Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
Glasses Graduated This Year From the Ma
tional University.
Commencement Exercises Held Mt
Wfnter-ValedictOry Feature.

The fourteenth annual commencement of
the medical and dental departments of the
National University took place last night
at the National Theater, which was filed
galleries and auditorium, with an enthu-
siastic audience of friends of the institu-
ton and Of the graduating classes. The
elaborate decorations and the display of
flowers this occasion have not been
surpassed at any Washington commence
ment. The theater was one mass of wav-
ing flags and American bunting. the artifi-
cial breezes waited from electric fans put
ting life into the red white and blue dec
orations. Noticeable here and there among
the billowing American flags were English
enSigns, in honor of the entente between
the two great countries.
The stage was set as q conservatory and
the effect was carried out by q wealth of
ferns and potted plants. while the footlight
border was banked with magnificent cut
flowers. An immense floral flag was sus-
pended from the center Of the stage, bear
ing on white shield In the center: IN. T.,
9S. NJ. ID. d. g."
The graduates of the two departments
the class in dentistry including two young
women, filed on the stage at few minutes
after o'clock, the faculty Of the university
following and being seated to the right,
directly opposite the graduates. Before the
exercises OF the evening began and at in
tervals during the various ceremonies an
orchestra, directed by Mr.. B. L. Taylor
a member Of the Junior dental class of the
university. rendered patriotic and martial
music that was most enjoyable.
DIR. Winters Address.
The program opened with an Invocation
by Rev. F. D. Power, d. D.. followed by
the address to the graduating classes by
Prof. John T. Winter. M. D.. president of
the medical faculty. He told the young
physicians they had chosen an honorable
profession. in the practice OF which they
were sure to win many friends. He also
urged them to see to 1t that they committed
no act for which they might be called to
account. The physician. he said, should
not shirk duty or fail to respond to any
call made upon him. They must care for
the health of a community and look al
ways to an improvement of sanitary condi-
tons.
DR.. Winter declared that the physician
should be extremely careful In the use or
abuse Of alcohol. No question is of more
Importance to the man of medicine than
this. whether in its use or prescription.
The speaker denied that doctors prescrip-
tons have ever been a source of drunken
ness Doctors only prescribe alcohol, he
saio, as = heart stimulant. as which 1t is
quickly effective and fairly trustworthy.
Healthy persons do not need alcohol in
thelr systems and are much better without
H. Investigation and experiment have
proved. he declared. that soldiers in the
held can stand harder work when they alb
stain from its use.
Accounts for Good Mnrksmanship.
We hear much nowadays" continued
the speaker, "of tho wonderful marksman-
snip OF the sunners In the United States
navy The reason for this may be attrib-
uted to the abandonment Of the daily al
lowance OF grog in the navy by this gov
Y~Y1 ant III
great victory at Manila. Every shot fired
by his Eunners seems to have found it's
marx The American arms will always be
thus triumphant in the engagements with
the Spanish. In some armies today. In
Guiding that Of Spain, the men are given
double portion Of grog before going into
battle for the purpose of making them
more ferocious and bloodthirsty. May this
not not account for the superiority of Ameri
this day Of cool and careful firing at long
range. In properly selected cases alcohol
Is Of benefit. Those who abstain alto
sethsr from its use. however and keep
eool. can better write prescriptions and
alcoholic stimulants."
List of Graduates.
In the absence Of Chief Justice Richard
II. Alvey, LID, chancellor Of the uhiver-
sity, the vice chancellor. Mr.. Matthew G.
AASAyS PASSOhtSo th0 uipiOuldo us lOllOWS.
Graduates in medioine-John r. Atwell,
District Of Columbia; Ernest A. A. Dunn,
District of Columbia; Charles H. Fischer,
New York.
Graduates in dentistry-P. Bonnard Balm,
Texas; Seneca B. Balm, Texas; Charles H.
Beach. Kentucky; Slas c. Ellis, Missouri;
Charles H. Fischer. New York; Ernest w.
Fowler. MD, District of Columbia; viii
liam s. Frenkland. District of Columbia;
Albert F. Hodes. New York; Roue L.
Hogan, Nova Scotia; Thomas j. McCon-
nell. Indiana; Miss Rosalind Moore. Dis
trict Of Columbia: Harry R. Perry, District
of Columbia; Charles w. Radley. New
York; Jesse b. Schafhirt, District of Co.
lumbia; Edward s. Smith, District of Co
lumbia; Miss Lena b. Watson, Louisiana.
Misses Moore and Watson were given
ova.ions as they received their diplomas.
The valedictory address was made by Mr..
Seneca B. Balm, DDS, who said that at
the close Of the revolutionary war there
was one dentist In this country for every
175,OOO of the population, whereas today
there is one dentist for every 1900 yet the
work of these men is greater now than 1t
was in the last century. Like all Of his
fellow graduates, Mr.. Balm was glad to be
a graduate of National University.