The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-11
GRADUATED FROM HOWARD
Five Young Ladies Become M. DIS
and Another a Pharmacist.
Address to the Graduates Made by
Graduates Are White.

graduating Glasses Oh Tue tlleulCdi, uChIdi,
and pharmaceutical departments OF How
ard University which were held last evening
at the First Congregational Church, were
witnessed by an immense audience.
The annual exercises of Howard Univer-
sity are always an interesting event To the
citizens of Washington, but those of last
evening were especially so-not simply be-
cause OF the combined exercises OF the
three departments mentioned, but because
OF the fact that six youn & ladies wereamong
the graduates, five OF whom had qualified
for the degree of NJ ID. and the other GER
tificate in pharmacy.
Three of the ladies', Misses Carrie Chase
Davis, of Kansas; Eunice Foster, Oklahoma:
and Isabel Healsup, District OF COLUMBIA,
are white, and the others, Misses Gracia
Gilbert. Kentucky; Lucy Ella Moten, DIS
tricsof Columbia, and JuliaP. Hughes, North
Carolina are colnred. The last named re-
ceived a certificate in pharmacy.
The church was handsomely and pro-
fusely decorated with the nationalcolorS, III
flags, drapery, and bunting. The miyer-
sity coiors white and yellow, were very
much i'll evidence among the decorations.
A Temporary stage, measuring about
twenty by fifty feet, had been erected IN
front of the pupils for the accommodation
of the members of the graduating classes
and the members of the faculty
The front of this was literally covered
with the floral offerings OF the friends or
the graduates On the right were the
members OF the class in medicine and on
tie left the members Of the classes In
har
dies occupied the front row of seats, and
like the other graduates, wore mortar
board caps and gowns.
In the center of the stage were seated
the Rev. J. T. Rankin, president of the
university: Dr. Thomas Hood, dean OF
the medical faculty, and the Rev. Dr.
LeavItt, minister at All Souls Church' VINO
onened the exercises with all invocation.
Seated IN the rear Of these were tue
faculty OF the medical. dental and pharIna-
ceutical departments:
charles II Purvis, a. NJ, NJ. d. professor
of obstetrics and gynecology and of clinical
gvnecology at Freedman's Hospital; Neil
T. Graham, NJ. D., professorofthep principles
and practice Of surgery and OF clinical and
oral surgery at FreedInan's Hospital; Dau-
tel S. Lamb, A. M. NJ. D., professor OF de-
scriptive and Typographical anatomy ana
demon strator of pathological anatomy at
Freedman's Hospital; William ii. Seaman,
A. NJ, NJ D., professor of chemistry and
toxicology and director OF chemical lab
oratory; John L. Brackett- NJ. D., professor
of the principles and practice or medicine
and of clinical medicine at Freedman
Hospital Robert Reyburn, A. NJ, N ID. pro-
ressor of physiology and hygiene and or
clinical surgery at Freedman's Hospital;
+. ] Shadd, 4. NJ, NJ. D., secretary and
treasurer, professor OF materia medica and
Therapeutics and assistant professor or
clinical gynecology at Freedman's Hospital;
James b. Hodgkin, ID. ID. s., professor or
principles and practice of operative den
tistry and dental pathology; Andrew j.
Brown, ID. u. s., professor OF pToSthetic
dentistry; ]. Herve Purdy, professor OF
pharmacy and botany and director of phar-
maceutical labor atory; ]. Melvin Lamb, M
D., d. ID. s., assistant professor OF physi-
ology, professor Of histology and director
of astrological laboratory; Il. a. Balloch,
A NJ, NJ. D., professor Of minor surgery
and of operative and regional sur
gerry on the cadaver, and attending
surgeon To Freetman's and Sibley Hospitals;
+. Oliver Belt, NJ. D., professor OF ophthaI-
mology and GEOLOGY, and director OF the
eve and ear clinic at Freedman 5 Hospital;
w. W Alleger, NJ. D., Phi. D., professor
of bacterioiogy and pathological histology,
director of archaeological laboratory and
bacteriologist to Freedman's Hospital;
Daniel H. williams, NJ. D., professor Of
abdominal and clinical surgery, and sur
geon-in-chief of Freedman's Hospital; Sam
uel R. Watts, NJ D., professor of medical
Jurisprudence, and in charge OF dispensary
clinic at Freedman's Hospital: George N.
Perry, NJ D., professor Of paediatrics;
Charles NJ. Emmons, M. D., professor of
clinical psychiatry; II. P. Davis, ID. s.,
professor of clinical dentistry, and in charge
of dental infirmary; N r. Jenner, NJ. D.,
demonstration of anatomy; John K. Francis,
NJ D., demonstrator of obstetrics, obstetri-
clan to Freedman's Hospital; Collins Mar
shall, NJ. D., demonstration of histology; An
drew j. Gwathney, ID ID. s., demonstration
OF dentistry; William NJ. Purnell, M. D.,
assistant to chair of ophthalmology, etc;
Charles 1. West, NJ. D., assistant to chair
of anatomy; Edward d. Wiiliston, A. B.,
NJ. D.. lecturer on venereal diseases; John
W. Mitchell, NJ. D., demonstration of ma
terra medica; r. B. Tyler, NJ. D., Phi. D.,
demonstration Of pharmacy; Carrie c. Davis,
assistant to chair of bacteriology; r. s.
Lamb, assistant demonstration of anatomy.
The address to the graduates was made
by DR. Charles B. Purvis, a. M, M. D.,
member OF the medical faculty, after which
the degrees were conferred by Pres
ident Rankin.
DR.. Rankin also made a short address to
the graduating classes, in which he took
occasion to congratulate them on their
faithful work and the success attained.
He also referred to the influence of the
medical profession on character. In this
connection he said he did not know whether
a doctor would be any the better for being
a minister, but there was no doubt that
a minister would be the better for being a
doctor He also called the attention of
the graduates to the responsibility they
had assumed, and spoke especially OF the
relation OF the physician to the family.
The members of the different classes
are:
In Medicine Edgar Randolph Beckley,
jr, Washington, D. c.: z. Augustus Brook
ems, Columbus, Ga; E. Duval Cooley, st.
Joseph, Mo-; George Boaz Corey, Potter.
n. T.; Carrie Chase Davis, Wakeeney,
Kans.; Eunice Foster. Perkins, Okla
Artishia Garcia Gilbert. A. NJ. IL D., Louis