer of Maine; second, Joseph ID.
Ford of Washington, D. c.; third, Il. A.
Dunn Of Illinois; first prize in gynacolOgy
and medical jurisprudence, John L. Jones
of Ohio; second prize in medical jUrls-
prudence, Charles McCulloch of Virginia
p. w. Huntington, of the third year class,
was awarded the prize in dermatology.
The nuInes of the graduates and Their
residences follow:
Z, NJ. Chapman, Massac husetts. Joel I.
Curry, Georgia; g Sanger Driver, District
OF Columbia; II. A Dunn, Illinois; Josef II.
Ford, District OF Columbia: II. r. Garland,
Virginia; E. l. Goodan, Vermont; r. II.
Hardnan, Indiana; Frederick McG. Hart
sock, Maryland; Paul c. Hutton, North
Carolina; Charles H. James, District OF
Columbia: John E Jones, Ohio; Charles R.
johnson, Delaware: George F. Jueneman,
District of Columbia; James A. Koch, Illi-
nois: f. L. LeMerle, District OF Columbia;
W z Mills, Maryland; Charles McCullocb.
Virginia; W J. olds. Michigan; Rolla b.
Pope. Illinois; Woodbury. Pulsifer, Maine:
E C. Rice, Massachusetts: Daniel r. Street,
District Of Columbia; r. NJ. Weedin, Wash
ington
John f. Jones, of OHIO, is president or
the class organization; s A. blackburn,
vice president; r. B Grubbs, secretary,
and ]. NJ Tracey, a a. Taylor and II. s:
Green, treasurers.
Following the graduating exercises, the
members OF the class and their friends en-
joyed al informal banquet at the Raleigh.